Wednesday, June 4, 2008

Beverages Bonanza

Mostly I drink water as my beverage of choice throughout the day, but sometimes at lunch I'll grab a vitamin water or a suicide fountain soda (yesterday it was sprite, fanta orange and raspberry ice tea) and when I'm feeling spendy (or traveling on the company dime) I grab one of these. Suffice it to say I was surprised to see this story from Men's Health that addresses some of the most unhealthy drinks in the market and this blog that shows the health differences between similar drinks. There were some definite surprises.


Worst "Healthy" Drink
Glaceau VitaminWater (any flavor; 20 oz bottle) 130 calories 33 grams sugar
(who knew! I'm not drinking this stuff anymore-sorry Josh!)

Beer
Drink This: Guinness 126 calories10 g carbohydrates
Not That: Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 200 calories12 g carbohydrates

Iced Tea
Drink This: Honest Green Dragon Tea (16 oz) 60 calories10 g sugar
Not That: Arizona Iced Tea (16 oz) 200 calories 25 g sugar

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