Before You Drink...

Read this info I came across...

I am a staunch believer that if I am going to indulge in a high-calorie treat, I would rather it be some food, not drink. Well...after looking over this list, I will have to continue be diligent in checking into seemingly harmless drinks!



The 20 Unhealthiest Drinks in America

• Worst Light Beer: Samuel Adams Light (12 oz bottle) - 124 calories, 10 g carbs
  Replace with Beck’s 64-calorie Premier Light


• Worst "Healthy" Drink: Glaceau VitaminWater (20 oz bottle) - 130 calories, 33 g sugar
  A bottle of this stuff carries nearly as much sugar and calories as a can of Coke.


• Worst Soda: Sunkist (12 oz can) - 190 calories, 52 g sugar
  To lose 10 pounds fast, there is no simpler way to do it than by canning the soda.


• Worst Beer: Sierra Nevada Stout (12 oz bottle) - 210 calories, 20 g carbs
  Try a lighter beer (switching out a sixer a week would save you 9 pounds this year)


• Worst Lemonade: Minute Maid Lemonade (20 oz bottle) - 250 calories, 68 g sugar
  Try Santa Cruz brand (dump into a pitcher and add 4 oz. of water for every 8 oz. of lemonade).


• Worst Tea-Like Substance: SoBe Zen Tea (20 oz bottle) - 275 calories, 70 g sugar
  High-fructose corn syrup outranks tea on the ingredients list


• Worst Energy Drink: Rockstar Original (16 oz can) - 280 calories, 62 g sugar
  Brew black tea at home for an energy boost. It’s nearly zero calories and contains antioxidants.


• Worst Iced Tea: Lipton Iced Brisk Lemon Iced Tea (20 oz bottle) - 325 calories, 81 g sugar
  This tea contains more than 20 teaspoons of sugar


• Worst Juice Impostor: Arizona Kiwi Strawberry (23.5 oz can) - 360 calories, 84 g sugar
  Contains 5 percent juice, 95 percent sugar water


• Worst Chocolate Milk: Nesquik (16 oz bottle) - 400 calories, 10 g fat (6 g saturated), 60 g sugar - Make a healthier version home: 2% milk and a scoop of real powdered cocoa


• Worst Chai Tea Drink: Caribou Coffee Large Chai Tea Latte - 420 calories, 47 g sugar
  Replace with skinny lattes or unsweetened chai.


• Worst Kid's Hot Beverage: Cosi Kid's Hot Chocolate (12 oz) - 436 calories, 60 g sugar
  There are more calories in this small drink than in Cosi's Gooey Grilled Cheese sandwich


• Worst Summer Cocktail: Pina Colada - 625 calories, 75 g sugars
  Instead, enjoy a lime daiquiri or a mojito and save up to 400 calories.


• Worst Coffee Alternative: Starbucks Venti White Hot Chocolate - 640 calories, 23 g fat (15 g saturated), 76 g sugar - Go with the Steamed Apple Juice instead.


• Worst Hot Coffee: Starbucks Venti 2% Peppermint White Chocolate Mocha - 660 calories, 22 g fat (14 g saturated), 95 g sugar - Avoid holiday-themed items from coffee shops at all costs. Make your own drinks instead, using skim milk, sugar-free syrups, and, skipping the whip.


• Worst Blended Fruit Drink: Baskin-Robbins Pomegranate Banana Fruit Blast Smoothie (32 oz) - 1,020 calories, 232 g sugar - If you must sip on something at Baskin-Robbins, make it a small low-fat Cappuccino Blast, which has 220 calories and 1/5 of the sugar of this Fruit Blast.


• Worst Frozen Coffee Drink: Cosi Gigante Double OH! Arctic (24 oz) - 1,033 calories, 35 g fat, 177 g carbohydrates - Want a cold caffeine kick? Try iced coffee.


• Worst Smoothie: Jamba Juice Peanut Butter Moo'd Power Smoothie (30 oz) - 1,170 calories, 169 g sugar - This ‘smoothie’ has more sugar than an entire bag of chocolate chips.


• Worst Milkshake: Baskin-Robbins York Peppermint Pattie Shake (32 oz) - 2,210 calories, 103 g fat (57 g saturated), 281 g sugar - You'd have to down 15 Twinkies to match the sugar content in this Baskin-Robbins blunder.


• The Worst Drink in America: Baskin-Robbins Large Heath Bar Shake - 2,310 calories, 108 g fat (64 g saturated), 266 g sugar

73: The number of ingredients that go into this milkshake.
66: The number of teaspoons of sugar this drink contains.
11: The number of Heath Bars you
would have to eat to equal the number of calories as this tasty terror.
12: The average number of minutes it takes to consume this drink.
240: The number of minutes you'd need to spend on a treadmill, running at a moderate pace, to burn it off.

Source: David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding for Men's Health, from their book Eat This, Not That