Sports drinks Even if it's labeled vitamin water, an energy drink, or a sports drink, it can still be loaded with empty, sugar-filled calories. For example, sports drinks like Gatorade have 28 g of sugar per 20-ounce bottle. Dubost says that if you want to cut calories from your diet, skipping sugary beverages is an easy way to do it.
"I think there's a place for sports drinks, but it's for those who are extremely active and have sweated out their nutrients," she says. "If you're working out for more than an hour a day, then you can have a sports drink to replenish what you've lost," says Dubost.
Drink this instead: Water. I know it's not as flashy as a flavored drink, but I also know those empty grams of sugar and calories are not worth it. And no, water does not include vitamin water. A 20-ounce Glaceau Vitamin Water has 32 g of sugar. But what about the vitamins? If you have a well-balanced diet, you don't need your vitamins to come from a bottle, says Dubost.
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Some of these came as a real shock to me--thanks!
by GigiSD Thursday, April 25, 2013 at 01:23PM Report as inappropriate
Wow. Some of this information was surprising. Some of these foods though I can't give up. Yogurt and Special K are delicious!
by NillaButterfly Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 02:19PM Report as inappropriate
This was very interesting... too bad about the smoothies and pasta sauce!!
by jennifer_erb Friday, March 15, 2013 at 03:20PM Report as inappropriate
Oh wow good to know
by LittleBunny Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 05:41PM Report as inappropriate
Good info, but people should just check the nutrition information and then this wouldn't be such a surprise:)
by amber.flute Sunday, January 13, 2013 at 04:19PM Report as inappropriate
Love yogurt, can't give that up. That's my nightly snack!
by EricaC123 Thursday, January 10, 2013 at 02:47PM Report as inappropriate
Sad about the spaghetti sauce, but that's not exactly a "snack" though.
by Chris213 Friday, November 9, 2012 at 06:27AM Report as inappropriate
Oh no i love jamba juice.
by andyv1217 Wednesday, September 19, 2012 at 09:50PM Report as inappropriate
I had no idea Jamba Juice had so much sugar! I mean, I knew it couldn't actually be good for me, but I thought it was at least a little good.
by schien Wednesday, September 12, 2012 at 03:55PM Report as inappropriate
Great Inf very informative...
by Monica34 Tuesday, September 11, 2012 at 04:25PM Report as inappropriate