For Parents
Zero Sugary Beverages Each Day
Kids. Sweet enough without soda.
Skip the soda and sugar-sweetened sports and fruit drinks. Instead, drink water and three to four servings a day of fat-free/skim or 1 percent milk
Why avoid sugary beverages?
- Soda, sports drinks, chocolate milk and juice add lots of empty calories which can make it difficult to maintain a healthy body weight
- Sugary drinks lead to tooth decay and can end up replacing milk in children's diets
- Drinking sugary beverages may lead to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes
- Set a healthy example by role modeling, let your children see that you can be sugar free
- Instead of sugary beverages, try adding a slice of your favorite fruit to some water
- Read the label before you buy a beverage
| Drink | Serving Size | Fat | Sugar | Teaspoons Sugar | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Delight | 6.75 oz | 0g | 16g | 4 | 120 |
| Snapple Lemonade Iced Tea | 16 oz | 0g | 50g | 13 | 220 |
| Hershey's Chocolate Milk | 8 oz | 4.5g | 30g | 7.5 | 200 |
| Gatorade Thirst Quencher | 8 oz | 0g | 14g | 3.5 | 50 |
| Coca Cola Classic | 8 oz | 0g | 27g | 7 | 97 |
| Red Bull Energy Drink | 8 oz | 0g | 27g | 7 | 110 |
| Tropicana Healthy Kids Orange Juice | 8 oz | 0g | 22g | 5.5 | 110 |
| Minute Maid Coolers | 6.7 oz | 0g | 27g | 7 | 100 |
| Minute Maid 100% Apple Juice | 6.7 oz | 0g | 21g | 5 | 100 |
| Water | 8 oz | 0g | 0g | 0 | 0 |
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