Rethink Your Drink

More In, Less OutStudies suggest that American calorie

intake from beverages has more than doubled since the 1960s.

According to this research, we don’t balance this amount of increased liquid calories by taking in fewer calories from food or increasing physical activity.

What are the consequences? More importantly, what can we do about it?

What’s Really In That Drink?

• Empty calories• Serving size ≠ portion size• Extra fat, sugar, and calories• Culprits in unexpected places• Water is the way to go

A Typical Day

Difference of 641 calories in just one day!

Names Can Be Misleading

Sheetz medium (16 oz)Hot Chocolate (2% milk)

Starbucks Grande (16 oz) White Chocolate Mocha(2% milk, no whipped cream)

Burger King’s medium (16 oz) Strawberry Shake

Dunkin Donuts medium (16 oz) Cookie Dough

Swirl Iced Latte (whole milk)

9g fat (340 kcal)

10g fat (360 kcal)

11g fat (400 kcal)

20g fat (660 kcal)

Which beverages go with which fat and calorie content?

The Sugar Rush

Fooled By Fast Food

These are all medium-sized drinks. Do they all contain the same fluid ounce amount?

16oz

20oz

21oz

30oz

32oz

Tips for Better Beverage Intake• Order a black coffee and add in the

sugar and milk in yourself• Instead of drinking a cup of juice, make

a mix of half juice/half water• Use a slender glass• Check serving size, calories, fat, and

sugar on Nutrition Facts Label• Forgo the flavoring: order unsweetened

when possible

ReferencesCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

American Heart Association

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics