It’s
summer, it’s hot, and you’re thirsty. While those sports drinks and
“Zero” thirst quenchers look tempting, think twice before packing
your gym bag full of them.
summer, it’s hot, and you’re thirsty. While those sports drinks and
“Zero” thirst quenchers look tempting, think twice before packing
your gym bag full of them.
While
they taste great the drink you reach for could have more calories than you
think. Sugars, sugar substitutes, and food dyes are all too common in the
drinks we choose to cure our summer thirst.
they taste great the drink you reach for could have more calories than you
think. Sugars, sugar substitutes, and food dyes are all too common in the
drinks we choose to cure our summer thirst.
All
calories add up, the ones you eat and the ones you drink, but there is a
difference in how our bodies react to them. Calories you eat from your meals,
protein bars, and other snack help cure hunger and give our bodies a feeling of
fullness. The calories that come from beverages on the other hand may make you
feel refreshed, they have little to no impact on the feelings of hunger or
fullness. This is a calorie over look that can cause us to add hundreds of calories
to our daily intake without even realizing it and it could be why your summer
diet of lean proteins and lots of salads may not be showing results.
calories add up, the ones you eat and the ones you drink, but there is a
difference in how our bodies react to them. Calories you eat from your meals,
protein bars, and other snack help cure hunger and give our bodies a feeling of
fullness. The calories that come from beverages on the other hand may make you
feel refreshed, they have little to no impact on the feelings of hunger or
fullness. This is a calorie over look that can cause us to add hundreds of calories
to our daily intake without even realizing it and it could be why your summer
diet of lean proteins and lots of salads may not be showing results.
Some
common beverages to watch out for:
common beverages to watch out for:
- Gatorade
= 34 g sugar, 130 cal - Minute
Maid Lemonade = 67g, 260 cal - Snapple
Iced Tea = 46 g sugar, 200 cal - Coca-Cola 12oz = 39g sugar, 140 cal
- Vitamin
Water = 33g sugar, 125 cal - Apple
Juice = 52g sugar, 240 cal - Red
Bull = 27g sugar, 108 cal
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Sweeteners
have many names, be familiar with them!
have many names, be familiar with them!
- High-Fructose
Corn Syrup (equivalent to 10 teaspoons of table sugar) - Aspartame
(Asp) - Acesulfame
(A.k) - Steviol
- Saccharine
(Sac) - Dextrose
- Maltose
Hydration
is an important part of our diets and fitness routines, just be aware of what
else your drink may be adding to your diet. When in doubt stick to what’s
natural to our bodies… water!
is an important part of our diets and fitness routines, just be aware of what
else your drink may be adding to your diet. When in doubt stick to what’s
natural to our bodies… water!
Blog post by Erin Womboldt.
