Be honest. How many times have you or your children had one of these? This slide show may be enough to swear you off any of these so called “drinks” forever. Did you know that one Snapple Agave Melon Antioxidant Water (1 bottle, 20 fl oz) has as much sugar as two Good Humor Chocolate Éclair bars? The word antioxidant in the name can easily trick people into thinking this “water” is healthy. Not so folks.
The simple truth is, your body wants nothing more than just plain water.
Think of a rain forest trying to survive without the rain. It would dry up and turn brown like the desert. And we expect our body’s to survive without the same nourishment. What would happen to your car if you decided to stop feeding it gasoline and went with something cheaper or more convenient instead? You need six to eight glasses of water every day. No exceptions. Coffee and tea are fine as long as you do not add high fat creamers, sugar, or non-nutritive sweeteners (Stevia, NutriSweet, Splenda, and aspartame). Remember no caffeine after noon.
Here are some healthy options: (reposted from my June 8 blog, “Free Soda Pop Today: At Your Child’s School.”
-Water: Learn to drink water again. Everything does not have to be flavored.
-Tea and Coffee (limit caffeine after noon and avoid sweeteners) Be careful! We mean tea bags in water when we say tea; not bottled green teas, etc. Even tea from the soda fountain can be full of sugar. Drink only unsweetened green or black tea.
-Sparkling waters (we like LaCroix, Mendota Springs and Ice Mountain)
-Have access to ice and a water cooler and provide cups – getting water needs to be as convenient as getting a can of soda pop (and providing it free of charge helps).
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