Tag: “sweet-beverages”

5-2-1-0 Guide to Healthy Active Lives

To help parents and children lead healthy active lives, the American Academy of Pediatrics created a simple, easy to remember 5-2-1-0 guide. The goals of the guide are to:   Read More »

Kick the Can

If you love soda pop remember the extra sugar does not love your body back.   Read More »

Kick the Can 2

Drink & Eat Real Foods - The Trouble with Refined Sugars   Read More »

Sugary Drinks

How many packets of sugar do you think are in a single 20-ounce bottle of pop or sweetened tea?    Read More »

The 411 on Energy and Sports Drinks

Energy drinks, like Red Bull®, Monster®, and 5-Hour Energy®, contain a lot of caffeine and stimulants like guarana and ginseng. These drinks offer ZERO body-building nutrients. Unless you drink sugar free versions, they contain lots of empty calories from sugar.   Read More »