1 Sports Drinks  Water Best for 90-minute Competitions  Sports Drinks Have Value after 90 Minutes  Rebalance Electrolytes, Carbohydrates and Sodium  Choose 8% Total Solids  Check for High Sugar Content

2 Energy Drinks  Not Good Choice for Athletes  Caffeine Content Can Dehydrate Athlete  Caffeine-Sugar Jolt Leads to Crash  Despite Vitamins, Not Nutrition Value

3 Fruit Juice  Choose 100% Juice, No Sugar Added  Contains Natural Sugar  Serving Size – 6 ounces  Two Servings Per Day =

4 Watch Out for Juice Imposters  Read Labels for Clues  Fruit Cocktail or Punch Not Juice  10% Juice Is Not Juice =

5 Smoothie Options  Commercial Smoothie Calories and 16 tsps. Sugar  Healthy Smoothie Ingredients Fresh or Frozen Fruit, Low- fat Milk or Yogurt, Ice

6 Iced Tea  Commercial Ice Teas High in Sugar  Choose Black or Green Teas  Avoid Sweeteners

7 Coffee Drinks  Check the Calories  Double Mocha Frappucino with Whipped Cream 500 Calories and 16 tsps of Sugar  Tall Cappucino with Skimmed Milk 100 calories

8 Milk  Healthy Beverage Choice  Contains Vitamins and Minerals  Drink up to 3 Cups a Day  Choose Low-fat Products  Balance with Other Dairy Servings

9 Flavored Milk  Popular Milk Product  Fun Flavors  Food or Beverage?

10 A Beverage Comparison Nutrients Sugar (tsp) Calories Choc Milk (8 oz) Fat, protein, calcium, vitamins A, C, D Fruit Punch (8 oz) None Soda (12 oz can) None

11 Water  Water Is the Very Best Thirst Quencher  Water Has Zero Calories  Water Carries Nutrients Through the Body  Water Is the Key to Hydration

12 Water in Schools  Schools Ban Soda Machines  Water for Sale in Schools  Bottles Target Kids

13 Make Water Interesting  Add Fruit Slices  Top with Juice Splash  Use Juice Ice Cubes  Try Carbonated Water

14 Obesity in a Bottle Review  Child and Teen Obesity Rises  Soda – Obesity/Bone Loss Link  Diet Soda Can Backfire  Beware Performance Drinks  Fancy Drinks Have Fancy Calories

15 Obesity in a Bottle Review Put Milk on Your Menu Choose 100% Juice Drink Water, Water Everywhere

16 What Did You Learn? Heart Disease and Diabetes. 10 Teaspoons. A corn based sweetener. Sports drink – fluid replacement. Energy drink – stimulant. It may not satisfy hunger. Imposter. Has only 10% fruit juice. It’s a non-caloric thirst quencher that hydrates the body and carries nutrients through the body. 7. Why is water a nutritional bargain? 6. Fruit punch: juice or imposter? 5. How can diet soda cause weight gain? 3. What is High Fructose Corn Syrup? 2. How much sugar is in a 12 oz. can of soda? 1. Obesity contributes to what diseases? 4. Sports drinks and energy drinks: the difference?

17 Apply What You’ve Learned Complete one of the following activities: Research a “healthy” and an “unhealthy” beverage choice. – Make a chart comparing sugar content, calories, nutrients, etc. Research the health benefits of milk. – Create a poster. Find healthy smoothie recipes. – Try making a few.

18 Web Resources  USDA’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans  American Beverage Association  Centers For Disease Control and Prevention  American Diabetes Association