Liquid calories

Liquid Calories, a pit fall for losing weight!
Calories in drinks are often considered empty calories as many of these, especially the sugar sweetened beverages, contribute little nutritional value but a lot of calories, nevertheless. Use these substitutes instead of the high calorie options to reduce caloric intake.

Substituting no- or low-calorie drinks for sugar-sweetened beverages cuts about 650 calories in the example above.

Milk and calories

Adapted from information from CDC

Sugar Sweetened Beverages
Look to avoid the following ingredients as much as possible.


 * High-fructose corn syrup
 * Fructose
 * Fruit juice concentrates
 * Honey
 * Sugar
 * Syrup
 * Corn syrup
 * Sucrose
 * Dextrose

High-Calorie Energy Drinks and Coffee
Coffee drinks, energy drinks and smoothies can be big on calories, some of the larger cappuccino type drinks adding as much as 600 calories!: