How Cookies and Drinks Stack Up Sugar-wise

Tempted to reach for a "healthy" bottle of 100% fruit juice when thirst calls? How about a refreshing green tea or bottled fruit smoothie found in many health food stores? Beware of obscene sugar content.  With dietary sugar now considered a major public health concern, it's instructive to take a closer look at where sugar can "hide." To better understand dangerous sugar content in popular bottled drinks, point your patients to this recent set of infographics (see end of article). It's no surprise, perhaps, that colas like Pepsi and Coke contain astronomical amounts-a 20 ounce bottle of Coca-Cola contains 65 grams of sugar (over 10 teaspoons!), the same amount in five Little Debbie Swiss Rolls. But who would have thought 100% apple juice is not much better? A 15.2 ounce bottle of Minute Maid apple juice contains 49 grams of sugar, which is equivalent to scarfing down 10 Oreo cookies.   As you reach for your 23-ounce can of Arizona Green Tea, consider it contains the same sugar content as 20 Hershey's Kisses (a 20-ounce bottle of Lipton = 12 Hershey Kisses). An all-natural Naked Berry Blast smoothie is like eating eight Chips Ahoy cookies. 


Source: "Sweet comparisons: How much sugar is in that drink?," CNNHealth.com.
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