What you drink is just as important as what you eat. Sugary drinks such as regular soda, energy or sports drinks, fruit drinks, and sweet tea are all just water with added sugar, flavors, and colors. How much sugar is in your water?

• Fruit Punch: 18 tsp
• Energy Drink: 16 tsp
• Sweet Tea: 14 tsp
• Sport Drink: 9 tsp

Teaspoons of sugar are based on a 20-ounce serving and are rounded to the nearest whole number.

A Tip Before You Sip

Rethink Your Drink. All that sugar adds up. It’s not just sugar you are drinking, but calories too. It would take an average person almost an entire hour of brisk walking to burn off the calories in a 20-ounce bottle of soda. Choose water!

Katie Funderburk, Family and Consumer Sciences Extension Specialist, Auburn University

Reviewed March 2022, The Sour Truth About Sweet Drinks, FCS-2199

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