worst drinks in America

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Subject: Biggest Winner- Beverages

Are you watching what you eat? What about what you drink? We simply

consume too much nutrient-empty, calorie-full liquid. Those liquid calories

are the easiest kind to cut. A recent study from s Hopkins University

found that people who cut liquid calories from their diets lose more weight,

and keep it off longer, than people who cut food calories. In fact, cutting

those calories in half could mean you could drop almost 23 1/2 pounds in one

year! The following is a list of the 10 worst drinks in America from Men's

Health Magazine and MSN Health & Fitness courtesy of Benita . The

alternate choices given are not recommended as the lowest calories drinks,

or necessarily considered healthy, just a better choice for that category.

If you're thinking that some of these drinks wouldn't be too bad for a

splurge once in awhile, think again. Remember, water is still the best

beverage!

10. WORST FUNCTIONAL BEVERAGE

Snapple Tropical Mango Antioxidant Water (20 ounce bottle) 150 calories

0 g fat 30 g sugars

Here's the thing about sugar: It has only one function, and that is to make

you fat. Of course, bottlers of the so-called functional beverages try to

hid this fact behind a flurry of healthy buzz-terms, such as antioxidants.

If it's more vitamins you seek, increase your fresh fruit intake or take a

multivitamin.

Drink This Instead:

Hint Mango Grapefruit (16 ounce bottle)

0 calories

0 g fat

0 g sugars

9. WORST ENERGY DRINK

Rockstar Original (16 ounce can)

280 calories

0 g fat

62 g sugars

Americans spent 4.2 billion on high octane elixirs in 2008. Even with

dozens of brands found in the cooler, Rockstar stands out as the most

sugar-loaded of the various and sundry energy drinks. Always check the

contents to see what you are really drinking.

Drink This Instead:

Monster Lo-Carb Energy (16 ounce can)

20 calories

0 g fat

6 g sugars

8. WORST BOTTLED COFFEE

Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino (13.7 ounce bottle)

290 calories

4.5 g fat (2.5 g saturated)

46 g sugars

Add one of these to your diet every morning and you'll add about 28 pounds

of flab to your body in a year.

Drink This Instead:

Java Monster Lo-Ball Coffee + Energy (15 ounce can)

100 calories

3 g fat (2 g saturated)

8 g sugars

7. WORST HOT CHOCOLATE

Starbucks Venti 2% Salted Caramel Signature Hot Chocolate (20 ounces)

760 calories 37 g fat ( 22 g saturated) 85 g sugars 380 mg sodium

This beverage has more than a full day's worth of saturated fat and as much

sugar as nearly 4 Hershey's chocolate bars.

Drink This Instead:

Grande Nonfat Vanilla Creme (16 ounces)

270 calories

7 g fat (4.5 g saturated)

38 g sugars

6. WORST COCKTAIL

Red Lobster Traditional Lobsterita

890 calories

0 g fat

183 g carbohydrates

You'd have to drink 4 regular on-the-rocks margaritas to outdo the massive

calorie load. Pair that with a dinner and you might be pushing a full day's

calories in one meal.

Drink This Instead:

Malibu Hurricane

200 calories

0 g fat

36 g carbohydrates

5. WORST FLOAT

Baskin-Robbins Large Ice Cream Soda with Vanilla Ice Cream Float (32

ounces)

960 calories

40 g fat (25 g saturated, 1.5 g trans)

136 g sugars

If you're going to have a float, it's best to limit yourself to one small

scoop of ice cream and a reasonable pour of soda.

Eat This Instead:

Vanilla Ice Cream Scoop (4 ounces)

260 calories

16 g fat (10 g saturated, 0.5 g trans)

26 g sugars

4. WORST ICE-BLENDED COFFEE DRINK

Cosi Giante Double OH! Artic (23 ounces)

1,210 calories

19 g fat

259 g carbohydrates

How does Cosi's creation reach such abysmal heights? By dropping a giant

Oreo cookie into the blender with a flood of chocolate syrup and then

sticking another Oreo on top. When you order coffee house drinks, try to

think of the ingredients that go into it. You probably would never pour

syrup into your drink, but that's what you're getting with these drinks.

Drink This Instead:

Grande Latte (15 ounces)

210 calories

7 g fat

21 g carbohydrates

3. WORST MILK SHAKE

Cold Stone Creamery " Gotta Have It " PB & C Shake

2,010 calories

131 g fat (68 g saturated)

153 g sugars

This chocolate peanut butter shake has more calories than a dozen ice cream

sandwiches and more saturated fat than nearly 20 large orders of Mc's

French fries.

Eat This Instead:

Peanut Butter Ice Cream " Like It " Size

370 calories

24 g fat (13 saturated, 0.5 g trans)

28 g sugars

2. WORST SMOOTHIE

Smoothie King's The Hulk, Strawberry (40 ounces)

2,088 calories

70 g fat (32 g saturated)

240 g sugars

This monster drink's calories are equal to 9 Odwalla Super Protein bars.

Drink This Instead:

The Shredder, Strawberry (20 ounces)

356 calories

1 g fat

41 g sugars

1. WORST DRINK IN AMERICA

Baskin-Robbins Large Chocolate Oreo Shake

2,600 calories

135 g fat (50 g saturated fat, 2.5 g trans fat)

263 g sugars

1,700 mg sodium

This drink contains 70 plus ingredients that conspire to pack this shake

with more sugar than 29 Fudgsicles, as much fat as a stick and a half of

butter, and more calories than 48 actual Oreos, and as much salt as you'll

find in 9 bags or Lay's Classic potato chips!

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