'Tis the season for festive beverages! As I mentioned recently, there are lots of tasty beverages in the coffee shops this time of year. Coffee drinks are just one of the many liquid temptations these days though and some of them are disguised as healthy options.
Make sure you read the nutritional info on smoothies, they may seem super healthy and packed with nutrients, but they are often packed with fat and calories too (sometimes your whole day's worth).
Juices and sweetened teas are also calorie culprits, full of sugar (or chemicals mimicking sugar) and little actual nutrition.
Steve Zinczenko, creator of the Eat This, Not That craze had this to say onthe subject: "Today we hear of sweetened tea drinks brimming with anti-oxidants, 1,200 calorie smoothies that are 'all natural' (so are sharks and hurricanes, by the way) and vitamin drinks that can give you super human strength."
I think Steve's point is, don't be fooled by the advertising, these beverages contain tons of calories and probably not as much nutrition as you think.
They are also very pricey...
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