[xchuchanx]

Mmm soda is one of the most refreshing drinks ever huh? Icy cold with millions of bubbles tickling your mouth and throat. Perfect for a hot summers day!!

However... Please watch this.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F10EyGwd57M

Look at the nutrition label for the beverage to see how much sugar there is in a serving.
Use your measuring cup and pour one serving into a glass.
Now, let's say there are 40 grams of sugar in a serving.
Measure out 10 teaspoons of sugar and put it in your bowl or on your sheet of paper.

Now look at the amount of sugar that you have measured out. Can you believe it? Would you ever eat this much sugar? No, of course not. It is a ton of sugar and it would be gross to eat that much. But because you dissolve it in water and drink it, it somehow seems "OK." In reality it is not OK. This much sugar is not good for your body.

DRINK WATER!!!

However...

Almost all of the US has clean safe water from the tap. But we drink 8.5 gallons of bottled water yearly (and it is increasing!)
Bottled water production is also damaging our environment!! You need massive amounts of oil to make plastic bottles, AND transport it!
Recycle ALL of your bottles. You can recycle by refilling them with tap or throwing them away in the plastic recycle bin.

Or best of all, buy your own reusable sports water bottle. ding ding ding!!

Water doesn't really seem to tickle the mouth or refresh. But I LOVE putting my bottle in the freezer overnight, and during the day, it'll melt! Yum!

AND

Water is a beauty professionals number one beauty secret. Drinking plenty of water gives soft skin, lips, strong nails, shiny hair, etc.
The massive amount of sugar in the soda will only give breakouts, dull skin hair and lips.

[~ BunnyliciouS ~]

water of course


it doesn't damage teeth
doesn't make me fatter
and it's cheap.

=)

[angelcadex]

Water FTW.
I gave up soda a long time ago.

[elevatormusic]

of course water

what is FTW?

[hellolovely]

Waterr
it's the bestt :]
or juice haha

[SwtMsT]

Yeah, Dr. Pepper and I will always be friends, but right now I'm trying to drink more water...it really is better for you. I drink seltzer water instead of having soda, same bubbly feeling, no sugar.

edit- FTW- For The Win, it's WoW talk (world of warcraft)

[bashful_harmony]

Liquids!
... I just drink water or juice or tea.

[touchthesky]

water is sooo good haha. and green tea. i've been completely off soda for awhile. at parties i have like a cup or 2 but i know i can live without it
oh yeah juice is pretty much just as bad... might as well eat some rather than drinking it

[kiralz0mg]

I prefer milk and juice over water >_< but if i'm out then i'll drink water

[xl0v3juicy]

Liquids!
... I just drink water or juice or tea.

the video also mentions that JUICE has just as much sugar as soda .

So yeah, water and tea <3

[~ BunnyliciouS ~]

the video also mentions that JUICE has just as much sugar as soda .

yeah i watched on the Food Channel,
they said sugar in boxed juices, and also the apple juice such as TreeTop brand, it contained at least a bowl of sugar.

[toffys191]

Iced green-tea = awesomeness

what about gatorade? is it safe IN you?

[~ BunnyliciouS ~]

Iced green-tea = awesomeness

what about gatorade? is it safe IN you?

read this

Gatorade Bad For You?

The University of Iowa researchers covered extracted teeth with nail polish. They left bare two patches on each tooth, one on the enamel and one on the root. Then they dunked the teeth in test tubes filled with regular Coke, Diet Coke, Gatorade, Red Bull, or 100% apple juice.

Every five hours, the researchers refreshed the beverages. After 25 hours, they examined the teeth with a microscope. All of the beverages eroded the bare spots on the teeth. But different beverages had significantly different effects.

On the enamel, Gatorade was significantly more corrosive than Red Bull and Coke. Red Bull and Coke, in turn, were significantly more corrosive than Diet Coke and apple juice.

Research Courtesy of Web MD-

On the roots of the teeth, Gatorade was more corrosive than Red Bull. Coke, apple juice, and Diet Coke followed in that order.

The difference in the effect isn’t simply due to their sugar content. Gatorade is 6% carbohydrates, mostly sugars. Coke is about 10% sugar. Both are acidic beverages.

University of Michigan pediatric dental researcher Michael Ignelzi, DDS, PhD, has recently reviewed new research on the effects of beverages on children’s teeth. But he says there’s no evidence showing that sports drinks are any worse than other soft drinks.

http://www.fumbled.org/2007/04/22/gatorade...ster-than-coke/

[Siv]

water and ice.

either that's it hot tea or ice tea. (depending on my mood)

[Elee]

i drink either water, milk, or green tea =) it helped me lose 5 lbs cutting off fatty stuff

[roguechinadoll]

water, tea, orange juice, soy milk :3

[xpiyo]

haha phew thank goodness i stopped drinking soda LONG ago. right now i just mainly drink water and tea.

[LOVEspell.]

i drink water

but 7 and a half grams of sugar doesnt seem alot

[KuYA II]

mostly water of course other then water i drink:


orange juice (no pulp please =P, but i don't even drink it all the time...maybe half a cup a day *shrugs*), hot green tea, hot apple cider vinger with 1/2 tsp of honey (to clean my system of course =]), protein shake, and protein with milk ^^

[cutekrngurl12]

lately i drink meh-shil [?]
it`s lyke the plum thingy
i got the plum extract
so you add water to it and than i`ve been drinking that lately =3

i drink water other times..

i`m trying to stop drinking pop