You Are What You Drink – Part 6

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Sugary And High Fat Cocktails

Next time you’re at your favorite bar, consider this:

• Pina Coladas contain coconut cream, a high-fat disaster that yields 792 calories and 83 grams of fat per serving, 74 grams of that fat is saturated fat (too much is a detriment to the heart). What’s worse is that low-quality coconut oils are processed using a process that leaves behind chemical residues and often includes hydrogenated oil (trans fat, a heart killer). Typically one Piña Colada will have more than 650 calories, lots of sugar and fat and zero nutrients.
• Long Island ice tea has as many as 400 calories or more.
• Flavored martinis have more than 450 calories
• White Russians, which are made with Kahlua, vodka and heavy cream or milk have more than 750 calories and 23 grams of fat per drink
• The mudslide, a mix of Kahlua, vodka, Bailey’s liquor and cream or ice cream is another extremely high-fat mess that yields at least 850 calories and more than 20 grams of fat per cocktail.
• Fruity margaritas include pre-made mixers that are high in sugar and often contain high fructose corn syrup
• While numbers do vary, the average bottle of beer has at least 150 calories, of course depending on the style you prefer. And who has just one in a night? After 4 beers, that’s as many as 600 empty calories.

In general, the fanciest cocktails are usually the highest in calories and sugar.

Better option: hard liquor such as scotch, tequila, or vodka with club soda, water or fresh lemon, lime juice or Triple Sec. Red or white wine, Bloody Mary with fresh tomato juice and light beer are also better choices.

Slushies and Icees

Slushies and Icees are full of sugar and loaded with calories. And even worse, many fast food places and convenience stores do not clean the machines that produce these drinks as often as they should (if ever) and so your drink may wind up being filled with mold.

Better option: make frozen fruit pops at home, freeze any fruit you like and enjoy!

Frozen And Premixed Cocktails

Frozen and premixed packaged cocktails are loaded with empty calories (on average 280 or more per drink, some have more than a donut)and include sugar, preservatives and high fructose corn syrup!

Better option: Add muddled strawberries and fresh lemon slices as your mixer or simply opt for club soda added to your favorite hard liquor with fresh limes or lemon.

Ginger Beer

Ginger beer is one of the unhealthiest beers on the market with more calories than your average soda at 170 calories for each 7-ounce serving.

Better option: light beer

 

 

Avoid The Market Shelves

There’s more bad news. Consider for a moment that most fresh whole foods require refrigeration or they spoil. This goes for dairy, produce, meats, and drinks.

So, what do you think is keeping all those drinks found on the shelves in your local market? Plenty of chemicals, most of which you can’t even pronounce. Not something, you really want to put into your body.

Check Labels

Be sure to read nutritional labels of any drinks you are choosing as you can quickly determine their sugar content, calorie counts, and nutritional value.
Also, look at the list of ingredients and be on alert for:

• High fructose corn syrup
• Trans fats (hydrogenated oil)
• Sodium
• Chemicals, additives and preservatives

Final Thoughts

Does any of the above surprise you about many of these beverages marketed to the public today? Perhaps they do, especially since some are advertised and marketed with kids and teens in mind.

What you drink matters as much as what you eat, and it’s really up to the consumer to take the time to read labels, investigate ingredients and nutritional data to make the best choices for the good health of you and your family.

Drink well and take care!

source https://www.healthy4lifeonline.com/you-are-what-you-drink-part-6/