Something that a LOT of people overlook when they’re trying to lose weight are the calories from their daily beverages. Those calories can add up—FAST and can be a reason why you are stuck. Plus, liquid calories are often not as satisfying as actual FOOD!
The average American consumes about 400 liquid calories a DAY! Woah! Soda is one that most people know isn’t good for them…but what about fruit juice? Fruit juice still has a ton of calories in it (as much, if not more than soda), has a ton of sugar, and doesn’t fill you up the way the whole fruit does. Eat the fruit instead!
Let’s take a look at some typical beverages a person may consume in a day and their calorie counts.
|
Beverage
|
Serving Size
|
Calories
|
| Soda |
12 ounces
|
124-189
|
| Diet soda |
12 ounces
|
0-7
|
| Bottled sweet tea |
12 ounces
|
129-143
|
| Brewed tea, unsweet |
12 ounces
|
4
|
| Orange juice, unsweetened |
12 ounces
|
157-168
|
| Apple juice, unsweetened |
12 ounces
|
169-175
|
| Tomato/Vegetable juice |
12 ounces
|
80
|
| Cranberry juice cocktail |
12 ounces
|
205
|
| Whole Milk |
12 ounces
|
220
|
| 2% low-fat milk |
12 ounces
|
183
|
| 1% low-fat milk |
12 ounces
|
154
|
| Nonfat milk |
12 ounces
|
125
|
| Soy milk |
12 ounces
|
147-191
|
| Coffee, black |
12 ounces
|
0-4
|
| Coffee with cream (2 tablespoons half and half) |
12 ounces
|
39-43
|
| Coffee with whipped cream (2 tablespoons from can) |
12 ounces
|
15-19
|
| Coffee with heavy whipping cream (2 tablespoons) |
12 ounces
|
104-108
|
| Caffe Latte, whole milk (Starbucks) |
12 ounces
|
200
|
| Caffe Latte, nonfat (Starbucks) |
12 ounces
|
120
|
| Sports drink (like Gatorade) |
12 ounces
|
94
|
| Energy drink (like Red Bull) |
12 ounces
|
160
|
| Beer |
12 ounces
|
153
|
| Red wine |
5 ounces
|
125
|
| White wine |
5 ounces
|
122
|
| Hard liquor (vodka, rum, whiskey, gin; 80 proof) |
1.5 ounces
|
96
|
So you may not have ALL of these in a day, but you may have some! If you cut out just one glass of orange juice a day, you’ll lose 15 pounds in a year. One small, easy switch, but it adds up!
What about you? Have you given up liquid calories?
Source: webmd.com
