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calorie breakdown
1 Calories in Summery Smoothies
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2 Know Your Liquid Calories
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3 Find the Food Equivalent of What You Drank
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4 Which Beverage Contains More Calories?
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5 Diet Tip: Watch Out For Liquid Calories
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6 Laid Out in Cubes: Sugar Alert!
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7 Guess the Calories: Beverage Edition
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8 Liquid Calories: What Cold Coffee Drinks Are the Worst?
It's a hot and humid Summer day and you head to your local smoothie joint for a cool, refreshing smoothie. It's made with mostly all-natural fruit, ice, and a little dairy, so what could be bad? That tall glass of thick, fruity goodness might taste like it's good for you, but the amount of calories you're consuming will most definitely stop you midslurp. Check out the breakdown below and see how Read more
Warm weather is on its way, which means it's time for cold coffee drinks! But beware: some of these suckers contain far more calories than that berry scone you're resisting! Men's Health has just released its latest "Eat This, Not That" list, naming the unhealthiest coffee drinks in America. Since we had so much fun on our sandwich quiz, let's see how much you know about these liquid calories in Read more
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Sometimes we all need a visual reference to help understand exactly how many calories we are actually eating. While the website This Is Why You're Fat has covered the territory of crazy fast food splurges, Sugar Stacks lays out the sugar content of foods in the easily identifiable measurement of sugar cubes. One sugar cube contains about a teaspoon of the sweet stuff and 11 calories. Take a Read more
When you're trying to lose weight, your success ultimately relies on the calories you consume being fewer than the calories you burn. In the dieting world, counting calories is the new black, but folks need to remember that liquid calories count, too. New research from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health confirms that what you drink is just as important as what you eat. The study Read more
Watching your caloric intake is a great way to lose weight, but we often forget — or don't realize — just how many calories are packed into the beverages we drink. Let's test your liquid calorie smarts with this quiz. Question 1 of 5Which caffeinated beverage contains more calories? 12 oz. can of Coca-Cola Classic 8 oz. cup of Starbucks coffee with 1 tbsp. half-and-half, and 2 tsp. Read more
The first words out of a host's welcoming mouth are often, "What would you like to drink?" with the expectation that you'll be enjoying an alcoholic beverage upon arrival. Indulging in moderation is just fine, but when we're not pouring our own beverages, moderation is a greater challenge. The only beverage that can be measured in exact calories is a bottle of beer, but when we're being served Read more
When it comes to celebrating during the holidays, remember that drinks contain calories too. Mulled wine, hot apple cider, spiced rum, hot toddies, and eggnog are delicious, but these kinds of beverages can add hundreds of calories to your meal. Let's see just how many with this quiz. Source Take the Quiz Read more
Whether it's to improve energy, clear acne, Spring clean the digestive system, or shed a few pounds, juice cleansing is all the rage now. Even celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow and Nicole Richie are buzzing about the benefits of liquid detoxing. Before you splurge on a juicer or lay down the dough for a liquid detox program, learn how a juice cleanse may lead to weight gain. Hard-to-measure liquid Read more
After finishing an intense workout, refueling is a must to restore water, electrolytes, and energy. But if you're not careful the snack you choose could end up undoing the good you've done, leading to extra pounds on the scale. Before grabbing just any old snack after working out, learn how the wrong choice can lead to weight gain. Chowing on a minimeal: A post-workout snack is just that — a Read more
