The KBA highlighted the work the industry is doing to cut sugar from beverages, displaying a variety of no - and low -
calorie beverage options we offer as well as smaller portion sizes.
Consumers are selecting from the wide variety of no - and low -
calorie beverage options that our member companies produce.
Not exact matches
The group said its members had been voluntarily trying to reduce sugar consumption by making
calorie content information more visible on labels, as well as discontinuing sales of full -
calorie sodas to schools nationwide, and replacing them with more lower -
calorie or no -
calorie beverages, along with smaller portion size
options.
The company's new, low -
calorie Truly fruity spiked seltzer was a bright spot, too, and yet a sign of where some of the trouble lies: Not only are consumers shifting toward seemingly healthier foods, they're looking for similar
options when it comes to alcoholic
beverages, as paradoxical as that may sound.
The non-alcoholic
beverages industry offers a wide variety and choice of drinks including reduced and zero -
calorie options to help people manage their
calorie intake.
Foods and
beverages containing monk fruit sweeteners can expand lower
calorie and carbohydrate
options for those trying to manage weight by consuming fewer
calories, as well as people with diabetes who are trying to consume fewer carbohydrates and sugars.
It's also important to recognize that, despite the authors» suggestion, sales of soft drinks have actually declined by nearly 12 percent since 2000, due in part to the
beverage industry's innovation in bringing more no -
calorie, low -
calorie and smaller - portion
beverage options to market.
Community Initiative: Each
beverage company commits to focus efforts in communities where there has been less interest in and / or access to
options that help consumers reduce their
calories with a goal of achieving a 20 percent per person reduction of
calories consumed from
beverages in those communities within ten years.
Each
beverage company may undertake additional activities including: introducing and expanding new lower -
calorie products and smaller - portion packages; product placement such as end aisle and checkout displays featuring only reduced -
calorie beverages; merchandising efforts such as repositioning reduced -
calorie beverages on shelves; providing coupons and other incentives promoting no / lower -
calorie options; and taste tests / sampling programs in and out of store.
We have already delivered on our commitment to change the
beverage landscape in schools with our national School
Beverage Guidelines, which have removed full -
calorie soft drinks and replaced them with more lower -
calorie, nutritious, smaller - portion
beverage options.
Such
beverage options include smaller portion sizes, water, and other no - or lower -
calorie beverages.
This is why the
beverage industry has worked to increase
options and information for consumers, Today about 45 percent of all non-alcoholic
beverages purchased have zero
calories and the overall average number of
calories per
beverage serving is down 23 percent since 1998.
We removed full -
calorie soft drinks and replaced them with more lower -
calorie, smaller - portion
beverage options.
We removed full -
calorie soft drinks from all schools across the country and replaced them with more lower -
calorie, smaller - portion
beverage options.
The
beverage companies will utilize a range of marketplace activities in these Little Rock neighborhoods in an effort to help people reduce their
calories: such as making lower -
calorie and smaller - portion
beverages more available in stores, providing incentives for consumers to try these
options and displaying new
calorie awareness messages at points of sale.
«GLG's high Reb M product line provides many different
options for our customers who are seeking improved taste, greater
calorie and added sugar reduction, and clean label solutions for their latest food and
beverage innovations,» adds Rod Schanefelt, director, ADM, GLG's global sales and marketing partner.
Low - and no -
calorie beverages offer a great
option for enjoying your favorite flavors with fewer
calories, and they can be an effective tool for weight loss and weight management.
«While Americans have many
options when it comes to
beverage choices, with no
calories or added sugar, water should be your first choice for daily hydration.»
In 2006, three of the largest
beverage companies voluntarily agreed to limit their offerings in school vending machines to water or low -
calorie options.
There are additional
beverage options for high school students, including lower or
calorie - free
beverages, however, schools can not sell regular -
calorie sports drinks.
Plain seltzer or sparkling water's lack of sugar,
calories, added colors or artificial flavors and its relatively low acidity makes it a generally healthy choice compared to most
beverage options on the market, including most sodas, juices and sports drinks.
In one study consumers chose
beverages, side dishes, and desserts containing up to 131 % more
calories when the main dish was positioned as «healthy,» even when the ostensibly healthy main dish contained more
calories than the «unhealthy
option».
And water or unsweetened iced tea are the best
beverage options to keep the
calories under control when eating out.
This is a great zero -
calorie option for sweetening
beverages like tea or coffee.
No one would argue about whether tea has health benefits, not least of which are the peaceful contentment of curling up with a hot cup of aromatic
beverage and the
option to refresh fluid levels with a tasty, no -
calorie drink.