Realizing that a tea - based drink would be less
sweet than soda, and that less sweetener meant not only fewer calories for the consumer but cheaper production for the manufacturer, he co-founded Honest Tea in 1998 to take advantage of that simple fact.
Not exact matches
They're less
sweet than typical
sodas and juice drinks, with about 60 % of the calories.
Don't give your kids drinks with a lot of added sugar, such as
sweet tea,
soda, or fruit punch or any fruit drinks that are less
than 100 % fruit juice.
A tax on sugar - sweetened beverages such as
sodas, energy drinks,
sweet teas, and sports drinks would reduce obesity in adolescents more
than other policies, such as exercise or an advertising ban, and would also generate significant revenue for additional obesity prevention activities, say researchers writing in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Studies show that people who drink sugar - free
sodas can lose more weight
than those who drink regular
sodas, but some nutritionists worry that catering to the body's craving for
sweets will only increase the appetite for them.
A majority of the teens reported consuming
sweet drinks: More
than 60 % of boys and 50 % of girls drank at least one
soda, sports drink, or other sugary beverage per day.
Liquid sugar, like
soda, is more damaging
than sweet foods because it bypasses the satiety mechanisms.
People who are losing weight faster are usually making a bigger lifestyle change
than we are (giving up
sweet tea or regular
soda for example).
High fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or corn syrup is a dangerously concentrated cheaper -
than - sugar sweetener used in
sodas and other processed foods, some of which are not even
sweet.
It provides a lighter consistency
than a standard whole - wheat flour, which may make it a nice alternative for
sweeter bread recipes such as Irish
soda bread.