So What Can I Do?
- Drink more water
- Drink water instead of soda or fruit juice
- Keep a container of water in the refrigerator for a tasty chill; add lemon, orange slices, cucumbers, mint leaves or basil to make your own flavored waters
- Switch to flavored waters. If you buy them; read labels, check sugar (1 teaspoon of sugar = 4 grams of sugar)(1 Tablespoon = 12 grams of sugar)
- If you drink soda, drink 1 less per day to save sugar calories
- Make your own soda by adding sparkling water to 100% fruit juice
- Drink 100% fruit or veggie juice just once a day
- Make your own sports drink, the best sports drink is WATER