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The major one to avoid has to be all soft drinks! Other beverages that can be very harmful to your weight loss success include iced drinks with added cream, juices with added sugars, and too much coffee. When choosing your beverages you also have to be mindful of the cup size so when given the choice, go for the small. In other words, drink water,water, water!!
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Great question! I agree with Zoe - water is definately the number one choice when it comes to hydration. Did you know that most of us don't compensate with a smaller meal or snack if it is consumed with a drink containing calories. This means we eat the calories in the meal or snack plus the additional calories in the drink.
Soft drinks and fruit juices are concentrated sources of sugar so are definately out. One regular can of soft drink can have up to 10 tsp sugar. Other sources of liquid calories include smoothies, coffee and alcohol. Regular 450ml smoothies from juice bars contains about 1300kJ, which is a lot of calories considering a multigrain sandwich with avocado, tuna, reduced-fat cheese and salad has 2200kJ. Cut calories in your coffee by always choosing a small coffee and stay away from the added syrups. Alcohol is very energy dense. A glass of white wine has 400kJ, a 375ml full strength beer has 550kJ and a spirit with tonic water has 280kJ. Limit your alcohol to 1-2 std drinks at any one time and be sure to have 2 alcohol free days per week.
Courtney Dinnerville
Accredited Practising Dietitian (APD)
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Completely agree with Courtney and Zoe!
Also remember portion sizes as well- drinks such as 97% fat free flavored milk might sounds great and have good nutrients in them compared to soft drink but many come in a 600mL bottle which can be approx 1000kj- the label states 2 serves but majority of people will drink one along with their meals.
Melissa Adamski, APD
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Liquids to eliminate for weight loss:
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