Transcript Slide 1

You sure you want to
drink that?
From “20 Worst Drinks in America” by Eat This, Not That
Why drinks? Why sugar?
 These slides depict the amount of sugar
present in each single serving of beverage
using food equivalents.
 Why is it important to highlight the sugar,
fat and calories in drinks specifically?
 Why did they choose to represent the
sugar as different foods in these
photographs?
Nutrient Water – 560ml
 150 cal
 0g fat
 33g sugar
= 2 Good Humor
Chocolate Éclair
bars of sugar
Bottled Iced Tea – 560ml
 240 cal
 0g fat
 61g sugar
= 4 slices of Sara Lee
Cherry Pie of sugar
Arizona Green Iced Tea –
650ml
 210 cal
 0g fat
 51g sugar
= 11 Hershey
Twizzlers
Energy Drink – 450ml
 280 cal
 0g fat
 62g sugar
= 6 Krispy Crème
Original Glaze
donuts of sugar
Bottled Iced Coffee – 340ml
 290cal
 4.5g fat (2.5g sat)
 45g sugar
= 32 Nilla Wafers of
sugar
Pop – 550ml
 320 cal
 0g fat
 84g sugar
= 6 Oreo Ice Cream
Sandwiches of
sugar
“Juice” – 650ml
 345 cal
 0g fat
 81g sugar
= 7 bowls of Froot
Loops of sugar
Fancy Coffee – 560ml
 *Peppermint White
Chocolate Mocha with
Whipped Cream
 660 cal
 22g fat (15g sat)
 95g sugar
= 8 ½ scoops of Rich
and Creamy Coffee
Ice Cream of sugar
Wild Cherry Lemonade –
900ml
 470 cal
 0g fat
 110g sugar
= 11 bowls of Cookie
Crisp cereal of
sugar
Frozen Coffee – 680ml
 870 cal
 24g fat (19g sat)
 112g sugar
= 12 Dunkin’ Donuts
Bavarian Kreme of
sugar
Milkshake – 900ml
 1,160 cal
 27g fat (16g sat)
 168g sugar
= 13 McDonald’s
Baked Hot Apple
Pies of sugar
The worst shake in America
 900ml
 2,010 cal
 131g fat (68g sat)
 153g sugar
= 30 Chewy Chips
Ahoy Cookies of
sugar
= 68 strips of bacon of
fat