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