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 – 560ml150 cal

0g fat

33g sugar

= 2 Good Humor Chocolate Éclair bars of sugar

Bottled Iced Tea – 560ml240 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 – 450ml280 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 – 550ml320 cal

0g fat

84g sugar

= 6 Oreo Ice Cream Sandwiches of sugar

“Juice” – 650ml345 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 – 680ml870 cal

24g fat (19g sat)

112g sugar

= 12 Dunkin’ Donuts Bavarian Kreme of sugar

Milkshake – 900ml1,160 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