7 Ways to Cut Down on Liquid Calories
By Linda Vongkhamchanh
Juicy Weight-Loss Tips
A recent study shows that weight gain has a direct correlation with the consumption of high-calorie, sugar-sweetened beverages. We talked to Robert Barnett, editorial director of YourTotalHealth and co-author of Volumetrics Weight Control Plan, and iVillage nutrition expert, Madelyn Fernstrom, Ph.D.,CNS, about ways you can cut back on sugar calories. Because our bodies do not perceive liquid calories and solid calories as the same, we still eat the same amount of food when we consume sugary drinks, resulting in more total calories consumed.
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Date: 04/28/2009 - 08:40 am
Another good tip, get your favorite fresh fruits, chop them up into cubish sized blocks, freeze them, brew some tea, and voila! Sweet refreshing fruit flavored iced tea with even less sugar! Just dump your frozen fruit cubes in your tea (or lemonade) and go! Plus, you can freeze the flavored tea and then you have a healthy hot weather treat for you and the kids, along with the frozen fruit! Double trouble!