Mission #2: Get rid of sugary drinks

Did you know? Sugary drinks are one of the leading causes of weight gain in children.

A sugary drink is any beverage that has added sugar such as:

• Soda like Coke, Sprite, Root Beer, Fanta, etc. 
• Juice or fruit drinks
• Chocolate milk 
• Kool-aid
• Lemonade
• Slushies
• Sweetened iced tea like Arizona
• Sweetened coffee drinks
• Sport drinks like Gatorade

What you can do:

Look at the food label: Pick drinks with LESS THAN 3 grams of sugar (white milk is one exception) such as:

• Water flavored with natural fruit
• Aquafina FlavorSplash
• Dasani flavored water
• Crystal Light or Crystal Light Pure
• MiO liquid water enhancer drops
• Propel or Powerade Zero or Gatorade Zero
• Sparkling ICE waters
• Sugar-Free Kool-Aid
• Caffeine-free diet soda
• Sparkling Ice

Make a family goal to eliminate sugar-sweetened drinks completely in your household. Write it somewhere that everyone can see it. This goal works best when EVERYONE in the house follows it!