Weight Loss Advice - Beverage Calories Really Add Up Quickly
Weight Gain is often due to the types of beverages that we consume rather than the types and amounts of food.
How many calories in a cup of coffee? If it's enjoyed without additives, coffee contains zero calories. Add a dash of liquid creamer and a couple of spoons of sugar and the coffee elevates to about 100 calories.
And if you're a Coffee Hound, that could add up to several hundred calories per day.
What about soda? Six ounces contains about 100 calories - no matter which soda is the Soda King in your Little Diet Book.
Juice calories? We're talking some serious calories here - ranging from tiny carrot juice calories - to extreme Big-Boy-Calories in most grape juices.
In fact, if you're seeking to lose weight, you may accomplish such by omitting the Beverage Calorie Offenders in your daily diet. As to milk, it's a healthy beverage that you don't want to cancel off your daily diet. If you can't handle the taste of skim at 90 calories per cup, try switching from 160-calorie per cup regular milk to 1% or 2% milk.
With the holiday season at hand, egg nog has to come to mind, as well as alcoholic beverages - both categories containing a potential plethora of calories. Both have been tied to healthy benefits when servings are kept sensible. So if you partake of alcohol during the season, know your limits.
As to egg nog, most serving sizes equal 1/2 cup - which isn't quite enough to wet your whistle. Try opting for the lighter nogs; some brands contain as low as 90 calories per 1/2 cup serving.
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