Do you know how many calories your favorite summer drink has?
If you grab a 20 oz soda, juice, or bottled tea you get about 250 calories. Smoothies and shakes will range 300-700 calories or more! Alcoholic beverages vary depending on the type but all will have calories.
We often forget about our drinks having calories or possibly being the source of weight gain but don't forget to count them in if you're monitoring calories. And if you can choose a low cal or zero calorie beverage, you have more room to enjoy your favorite summer foods.
Looking for some low cal summer drinks that are actually healthy for you?
Try brewed iced tea or green tea. There are berry, honey or citrus flavored tea bags if you don't like just plain black or green tea. . . Or try adding your own lemon slices, fresh or frozen berries, or natural sweetener. We hear so many bad things about sugar but if you think about it . . . You can add a teaspoon of white sugar, brown sugar, or honey to a zero calorie, antioxidant-containing tea for only 15 calories! That's much healthier than any artificially sweetened beverage or pre-bottled drink containing 150 or more calories!
Club Soda also has 0 calories. You could also put berries, lemon or lime and a little sugar in Club Soda if you don't like tea!
Here's a few iced tea recipes to get you started . . .
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