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<\/p>\nWhen you\u2019re parched, chugging water is the perfect thirst-quencher. It has no calories, and it hydrates you.<\/p>\n
The only problem?<\/p>\n
Plain old water can be boring when you\u2019re craving some flavor and excitement, especially after a hard workout.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, sugar-loaded drinks aren\u2019t your only alternative to standard-issue H2O.<\/p>\n
Here are some sugar-free and no-sugar drink options that are easy to find \u2014 even in your office\u2019s soda machine or local Starbucks.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s important to remember that you want to eat your calories, not drink them as a general rule,\u201d explains Andrea N. Giancoli, MPH, RD. Sparkling water is like water\u2019s more exciting, bubbly sister.<\/p>\n
\u201cCarbonated water (e.g., seltzer, sparkling water) is a fine alternative to the still stuff.<\/p>\n
Flavored seltzers, for the most part, are great,\u201d says Michele Promaulayko, author of Sugar Free 3. \u201cJust read the label to make sure there are no calories, no added sugars, or artificial sweeteners.\u201d<\/p>\n
LaCroix is one option that is free of sugars, calories, sodium, and artificial ingredients.<\/p>\n
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There are tons of infused water products. The tricky part is choosing one without hidden sugar.<\/p>\n
Hint is flavor-infused water that offers all the benefits of agua without sugar or sweeteners.<\/p>\n
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\u201cA cup of herbal tea is part of my nightly wind-down \u2014 I do ginger, lemon, licorice, or peppermint,\u201d Promaulayko says.<\/p>\n
There are tons of options, so you can pick and choose your favorite flavor!<\/p>\n
\u201cYou can drink unsweetened tea,\u201d says Giancoli. \u201cOr you can sweeten it with stevia, which has no calories.\u201d<\/p>\n
Research has found natural, no-calorie sweeteners, such as stevia, to be safe and can be a healthy part of a balanced diet in moderation.<\/p>\n
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Black, green, and herbal teas have antioxidants.\u00a0Matcha has become a popular green tea because it has a unique growing process to boost its health benefits.<\/p>\n
On its own, matcha green tea powder has very few calories and no sugar, but once you start turning it into lattes and other beverages, that changes.<\/p>\n
Lots of sugar and calories may be hiding out in those yummy matcha drinks.<\/p>\n
\u201cMany coffee and matcha tea drinks add sugar to reduce the bitterness,\u201d Promaulayko says.<\/p>\n
So just make sure you pay attention to what\u2019s actually in your drink!<\/p>\n
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\u201cPacked with natural antioxidants, black coffee is looking more and more like a health elixir in the eyes of modern science, and the natural caffeine gives your system a natural boost \u2014 mentally and physically,\u201d Promaulayko says.<\/p>\n
However, when it comes to hitting up your local coffee chain, three pumps of vanilla syrup in a latte can add a whopping amount of sugar, well over the 25-gram upper limit per day.<\/p>\n
A safer bet is sticking to coffee or cold brew without added sugar \u2014 and adding a minimal amount of dairy milk or whatever plant-based milk you use.<\/p>\n
\u201cI take mine with a little milk and stevia,\u201d Promaulayko says.<\/p>\n
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<\/h2>\n\u201cEnergy drinks and sports drinks are some of the emptiest braggarts about the energy and nutritional benefits of sugar,\u201d Promaulayko says. \u201cThere are times when these drinks can be beneficial. But couch surfers and weekend gym warriors shouldn\u2019t fool themselves. To your body, it\u2019s essentially getting pretty-colored sugar water.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Sports drinks are designed to help replenish electrolytes and support hydration during intense exercise, but many of them contain lots of added sugar.<\/p>\n A new generation of sports drinks has flipped the sugar-heavy formula by adding sweetness with stevia, or other no-calorie sweeteners.<\/p>\n \u201cWith fruit juice, the fiber is gone, so the sugars hit your bloodstream unregulated,\u201d Promaulayko says.<\/p>\n Plus, green, fresh-squeezed, and organic juices have higher concentrations of natural sugars than you might expect.<\/p>\n What\u2019s more, many juice drinks are loaded with extra sugar.<\/p>\n \u201cWhole fruits\u00a0have naturally occurring sugar, but many \u2018juice\u2019 drinks add sugar or have very little real fruit in them,\u201d\u00a0says Giancoli.<\/p>\n Don\u2019t be fooled by hard seltzers that boast their low sugar content. When you consume these beverages, you\u2019re just trading calories from sugar for those from alcohol.<\/p>\n These drinks may be low in or contain no added sugar, but you\u2019re still adding to your daily calorie intake.<\/p>\n \u201cAs far as your body is concerned, alcohol behaves similarly to a sugar or a refined carb \u2014 it\u2019s just empty calories,\u201d Promaulayko says. \u201cAnd your body will use it as an energy source rather than burning fat.\u201d<\/p>\n When you\u2019re parched, chugging water is the perfect thirst-quencher. It has no calories, and it hydrates you. The only problem? Plain old water can be boring when you\u2019re craving some flavor and excitement, especially after a hard workout. Fortunately, sugar-loaded drinks aren\u2019t your only alternative to standard-issue H2O. Here are some sugar-free and no-sugar drink […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3165,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ozhelp.org.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Don\u2019t Be Fooled by Juice<\/h2>\n
What About Alcohol?<\/h2>\n
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