Re-think Your Drink Learning Lesson
Beverages are an important part of your diet. They are mostly water, a nutrient that’s essential to life. In fact, about 70% of your total body weight is water and, most, if not all of your bodily functions depend on it. When choosing beverages you should try to make them count as healthful contributions to your diet. Your best beverage choices are water, low-fat milk or 100% juice, instead of soda, sugary fruit drinks or sports drinks, which are high in calories.
In this lesson, you will:
- Learn more about juice and juice drinks
- Find out how much sugar is in soda drinks
- Understand why milk is beneficial for strong bones
- Learn what counts as one serving as milk
- Get tips for making wise drink choices
Lesson Contents
I. Re-think Your Drink: Introduction
II. Re-think Your Drink: More about Juice and Juice Drinks
III. Re-think Your Drink: How Much Sugar is in that Soda?
IV. Re-think Your Drink: Milk for Strong Bones
V. Re-think Your Drink: What Counts as One Serving of Milk
VI. Re-think Your Drink: Tips for Making Wise Choices
