Lose weight easily: what kind of drinks are the most high-calorie?
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Very often we gain extra weight not because we eat a lot, but because we do not drink. Which drinks are the most "heavyweight"? Even a person sitting on a strict diet, as a rule, forgets that energy is not only food, but also beverages.
Although one quick glance at the label is enough to understand - only water does not contain calories, the rest of the drinks are quite "material". And, "liquid" calories are much more insidious than "hard" calories.
Cakes are safer?
| Drink | Caloric content of drinks (kcal per 100 ml) |
| Water | 0 |
| Tea with sugar (1 spoon) | 28 |
| Coffee with milk and sugar (1 spoon) | 75 |
| Sweet soda | 42 |
| Milk shake | 96 |
| Hot chocolate | 110 |
| Kvass | 27th |
| Grapefruit juice | 35 |
| Grape juice | 75 |
[Leaders of caloric content - alcoholic and low alcohol drinks
| Drink | Caloric content of drinks (kcal per 100 ml) |
| Light beer | 43 |
| Dark beer | 48 |
| Dry Champagne | 64 |
| Sweet Champagne | 100 |
| Vodka | 235 |
| Skate | 239 |
American nutritionists conducted an interesting study. One group of volunteers added 450 kcal in the form of sugary drinks during the month, the other 450 kcal, but in the form of sweets and cakes. By the end of the test in the first group, the weight gain was significantly higher than in the second. The explanation for this fact is simple.
Solid food, for which the organism spends up to 10% of the energy it receives, is processed slowly, stays in the stomach for a long time and creates a feeling of satiety for a long time. Liquid calories are absorbed instantly, practically without energy. Therefore, people quietly drink themselves more than planned. Yes, and the amount eaten, which we "wetted" a drink, is more. Caution should be observed not only with the use of soda, but also in relation to other beverages that are considered harmless.
Do not quench your thirst with fruit juices - especially packaged. The sugar content in them is not less than in the soda, so you want to drink after them even more. And carbohydrates in juices are not less than in confectionery products. For example, a glass of grape juice by caloric content equals portions of chocolate cake. A good portion of calories and sugar contain milk and alcoholic cocktails. " Tea and coffee are considered to be favorite drinks of all those losing weight. In their pure form, they do not actually contain any calories. But they are seriously "heavier" all kinds of additives.
For example, a cup of coffee contains only 2 kcal, coffee with sugar and milk will be already 75 kcal, and mocha - with cream and chocolate - and at all 275 kcal (the same as in a full-fledged hot dish). "
Is it safe to sip a sweet soda from a bottle labeled "0 calories" on the label? This inscription usually means that instead of the usual sugar in the drink, a sugar substitute is used. But it's almost impossible to get drunk with such a soda! First, the artificial sweetener is able to block the receptors of thirst, located in the oral mucosa, and it is badly washed away, so there is a constant desire to "wash off" it with a new portion of the soda. Secondly, aspartame at a temperature above 37 ° C provokes the formation of methanol (wood alcohol), which even in small doses can cause neurological diseases.