Do you know how much sugar is in your drink?

12 Plus students in Culinary recently took part in a Rethink Your Drink Campaign. Through the campaign students were encouraged to develop a better understanding of the amount of sugar that can be found in commonly consumed beverages, as well as their impact on health.

Ms. Walsh, our in-house Dietician,  did an exercise that helped students see just how much sugar that is in some of their favorite products.  The students studied a large collection of sugary drinks like Mountain Dew, juice boxes and Nesquik. As part of the lesson, students learned to read and compare food labels. In 2016 the new Food Label was introduced by the FDA and they added a line called added sugar. Seeing just how much added sugar was in their favorite soft drinks was a real eye opener! Students are on their way to making much more informed decisions about their health and the products they consume.

Did you know that Mountain Dew has 77grams of sugar which is equivalent to 19 teaspoons of sugar!?