| While food does provide quite a bit of the fluids we | | | | to find out just what it contains. If there is sugar, it will |
| need each day, what we get from it varies | | | | translate to calories and you'll gain weight by |
| considerably with the kind of food eaten. For instance, | | | | consuming it. If you've just worked hard with your |
| fruit gives more fluid than bread. Soups and stews | | | | exercise regime to lose weight, it makes no sense to |
| provide more fluid than grills. Fruit and vegetable juices | | | | drink something that will put it all back on. Other drinks |
| and low-fat milk fall into this category; they may have | | | | such as herbal teas have no calories - unless you add |
| some calories, but the nutrition they provide make it | | | | milk and sugar. |
| worthwhile. Soft drinks sweetened by sugar have no | | | | Some beverages have nutritional value. Fruit and |
| nutritional advantage and pile on the fat. Those that | | | | vegetable juices and low-fat milk fall into this category; |
| use artificial sweeteners may not make you gain | | | | they may have some calories, but the nutrition they |
| weight, but they don't contain any nutrients either. So | | | | provide make it worthwhile. Soft drinks sweetened by |
| we need more fluids and the best of all is plain water. | | | | sugar have no nutritional advantage and pile on the fat. |
| However, most people prefer to drink a variety of | | | | Those that use artificial sweeteners may not make |
| fluids throughout the day. | | | | you gain weight, but they don't contain any nutrients |
| Many beverages add quite a bit to our calorie intake, | | | | either. |
| so the label of each drink should be carefully perused | | | | |