Ocean Spray 100% Juice No Sugar Added Cranberry Tropicana Trop50 No Pulp Calcium + Vitamin D Per 8 fl oz: 50 calories, 0 g fat, 10 mg sodium, 13 g carbs (0 g fiber, 10 g sugar), < 1 g protein 14. It has 50 percent less sugar and calories and is never made from concentrate. Instead, choose a waistline-friendly option from Tropicana: Trop50. So guzzling down 49 grams of the sweet stuff in a single sitting can do some serious damage to your blood sugar levels if you don't pair it with foods high in fiber, protein, or healthy fats. Although these grams may only be from fruit sugars and not added, regardless of source, sugars act the same way in your body. A single serving has 26 grams of sugar-and a single serving is only half the bottle. Don't let their health-halo marketing skew your keen eyes away from the label. This morning mainstay might be bright and refreshing, but it's loaded with sugar and relatively low in nutritive values besides vitamin C. Per 15.2-oz bottle: 228 calories, 0 g fat, 53 g carbs (0 g fiber, 49 g sugar), 4 g protein Per ½ cup: 40 calories, 0 g fat, 0 mg sodium, 10 g carbs (2 g fiber, 7 g sugar), 0 g protein 12. A study in the Journal of Nutrition showed that eating (not drinking) berries daily could significantly reduce inflammation. ![]() You may be getting an antioxidant boost in this drink, but you’re getting a staggering amount of sugar and little else. Antioxidants are compounds that rid your body of free radicals: nefarious compounds that cause inflammation and lead to a host of diseases such as obesity and Alzheimer's. You probably have heard antioxidants are good for you, but that doesn’t mean drinking them in juice form is the preferable method of ingestion. Per 8 fl oz: 140 calories, 0 g fat, 15 mg sodium, 36 g carbs (0 g fiber, 36 g sugar), < 1 g protein Welch’s 100% Juice Antioxidant Superberry Smart Juice Organic Antioxidant Force Per 8 fl oz: 120 calories, 0 g fat, 20 mg sodium, 26 g carbs (1 g fiber, 24 g sugar), 2 g protein Ocean Spray PACt Fruit Infusions Cranberry Cherry Blueberry Per 8 fl oz: 30 calories, 0 g fat, 45 mg sodium, 7 g carbs (0 g fiber, 7 g sugar), 0 g protein 10&11. If you want the antioxidant benefits, try Ocean Spray’s other PACt fruit infusion line, which has no sugar alcohols or artificial sweeteners and is low in sugar. When consumed in excess (which can be likely when you think a food is "healthier" for you since it doesn't have sugar), this sugar alcohol effectively acts as a laxative and can cause stomach pain, excessive internal gas, and flatulence in sensitive individuals. Although Ocean Spray got around that issue by not adding any sugar to this beverage, they overdid it on the zero-calorie sweetener front: PACt Cranberry has a whopping 12 grams of sugar alcohol erythritol. Per 8 fl oz: 10 calories, 0 g fat, 75 mg sodium, 13 g carbs (0 g fiber, 1 g sugar, 12 g erythritol), 0 g proteinīecause cranberries are the lowest sugar fruit, they have a “distinctly tart, astringent, and even unpalatable taste” without the addition of sugar, according to a letter the Ocean Spray company wrote to the FDA in an outcry over the newly mandated line for “added sugars” on nutrition labels. Per 15.2 fl oz bottle: 360 calories, 5 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 160 mg sodium, 65 g carbs (13 g fiber, 44 g sugar), 11 g protein 4. Drink This! Instead:īolthouse Farms Peach Parfait Breakfast Smoothie Yes, it’s high in sugar, but it also contains 13 grams of prebiotic fiber: a source of food for probiotics. If you want some probiotics, we’d recommend making your own smoothie at home with yogurt, or pick up Bolthouse Farms’ Breakfast Smoothie made with cultured yogurt. Translation: probiotic-infused sugary drinks are about as counterproductive as drinking an espresso before going to sleep. ![]() Experts believe the problem stems from sugar being the primary source of fuel for the fungi that can destroy beneficial probiotics. Emerging research finds that diets rich in sugary products are associated with a high ratio of bad bacteria to good bacteria in the gut. Per 8 fl oz: 140 calories, 0 g fat, 10 mg sodium, 33 g carbs (0 g fiber, 29 g sugar), < 1 g proteinīy now you’ve probably heard of the belly-healing bacteria called probiotics Despite their popularity, did you know they’re not exclusive to the Greek yogurt aisle anymore? Lab-grown strains of probiotics are being added to foods that don’t naturally have them, like these juices. Naked Boosted Probiotic Machine Tropical Mango Per 15.2 fl oz bottle: 280 calories, 0 g fat, 10 mg sodium, 66 g carbs (3 g fiber, 53 g sugar), 3 g protein
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