Whether you are on a hardcore diet trying to lose major pounds or just someone trying to stay in good shape, you should be aware that there are a lot of so-called “healthy” drinks out there that will do you more harm than good. To help you steer clear of these devilish drinks, Men’s Health has compiled a small list of 5 of some of the most unhealthy drinks. The drinks, inside…
5. Worst “Healthy” Drink
Glaceau VitaminWater (any flavor 20oz bottle)
130 calories, 33 grams of sugar.
Vitamins and water might seem like a good idea but what they don’t advertise is that this water contains nearly as much calories and sugar as a can of soda. It should be no surprise that this stuff is made by The Coca-Cola Company.
4. Worst Juice Imposter
Arizona Kiwi Strawberry (23.5 oz can)
360 calories, 84 grams of sugar.
These bottles which are just 5 percent juice cost 99 cents which makes them one of the cheapest source of empty calories in the country.
3. Worst Smoothie
Jamba Juice Peanut Butter Moo’d Power Smoothie (30 oz)
169 grams of sugar, 30 grams of fat
Whether you call it a smoothie or a milk shake, it has more sugar than a bag of chocolate chips.
2. Worst Summer Cocktail
Pina Colada
625 calories, 75 grams of sugar
Because of the super sweet pineapple juice and fatty coconut milk, the only wise thing to consume here may be the garnish. Try a lime daiquiri or mojito instead and save 400 calories.
1. The Unhealthiest Drink In America
Baskin Robbin’s Large Heath Bar Shake (32. oz)
2,310 calories, 266 grams of sugar, 108 grams of fat
73 ingredients go into this milk shake.
66 teaspoons of sugar.
11 Heath bars equal the calories in this shake
8-12 minutes to consume this drink.
240 minutes on a treadmill running at a moderate pace to burn it off.
America’s Unhealthiest Drinks Exposed [Men's Health] (Thanks to Robert!)
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I thought Vitamin Water was owned by “Fiddy Cent” yo!
So I can still drink my can of coke everyday and not feel too guilty?
Sweet.
@Annath:
Labels usually only list the information for a suggested serving (8 oz). The information in the article is for the entire bottle (20 oz).
It makes me all warm and fuzzy inside reading this when at lunch today two girls were going on and on in front of me about what and what is healthy (obviously stabs at me), buying grilled veggie paninis, salads, and vitamin waters. I didn’t say anything to them about the place drowning the bread in butter before toasting the sandwiches in the press, and pouring half a bottle of fattening salad dressing in the salad. And now VitaminWater might as well be soda.
I’ll stick with water and tea, thanks.
@Annath: “I’d like to know where you guys got that info on Vitamin Water. I’m staring at one right now and the label says 50 Calories and 13g sugar.”
If I remember correctly from the one bottle of Vitamin Water I’ve ever bought, the serving size has (approximately) 50 cal/13g sugar, but there are 2.5 servings per bottle. So yeah, 50 cal/serving x 2.5 servings = 125-130 cal per bottle.
@Annath: According to their website the 8 oz. bottle has 13g of sugar. The article cites the 20 oz. bottle which if you scale up makes 33 grams an accurate figure.
Thank you for not having Dr Pepper on this list.
@synergy: lol, yeah. coconut milk and peanut butter are throughly known fatty foods. but they’re mostly mono-saturated fats, which is the better fat for you
Annath, read the label again. Note the serving size is 2.5 per container.
Are people outside of large cities familiar with “quarter water?”
(please google it, there are definitions on urban dictionary and a great youtube video of it that come up on the immediate results)
“I take quarter water sold it in bottles for 2 bucks,
Coca-Cola came and bought it;
for billions, what the f**k?”
- 50 Cent, “I Get Money”
I am absolutely shocked to see Vitamin water on the list. Its amazing how strategic marketing can change the image of a product in a consumer’s mind. I am sure everyone who drinks Vitamin Water drink it with a satisfaction of making the right choice compared to soda yet they are being fooled. Sad…. OThers on the list do not surprise me at all!
@Breach: Right, because we should punish the people who want one on their birthday to save those too stupid to check ingredient lists.
@edosan: There is a whole menu section, prominently displayed, of drinks that use only fruit and ice.
@badgeman46: excess sugar is bad for you. it’s kind of a pretty strong link to syndrome X. it’s also rots your teeth, and cultures with low processed sugar intake basically don’t get acne, although honestly I think diet as a whole is a strong linker despite what dermatologists say; some people’s bodies (mine) just can’t handle much of that stuff.
Why don’t y’all just drink Honest Tea (tea, sugar, water) or Grown Up Soda, Of Fizzy Izzy (seltzer water + juice).
@Veeber: You are correct…it’s a VERY recent purchase, less than a year I think.
Jamba Juice is total false advertising because the only natural thing they have there is OJ. Everything is either powdered or frozen.
If it is man made don’t drink it.
Uhm Vitamin water has 33 grams of sugar all total for a 20 oz bottle. Coke has 28 grams of sugar PER SERVING in a 20 oz bottle. There are 2.5 servings in 20 oz bottle of coke.
Someone has crappy math – stop hatin on the Vitamin Water X-p
people who drink this stuff disgust me. pure plain water is what God intended us to drink. It’s what keeps us running the best, and actually consumes calories as it’s processed through our system.
Evian even tastes pretty damn good, and I prefer it to any nasty ass soda out there!