This or That

 It’s lunch time, you head to the soda machine to get your usual, a Coke.  I know what you are thinking, a little bit of caffeine for a boost to make it through the second half of the day.  Yes, the caffeine will help, but the large amount of sugar will cause your blood sugar to rise quickly, then drop quickly, leaving you feeling extremely lethargic.  Head for the Diet Coke, it has NO SUGAR! 

Diet Coke                                    Coke

Calories 2                                 Calories 162

Fat 0                                        Fat 0

Carbs .2mg                                Carbs 40mg….all sugar

Sodium 42g                               Sodium 50g

You can save yourself a few pounds a year if you make the switch from coke to diet coke.  Are you worried about the aspartame?  Coca Cola and other soda manufacters are starting to use safer sweetners, such a Splenda, a derivative from real sugar.

Do you enjoy your morning pancakes?  Have you checked your label for your syrup lately…..it may not be as sweet as it tastes!

Aunt Jemima Syrup                                            Da Vinci Sugar-                                                     Free Syrup

Serving  2oz                                                       Serving 2oz

Calories 208                                                       Calories 0

Fat 0g                                                                Fat 0g

Carbs 52g .sugar!                                                Carbs 0g

Sugars 52g                                                         Sugars 0g

You might want to think twice before squeezing your Aunt Jemima on those cakes…and head for some Sugar Free Syrup instead….you decide.

These are just some of the thousands of examples on how making the right choice can save you fat, sugar and your waist line.  If we, as adults, are able to learn to make the right healthy choices, we can help our children learn to make healthy choices as well.  If we all work together, we can fight this on going battle that haunts all Americans….Obesity!

~~~Gretch~~~