drinks

Are you drinking enough? People can sometimes confuse thirst with hunger.

Aim to drink between 6-8 cups (about 2 ½ pints or 1½ litres) of fluid each day. This can include some tea or coffee, but water is the most thirst-quenching drink. Sugar-free squash is OK. If you have flavoured water (water with a hint of fruit), check that it doesn’t have added sugar. Limit fruit juice and/or smoothies to a total of 150ml per day. Limit the amount of sugary drinks you have as they can contribute to weight gain and can cause tooth decay. If you have a sugary drink, count it as one serving of ‘Food & drinks high in fat, salt or sugars’. Fizzy drinks can contain large amounts of sugar. Just one can of an ordinary fizzy drink would exceed your daily allowance for high fat high sugar foods. If you drink standard fizzy drinks you may want to set yourself goals to swap to low calorie options.