Why TEN Cokes a day?
In short, to raise awareness about how much sugar you drink every day, and to remind you how unhealthy it is.
“But,” you’re probably thinking, “Everyone knows it wouldn’t be healthy to drink ten cokes a day, and, besides, I only drink four Cokes a day.”
That’s true, perhaps you’re only drinking four Cokes, but if you add in the two glasses of orange juice, the two sweetened coffee drinks from Starbucks, the 16 ounce Odwalla drink, the two “healthy” brand ice teas, and the $9 fruit smoothie you waited ten minutes in line for, you’ve made my ten Cokes look like child’s play. Maybe it’s not all coke, but they’re all sugar drinks, and a big percentage of Americans drink at least the sugar equivalent of my ten Cokes.
So, you think I’m nuts? You think you’re not drinking ten Cokes a day?
Add up some of your usual drinks and see how the sugar content compares. You may be surprised to find that you’re just as insane as I am…
Sugar content of Various drinks
- Drink
- Gatorade
- Coke
- Orange Juice
- Snapple Iced Tea
- 7-Eleven Double Gulp
- Rockstar Energy Drink
- Red Bull
- Vitamin Water B-Relaxed
- Sobe Mango Melon
- Arizona Lemon Iced Tea
- Apple Juice
- Nesquik Chocolate Milk
- Starbucks Grande Mocha
- Starbucks Iced Mocha
- Jamba Juice Mango Blend
- Ounces
- 20
- 12
- 8
- 16
- 64
- 16
- 8.3
- 20
- 20
- 24
- 8
- 16
- 16
- 16
- 16
- Sugar
- 39
- 39
- 24
- 46
- 186
- 62
- 27
- 33
- 70
- 72
- 26
- 58
- 33
- 55
- 66
- Calories
- 140
- 140
- 110
- 200
- 744
- 248
- 108
- 125
- 280
- 270
- 120
- 400
- 150
- 320
- 300