Can you believe it? So, I stumbled upon this list from “Eat This, Not That” ranking the “25 Unhealthiest Drinks on the Planet,” and guess what? Turpentine didn’t even make the cut. Like, how wild is that?
They’ve sorted these drinks based on their sugar content, and let me tell you, some of the ones you might think are healthy are actually sugar bombs. Take for instance this Mighty Mango Juice from Naked, sitting pretty at number one with a whopping 57 grams of sugar. You know, those juices that give off this aura of healthiness in the produce section? Yeah, not really as healthy as they seem.
Then there’s the Blue Machine Juice, also from Naked, just a tad less sugary at 55 grams. And oh, don’t even get me started on Monster Energy Drink, clocking in at 54 grams. Like, are we supposed to be powering up or on a sugar high with that?
But wait, it’s not just about the juices. AriZona Sweet Tea made it too, with 53 grams. And Starbucks’ Frappucino in those fancy glass bottles? 47 grams! That’s almost like drinking a dessert.
Oh, and Mountain Dew? A classic, sure, but it’s packing 46 grams of sugar. And who would’ve thought Welch’s Grape Juice would be on the list too? But yep, 44 grams.
But hey, it’s not just the obvious sugary suspects. Even AriZona Green Tea has a punch with 42 grams. Just to put that into perspective, Pepsi follows closely behind at 41 grams, but hey, that’s a 20-ounce bottle of tea versus a 12-ounce can of Pepsi, so you do the math.
And it doesn’t stop there. There are more surprises. Vitaminwater? V8 Splash? Ginger ale? Tonic water? They’re all sugar-loaded too. And get this, tonic water has almost as much sugar per ounce as Yoo-hoo. Crazy, right?