"You Are What You Drink” is a project developed and executed by Chris Uyeda’s chemistry class at High Tech High Media Arts. It is designed to raise awareness for the public about what they drink, and the effects on health involved with those drinks.
Quick Facts
Orange Juice
Orange Juice is one of America's healthiest morning beverages and is purchased by nearly 70% of American households. It contains allot of vitamins and minerals. http://www.orangejuicefacts.com/ SoBe Beverages
SoBe beverages contain ginseng which is a herbal plant that has been used widely in china and other countries of Asia for centuries. Ginseng usually used in energy drinks. SoBe has different products which are : Life Water, SoBe Base, SoBe Lean, SoBe Power, SoBe Energy, SoBe Pure Rush, SoBe Smooth. http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=what+does+each+sobe+drink+contain%3F&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp=3cd3f3ead47dc36c And Ingredients Glossary. Monster & Rockstar Energy Drink
Drinking energy drinks while working out, working out is useless because of the amount of calories that are in the drink. (Rockstar Triple Strength 24fl/oz. 330 calories. Rockstar Double Strength Sugar Free 16fl/oz. Monster Lo-Carbs 24fl/oz. 30 calories. Monster 24fl/oz. 600 calories.Soft Drinks
The Coca Cola Company purchases more sugar than any other company in the world. Due to the quantity of refined sugar in soft drinks, they tend to cause a rise in blood sugar levels for a short period of time. The levels then may plummet down causing a severe drop in physical strength and mental alertness. Coca Cola is the most popular drink. http://www.bellybytes.com/foodfacts/soft_drink_facts.html Supplement/Nutrition Facts
Looking behind the things you eat or drink helps you figure out weather what your drinking is good for you and helps you understand what your really putting into your body. But sometimes you don't really know what each thing means on it.
Serving Size: This part is important because the rest of the information on the 'Nutrition Facts' are based on the exact amount your eating or drinking. For example of this chart 4oz (113g)
Servings Per Container: Tells you how many of the serving sizes are found in the entire bottle or whatever that your drink came in. So, if a serving size was 2 cups, and it says "Servings Per Container: 5," that means there are 10 cups in that container, and 5 total servings. Pretty simple.
Calories: This represents the total calories in exactly 1 serving of the food/drink. The more the calories, you gain weight and the less calories you have the less you weigh.
Calories: This represents the total calories in exactly 1 serving of the food/drink. The more the calories, you gain weight and the less calories you have the less you weigh.
Total Fat: This is the total amount of fat in 1 serving size.
Saturated Fat: This is a certain type of fat, sometimes known as "the bad guy."
Trans Fat: Another type of fat which can cause heart cancer and other fatal diseases. This is the type that you should avoid at all costs.
Polyunsaturated and Monounsaturated Fat: These types of fat can actually prevent certain diseases, but they are more rare than the aforementioned types of fat.
Cholesterol: This isn't as bad for the normal person as trans fat, but it's still not something that you should avoid having in your daily meals.
Sodium: You actually need sodium in your diet to stay healthy, but too much of it can be bad for you.
Total Carbohydrate: This is the total amount of carbohydrates in 1 serving.
Dietary Fiber: This is a GOOD thing to have. You want a high amount of it.
Sugar: This is an ingredient that can cause health problems. Enough said.
Protein: This is another thing that you want to see a high number next to. It helps your muscles and organs, and other parts of your body that might not be very strong otherwise.
Trans Fat: Another type of fat which can cause heart cancer and other fatal diseases. This is the type that you should avoid at all costs.
Polyunsaturated and Monounsaturated Fat: These types of fat can actually prevent certain diseases, but they are more rare than the aforementioned types of fat.
Cholesterol: This isn't as bad for the normal person as trans fat, but it's still not something that you should avoid having in your daily meals.
Sodium: You actually need sodium in your diet to stay healthy, but too much of it can be bad for you.
Total Carbohydrate: This is the total amount of carbohydrates in 1 serving.
Dietary Fiber: This is a GOOD thing to have. You want a high amount of it.
Sugar: This is an ingredient that can cause health problems. Enough said.
Protein: This is another thing that you want to see a high number next to. It helps your muscles and organs, and other parts of your body that might not be very strong otherwise.
