So, let's start with the characteristics of the most common drinks. What do we usually drink at home in the morning for breakfast or in breaks at the workplace? That's right, it's tea or coffee. And now honestly answer: how many spoons of sugar do you usually put in a cup with these invigorating drinks? Two? Three? Five? And do you know that sugar is almost 100% pure carbohydrate, each gram of which, when split in the body, gives about 4 kilocalories of energy? Calculate the approximate amount of sugar in one cup of the drink, then multiply that figure by the number of cups you drink per day, and then multiply the sugar weight in grams by another 4 - and finally you will get the number of kilocalories delivered to your body with only cups of tea or coffee . Therefore, if you like very sweet tea or coffee, then each cup of this drink can be for you a source of additional calories, which are easily deposited in the body in the form of adipose tissue. If you follow the principles of dietary nutrition and if you want to quickly lose those extra pounds, you should limit the amount of sugar consumed with these drinks.
Now consider the milk and other drinks that are being cooked. In dietary nutrition, the choice of varieties of these products also plays a very important role. For example, milk or kefir, available for sale, can contain up to 3.5% and higher fat. And one gram of fat gives about 9 kilocalories of energy during the cleavage in the body, that is, already 2 times more than one gram of carbohydrates. However, this does not mean that these foods should be excluded from dietary nutrition while limiting the calorie content of the diet. After all, in milk and other beverages prepared from it, there is a decent amount of protein necessary for our body with a set of all essential amino acids. Therefore, when trying to get rid of excess body weight, it is best to choose low-fat or completely fat-free varieties of milk, kefir or ryazhenka when making purchases in the grocery store. Such drinks are very suitable for dietary nutrition, since they will not affect the calorie content of the diet too much and at the same time can partially meet the body's need for full-value proteins of animal origin.
Mineral water (both carbonated and non-carbonated) has zero caloric value and contains many cations and anions necessary for our body. This drink can rightly be called a dietary product, useful for health. However, nowadays on the shelves of shops you can find mineral water with various additives - sweeteners, flavors, etc. In this case, the caloric content of mineral water can reach a certain small value, which is still unlikely to significantly affect the overall caloric content of the daily diet. However, more common for health will be ordinary mineral water without any artificial additives.
Natural fruit and berry juices and drinks are another important component of dietary nutrition. When choosing them, you should pay attention to the sugar content, which must be indicated on the packaging of drinks. The presence of sugar in such foods is mandatory, since in this case it serves as a preservative. Without additives of this substance, juices and drinks could not be stored for a long time. But when choosing the varieties of these foods, it is better to give preference to drinks with a lower sugar content due to their lower calorie content. These foods are a source of vitamins and essential microelements (iron, magnesium, potassium), so their importance for dietary nutrition is also very high.
As we see, with a careful attitude to the state of his figure, the choice of drinks for rational dietary nutrition should be given no less attention than in the composition of the basic diet.