HealtHy Bodies need HealtHy drinks HealtHy Bodies need HealtHy drinks
• reach for water first - it has no sugar and fixes your thirst
• drink low fat milk everyday to get calcium and other important nutrients
• eat more fruit and limit juice to half a cup occasionally
• Check the label before you buy to see how much sugar is in what you drink
Choose sugar free soft drinks* * Diet and sugar free drinks also increase risk of tooth
decay as they contain acids which can damage teeth.
• take a water bottle wherever you go
• Freeze a water bottle for cool water all day
• Put a water bottle in your child’s lunch box
• keep cold water in the fridge at home ready to drink
• take a water bottle when you play sport
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4.5.
Drinking
more water
is easy!
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www.health.gov.au All information in this publication is
correct as at April 2014
sUGary drinks
Very high in added sugar
Poor source of nutrients
increases risk of tooth decay and weight gain
add lots of extra sugar to our diet and don’t have the healthy things our bodies need
UHT
Waterno sugar
the best drink when you are thirsty
loW/redUCed Fat Milk (unflavoured) •a great source of vitamins and minerals and is low in natural sugar
• Serve f u l l fat m i l k for ch i l dren under 2 years
FrUit JUiCeHas important vitaminsand minerals
BUt also has lots of natural sugars and increases risk of tooth decay• • so not too much -
l im i t to ha l f a cup occas iona l l y
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