Healthy Living
Water vs. Soda
Liquid Candy
Soda pop is liquid candy. It's a sweet treat to be enjoyed occasionally, but most people cannot fit it into a healthy diet every day.
Soft drinks (soda, "fruit" drinks, sweetened teas, sports drinks, etc.) are the largest source of refined sugars in Americans' diets. Would you ever sit down and eat 16 teaspoons of sugar? That's how much sugar is in a 20-ounce bottle of soda. That's more refined sugar than you should eat in a day (for a typical kid eating about 2,350 calories, health experts recommend eating no more than 13 teaspoons of refined sugar a day).
Kids who drink more sodas and other soft drinks eat more calories and are more likely to be overweight. The calories you drink don't seem to register as well as the calories you eat from solid food. So when you add a 20-ounce soda to your lunch, you probably won't make up for it later by eating 250 fewer calories of solid food.
Your Comments
Dear Amy,
I just had to say that I tried the Black Eyed Peas and Vegetable Bowl today and it might be the first time that I've ever wanted to lick the bowl clean and get more from a frozen meal. It was wonderful! Thanks!
Heather
Your Comments
I just wanted to let you know how great I think your pot pies are. Specifically, I LOVE the broccoli pot pie.
The sauce is delicious...not heavy or fake tasting. And of course it doesn't need to be heavy, because it doesn't have anything to hide. The vegetables are the BEST! I love to cook, so the only bad thing about your pot pies are that they're so good they sort of make me think "why bother" making my own from scratch.
I definitely like many of your other products too (perfect when you just want to grab something worthwhile to bring to work for lunch)...but I could just eat your broccoli pot pie every day of the week!
Thanks for making great food in balance with a great planet!
Leslie
Seattle, WA