3 Things to Drink When On a Diet

Hey y’all! It’s a new year and we couldn’t be more excited and ready to see what the new year has to offer! Starting the year on the right foot is important and vital to your health. If you have indulged in goodies and sweets during the holidays, don’t beat yourself up. We can get back on track together starting with what’s in your cup! That’s right!

Sweeties, when keeping up with your diet, it’s also important to keep an eye on what you drink too! Choosing the right drinks can help with your metabolism and make you less hungry. Sweet deal! Drinks you sip on all day, everyday can spike blood sugar and leave you feeling on the bloated side if you aren’t careful, Sweeties! It can be oh- so-easy to think you are sippin’ on something on the healthier side only to find added sugars and mystery additives are making their way into your body, making the beverage not good for you at all.

Beverages are one of the biggest hidden sources of empty calories in our diets. It’s true! Let’s get to our healthy tips: 3 Things to drink when on a diet. Ready? Let’s get to it!

 Water:

Water, water everywhere so make sure you are keeping your glasses full of that H20. It’s no surprise that water makes it on our sweet list. This amazing liquid is zero carbs, zero sugar, and is very important to the body. According to Medical News Today, around 60 percent of your body is water. Wow! That means you must always keep it hydrated with the good stuff! Water also helps lubricates joints, helps regulate body temperature, and helps flush body waste. Let’s just say that water is overall wonderful for your body and wellbeing!

If plain water gets tiresome for ya, try sippin’ on some seltzer water or sparkling water. Having some fizz in your cup is a wonderful way to mix it up and keep your taste buds guessin'!

Sweet Tip! Try adding lemon or cucumber slices to your water too for an extra twist on the taste! Also try making some infused ice cubes with fruit and herbs to really make your glass of water cool and refreshing!

Sound good? Grab yourself a nice, tall glass of water, y’all! 

Tea:

 Ahh, a yummy, cozy cup of tea! Sounds lovely doesn’t it? Tea is naturally calorie free. It’s warming and is available in variety of flavors to keep your taste buds happy! Herbal tea is a lovely alternative to regular black tea and it’s also caffeine free. Tea is gaining popularity nationwide and it’s becoming very easy to find in just about everywhere you go! Find tea in restaurants, grocery stores, anywhere! Just make sure you watch additives in your cup of tea, it may be tempting to add a few teaspoons of sugar to sweeten the deal or drizzle honey in the cup, but try using fruit like berries or lemon to make it sweet!

Sweet Tip! Tea can be both served hot and iced, you decide!

 Southern Breeze Sweet Tea:

 Since we mentioned tea, we must mention the mighty and sweet Southern Breeze Sweet Tea! Southern Breeze Sweet Tea is zero calorie and zero sugar, so there is no guilt with every sip. If ya gotta have your sweet tea, ya gotta have Southern Breeze! Family size or cold brew, take your pick how you want to serve it up.

The beauty of Southern Breeze is that it isn’t like the traditional sweet tea BUT has the same taste as traditional sweet tea! Ya see, Southern Breeze is presweetened with sucralose and contains no sugar. You’ve got that right, NO sugar is needed to make this sweet tea sweet! The sweetener is blended in with real tea leaves so it sweetens your tea while you steep the tea bags. That also means it saves time so you can get to sweet tea sippin’ sooner. It’s easy peasy, y’all!

Leave it to us to know sweet tea. Made in Georgia, Southern Breeze is blended with love so we can serve your sweet tea with a smile. They call us the #guiltfreesweettea! Enjoy all of the sweetness with non of the guilt. Send your taste buds on a vacation without worrying about what this sweet treat will do to your waistline. Available in Original, Peach, Half & Half, and Raspberry flavors!

Here are some more tips for ya while you are watching the scale. These beverages below can really wreck your diets!

• Avoid bubbly sodas-they are carb city!
• Skip on alcoholic beverages- the sugars in them are too much to count.
• Say “No” to fruit juice- Sugar contents are high and not helpful to diets.

 Well Sweeties, how does that sound? These weight friendly beverages will help keep ya slim, trim, and feel less bloated. Remember to take a peek and read the nutritional panel on beverages so you can track the ingredients.Keep your cups filled with the good stuff! Which beverage will you reach for first? You deicde! Leave us a note in the comments below! Sip and enjoy. Cheers y’all!