Drinking problem?
Posted on August 4, 2011
Citric acid, aspartame, maltodextrin, natural flavor, silicon dioxide, soy lecithin, Phenylketonurics, Phenylalanine, high fructose corn syrup, Ester gum, gum Arabic, sodium polyphosphate, ascorbic acid, calcium disodium EDTA, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, sodium citrate, Yellow 5.
These are just some of the ingredients listed in popular bottled iced teas and lemonades. Over the past 40 years, Americans have developed a love of bottled beverages with the average person’s consumption equaling approximately 20% of their total daily caloric intake. Do any of these ingredients sound like something your mom would have used? (Think water, lemons, sugar.)