Better Summertime Drink: Sweet Tea or Soda?

View in Brower Better Summertime Drink: Sweet Tea or Soda? | | At your summer barbecue, you want a cold drink to wash down the tasty food. But which drink will do the least harm to your waistline—sweet tea or soda? Go with the sweet tea. The soda contains phosphorus, which could affect bone strength, but the tea contains antioxidants if you make it at home (a store-bought mix isn't as healthy). "At least with the black tea, you're getting antioxidants, which help fight the free radicals that can damage your cells," says Emily Gelsomin, R.D., clinical nutrition specialist with Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. See all of the healthiest picks for your picnic or barbecue here >> More on Healthy Living • Shape-Up Strategies of the Stars • Which Is Worse? At the Movies • Easy Ways to Burn 100 More Calories A Day Manage Your Subscription You are subscribed as omsstraffic.5454@blogger.com | Unsubscribe or visit http://www.ivillage.com/funnels/6 © 2011 iVillage, Inc. All rights reserved. | 75 9th Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10011 | Privacy Policy | Email Help