When you resolve to stick to a healthy balanced diet you have to think about what to give up from your old habits as well as how to adopt new eating habits. One favorite resolution is to say goodbye to sugary drinks, especially soda. The new trend of enhanced vitamin water drinks is one interesting alternative.
Walk, Don't Run
The drinks are interesting but walk, don't run, to check them out. Academics and health practitioners can tell you that most Americans get enough vitamins from food and have no need of vitamin-enhanced water. As one expert puts it, drinking vitamin-enhanced water amounts to nothing more than expensive waste.
Sugar and Calories
Many of these enhanced vitamin water drinks contain added sugar. Since you decided on water as a replacement for sugary drinks, why pay more for water with added sugar, along with vitamins that you may not really need?
One brand of enhanced vitamin water, for example, has a whopping 125 calories and 33 grams of sugar in a 30-ounce bottle. Even zero-calorie enhanced vitamin water drinks contain additives that you don't need.
Conclusions
Scientific claims behind enhanced waters are weak. Mayo Clinic nutritionists advise you to get the nutrients you need through a balanced diet that includes fruits and vegetables. Plain water is best. Your body asks only for pure and simple hydration.
