CALORIES IN DRINKS

Which contains more calories – milk, smoothies, lager or wine ? It’s quite revealing to check.

	Portion	ml	kcal
Water	Glass	200	0
Black tea/coffee	Mug	260	neg
Diet cola/lemonade	Can	330	2
Tea/coffee with milk, sugar*	Mug	260	34
Orange juice	Glass	200	72
Semi-skimmed milk	Glass	200	92
Gin and tonic	Glass	183	92
Red/white wine	Glass	175	119
Whole milk	Glass	200	132
Energy drink	Can	250	133
Regular cola/lemonade	Can	330	139
Fruit smoothie	Bottle	250	143
Latte coffee with whole milk	Regular	354	176
Premium lager	Pint	568	227

*semi-skimmed milk, one teaspoon of sugar A large hot chocolate made with whole milk and whipped cream can add up to over 500 calories. The figures are all from the UK Food Standards Agency in 2002. There’s more in “Hydration and health : a review” in the British Nutrition Foundation Nutrition Bulletin of March 2010.