Research Article
Blending Better Beverage Options: A Nutrition Education and Experiential Workshop for Youths
Table 1
Typical consumption of SSBs in youths attending a summer program.
| Question | Response | 5–9-year-olds number (%) | 10–14-year-olds number (%) | Entire group number (%) |
| I drink soda | | | | | Such as cola, ginger ale, Sprite, and Mountain Dew | Yes | 60 (85.7) | 51 (87.9) | 111 (86.7) | No | 10 (14.3) | 7 (12.1) | 17 (13.3) | Mean times per week | | 2.37 | 2.09 | 2.25 | Mean ounces consumed | | 9.91 | 11.1 | 10.45 | Total mean ounces consumed per weeks | | 26.26 | 26.28 | 26.27 | I drink sports drinks | | | | | Such as Gatorade and Powerade | Yes | 60 (85.7) | 49 (84.5) | 109 (85.2) | No | 10 (14.3) | 9 (15.5) | 19 (14.8) | Mean times per week | | 2.41 | 2.78 | 2.58 | Mean ounces consumed | | 15.06 | 18.28 | 16.52 | Total mean ounces consumed per weeks | | 42.54 | 63.03 | 51.83 | I drink sugar-sweetened beverages | | | | | Such as sweetened tea, fruit punch, and Sunny-D | Yes | 57 (81.4) | 47 (81.0) | 104 (81.3) | No | 13 (18.6) | 11 (19.0) | 24 (18.8) | Mean times per week | | 2.84 | 2.81 | 2.83 | Mean ounces consumed | | 12.16 | 11.98 | 12.08 | Total mean ounces consumed per weeks | | 43.59 | 40.64 | 42.25 | I drink energy drinks | | | | | Such as Red Bull and Rockstar | Yes | 11 (15.7) | 20 (34.5) | 31 (24.2) | No | 59 (84.3) | 38 (65.5) | 97 (75.8) | Mean times per week | | 0.3 | 0.78 | 0.52 | Mean ounces consumed | | 1.49 | 3.94 | 2.6 | Total mean ounces consumed per weeks | | 3.14 | 9.7 | 6.11 | All beverages mean ounces | | 113.87 | 139.64 | 125.55 |
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