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University of Illinois Extension serving Grundy, Kankakee and Will Counties

Main Office (Kankakee County)
1650 Commerce Drive
Bourbonnais, IL 60914
Phone: 815-933-8337
FAX: 815-933-8532
Email:uie-gkw@illinois.edu
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm

Branch Office (Grundy County)
4004 N. Division
Morris, IL 60450
Phone: 815-942-2725
FAX: 815-942-9519
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

Branch Office (Will County)
100 Manhattan Road
Joliet, IL 60433
Phone: 815-727-9296
FAX: 815-727-9364
Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am to 4:30 pm (Closed 12 - 1pm)

News Release

Beverages: Empty Calories or Not? - Grundy County

August 23, 2012

Beverages: Empty Calories or Not?

Your beverage choices can make a huge difference in your diet! Take a minute to think about what you routinely drink. Do you usually have a beverage with your meals: coffee, tea, pop, milk, or water? Can you recall the non-alcoholic beverages you drank yesterday? Most people cannot. We tend to remember the food, but not the beverages.

Beverages are fun to drink, but they can be an expensive serving of empty calories. Calories in beverages are not hidden; they are listed right on the Nutrition Facts label. Those calories can really add up. Most people don't realize just how many calories beverages can contribute to their daily intake. But there is good news: you have plenty of options to choose from in the beverage department.

In this class we will discuss 5 different categories of non-alcoholic beverages: water, soft drinks, fruit and vegetable juices, cow's milk and functional beverages. We will also discuss how these beverage choices may have a direct influence on your health.

Beverages: Empty Calories or Not? is sponsored by University of Illinois Extension, Grundy County, on Friday, September 14, 2012 from 10:00 a.m. to 11:30 at University of Illinois Extension, Grundy County, 4004 N Division, IL 60450. Lessons for Living programs are open to the general public. A pre-registration fee of $5 is required by September 7, 2012. This lesson is free for all members of HCE Units. Please call Grundy County Extension Office at 815-942-2725 for more information.

University of Illinois Extension provides equal opportunities in programs and employment. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in this program, please contact the Unit Office at least two weeks prior to the event. University of Illinois Extension offers practical, research-based programs that help people improve their lives and address critical community issues involving youth, families, economics, health and natural resources.

Source: Drusilla Banks, Extension Educator, Nutrition and Wellness, dbanks@illinois.edu