sugar in soft drinks

Soft Drinks & Sugar

Place 2 glasses side by side.

Fill one to the brim with any regular fizzy soft drink.

Then fill the other glass one third full of white sugar.

This shows you very approximately how much sugar is in the glass containing the drink!

How much sugar do we need in our daily diet?Now answer this:

  • 1 tablespoon
  • 1 teaspoon
  • None

[Answer: None]

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