Each of us should drink 6-8 glasses of fluid each day. It’s better if this is mainly water, but tea and coffee also count
- The best drinks for children are plain water and milk
- Sugar-free or reduced sugar squash are tasty alternatives to full sugar options
- Swap sugary fizzy drinks for diet fizzy drinks. After a while, you could swap the diet fizzy drinks for water or a low-sugar squash
- Swap milkshake drinks for skimmed or semi-skimmed milk
- If you drink dairy free alternatives such as soy milk, picking a fortified and lower fat/sugar option is a healthier choice
- If you add sugar or syrup to hot drinks, think about cutting down how much you add, or how often
- Swap sugary alcoholic drinks (such as alcopops or flavoured ciders) and mixers, for lower-sugar alternatives
- Swap alcoholic drinks for low or alcohol free drinks
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