Caffeine Obsessed
May 23, 2008 – 12:26 am
Let’s face it, we are caffeine obsessed. We love the stuff that keeps us up in the mornings, in the evenings or at night (though I don’t suggest drinking it at night unless you really need it). We have chocolate, coffee, coke and other carbonated drinks, tea, etc. Though I never liked coffee when I first started, I got use to the taste, maybe I even like it a bit (it’s an acquired taste I’d say). Let’s look at how much caffeine we are really ingesting.
Coffee ~100-160mg
Tea ~50mg
Pepsi ~50mg
Red Bull ~80mg
7-up 0mg
To name a few…these numbers may not mean anything to you, but look compared to coffee. Tea and Pepsi are about half the amount. Drinking twice as much is just like having a cup of coffee! Be sure to pass up Pepsi or Coke for a non caffeinated variety like Sprite or 7-up.