Liquid calories add up faster than you'd think

Many of us don't think twice about having a beverage with our meal. We tend to look at the food on our plate as the main source of calories, and ignore that beverage sitting next to the plate.

It's not new information, but here's a reminder that those calories can really add up. Studies show that people eat the same amount of food whether they have water with their meal or a beverage like pop or juice.

If you replaced three beverages per day with water, you could cut roughly 400-600 calories from your daily total calorie intake. In other words, you could lose about one pound per week simply by cutting three beverages like regular soda or juice out of your daily routine!