Drinking espresso coffee may avoid paying sugar tax!

This month, the UK Government in England is expected to publish its long-awaited child obesity strategy, which has been in the pipeline for some time now, (originally to be published in Autumn 2015). At the heart of this debate is the ongoing topic of sugar tax. Health experts have been debating for a long time for it to be introduced, with the government advisory body – Public Health England, also putting a case forward for it.

The tax will particularly target children, who consume three times as much sugar as they should which has resulted in one in five children being obese by the time they finish primary school, and one in three classed as overweight.

With a proposed cost increase of up to 20% on sugar-loaded food and drinks, drinking an espresso could be the healthy and cheaper option.

In the UK, the average person consumes 12 teaspoons of sugar each day with some adults consuming as much as 46! With 1 teaspoon amounting to approximately 5 grams of sugar, every time you drink a can of fizzy pop or glass of fruit juice you could be consuming up to 35 grams or 7 teaspoons alone!

Choosing an espresso or black coffee as an alternative beverage is a healthy low, or no calorie option, as it’s the milk and sugar that is added to sweeten it up that increases the calories.   A quality espresso can be hard to find, but when you do it is usually produced by fine ground roasted coffee beans, good quality water, equipment, temperature, pressure timings and storage factors. Whether you purchase from a skilled barista or make your own espressos, each time you will doing a little bit to help both your body and your pocket!

By drinking espressos, you won’t just save on calories and cost, but you will also be helping to reduce your future risk of suffering from diabetes, heart disease and cancer too.

Espresso coffee + water = virtually calorie and tax-free!