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By the Numbers: The Coolest Beverages

May 6, 2019

By Jeanette Ferrara

Sometimes the best way to chill on a sweltering summer day is with a nice, icy-cold drink—like a cherry slushy, fruit smoothie, or frozen lemonade. While they may taste delicious, some of these cool beverages pack a big sugar punch. Like many treats, they can contain several times the recommended daily added sugar amount. Read on for some fun facts about frozen drinks—past and present!

14,000,000

Courtesy of 7-Eleven

Average number of Slurpee drinks sold at 7-Eleven convenience stores each month

1995

David Lee/Alamy Stock Photo

Year Starbucks sold the first Frappuccino frozen beverages. They are often credited with sparking the blended-beverage revolution!

220

Courtesy of Taco Bell

Calories in Taco Bell’s Watermelon Freeze, which comes complete with candy “seeds”

3,500

Courtesy of Sonic

Sonic locations across America that sold the sweet-and-sour Pickle Juice slush in summer 2018.

1968

Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource, NY

Year mechanical engineer Arthur A. Aykanian invented the spoon straw. It helps you get every last drop of your frozen drink!

Algebra

Order of Operations

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