Tell Taco Bell: Quit Pushing Sugary Drinks

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One word can describe Taco Bell’s drink lineup: Sugary.

Taco Bell recently added six new sugary drinks and became the first fast-food giant to offer Manzanita Sol, an apple-flavored soda most popular in Mexico, a nod to its Latin-inspired cuisine.

Manzanita Sol packs a whopping 56 grams of sugar in a 16-ounce drink, and four of the six new drinks contain more than 20 grams of sugar in the chain’s smallest available size.

Tell Taco Bell to stop offering Manzanita Sol and other sugary drinks to customers!

Latino kids don’t need more sugar-bombs disguised as thirst-quenchers, they already drink more sugary drinks per day than their white peers and have higher rates of obesity.

Taco Bell continues to launch new unhealthy beverages, including new flavors of sugar-filled slushy drinks called Freezes. The company promotes Freezes aggressively on Facebook and Instagram, and research shows Latinos use these channels more than other populations.

The two newest Freezes, Starburst and Snapple Lemonade, each pack more than 45 grams of sugar in a 16-ounce serving.

Tell Taco Bell to stop adding sugary drinks, and instead add a healthy option like no- or low-fat milk!

This campaign is directed by Salud America!, a Latino childhood obesity network funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and led by Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio.