Sara's been doing an annual nutrition talk at the school where she coaches, and the numbers on energy drinks are becoming impossible to ignore: two-thirds of kids surveyed drink them regularly, and most already know exactly how many milligrams of caffeine are in the can. They drink it anyway. This episode gets into why that's happening and why it matters.

The comparison is the real eye-opener. Alani and Monster run 200 to 300mg of caffeine per can, more than double what's recommended for kids in an entire day, in one sitting. Compare that to a 12oz Mountain Dew at 55mg or old-school Surge at 51mg, drinks that used to feel like the wild option. The bar has moved a lot further than most people are paying attention to.

This isn't just a kids' conversation either. Adult tolerance builds the same way, and old habits, pre-workout, energy drinks, an extra shot in a latte, can quietly turn into a caffeine level nobody signed up for. The real ask isn't quitting caffeine. It's actually knowing the number before reaching for the next one.

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