Think Twice Before Giving Your Kids These 22 Panera Drinks that are Secretly Sugar Bombs

Panera Bread is a popular bakery stop for families. You can order delicious soups, tasty baked goods, and savory dishes here. The restaurant keeps customers on their toes by adding delicious in-season dishes like the Citrus Asian Crunch Salad with Chicken or the Rustic Baked Potato Soup. With all the incredible options and decent prices, families enjoy Panera Bread year-round. However, when ordering your child's meal, you must be careful with what drinks you pair with the food. These 22 Panera Bread drinks absolute are sugar bombs; you may want to avoid them! (Read: Why Some Kids Have ‘Food Phases’—and What Parents Can Learn from It.)

In order to compile a list of the top Panera drinks that contain way too much sugar, Moms Who Think consulted the Panera nutrition guide here.

Depending on what your child orders as their main dish, you must be mindful of what drink you get to complement their food. If you aren't careful with these Panera drinks, your child could be drinking a sugar bomb.

According to the AAP, children shouldn't have more than 25 grams of added sugar daily. This equals out to about six teaspoons. The reason you need to be mindful of added sugar in food and drinks is simple. Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing. Sugar can put children at risk for several adverse effects, including tooth decay, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes. The drinks on this list all have more than 25 grams of sugar, which accounts for more than the recommended amount!

The Mango Yuzu Citrus Flavored Charged Lemonade is one of the most popular drinks at Panera. In a 20 fl. oz, it contains 49 grams of sugar.

The Tropicana Fruit Punch is even higher in sugar than the drink as mentioned earlier. It comes with a whopping 75 grams of sugar in a 20 fl. oz.

While the Tropicana Lemonade does contain less sugar than the fruit punch, it is still high. It contains 66 grams of sugar.

In a 12 fl. oz bottle of Minute Maid orange juice, customers will be drinking 45 grams of sugar.

Starry Lemon Lime is not much better. In a 12 fl. oz can this drink contains 39 grams of sugar. At the same time, a 20 fl. oz has 65 grams.

Keeping up with the trend, Pibb Xtra stays close to the likes of orange juice and the starry Lemon Lime. In a 20 fl. oz, there is 61 grams of sugar.

Soda isn't a good thing to drink for kids and adults alike. The sugar alone is worth saying no. In a 20 fl. oz Pepsi, there is 69 grams of sugar.

Root Beer is often a better choice because of the lack of caffeine. However, it also contains 63 grams of sugar in a 20 fl. oz container.

While not as high as soda, tea can also contain a lot of sugar. The Lipton Brisk Raspberry Tea has 30 grams of sugar, which is more than the recommended daily amount.

The Madagascar Vanilla Latte contains 34 grams of sugar in a 20 fl. oz container.

Mountain Dew is one of the more popular sugar bombs out there. It has 77 grams of sugar in a 20 fl. oz bottle.

The Panera Bread Signature Hot Chocolate may be tempting, but it should be thought of as a treat. Not something your child drinks all the time. This is because a 20 fl. oz cup has 69 grams of sugar.

Going back to soda, Fanta Orange is keeping up with the trend of sugary drinks. There are 66 grams of sugar in one 20 fl. oz cup.

A 16 fl. oz Frozen Chocolate Cold Brew contains 59 grams of sugar.

Wild Cherry Pepsi comes close to leading the top sugar bombs with 70 grams of sugar.

Although Dr. Pepper isn't too far behind with 64 grams of sugar.

The 16 fl. oz. cup of Frozen Caramel Cold Brew comes with 59 grams of sugar.

The 20 fl. oz. Chai Tea Latte comes with 62 grams of sugar.

While the chocolate Latte is slightly less with 49 grams of sugar.

Coke is also another soda sugar bomb with 67 grams of sugar in a 20 fl. oz cup.

The Agave Lemonade is slightly lower than the sugar-packed sodas on this list. However, this drink still contains 48 grams of sugar.

Lastly, the Cinnamon Crunch Latte only has 44 grams of sugar. While this is less than many of the drinks on this list, it is still higher than the recommended amount for kids.

As parents, it's our job to be mindful of what our children are putting into their bodies. While it's okay to allow sweet drinks and treats, teaching our kids what is nutritious for their bodies and what is a treat is necessary. At the same time, a sugary drink is fun and tasty every once in a while. They certainly shouldn't be consumed daily. Which means we all need to be careful with these drinks from Panera because they are outright sugar bombs. (Read: 8 Sandwich Chains That Are a Huge Upgrade from Subway.)