How does your favorite summer drink rate?

For something so simple, there can be something surprisingly enjoyable about a cold drink on a hot day.

It can quench our thirst, cool us down and just taste great.

And during these warm months when we need to drink more than usual to stay hydrated, it’s important to choose drinks that we like, but it’s also important to choose drinks on the healthier side.

Figuring out which drinks hit that sweet spot, though, isn’t always easy. To help with that, I spoke with Yikyung Park, a nutrition researcher and professor in the Division of Public Health Sciences at WashU Medicine, for her insight on which popular summer drinks are easy to say “yes” to — and which ones we should try to limit.

Plain water. “The best choice!” she said. Zero calories and refreshing, with nothing extra. From the kitc