People Are Swearing Off Chick-Fil-A Lemonade Because Of This Viral Video

If you order the lemonade at Chick-fil-A you might want to rethink your beverage choice after viewing this viral TikTok video.

The basic ingredients needed for lemonade are lemon juice, water, and sugar. According to the Herald Weekly, people have been sticking to this tried-and-true recipe for more than a thousand years. It's an easy recipe, and easily tweaked for people who prefer their lemonade to be more tangy or more sweet. Chick-fil-A's take on the classic, though, has people swearing it off for good.

What's so bad about Chick-fil-A's lemonade? Nothing... at least until you see how it's made. An employee of the fast food chain, Hayden Alumbaugh, took to TikTok to show people how it's done. In the video, a pitcher of sugar can be seen being poured into a container of bubbling yellow liquid. "This is how much suger [sic] they put in the lemonade at Chick-fil-A," reads a caption on the video.

So just how much sugar is in Chick-fil-A's lemonade? A stomach-churning amount, according to its website. While Chick-fil-A does stick to the standard recipe of lemon juice, water, and sugar for their lemonade, a medium drink contains a whopping 58 grams of carbs and 220 calories. A copycat Chick-fil-A recipe from the blog Real Mom Kitchen calls for eight to ten lemons, five and one-third cups of water, and a cup of sugar.

While people are swearing off the drink because of its high sugar content, there are other options. You could always water it down if you don't want such a sugar-filled drink, or opt for the sugar free version of Chick-fil-A's lemonade, which is made with Splenda instead. Or you could opt for a soft drink. While soda is notoriously sugar-laden, a medium Coke at Chick-fil-A only has 54 grams of carbs and 190 calories. It's still a lot of sugar, but less than in their lemonade.