Objective:To examine the patterns and trends in adolescent and adult beverage intake in Mexico.Design:Use of nationally representative dietary intake, income, and food expenditure surveys.Subjects: For the nationally representative surveys adolescents (aged 12–18y) and adults (aged 19y and older) were studied. For the 1999 and 2006 national nutrition surveys, there were 416 and 7,464 adolescents and 2180 and 21,113 adults, respectively, available in the overall sample.Measurements: Volume (ml) and energy (kcal) per day contributed by all beverages consumed by the subjects was measured.Results:The trends from both the food expenditure and the dietary intake surveys showed large increases in caloric beverages among adolescents and adults over the past decades—particularly 1999–2006. Coupled with very high‐income elasticities, this showed the high likelihood that intakes will increase as Mexican incomes continue to rise. Further, the price elasticities for whole milk and sodas were both greater than 1 and triple those for all other food groups.Conclusion:Mexican adolescents and adults consumed 20.1 and 22.3% of their calories from beverages. Whole milk, sugared‐beverages, fruit juice and alcohol represented the four major categories of beverage intake.