function prana_drinks_load(menu_item)
{
	// for this div do an ajax load of each anchor, and anything > inside the div (the path to the
	// image and the content
	$("#drinks_content").fadeOut( FADE_SPEED, function() {
                                                $("#drinks_content").load( menu_item + " #drinks_content", '', function()
                                                                                                                                            { 
			                                                                                                                                  $("#drinks_content").fadeIn(FADE_SPEED);
		
                                                                                                                                           });
		                                                                               });
		
	// remove the class of any other element that might have been selected
	$(".drinks_selected").each(function() 
                                                        { 
		                                                  $(this).removeClass('drinks_selected'); 
	                                                    });
	// add the selected class to menu_item element
	$("#" + menu_item).addClass('drinks_selected');
}

// how fast are fading in and out
var FADE_SPEED = 1000;