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Comments

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

There's ton of juices, though! What have you tried?

Milk's always an option; I'm partial to mixed with honey and vanilla.

Also try getting rid of all the soda in your house. The harder it is to access, the less you'll have.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

SA!

Flavored water also works.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

I'd caution against juice. It's loaded with sugar and isn't much better than soda.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt!

Haven't heard that before. Would that be all juices or non 100% juice? Any types in particular?

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

DA-any non-100% juice is probably going to have added sugar, but even juice without added sugar is still pretty sugary, because most fruit is full of sugar to start with. And fruit juice doesn't have any of the fiber a whole piece of fruit would have, so an apple will make you feel fuller than apple juice will. Also, I tend to drink a lot of flavored sparkling water, the stuff without sugar or artificial sweeteners. It's not ideal, because carbonation isn't good for your teeth, but it's better than sugary soda. Plus you could mix it with fruit juice yourself when you just have to have soda--at least it'll have some nutrients in it aside from sugar.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

ayrt

Sounds like you're talking to OP; I'm the anon who mentioned juice.

Thanks for the information though and that sounds like pretty sound advice for OP.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt

While ayrt makes valid point about whole fruit being better than fruit juice and fruit juice having lots of sugar naturally, even if it is a no-sugar-added -- it's also important to note that the sugar from fruit is very different than table sugar. It's lower on the glycemic index, which means it's broken down in your body more slowly and doesn't have the wild highs and crashes that table sugar has.

And I know about anyone else, but I see a ton of orange juices in the aisle where the only ingredient is oranges.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

aryt

Ah, that makes sense. Thanks for the info!

Yeah, that's generally the case with orange, grape, and apple juices (and the only brand of pomegranate juice that I've seen). However, other juices and drinks with multiple juices advertised on them are a lot more likely to be less than 100%. Cranberry juice, in particular, is prone; probably due its natural bitterness.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

OP

I've tried the usual: apple, grape, cranberry, and vegetable. But every time I drink them, I immediately want to brush my teeth because it's like I can feel the sugar just coating the inside of my mouth. I've also tried Naked juices but they're a little too thick and it's like I'm having two meals at once.

This milk thing sounds interesting. I think I'm gonna try that.

Already got rid of all them in my house. Nowadays it's just a matter of resisting every time I pass by the vending machine at work.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

Try checking the labels to see if the juice (especially so for cranberry juice) is 100% or not. A lot of juices have high fructose corn syrup which ups the sweet sugary factor. Orange and pomegranate juice are a bit on the less sweet side. (I'm personally am not of fan of pomegranate juice, but might be different for you.) I was going to suggest making your own fruit shakes, but they probably won't be up your alley if you're not a fan of Naked. That being said, all fruit is at least somewhat sugary so it might not be your cup tea in the first place.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[(Anonymous)]

My friend and I buy 100% pure orange and apple juices and mix them with filtered water when we drink them. Another friend buys thick fruit and vegetable juices for smoothie making.

You can also try herbal teas for a bit of flavor with your water. Lemon, mint, ginger, honey are all thing I like with plain water.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[spacebabie]

I love V8 Splash and there is a diet non sugar version of them.

Re: Soda Alternatives

[elialshadowpine]

Okay, what you may want to try is cutting the juice with seltzer. Have you ever had Orangina? You can make a home version by probably a quarter orange juice to three quarters seltzer. I like to add some mango juice, if I have it, too.

Pomegranate juice, which is usually heavily concentrated, is also great for this.