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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ħ on August 10, 2011, 09:59:10 PM
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Do you drink it? Is it worth drinking? The more I learn about it, the more it seems like it's the "smoking" of the modern generation. For example, I heard a prediction that 30% of the people born after 2000 will develop type-II diabetes.
I drink it, but I find that now that I'm not drinking it as much, I actually feel kinda sick when I have soda now. Maybe this is my body's proper reaction to soda?
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I used to drink soda. I think my favorites were Dr. Pepper and Sprite. Never cared much for Coke, and I never liked Pepsi at all.
However when I was like 17, I just randomly decided to never drink soda again. And almost 10 years later, I still haven't. Easy as hell to give up for me, I haven't even had carbonated water.
But yea, Soda's pretty bad for you. But now a days, it seems most people are hooked on energy drinks or the like, never understood those either.
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I used to drink soda. I think my favorites were Dr. Pepper and Sprite. Never cared much for Coke, and I never liked Pepsi at all.
However when I was like 17 21, I just randomly decided to never drink soda again. And almost 10 3 years later, I still haven't. Easy as hell to give up for me, I haven't even had carbonated water.
But yea, Soda's pretty bad for you. But now a days, it seems most people are hooked on energy drinks or the like, never understood those either.
This exactly for me.
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I drink Coke a lot, but I really need to stop.
Also really like Ginger Ale.
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I only drink soda when I have pizza or pasta, which can vary from 1-3 times a week based on how well I am doing with my eating habits. :lol And even then, it is only white soda (usually 7up). I haven't had any dark soda since January 2000.
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Not anymore. I do drink Perrier water but that's more to kill some stomach problems I have, otherwise I wouldn't go outta my way to drink it, though it's good actually.
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Did you guys find that you got healthier after quitting/cutting down?
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I used to drink a ton of Coca Cola, but I stopped a few years ago, and now aside from a handful of random splurges a year, I never touch the stuff.
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I only drink sugared soda when I go out to eat, unless they have Coke Zero. I know the artificial sweeteners aren't that much better for you, but it makes me feel better at least. :lol
Dr Pepper is still the shit though.
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Did you guys find that you got healthier after quitting/cutting down?
I had less tooth problems. I don't think I drank enough soda to affect me much else.
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I've never liked soda. I suppose it's been convenient for me because it's healthier, but what bothers me is being stuck at a restaurant/party/event/whatever that only serves soda and nothing else.
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Did you guys find that you got healthier after quitting/cutting down?
Definitely. Teeth felt better overall, dropped a few pounds, not as lethargic, etc.
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Did you guys find that you got healthier after quitting/cutting down?
Absolutely. Except for my white sodas with pizza and paste, 99% of everything else I drink is water, Powerade, OJ and (skim) milk. The other 1% is the very rare occasions where I drink alcohol.
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what bothers me is being stuck at a restaurant/party/event/whatever that only serves soda and nothing else.
I have no problem going to a party and bringing a few Powerades along with me. I mean, if people can bring beer, I can bring that, right? No one has ever had a problem with it, so it's all good.
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I'm addicted to sweet drinks as well as soda... I know it's bad. But I'd rather have soda than water, unless I'm singing. I'm cutting down on pop though... I used to drink like 3 cans a day, now I'm down to 1. Still is tough though, I do feel sluggish quite a bit.
What I'd rather drink is gatorade. Much better for you, tastes sweet, keeps you hydrated. So much more expensive though.
What really is hard though, is that I can't stand coffee, and I need caffeine to stay awake sometimes. Coffee is so gross. So I'll have a caffinated soda. Tastes so much better.
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what bothers me is being stuck at a restaurant/party/event/whatever that only serves soda and nothing else.
I have no problem going to a party and bringing a few Powerades along with me. I mean, if people can bring beer, I can bring that, right? No one has ever had a problem with it, so it's all good.
Yeah but I never know ahead of time, so I usually just opt for water when I'm there.
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Hmm. This thread made me realize that I only drink three types of drinks: water (regular or carbonated), milk (whole), or alcohol. :lol
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Hmm. This thread made me realize that I only drink three types of drinks: water (regular or carbonated), milk (whole), or alcohol. :lol
No juice? ???
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Nope. Trying to avoid too many sugars which juice is guilty of. I know people will quote the natural sugar argument, but it's still sugar and I'm trying to cut back.
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As long as it's pure 100% juice, you're fine.
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I don't buy that, but I know 99% of people will disagree with me.
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I don't buy that, but I know 99% of people will disagree with me.
Sugars might be bad, but with alcohol you're getting a good amount of carbs.
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Those are the ones I am allowing since it's not purely sugar.
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I really wanna give it up for good. My record is 3 months back in 1999. I usually can drop 15-20 pounds in a month by combining the following:
-Drink only water, apple or white grape juice, skim milk, or unsweetened tea
-Eat only wheat bread sandwiches with poutlry deli meat(chicken, turkey) and if you wanna dress it do so with things like lettuce, tomato, mustard, etc. but stay away from mayo and cheese. Also 1 pound of vegetables like broccoli, spinach, cauliflower, brussels sprouts with nonfat butter spray every day to facilitate a much faster metabolism(corn and peas aren't all that great due to carbs.)
-100 ab crunches and 100 pushups daily(don't get discouraged if you have trouble with these, just start as low as 15-20 if necessary and gradually increase at a SAFE pace to avoid overexertion.)
My biggest problems with quitting the pop is that (a) juice is ridiculously more expensive than pop and (b) no amount of water seems to fully cleanse my pallet after a meal and I get grossed out if I can't wash the taste of my food out of my mouth after a meal.
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I've tried to quit. I've succeeded for brief periods of time but I eventually get a headache and come crawling back. I've found cheaper and calorie free alternatives I enjoy almost as much. But I'm at the point if I don't get caffeine in me I get headaches; and soda is available, cold, and a decent dose.
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I'm addicted to diet sodas :-X Yeah, I know it's bad.
I made a decision about 3 years ago to refrain from drinking regular soda always. That, plus working out more and watching what I eat, has contributed to me losing over 70 lbs.
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^Did it all go to your hair?
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Yes, but..... but I don't wanna talk about it :sadpanda:
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I really need to stop drinking soda. Like period.
I'm going to be at a sleep-away summer camp this week being a counselor, they don't serve soda. Perfect time to stop for me.
Wish me luck!
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I like you're guys' attitudes! I think I'll start a challenge myself. ;)
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Yes, but..... but I don't wanna talk about it :sadpanda:
Actually it suits you very well. You kinda have this cool, edgy young Bill Murray thing going on.
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Growing up pretty much all anyone in the house would drink was soda. About five or so years ago I decided that was a pretty terrible habit to keep up so I just started getting water all the time and only have soda maybe once a month. Never had any trouble with needing caffeine or anything (and I never liked coffee).
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I'll splurge once in awhile but I don't drink it regularly. When I do I just get the regular stuff since it's not any better for you. Really like citrus stuff like Mellow Yellow.
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I enjoy a good ginger ale from time to time, but that's about it. Sadly, Vernor's is nowhere near as good as it used to be, so they're less frequent now.
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I've never liked soda. I suppose it's been convenient for me because it's healthier, but what bothers me is being stuck at a restaurant/party/event/whatever that only serves soda and nothing else.
Exactly this.
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I'll drink it only occasionally when it's hot and I'm dying of thirst, but other than that, it's just too sweet. Way too much sugar.
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I drink a lot of Pepsi. I like the taste.
*let the hatred commence*
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The majority of what I consume (food and drink) is diet (preferably carb free) sodas and energy drinks.
By drinking a lot, it means I don't eat a lot.
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Just a note to you all, my intake counselor for alcoholic rehab(a process which started with pancreatic failure due to alcohol) said that high fructose corn syrup is as bad for the liver and pancreas as alcohol. Please keep that in mind when choosing a soda. I drink Sierra Mist or some other natural sugar sodas, and never from a fountain.
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I hardly ever drink it anymore. It's horrible for you. But when I do, it's some form of Coke or Barq's, typically.
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Just a note to you all, my intake counselor for alcoholic rehab(a process which started with pancreatic failure due to alcohol) said that high fructose corn syrup is as bad for the liver and pancreas as alcohol. Please keep that in mind when choosing a soda. I drink Sierra Mist or some other natural sugar sodas, and never from a fountain.
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing that info.
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Just a note to you all, my intake counselor for alcoholic rehab(a process which started with pancreatic failure due to alcohol) said that high fructose corn syrup is as bad for the liver and pancreas as alcohol. Please keep that in mind when choosing a soda. I drink Sierra Mist or some other natural sugar sodas, and never from a fountain.
I'm not quite sure that's true.
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Thats what he said. Granted an alcoholic like me is putting away 10 to 15 drinks nightly, which is higher than most peoples soda intake.
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I very rarely drink soda. I don't really like the taste of them anymore (never liked Coke to begin with) and they're just too expensive for me. I used to drink a lot of ice tea, but I stopped doing that as well.
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I was going to make a soda connoisseurs thread sometime soon, but I had no idea if any other members on DTF shared the same interest as me. Back in late 2009, I had a craving for a soda called Pibb Xtra, which was not available in my state. So, I learned why, and in the process I learned much more. Mainly about sodas that are available in certain regions, where/how to find others among many other things.
So yeah, I love soda and drink it daily (lolfat) but I never just consume the typical Coke, Pepsi or Mountain Dew. I take something from my closet of 35+ twelve pacls (I have pics) and drink it.
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I very rarely drink soda. I don't really like the taste of them anymore (never liked Coke to begin with) and they're just too expensive for me. I used to drink a lot of ice tea, but I stopped doing that as well.
Is there a reason you stopped with the iced tea? I always thought tea was good for you.
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I very rarely drink soda. I don't really like the taste of them anymore (never liked Coke to begin with) and they're just too expensive for me. I used to drink a lot of ice tea, but I stopped doing that as well.
Is there a reason you stopped with the iced tea? I always thought tea was good for you.
In tea bags, probably. In the bottled or canned version at the grocery store, it's just as bad or worse than soda.
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I very rarely drink soda. I don't really like the taste of them anymore (never liked Coke to begin with) and they're just too expensive for me. I used to drink a lot of ice tea, but I stopped doing that as well.
Is there a reason you stopped with the iced tea? I always thought tea was good for you.
I think I read somewhere that a lot of Iced Tea, and stuff like Arizona Sweet Tea and Brisk or whatever, have as much sugar as a regular soft drink. I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I read that somewhere.
Disclaimer: I've had a few drinks, sorry if that makes no sense, or whatever
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I very rarely drink soda. I don't really like the taste of them anymore (never liked Coke to begin with) and they're just too expensive for me. I used to drink a lot of ice tea, but I stopped doing that as well.
Is there a reason you stopped with the iced tea? I always thought tea was good for you.
Well, two years ago, before I stopped, I came to the conclusion that I had to lose some weight (I was at 74 kg at 1,70 m) and not drinking ice tea anymore (because of the insane amounts of sugar, as Fuzzboy correctly stated) was part of the adjustment.
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I drink a lot of Coca Cola. Both diet and regular, whatever happens to be around. I know I should quit but it's just so tasty.
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I love soda, especially Cola and Fanta.
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I pretty much hate all others.
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I love any diet energy drink! Shame they're so expensive.
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Drinking soda isn't anywhere near the terrible nutritional disaster it's often made out to be. It's definitely not a good, healthy choice of regular beverage, and it has no positive value from a nutritional standpoint, but it also has little to do with obesity or other health problems unless you're *seriously* putting it away. The biggest issue is dental stuff, by far.
Just a note to you all, my intake counselor for alcoholic rehab(a process which started with pancreatic failure due to alcohol) said that high fructose corn syrup is as bad for the liver and pancreas as alcohol.
Well, they're not really comparable at all, but it's common knowledge that excessive sugar intake is hard on the liver (storage and metabolism) and pancreas (stress of insulin production). But it's a myth that different forms of sugar have any significantly different effects on the body long-term.
-J
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I used to drink A LOT of soda... then my last year of High School... I cut WAY back... when I did drink it was mainly diet. My drink of choice? I would take green teabag and put it in a bottle of water (or 2 bags in a large bottle) and just let it sit all day as I drank on it.
Now I am back on soda. When I start working I am going to go back to my tea thing.
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I cannot stand Coke. Awful, awful stuff. Pepsi, RC, and Mountain Dew are my mainstays. The Pepsi and RC usually get mixed with Jack Daniels. Mountain Dew is, IMO, one of the greatest things ever made.
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I have about 4-5 cokes a week, its a lot less than what it used to be and I'd really like to cut it out completely.
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I love soda, especially Cola and Fanta.
This. I should cut down.
But I won't.
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When I worked fast food, I used to drink a lot of pop. I don't drink as much anymore. It's usually water, gatorade, energy drinks or (on occasion) beer.
Coke and Sprite are probably my favorites, although I like Mountain Dew also.
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(https://images.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/9329516.jpg)
Hosmer Mountain is local soda company from Willimantic, CT.
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I love soda, it just bothers my stomach so I don't drink it.
And Gatorade isn't really much better for you.
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Don't drink it anymore because it's highly acidic. Since soda is good for digestion because of the carbonation, I drink seltzer or sparkling water with meals (or herbal tea or nothing).
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I very rarely drink soda. I don't really like the taste of them anymore (never liked Coke to begin with) and they're just too expensive for me. I used to drink a lot of ice tea, but I stopped doing that as well.
Is there a reason you stopped with the iced tea? I always thought tea was good for you.
Actual tea is good for you, yes. But comparing most store bought iced teas to fresh brewed tea is probably close to comparing orange drink to orange juice.
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That is correct.
I love iced tea. And by iced tea, I mean the iced tea flavored soft drinks. :lol
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I drink a can a day or so. I've actually started drinking more over the last few months. It used to be a can or two a week. I drink mostly Coke Zero or Diet Pepsi, whichever is one sale.
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I've honestly never understood the appeal of coke or pepsi or any of the brown soda products at all. I'm not the biggest soda drinker in the first place; partially because there is never any at my house and also because I've never been absolutely wild about it. I will have the occasional Fanta/Mountain Dew/any other fruit flavored soda, though.
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Just a note to you all, my intake counselor for alcoholic rehab(a process which started with pancreatic failure due to alcohol) said that high fructose corn syrup is as bad for the liver and pancreas as alcohol.
Well, they're not really comparable at all, but it's common knowledge that excessive sugar intake is hard on the liver (storage and metabolism) and pancreas (stress of insulin production). But it's a myth that different forms of sugar have any significantly different effects on the body long-term.
-J
Yeah, that was my understanding of it. The negative effects of HFCS are probably quite overstated.
One of the reasons I don't dig soft drinks is that I feel like I have a mouthful of syrup for the rest of the day. If I drink one in the morning, come dinner time I can still tell I had a soft drink that day. This is nowhere near as big an issue with real sugar, so I usually go the organic route if I'm going to indulge.
I'm similarly interested in artificial sweeteners. Plenty of people can make reasonable arguments for how you might as well be drinking arsenic, but plenty of studies suggest otherwise.
I did read about something called Stevia the other day. Apparently it's natures greatest artificial sweetener, and actually seems to have positive effects on blood pressure and serum glucose. The Japanese swear by it, but for political reasons (sugar and corn lobbies) it's not available here.
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Yeah, that was my understanding of it. The negative effects of HFCS are probably quite overstated.
The negative effects of fructose are well documented, so I think people then see high fructose corn syrup and think that it so much worse than regular sugar. HFCS marginally worse for you than regular corn syrup, but it contains about the same % of fructose as regular table sugar.
I did read about something called Stevia the other day. Apparently it's natures greatest artificial sweetener, and actually seems to have positive effects on blood pressure and serum glucose. The Japanese swear by it, but for political reasons (sugar and corn lobbies) it's not available here.
Truvia is a stevia based artificial sweetener available in the US.
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Yeah, I stupidly misspoke. It's only now becoming available here, after 40 years of use in the rest of the world, and quite slowly. There's one brand of soft drink that uses it. Turns out that more powerful than the sugar and corn lobbies are Coca Cola and PepsiCo, who're both looking to get in on the act.
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It's processed from stevia plant, so it's sold as "natural" sweetener, although you could argue that it's not natural if it's processed so much. Anyway, there seem to be formulation (taste) issues with Reb-A (processed stevia); proof is no major soda brand has employed it. Not counting Sprite Green, if that's even still around.
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I drink diet coke like all the time. its kinda bad. i drink diet cause im diabeteic lol.. i need to find a healthy substitute. ive tried so many times to just give up soda.. but im really having a hard time lol
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Dr. Pepper.
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Love soda, but I recently gave up all "bad" foods/drinks.
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I'm surprised by how many people have given it up here, tbh. I drink the stuff like crazy. Then again I'm an 18 year old bum. When I was at college (read: not living at home) I would drink around 12 liters a week, mostly diet (not for lack of sugar, I like the taste better), almost always caffinated. It'd be all I'd drink, except an energy drink or two just about every other day and occasionally some coffee.
Looks like I have the least healthy habits here :lol
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I used to drink soda like a mad woman. Probably a 6 pack a day or so. I decided that probably wasn't very healthy and now limit myself to one caffeinated drink a day with lunch. When I did that, I dropped 10-15lbs relatively fast.
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I used to drink loads of sugary soda but I don't anymore, it plays hell with my bladder and gives me really bad pain. I'm a sucker for diet sodas though, I adore fizzy drinks and still drinks just don't quench my thirst at all. I'm happy with plain soda water or carbonated water, though, it just has to be cold and fizzy.
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I only ever had Sprite/7UP when I go to restaurants or what ever.
At home, I just drink water.
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Besides the excess calories, my main problem with it is that it's worthless for actual hydration. If I'm drinking soda, I'm not drinking water. It doesn't take long for that to make my body feel terrible.
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I think because of how much healthier I have been eating (especially eliminating a lot of carbs/all grains including corn), if I do drink a sweet soda of any kind, it makes my teeth feel brittle and very sensitive.
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Around the end of high school I started drinking less of it. But since then I have pretty much abandoned it except maybe a diet soda every few days at most.
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Come aloooong.....You beloooooong......Feel the fizz......of Cuckoo Colaaaaaaaa! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ptsGMyEwiQ)
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I just tried Mountain Dew White out for the first time.
(https://www.bevreview.com/wp-content/image_mountaindew_whiteout_01.jpg)
Didn't really like it :tdwn It seemed like it could have been good, but the after taste ruins it.
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I just tried Mountain Dew White out for the first time.
https://www.bevreview.com/wp-content/image_mountaindew_whiteout_01.jpg
Didn't really like it :tdwn It seemed like it could have been good, but the after taste ruins it.
Why would you ever expect white out to taste good?
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:rollin
I'm itching to try the new Sierra Mist flavor for summer (strawberry kiwi) but I can't find it anywhere. :facepalm:
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I drink a lot of Diet Coke/Diet Pepsi. Usually at a restaurant I'll have 2 or 3 glasses. For some reason fountain soda from restaurants tastes much better than cans and bottles that are sold in stores. At home I mostly drink Diet Raspberry Snapple and water. I'd be able to give up soda easily but I'm addicted to Diet Raspberry Snapple. I have to have at least 1 a day.
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I just tried Mountain Dew White out for the first time.
https://www.bevreview.com/wp-content/image_mountaindew_whiteout_01.jpg
Didn't really like it :tdwn It seemed like it could have been good, but the after taste ruins it.
Why would you ever expect white out to taste good?
I was hoping it was gonna have like a lemonade thing going on, but sadly no. :sad:
Oh well, at least it wasn't as bad as this:
(https://eater.com/uploads/mt-dew-am.jpg)
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OMG, YUCK!!! :puke:
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I only ever had Sprite/7UP when I go to restaurants or what ever.
At home, I just drink water.
This basically, although I drink Fanta when I'm out somewhere.
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I used to drink a lot of Dr. Pepper and Ginger Ale, but two years ago I swore myself off of them and switched to the diet varieties. I'll treat myself with a Blenheim Ginger Ale if I can find it (South Carolinian spicy Ginger Ale) but other than that I avoid nondiet sodas like the plague.
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I only drink Diet Coke because it bloats me up at lunchtime so I can't eat anything else...Not exactly the best reason to drink soda I have to admit :')
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I'm fighting very hard to cut back on bad foods and drinks because I really need to lose the weight. I now drink only one or two Cokes a week (and that's on Saturdays) and a "treat" (chips/ junk food) and that is it. For the other six days, I only eat my meals, one glass of milk a day, sometimes a bottle of Coke Zero (albeit, not often), and nothing else in between meals unless it's a fruit or vegetable. I am feeling better already. And I find that when I do have my Coca-Cola on Saturdays--and other treats--I enjoy it more because I don't have them often.
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I have successfully cut all soda out of my diet. feels fucking good. I quit cold turkey too :metal
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I used to drink soda. I think my favorites were Dr. Pepper and Sprite. Never cared much for Coke, and I never liked Pepsi at all.
However when I was like 17, I just randomly decided to never drink soda again. And almost 10 years later, I still haven't. Easy as hell to give up for me, I haven't even had carbonated water.
But yea, Soda's pretty bad for you. But now a days, it seems most people are hooked on energy drinks or the like, never understood those either.
Same except now it's been 5 years for me.
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I drink quite a bit, but only quite specific brands and flavours. I love Coke, Vanilla Coke and Schweppes Lime. Mountain Dew is okay occasionally. Would never drink anything else.
My favourite drink in the whole world is Lemon, Lime and Bitters, which, unfortunately, I've never encountered anywhere outside Australia and New Zealand - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemon,_Lime_and_Bitters
Plus, when it comes to alcohol, about half my drinks are Coke mixed with something.
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I drink way too much diet soda. Right now I drink about two cans during a week day (one with lunch, one with dinner) but I drink 32 oz drinks from 711 or wawa fairly regularly if I go to such a place. Id like to cut back cause its so bad for you, but its also sooo tasty and gives me a bit of caffiene. When Ive tried to stop in the past, I get bad head aches. Im definitely addicted.
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I drink too much soda; it's the main thing that keeps me going during the stressful academic year. I know I should stop but I keep putting it off. Soda is probably my main vice. Coke and Dr Pepper are my favorite sins.
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I've pretty much cut all soda out of my diet, with one exception:
If I'm really feeling fatigued or tired while in class or studying then I will have a can of Mountain Dew. But not all the time. I do drink a shit load of water though.
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I'm about 96% certain that they put crack in Dr. Pepper.
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I'm about 96% certain that they put crack in Dr. Pepper.
QFT - I used to be a hardcore Dr Pepper addict.
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I used to drink it all the time...I loved grape soda, hard. We had a bunch of glass bottled sodas at our wedding and we had like a case of coke left over from it.
But I'm more of a coffee drinker. You get your caffeine more efficiently.
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I don't drink any soda besides the occasional sprite on an airplane...
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I used to drink a lot of "Fizzy drinks" used to go through 8-12 cans of Coke Cola in about a week sometimes. Used to love me some Dr Pepper and Energy Drinks.
But, I haven't touched any fizzy drinks or beverages since September 2011. No real health reason, bit of reflux so I wanted to cut it out. Has it helped me? No, not really. Do I miss fizzy drinks? Not really either. I would happily drink water and cordials and not care anyway.
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Dr. Pepper is probably my favorite tasting soda, but I feel crappy afterward almost 100% of the time.
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I recently lost a lot of weight, and a lot of that weight had come from drinking too much soda. So while I absolutely adore soda (Sprite is my favorite, followed closely by most other kinds), I also sort of hate it. Nowadays I drink Sprite when I go out to dinner. Other than that, the only soda I drink is Coke Zero.
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I love soda. And I crave it. All the time.
I successfully weened myself off it for awhile there and giving it up aided in my losing 30 pounds last year.
And then I started working a second job, and I find myself without time to work out, and without time to prepare meals the way I would like to (or time to eat when I'm not on the run). So I slowly fell out of the healthy habit and I'm now hooked on soda again.
I've already started to put the weight back on. :|
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Just picked up a case of Dark Knight mountain dew, and I'm loving it.
(https://www.bevreview.com/wp-content/thisjustin_mountaindew_darkberry1.jpg)
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I'd have the balls to go lava surfing in hell if I had a bottle of that.
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I find it ironic that the original intent of the thread was talking about the health detriments of soda and trying to cut back, and it's turned into a thread about everyone's favorite sodas. :lol
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Soda is rarely in the house and I won't go to the store to buy it. Now if its available at a friends or party I will drink it.
Orange soda, Dr. Pepper, and Mountain Dew, Sprite and Ginger Ale. Good stuff.
Coke is alright, its main use is for Rum and Cokes.
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I have 6 to 8 cans a day between Caffeine-Free Diet Coke and Diet Dr. Pepper, I know it's a problem.
And no I don't have the Diet sodas strictly for the weight watch, I'm just really love the taste of Aspartame.
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Dr. Pepper is my vice. I just can't get enough of it
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Honestly I primary drink only water, but I do drink Mountain Dew as an alternative to Coffee, usually one can in the middle of the day. And that's really only during the school year.
I was once a Coffee addict, but Mountain Dew was like the Methadone that got me off of it.
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This thread is really helping me consider cutting back. I love Soda (we call it pop up here in 'Scaaaaansin'! *Wisconsin* But I know if I can cut back I'd feel a lot better.
Ive recently been turned onto Rockstar Recovery Which is basically Gatorade with Caffeine, and only 1 gram of Sugar. its kinda expensive but I think I can ween myself off most soda craving if I try going that route for a while.
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I've REALLY been into Diet A&W root beer lately. That stuff must be made primarily from unicorn nectar.
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I cut pop, as us Canadians call it, out of my diet in March, after having a Coke almost everyday. It was a great thing to do! I've lost weight and the cravings, but I do have an occasional pop here and there and it is amazing when I have it now because I rarely have it.
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I haven't had soda in about 10 years (easiest decision ever). Lately however I've been hooked on vitamin water.
As soon as I move back to St. Louis in 3 weeks I plan on giving that up as well. Never good to be hooked on something.
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I drink it, but only once a week or so. I really enjoy most of the common ones, Coke, Sprite, Fanta and so on.
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It's Ramadan so I've been drinking much less soda cause I get worried about dehydration during the day. I don't eat or drink from sunrise to sunset so from the time I break my fast until the next sunrise I drink at least 2 gallons of water cause I'm crazy and have some sort of dehydration phobia and I wanna be ready for the next day :lol But oh well, it pays off, I can count the sodas I've had since the start of Ramadan til now on one hand and today is the 16th. I'll try to work out a way to keep it up after the month is over.
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I'm finally in the process of kicking my Mountain Dew addiction, but I know as soon as the semester starts, I'm likely to relapse.
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I hate most soda. I've always despised coke. Hate Pepsi. I loved Sprite and orange soda but those are just too sweet for me now. Very, very rarely though I'll have rootbeer. But, like, only one every few months. :tup I'm trying to be a healthy eater :lol
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So I'm quite fond of raspberry coke at that awesome soda robot thing at Wendy's. Lime coke is swell as well.
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I hate most soda. I've always despised coke. Hate Pepsi. I loved Sprite and orange soda but those are just too sweet for me now. Very, very rarely though I'll have rootbeer. But, like, only one every few months. :tup I'm trying to be a healthy eater :lol
I'll splurge and have a Sierra Mist Natural or a Hansen's once a week, but other than that I'm drinking water and/or hot/iced tea. I'm trying to be healthier too.
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Can't drink my Captain Morgan with out coke :) Actually, these days it's caffiene free Diet pepsi :)
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Oh man, Morgan and Coke is :tup
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Cap'n and Coke----- >(https://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc276/sideways777/party_35.gif)<-------- Moi :biggrin:
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Haha, no kidding! :lol
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I'm getting into energy drinks. Sugarfree, caloriefree Rockstars to be specific. Love that stuff. I'm not getting too dependent though, but it's great when you just didn't get enough sleep the night before. I have an 8am class this summer and wake up at 6:30, but all my friends stay up til midnight-ish, so I'm slamming about one every two days.
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Gonna try and give the stuff up again. I don't drink a lot, but I would like to end up just drinking water, milk, and juice.
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Careful with the juice, it can be pretty bad.
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Make sure you pick a juice that's 100% natural and I'd suggest diluting the juice with water (half and half). That method does work best with orange juice though.
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I just tried Mountain Dew White out for the first time.
https://www.bevreview.com/wp-content/image_mountaindew_whiteout_01.jpg
Didn't really like it :tdwn It seemed like it could have been good, but the after taste ruins it.
Why would you ever expect white out to taste good?
I was hoping it was gonna have like a lemonade thing going on, but sadly no. :sad:
Oh well, at least it wasn't as bad as this:
(https://eater.com/uploads/mt-dew-am.jpg)
Coke and OJ is surprisingly refreshing, so this could be not as bad as it sounds.
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Don't knock it till you've tried it.
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Very true, but it just doesn't sound/look appealing to me.
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I'm such a diet soda junkie now. I have about 4-5 cans every day. Working at the hotel, cans are of the utmost convenience. On today's menu, I had Coke Vanilla Zero (amazing stuff), Diet Ruby Red Squirt (SERIOUSLY amazing stuff), Dr Pepper 10 (so good), Diet Sierra Mist (extremely refreshing), and Diet Orange Crush (HOLY FUCK THIS STUFF IS SO GOOD).
I've probably tried and adored every diet soda there is. Sometimes the variety of all the delicious fizzy drinks I keep around my apartment is the only thing that keeps me going.
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Did you guys find that you got healthier after quitting/cutting down?
Definitely. When I drank soda I would not get enough water during the day, soda pop would basically be my substitute for water when I was thirsty and that is bad! Now I only drink water, tea and milk.
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"Beginning in mid-August 2012, the 'first batch' of [Mountain Dew] Johnson City Gold will be available for a limited time in select Kroger stores across the Midwest, and in 7-Eleven stores in the test markets of Denver, Colo. and Charlotte, N.C. starting September 1, 2012."
https://www.bevnet.com/news/2012/pepsico-launching-new-malt-flavored-mountain-dew
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Did you guys find that you got healthier after quitting/cutting down?
Absolutely. When I was like 14, I used to drink almost 2 liters of soda a day. When I switched to just water I dropped almost 10-15 pounds. Soda is really like a candy bar in liquid form.
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I'm finally in the process of kicking my Mountain Dew addiction, but I know as soon as the semester starts, I'm likely to relapse.
That is one addiction I refuse to give up! I also refuse to give up my Reeses Cups.
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I also refuse to give up my Reeses Cups.
Reese's is swell.
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Soda is pure poison. Don't drink it whatsoever.
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Everything in moderation. Though that's hard with sugary stuff since they affect our brain's reward/addition systems much in the same way as drugs like heroin.
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I've really "grown out" of soda. I still enjoy it in floats, but I can't stand in plain anymore. I guess that's good?
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Soda is pure poison. Don't drink it whatsoever.
I was thinking about the harm in taking diet/sugarfree/zero-calorie soda. Being zero calories, they can't contribute to weight gain. So what is the problem with taking these?
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Some people are paranoid that the chemicals used will mess with you pretty badly. Of course, research that points to that conclusion is often flawed or at the very least woefully biased in one way or another.
For example, saccharin was banned a long time ago because of a study where rats were fed a metric fuckton of saccharin (I don't remember the exact numbers, but it was a ludicrous amount). One of the rodents developed bladder cancer, and the shit was history. Even wikipedia leaves out the details and simply states that saccharin was linked to bladder cancer in rodents.
But yeah, there's a whole host of silly tinfoil hats out there who claim that aspartame, ace K, and sucralose are carcinogenic and blah blah blah blah. All I know is that I don't give half of a fuck.
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I mean, I know that consistent drinking of any kind of soda weakens your bones, and also it's not the best idea to be hooked on energy drinks, and maybe brown soda messes up the aesthetics of your teeth. Other than that, I don't see how drinking a diet soda every once in a while will have a huge effect.
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Or you can acknowledge these ingredients are not really healthy (sugar falls into this camp too) and yet not give a fuck, without having to resort to the "tinfoil hat" trope.
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Or you can acknowledge these ingredients are not really healthy (sugar falls into this camp too) and yet not give a fuck, without having to resort to the "tinfoil hat" trope.
I never said they were healthy. They're definitely not. It's unlikely that they are the death substances that some people like to proclaim.
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I do agree that saccharin has gotten a disproportionately harsh response from the government versus its lax attitude towards aspartame, ace-K and sucralose.
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I was thinking about the harm in taking diet/sugarfree/zero-calorie soda. Being zero calories, they can't contribute to weight gain. So what is the problem with taking these?
Something can contribute to weight gain in ways other than its caloric content.
For instance, people who drink lots of diet sodas tend to consume enough (non-drink) calories that it more than makes up for the caloric amount the non-diet drinks would have provided. It's arguable that getting these can trigger your body into eating more than you would otherwise. And green tea has "zero" Calories, but it increases your metabolic rate.
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I do agree that saccharin has gotten a disproportionately harsh response from the government versus its lax attitude towards aspartame, ace-K and sucralose.
It is curious, isn't it? I do wonder how long it will take Stevia to become the mainstream artificial sweetener, seeing as it seems to be the healthiest of them all. The bummer is that I think Stevia tastes like shit. The aftertaste is horrendous.
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BTW, stevia is natural, therefore it is inherently not an "artificial sweetener."
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The top snack item or junk food that I need for college: My favorite carbonated beverage, Dr. Pepper
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Soda is full of calories, but since a calorie is a measure of heat you can offset the calories in soda by eating a crapload of frozen food.
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You just reminded me that frozen food is dominating my future..
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I also refuse to give up my Reeses Cups.
Reese's is mockolate. Anything Hershey makes is fake chocolate.
FTFY
Gimme a Snickers any day of the week, and twice on Sundays. :heart
And as to H's prior question, I definitely feel healthier any time I cut back/quit drinking soda. SO many empty calories. But, at the same time, I'm a recovering Dr Pepper addict so....
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Sacrilege. I had it right the first time.
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You just keep thinking that, floydie. :)
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Sweet Caesar's ghost:
Baja blast out in the wild
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Hands down my favorite soda, and for years I haven't had it since Taco Bell had it on lock down. The tragic irony is that I don't even drink soda anymore.
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Nothin gets me goin like a nice Fresca.
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Sweet Caesar's ghost:
Baja blast out in the wild
Hands down my favorite soda, and for years I haven't had it since Taco Bell had it on lock down. The tragic irony is that I don't even drink soda anymore.
Baja Blast is by far my favorite as well. A legendary summer of binge baja drinking is upon us.
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Outside of the splash of coke in a Long Island Iced Tea, I've never had a soda.... ever.
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Occasional Pepsi with a pizza. That's about it cause its horrible for you in so many ways!
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Outside of the splash of coke in a Long Island Iced Tea, I've never had a soda.... ever.
You're missing out. They're awesome.
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Outside of the splash of coke in a Long Island Iced Tea, I've never had a soda.... ever.
How is this possible for an American?
And isn't Baja Blast just Gushing Granny with a different label?
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I cant do the baja and im a big regular and code red mountain dew fan.
Outside of the splash of coke in a Long Island Iced Tea, I've never had a soda.... ever.
How is this possible for an American?
This. How is this possible?
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It's fuhrertastic!
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I cant do the baja and im a big regular and code red mountain dew fan.
Outside of the splash of coke in a Long Island Iced Tea, I've never had a soda.... ever.
How is this possible for an American?
This. How is this possible?
Yeah, I'm calling shenanigans
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I cant do the baja and im a big regular and code red mountain dew fan.
Code Red is amazing, and so is Voltage. I'd have them more, except caffeine. American sodas taste so much better than ours, but they're so full of bad crap.
Outside of the splash of coke in a Long Island Iced Tea, I've never had a soda.... ever.
Never had soda, and never seen Star Wars.
I think I've figured it out! You were raised by big cats in the jungle, and only recently found your way back to civilization. It would explain a lot. :P
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except the Mini
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I'm addicted. Thankfully not as bad to get me diabetes so far. Probably be 30 pounds lighter without it
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Outside of the splash of coke in a Long Island Iced Tea, I've never had a soda.... ever.
Never had soda, and never seen Star Wars.
I think I've figured it out! You were raised by big cats in the jungle, and only recently found your way back to civilization. It would explain a lot. :P
:lol :lol My mom said that when I was about three, her and my dad took me to a local amusement park. I tried a sip and spit out all over myself. I haven't tried it since. I should also add that most of the time, when I order a long island, I order it without the coke.
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Outside of the splash of coke in a Long Island Iced Tea, I've never had a soda.... ever.
Never had soda, and never seen Star Wars.
I think I've figured it out! You were raised by big cats in the jungle, and only recently found your way back to civilization. It would explain a lot. :P
:lol :lol My mom said that when I was about three, her and my dad took me to a local amusement park. I tried a sip and spit out all over myself. I haven't tried it since. I should also add that most of the time, when I order a long island, I order it without the coke.
I initially assumed that not having soda would have been due to your parents. So is it the fizziness that puts you off? Dammit man, I think it's time for another try!
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Blob, but cats land on their feet!
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Blob, but cats land on their feet!
:lol Too soon!
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Outside of the splash of coke in a Long Island Iced Tea, I've never had a soda.... ever.
Never had soda, and never seen Star Wars.
I think I've figured it out! You were raised by big cats in the jungle, and only recently found your way back to civilization. It would explain a lot. :P
:lol :lol My mom said that when I was about three, her and my dad took me to a local amusement park. I tried a sip and spit out all over myself. I haven't tried it since. I should also add that most of the time, when I order a long island, I order it without the coke.
I initially assumed that not having soda would have been due to your parents. So is it the fizziness that puts you off? Dammit man, I think it's time for another try!
Yeah. I hate the fizzies. That's why I drank hard liquor for the longest time and avoided beer. At this point, I feel there's no added benefit to soda, and I already eat unhealthy as it is. I don't need that in additional poison in me :lol
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Since I love the fizzies but am not too crazy about the syrup, I've adopted 1 part sweetened fruit juice to 2 parts seltzer as my beverage of choice. Going with lemonade for the time being; just enough acid to mesh with the fizz. Lite Cranapple peach also makes for a pretty refreshing beverage. Truth be told, though, I can pour a litre of seltzer and drink it up just fine with only a twist of lime (not that you can find them anymore).
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I put plain seltzer in pancake mix.
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I love the fizz, but struggle to drink seltzer.
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I caved in, I couldn't resist. I'm a slave to my baja blast master:
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I love soda. I try not to drink it so much because I know it's horrible for you, and I lost weight pretty quickly the last time I gave it up. But I especially like to have it with meals...some people prefer wine or beer with their meals, for me it's soda.
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Ugh. I really have trouble not drinking soda, it's not that I don't even like the taste of water it usually tastes really good and refreshing. But it's so boring in comparison. I used to down it like you wouldn't believe, but even now it's still way way too much.
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So after spending the better part of the day researching/drinking Baja blast, I have come to find that there was a whole movement to liberate Baja blast from its Taco bell captor:
https://www.collegehumor.com/video/3525556/operation-baja-blast
This rabbit hole keeps getting deeper and deeper.
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I miss Surge
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DOOOOOOOOD!!!!!! Fuckin SURRRRRRRRRRGE!!!!!!
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I miss Surge
(https://33.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l8wkg51Yfr1qb3mmfo1_400.jpg)
So do I. I loved that stuff when I was a kid and would go down to Florida because they didnt sell it in NJ, eventually they did but it didnt last long.
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Hires Root Beer. There is no better root beer. Problem is, its distribution has next to completely fizzled. I can't find it anywhere or find anyone who has a store that carries it. I could order some for big bucks on Amazon, but I'm not quite ready to go that far yet.
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I don't drink soda that much anymore but I recently for the first time drank Mountain Dew, didn't know what to expect as i've heard alot about it but never tasted it. Pretty good actually.
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My family generally has tons of flavored seltzer water in the fridge, unsweetened (though they're pretty sweet just because of the flavoring), and that's basically the only soda we drink except when we go out. I've started to really like chocolate milk/soymilk though.
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Love it, even though it's bad for ya. I usually only drink diet though, coke and pepsi are too sweet for me. My faves are diet cherry pepsi, cherry coke zero, and manzanita sol (apple soda). My wife's been encouraging me to drink more natural soda like hansens or zevia. But when I need caffeine, those don't cut it.
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Hires Root Beer. There is no better root beer. Problem is, its distribution has next to completely fizzled. I can't find it anywhere or find anyone who has a store that carries it. I could order some for big bucks on Amazon, but I'm not quite ready to go that far yet.
We sell it at our store here in MN
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1000-ish miles. It just might be worth the trip.
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I still remember classic sodas like Apple Slice and Crystal Pepsi
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The problem with Hires Root Beer is that Dr. Pepper needs to get their shit together and bottle it. It would taste so much better. Craft sodas are picking back up, so it'd be a good idea to do that.
In April, we got an entire doors worth of root beer and craft sodas, over 50 different kinds of pop. So the market is there.
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I still remember classic sodas like Apple Slice and Crystal Pepsi
I'm deeply deeply pre-sorry for posting this but it reminded me of this little gem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGwibPdEOVk&list=UUDZESjYAwh-ws7ZSZZ8DKeg
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The problem with Hires Root Beer is that Dr. Pepper needs to get their shit together and bottle it. It would taste so much better. Craft sodas are picking back up, so it'd be a good idea to do that.
In April, we got an entire doors worth of root beer and craft sodas, over 50 different kinds of pop. So the market is there.
I'm seriously considering PayPal-ing you to send me some. :lol
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I still remember classic sodas like Apple Slice and Crystal Pepsi
I'm deeply deeply pre-sorry for posting this but it reminded me of this little gem:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGwibPdEOVk&list=UUDZESjYAwh-ws7ZSZZ8DKeg
The fact that the dude actually spent $80 on that is a measure of his intelligence.
Actually crystal cola actually exists, it's called Hansens.
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Any sodastream owners here? I'm don't drink much sugarwater, but I drink seltzer by the gallon, and I'm tired of lugging overpriced water out of the Kroger's twice a week.
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I don't know how you can drink seltzer EB. That after taste is a palate wrecker.
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Huh. I'd consider it more a palate cleanser. Certainly don't notice any aftertaste. Myself, I'll drink it with a twist of lime if I'm eating out, or with a splash of lemonade at home. Either way quite refreshing.
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I never thought of it as refreshing. Maybe I'm just in the minority but I do no like it.
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This one time, at band camp...
It was my freshman year. We were a percussion ensemble, and were about to face six hours of torturous harnesses on our own time. My band director decided to pep us all up by making us chug a half pint of Dr Pepper, a drink he doesn't particularly love but obsesses over because it shares its name with his wife. I hadn't tried any non-lemon lime soda since childhood, when I was overwhelmed by the fizz, so I was amazed at the sweetness. I've been drinking it ever since, except when I was in the hospital because albuterol.
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This one time, at band camp...
It was my freshman year. We were a percussion ensemble, and were about to face six hours of torturous harnesses on our own time. My band director decided to pep us all up by making us chug a half pint of Dr Pepper, a drink he doesn't particularly love but obsesses over because it shares its name with his wife. I hadn't tried any non-lemon lime soda since childhood, when I was overwhelmed by the fizz, so I was amazed at the sweetness. I've been drinking it ever since, except when I was in the hospital because albuterol.
I was expecting that to end with "because diabetes."
I know I am a horrible person.
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...I'm 16 and my BMI is 24.9. If I had type I I don't think I'd drink it in the first place.
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Awesome tip during summer heat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ncuv3gewI
BTW have anyone tasted these:
(https://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Pepsi-Throwback-Made-with-Real-Sugar-Limited-Time.jpg)
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Any sodastream owners here? I'm don't drink much sugarwater, but I drink seltzer by the gallon, and I'm tired of lugging overpriced water out of the Kroger's twice a week.
The thing is expensive. You'd be better off doing it DYI, since you can likely fill a much bigger CO2 canister locally for the same amount they sodastream charges for their tiny ones.
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Awesome tip during summer heat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ncuv3gewI
BTW have anyone tasted these:
(https://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Pepsi-Throwback-Made-with-Real-Sugar-Limited-Time.jpg)
They taste amazing. And that video was cool and interesting.
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Awesome tip during summer heat:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ncuv3gewI
BTW have anyone tasted these:
(https://www.simpalife.com/wp-content/uploads/Pepsi-Throwback-Made-with-Real-Sugar-Limited-Time.jpg)
They taste amazing. And that video was cool and interesting.
I kind of felt they would. I don't drink soda that much but when I do I much rather drink something good rather than thinking about to much sugar and stuff. A bit hard to get where I live though.
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I'd fill a hat with the names of my relatives whom are most likely to leave me inheritances, draw a name from it, and tell that person to write me out of their will if that was all it'd take to be guaranteed to find a place within 5 miles of me selling Pepsi throwback at all points in time for the rest of my life.
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:lol
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My girl hooked me up with some Cheerwine, which is an incredibly tasty Cherry flavored soda. Love it :tup
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I love the cherry soda. :hat How could that possibly go wrong?
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I love canada dry's Vanilla soda :heart
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I love vanilla soda, but we don't get that one here, just their ginger ale.
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cokes-surge-drink-sold-within-173057358.html (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cokes-surge-drink-sold-within-173057358.html)
Didnt realize this happened. Might have to look into getting in the future.
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https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cokes-surge-drink-sold-within-173057358.html (https://finance.yahoo.com/news/cokes-surge-drink-sold-within-173057358.html)
Didnt realize this happened. Might have to look into getting in the future.
:metal
I just set it to email me when it becomes available. Hell yeah
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Gotta get on that email notification as well.
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Even though its not techically soda, I just want to proclaim my love for Martinelli's sparklin cider
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So one of the perks I get at work is free snacks and drinks. In the office they have fully stocked kitchens where you can just grab what you want from the choices of hundreds of drinks and snacks. I dont work in the office, but in our data center and they built out an office for me to sit in so I dont think in the actual data center all day like I had been... well it turns out now that I have an office, I am allowed to have my snacks and drinks and I get a $120 monthy budget for such things ( :metal :metal) and so what did I buy.... cases of soda! Thats why I am overweight. Also bought tons of snacks which isnt helping my weight either.
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Being in New Zealand just got better, after I found out they still have Vanilla Coke. It hasn't been in Canada for years, but a great surpise.
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Now, I know that Yoohoo isn't soda at all, but god do I love it
(https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/1/14/Yoohoo.jpg)
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Used to drink a bunch of soda (at least a glass a day in high school/first couple years of college), but I've made some changes in my diet and I never really drink it anymore unless I'm in dire circumstances. It's for the best; the amount of sugar is crazy, the number of calories is ridiculous, high fructose corn syrup is gross, and I can get my caffeine fix from hot tea if I need it. A good change.
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I just moved and there's a gas station so close, and I've formed a habit of getting a cup of root beer the last few days. :x
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Root Beer is so good.
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Soda is my cigarette like vice. I've quit hundreds of times in my life. Sometimes just doing it by willpower. Sometimes because I get tired of my current favorite soda flavor. Then somebody tempts me with their favorite, and I get hooked. Or I am eating out and the water tastes like butt, and I don't really like coffee, tea or alcohol, so I get a soda. And that is all it takes. Suddenly I'm drinking it again.
Like I said, I have quit soda flavors. Used to love Dr. Pepper. Now I wouldn't drink it if I was dying in the desert. Same with Coke and Pepsi.
And diet soda tastes awful, so what is the point? Water is way better than diet soda.
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I gave up soda about 7 years ago when it was all I would drink. Water all the way now with the occasional tea or juice.
I don't drink coffee either so after ditching the caffeine in soda, my sensitivity is way up. If I have a rockstar or red bull, I'll be extremely uncomfortable the rest of the day, very similar to a panic attack. I can get away with a small cup of caffeinated tea in the morning, but sometimes that pushes it so I either skip the tea or drink decaf.
And diet soda tastes awful, so what is the point? Water is way better than diet soda.
I always hated diet soda with the exception of Diet Dr. Pepper. That tasted nearly identical to me so I would always grab that instead.
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All I drink soda wise is diet.
Diet Dr. Pepper is great. So is Coke Zero and Pepsi Max.
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Im a diet only person as well, once you get used to the taste than regular no longer tastes good, feels too thick and syruppy.
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Im a diet only person as well, once you get used to the taste than regular no longer tastes good, feels too thick and syruppy.
YES!
My mom drank Diet Pepsi by the gallon (yea I know... not healthy). When I was little I asked her if she drank it because she thought she was fat. (I was like 7). She told me she doesn't like the syrupy after taste regular soda left. I did not understand.
Then a couple years ago... I switched to drinking diet 95% of the time. Now when I have a real Coke, it just tastes... ick. Too thick. Too sweet. I now understand what she meant.
And fuck those people that says Diet Soda gives you cancer. Sunlight gives you cancer but I don't see people wearing a cream that helps prevent that
Oh... never mind. :lol
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Im a diet only person as well, once you get used to the taste than regular no longer tastes good, feels too thick and syruppy.
And fuck those people that says Diet Soda gives you cancer. Sunlight gives you cancer but I don't see people wearing a cream that helps prevent that
Well, don't forget that the cream also causes you to lose Vitamin D, which you need. I learned a long time ago that nobody knows fucking shit about shit and to do whatever I feel like as long as it's not excessive. I'd rather die of cancer than spend my entire life worrying about it.
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Im a diet only person as well, once you get used to the taste than regular no longer tastes good, feels too thick and syruppy.
And fuck those people that says Diet Soda gives you cancer. Sunlight gives you cancer but I don't see people wearing a cream that helps prevent that
Well, don't forget that the cream also causes you to lose Vitamin D, which you need. I learned a long time ago that nobody knows fucking shit about shit and to do whatever I feel like as long as it's not excessive. I'd rather die of cancer than spend my entire life worrying about it.
And even people who get plenty of sunlight can be Vitamin D deficient for a variety of reasons. You can't win! (I rather just avoid the sun altogether and take a pill for it)
Tons of things in our modern society can and probably will give us cancer, so I think it's best just to try and be careful where possible, and in the case of artificial sweeteners, it's probably fine in moderation.
I personally don't really care much whether a drink is diet or not, I mostly care about the taste. American sodas can have a syrupy aftertaste due to the HFCS, and I don't have a problem with the taste of diet drinks, but it also limits the choices here. I only drink soda in moderation, so I don't care much either way.
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Yea. I can do sodas sweetened with real sugar but that's hard to find here in mainstream sodas.
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Yea. I can do sodas sweetened with real sugar but that's hard to find here in mainstream sodas.
Luckily HFCS isn't a thing here at all. We get real sugar all the way. :metal
I've only had it because of a little shop near us that sells imported foods and drinks.
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No HFCS? Wow. Australia really is Upside Down.
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I'm pretty sure the US is the only country using the high fructose obesity syrup. If it's upside down to actually get the real deal instead, call me Mr Upside Down. :hat
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I'll call you something.
My dad is the old school Mexican Coke. Made with sugar. He loves that stuff.
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I remember buying Mexican Coke all the time from the Ice Cream truck outside my Jr. High.
That's some good shit.
Funny... now the only place I find it is at Home Depot. :rollin
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Speaking of Mexican soda. Jarritos is amazing. I love the Tutti Frutti flavor
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Maybe I missed it in previous posts of this thread (joined late), but those of you that used to drink soda, what did you do to stop?
Now I know the easiest answer is "just stop", but this is kind of my only really consumption vice.
It is kind of like an actual addiction for me. I've actually quit quite a few times. Sometimes for long enough that it would seem the craving is way in the past. Then I drink one when it is the only option and two weeks later I wake up in a pile of aluminum cans.
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I really try to avoid regular soda because it has HFCS and insane amounts of sugar. I also avoid diet drinks because they're basically a chemical soup.
However, I love Zevia. It has no sugar at all. It's sweetened with stevia and erythritol and tastes really good. Some flavors don't even have caffeine. Love the black cherry and grapefruit citrus flavors. I wouldn't recommend trying the grape flavor though. That tastes like cough syrup.
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However, I love Zevia.
Thanks so much. I hadn't even heard of Zevia and I try everything out of desperation.
BTW, I have tried Hansen's Natural Soda and their Cherry Vanilla tastes even better than regular soda. They have a diet version, but I haven't found it in stores yet and Amazon is charging way too much for it (like $30 for 24 cans). It says it has Splenda though. I haven't really researched the bad effects of artificial sweeteners because I don't like Diet Soda anyway. But a health nut turned me on to Hansen's Natural Soda and it tastes really good so I'm thinking of checking that out along with your Zevia option.
Weening myself of soda is probably the #1 thing I can work on in 2015.
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Back when I was a teenager, I would drink a full 2 liter bottle of Coke almost everyday. Mainly because no one ever taught me not to. Soda basically just took the place of water in my life. When I was 18, I was finally like enough is enough and really did just go cold turkey, but not total abstinence. I would have a can of soda from time to time, until after enough time I just stopped pretty much all together.
But man, when I stopped drinking soda, I lost so much weight it was rediculous. But it makes sense since I now look at soda as basically a liquid candy bar.
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But man, when I stopped drinking soda, I lost so much weight it was rediculous. But it makes sense since I now look at soda as basically a liquid candy bar.
I hear ya on that. But I had a reverse thing happen. When I was young, I was on the water polo and swim team Mon-Sat, and we often used Sunday to go to the beach and surf. So I could have probably flipped the pyramid and walked around eating nothing but butter on a stick and not gain an ounce. Post-HS, I burned out on swimming and replaced it with trips to the gym and could go on the stairmasters on the highest level at the top time (30 minutes), take a lap around the gym, 30 minutes on stairmaster, take a lap around the gym, 30 minutes on stationary bike.
Then I got an office job. Going to the gym was burning me out so my workout intensity went way down. And because I was sitting at a desk all day, my soda intake went way up without even noticing it. For the first time in forever, I actually had to worry about my weight. I'm sure 80% of that is soda related.
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(https://www.newhealthadvisor.com/images/1HT00774/coca%20cola%20nuitrition%20facts.jpg)
It still blows my mind exactly how much sugar is in soda. Basically 40 grams!! with the daily recommending amount being 37grams per day. Just amazing
I am so glad I gave it up, besides special occasions. I used to drink sooo much of the stuff
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I remember sitting around one day and deciding I wasn't going to drink soda anymore. I haven't had a drop since.
That was 15 years ago.
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I remember sitting around one day and deciding I wasn't going to drink soda anymore. I haven't had a drop since.
That was 15 years ago.
That's awesome!
I can never drink soda. I just don't have the taste for it. It's either milk or water. Anything else....I just can't. Well except Vanilla Bean...lol.
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I gave up on New Years. I still have the very occasional one.
There's a health food shop that does a can of organic non sugar non aspartame non sweeteners cola which is actually pretty nice !
But I haven't had a coca cola since my bro's birthday on Jan 8.
I just have soda water at home because i find it good for relieving acid reflux.
Since nobody can say one way or the other what Aspartame actually does to you - I just avoid it anyway. Diet Coke tastes absolutely awful.
Coke Life is pretty decent since there's no chemical sweeteners and 40% less sugar.
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I feel the same way about the Aspartame. People get fired up about it on both sides of the debate. I have no idea for sure, but better safe than sorry is how I am approaching it
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Every thing i've read says it's not harmful in drinks because there's barely any in there.
But in the long run they can't say for sure.
I drink a lot more mineral / soda water now.
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Bacon is also carcinogenic. What matters is how much and how often you need to be exposed to it in order for your chances of mutation to rise above the base-line. No research suggests that Aspartame consumed in normal quantities will do that. Given how large a segment of the population has been exposed to it, you would have expected something to show up in studies beyond "maybe".
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I'm so glad i'm not a huge fan of bacon :biggrin:
I have a couple of rashers like once a month - if that. I'm not a huge fan.
Right now i'm trying to cut out anything processed or unhealthy.
If I fancy a soda - i'll pick a regular coca cola or pepsi. But now it's only on special occasions.
or when I go to the cinema and I hardly go !
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My doctor told me that with my coughing issues aspartame can add to the coughing issues.
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My doctor told me that with my coughing issues aspartame can add to the coughing issues.
I've also noticed that since I quit soda, bread and sugar in tea / cakes etc..
I get acid reflux a fuck load less.
I read that losing weight can help with acid reflux too and I've lost around 10lb since New Year :)
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I'm a fat bastard and I need to do it all different. Including exercise.
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Especially exercise :biggrin: :biggrin:
All I did was have sugar & salt free Muesli in the morning. A few boiled eggs for lunch and a home cooked dinner with all proper ingredients.
After 3 months I was 10lb lighter. I didn't even do THAT much exercise bar walking up a steep hill a few times a week.
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At my family's store, about three years ago, I brought in a bunch of craft sodas. We used to have around 50 different kinds, but now I'm up to about 100 different kinds of glass bottled sodas. It's kinda fun to see all the different kinds.
I just had this one last night:
(https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0752/2329/products/leninade.JPG?v=1424673643)
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GET YOURSELF A LENINADE !!!
QUIT STALIN !!!!
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:lol I don't know what the deal is with that soda, but it looks delicious regardless.
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GET YOURSELF A LENINADE !!!
QUIT STALIN !!!!
I'd give it high Marx.
I think we hit all the family guy jokes there.
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My doctor told me that with my coughing issues aspartame can add to the coughing issues.
I've also noticed that since I quit soda, bread and sugar in tea / cakes etc..
I get acid reflux a fuck load less.
I read that losing weight can help with acid reflux too and I've lost around 10lb since New Year :)
If you're like me (who had the same experience) you'll also find that on the odd occasion that you do have pizza/lasagne or something the reflux will be ten times worse than it ever was prior to being "low carb". All good as long as you stick to what you're doing :D
Leninade looks cool. I'll be Putin it on my shopping list.
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I think I also get it from drinking coffee in the evening.
So I don't do that. Even if it's Decaf.
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I haven't given up soda entirely, I have it a couple of times a month. Usually as a mixed drink but man is it sweet.
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Im a diet only person as well, once you get used to the taste than regular no longer tastes good, feels too thick and syruppy.
I switched to diet about 8-10 years ago and completely agree. Regular pop is too sweet and syrupy for me. But I drink Diet Dr. Pepper and the various Coke Zero flavors (coke zero, vanilla and cherry) by the gallon. Diet Coke tastes gross, but I don't mind Diet Pepsi.
At least in diet, there is no to minimal calories.
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Yeah Diet Coke is vile.
It has that horrid saccharine-y aftertaste. Coke Zero doesn't have it and neither does Coke Life - which has Steviol in - which is a planet extract so probably less un-healthy than chemicals.
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See, I'm the opposite. I can't stand the aftertaste of full sugar sodas.
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:lol I don't know what the deal is with that soda, but it looks delicious regardless.
It's a pink lemonade. It's really quite good.
Here's another one called Rat Bastard
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/7/6097/6300910189_493acccb37_b.jpg)
MacFuddy Pepper Elixir. This one tastes like Dr. Pepper with more pepper. Really quite refreshing actually
(https://texaslegacybrands.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/800x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/m/a/macfuddy-010000.jpg)
Sea Dog. Vanilla is the primary flavor, so it reminds me of A&W, but way better.
(https://farm3.static.flickr.com/2597/3872220489_71d5ea9ca3.jpg)
The craft soda world is a lot of fun, and interesting. There are so many different kinds and some are different kinds (some bottled under a different label, yet still the same one). The distributors that I get my sodas through is working with me to develop my own root beer that would be available for distribution. It's a fun process. I tell them the flavors I'm looking for and they send me 12 different variations of those flavor combinations and I whittle it down to three. I work with those three and give them feedback on them towards one final product that goes to bottling. The label is the first process and that's where I'm still finalizing.
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At what point are all of those sodas basically just funny names? Does Rat Bastard taste too different from any other root beer?
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Rat Bastard is an odd one. It's a root beer, but is more medicinal tasting. It's got cloves in it and jasmine amongst other things. It's not my favorite. I just listed some of the quirkier ones, most aren't funny names. Some taste similar, but a lot have different tastes. Root Beer can have many different forms
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I remember sitting around one day and deciding I wasn't going to drink soda anymore. I haven't had a drop since.
That was 15 years ago.
That was me last year, well almost. Im approaching one year without soda, just gave it up one day. I can't say I've noticed much of a difference besides a dollar or two saved with most meals out.
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I love Pepsi. I could have one everyday, but I refrain from doing so because its horrible in so many ways. I did have one last night and it was divine!
In general I don't drink it.
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I love Pepsi. I could have one everyday, but I refrain from doing so because its horrible in so many ways. I did have one last night and it was divine!
In general I don't drink it.
I never got Pepsi. I was never too huge into Coke either, but I would always choose Coke over Pepsi. Almost everyone knew, though, loved Pepsi.
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Pepsi tastes thicker to me. More caramel-ly.
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I was always a bigger coke fan than pepsi. Pepsi was good but tasted more sweet than Coke. I thought Coke got the flavor/sweetness hot spot. But diet pepsi was better than diet coke, diet coke tastes nothing like regular coke where as diet pepsi does taste similar to regular pepsi.
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I always thought Diet Dr. Pepper tasted the same as regular.
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I always thought Diet Dr. Pepper tasted the same as regular.
Yea, I found those to be pretty similar in taste. Really its only diet coke that tastes so different than the regular version
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I had a Dr. Pepper today. It was incredible
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Nothing beats an ice cold Dr. Pepper from a glass bottle.
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Mr. Pibb called this thread to say Dr. Pepper is garbage.
I love soda, and would easily be 5 pounds heavier if I drank it as much as my cravings wish I did. I drink a lot of water during the day to avoid drinking soda.
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If I was stranded on an island and there was a case of Dr. Pepper on the beach, I would drink the ocean water instead.
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Dr. Pepper has been given to me as a Christmas present. My love for Dr Pepper is well known at work and home
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I love Pepsi. I could have one everyday, but I refrain from doing so because its horrible in so many ways. I did have one last night and it was divine!
In general I don't drink it.
I never got Pepsi. I was never too huge into Coke either, but I would always choose Coke over Pepsi. Almost everyone knew, though, loved Pepsi.
Pepsi is all sweetness. There's no depth to the flavor. Coke is far superior. I never drink either one, though, because they're basically death in a can.
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Late to the party on this, but...
Few things are better with a hangover or indigestion than a cold Coke Classic.
I love Dr. Pepper, Ginger Ale and black cherry soda.
Having said that, I rarely drink it, as the sugar is ridiculous. I quit coffee cold turkey back in November, and I notice I cheat with soda more than ever, though I'm conscious of it and am trying to cut down again.
I personally think soda is evil, and DIET soda is the devil incarnate. I get that it's not entirely rational, and studies are inconclusive on this point so far, but I am totally and utterly convinced that future generations will tie both increases in cancer and obesity to the explosion of diet drinks. It's just a can of chemicals. I'd much rather drink water, or if I need that "palate cleanser", a glass of wine or seltzer with a hit of vodka and a splash of cranberry, pineapple, Fresca or ginger ale.
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Late to the party on this, but...
Few things are better with a hangover or indigestion than a cold Coke Classic.
Every time I'm hungover I head out to McDonalds and grab a fountain coke from there. There something about that fountain coke that makes me feel better
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At the moment - Soda water is my go to for acid reflux. Antacid doesn't do a damn thing.
It used to be lemonade until i decided to stop having sugar and Soda Water has bicarbonate in which is Alkali if i'm not mistaken ?
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Late to the party on this, but...
Few things are better with a hangover or indigestion than a cold Coke Classic.
Every time I'm hungover I head out to McDonalds and grab a fountain coke from there. There something about that fountain coke that makes me feel better
Mcdonalds has the best fountain coke and the big straws. I used to love that.
I am totally and utterly convinced that future generations will tie both increases in cancer and obesity to the explosion of diet drinks. It's just a can of chemicals.
i personally don't believe diet soda makes you fat. When I switched from regular to diet, I lost weight. I think the studies that show that are flawed because people who drink diet still eat terrible foods. Which was always something I got made fun of, me "I'll have the Big Mac meal with a diet coke" and my friend "Whats the point of the diet soda then?" :lol I do think the fake sugar is terrible, just in other ways.
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Yeah that's always funny.
When fatties have a big greasy cooked breakfast *every day* - with extra meat and "no tomatoes or beans" - i.e. nothing remotely resembling a vegetable and they have a diet coke :lolpalm:
B*tch thats just like spitting on an inferno.
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i personally don't believe diet soda makes you fat. When I switched from regular to diet, I lost weight. I think the studies that show that are flawed because people who drink diet still eat terrible foods. Which was always something I got made fun of, me "I'll have the Big Mac meal with a diet coke" and my friend "Whats the point of the diet soda then?" :lol I do think the fake sugar is terrible, just in other ways.
And that may well be; I'm not saying I'm right and you're wrong, it's just my perception. But there's also the diabetes - or as Wilfred Brimley would say, dia-beat-is - issue. Who knows, you know? It's just my perception, and some of it is just that I don't think it tastes like soda. :)
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I am diabetic, diagnosed in 2000, and at the time, I drank Coke Classic morning day and night. I freaking LOVE soda.
After my diagnosis, I quit drinking soda cold turkey for a good 2-3 years. I started adding some diet sodas from time to time.
Nowadays, I drink a soda with lunch. I drink Coke Zero or if it's not available, Pepsi Max.
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I only drink soda when I have pizza or pasta, which can vary from 1-3 times a week based on how well I am doing with my eating habits. :lol And even then, it is only white soda (usually 7up). I haven't had any dark soda since January 2000.
This still stands. Now over 17 years since I've had any kind of dark soda.
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I only drink soda when I have pizza or pasta, which can vary from 1-3 times a week based on how well I am doing with my eating habits. :lol And even then, it is only white soda (usually 7up). I haven't had any dark soda since January 2000.
This still stands. Now over 17 years since I've had any kind of dark soda.
Why'd you only stop drinking dark soda?
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I only drink soda when I have pizza or pasta, which can vary from 1-3 times a week based on how well I am doing with my eating habits. :lol And even then, it is only white soda (usually 7up). I haven't had any dark soda since January 2000.
This still stands. Now over 17 years since I've had any kind of dark soda.
Why'd you only stop drinking dark soda?
I decided it was gross. Granted, I never liked Diet or Dr. P, so the only dark soda I ever drank was Coke or Pepsi, but I am fine with a 7up once or twice a week.
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Nowadays I only drink
PORK SODA
Hello Mr. Krinkle. How are you today ? Seems the rumours are abound - your team might move away. Now me, i'm sentimental but i'm not one to crrrrryryyyyyyyyy.....
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If I was stranded on an island and there was a case of Dr. Pepper on the beach, I would drink the ocean water instead.
:angry: That's silly. You're silly !
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:lol
Not my cup of tea. I remember in Walt Disney Epcot there has soda around the world. It was cool to try so many emails different styles and what was popular in different countries.
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What do epcot emails taste like ?
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My emails are bitter like tour posts.
Styles, or emails. :lol
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I love Pepsi. I could have one everyday, but I refrain from doing so because its horrible in so many ways. I did have one last night and it was divine!
In general I don't drink it.
I never got Pepsi. I was never too huge into Coke either, but I would always choose Coke over Pepsi. Almost everyone knew, though, loved Pepsi.
Pepsi is paramount for me with pizza!
Coke vs. Pepsi...
For me its not even close. Pepsi is sweeter but a more clean flavor. Coke is ok going down but to me has an awful taste on the back end. The aftertaste ruins it for me.
But everyone's buds are different.
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I like both coke and pepsi. I just feel like pepsi is a little smoother and coke has a bite to it, which depending on mood I actually prefer
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I prefer Coke but if only Pepsi is available - it's no big deal.
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Love it! I used to drink diet only, but I've been varying between regular and diet since I don't have diabetes (amazingly) and of the chemicals in diet soda. I've also started drinking more natural soda like Zevia and Hansens.
My favorite is cherry pepsi. I prefer pepsi to coke, coke is too sweet for me.
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Its crazy to think that this exists, but it does
(https://s3.amazonaws.com/sugarstacks/xtreme.jpg)
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Considering I had one of those large refillable big gulp cups from 711, I could see the market for it in the US :lol
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36 sugar lumps in it ?
Might as well ask you if youd prefer to lose your left or right foot.
Also 36 sugar cubes is about 6 cans of coke :lolpalm:
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36 sugar lumps in it ?
Might as well ask you if youd prefer to lose your left or right foot.
Also 36 sugar cubes is about 6 cans of coke :lolpalm:
I assumed the picture meant how much sugar was in that sized soda. Not that they add more sugar to it so 6 cans of coke seems about right for that sized container.
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That was my thought too.
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Oh I misunderstood. I was like wow soda is already tons of sugar, and you are thinking people add more to it?! :lol Not that it would really surprise me.
I was also thinking of this when I saw that picture
(https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/a6/95/71/a695718c4a35101dd4107e976aa4ea5c.jpg)
One thing when I stopped drinking soda was that I increased my coffee consumption (need to feed my caffeine addiction). I rarely drank any coffee a few years ago, now I do two cups a day usually. I use sugar as well, but two packets of sugar which is nowhere close to what you see in those drinks. So while I haven't stopped consuming sugar, the amount is so drastically smaller than compared to just one soda.
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I prefer pepsi to coke, coke is too sweet for me.
This is kind of strange because Pepsi has more sugar than Coke does.
I always preferred Coke to Pepsi when I drank it, but I wasn't against drinking Pepsi.
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I had some fantastic barq's rootbeer from the fountain yesterday and it was exquisite. I am a massive fan of a good root beer.
1. Barqs
2. A&W
3. Mug
4. Stewarts (More expensive, but I'm just not that in to it)
If I were to rank them
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I love a good quality root beer. Can't drink it every day at every meal, but as a treat now and again, sublime. :)
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I had some fantastic barq's rootbeer from the fountain yesterday and it was exquisite. I am a massive fan of a good root beer.
1. Barqs
2. A&W
3. Mug
4. Stewarts (More expensive, but I'm just not that in to it)
If I were to rank them
IF I were to ever really drink soda, and I do not, root beer would be one of my top choices. And Barq's is easily the best of the major brands.
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I love a good quality root beer. Can't drink it every day at every meal, but as a treat now and again, sublime. :)
For some reason root beer pairs with a Jersey Mike's sub really well.
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I love a good quality root beer. Can't drink it every day at every meal, but as a treat now and again, sublime. :)
For some reason root beer pairs with a Jersey Mike's sub really well.
Jersey Mike's. Stop, you're killing me. There used to be one in my home town and I fell in love. Now the closest one is about an hour away (at the casino, where I'm not usually going to eat hoagies). When I travel for work, one of the offices I go to has one about a mile away, so I make it a point to have every lunch I can there.
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Love Jersey Mikes, they opened one close by, I should go there more than I do.
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Late to the party on this, but...
Few things are better with a hangover or indigestion than a cold Coke Classic.
Every time I'm hungover I head out to McDonalds and grab a fountain coke from there. There something about that fountain coke that makes me feel better
Yeah, my sister swears by a fountain Sprite from McDonald's when she's hungover. And maybe a hashbrown, depending on how much faith she has in her stomach that morning.
Yeah that's always funny.
When fatties have a big greasy cooked breakfast *every day* - with extra meat and "no tomatoes or beans" - i.e. nothing remotely resembling a vegetable and they have a diet coke :lolpalm:
B*tch thats just like spitting on an inferno.
Yeah, I used to love when I was working at the ice cream parlour and and someone would get a big sundae with hot fudge and whipped cream, but with sugar free ice cream :lol
I probably only drink a handful of sodas a year these days, but when I do Coke Classic is my go to. When I drank soda regularly, Pepsi was something I'd have a couple times a year to change things up, but in general I found it too sweet. I also used to like making my own vanilla cokes when I was at work.
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I love a good quality root beer. Can't drink it every day at every meal, but as a treat now and again, sublime. :)
For some reason root beer pairs with a Jersey Mike's sub really well.
Jersey Mike's. Stop, you're killing me. There used to be one in my home town and I fell in love. Now the closest one is about an hour away (at the casino, where I'm not usually going to eat hoagies). When I travel for work, one of the offices I go to has one about a mile away, so I make it a point to have every lunch I can there.
There was a Jersey Mike's maybe 10 minutes away from where I lived in Florida and I never tried it. I moved, I got a new job, and the only place close enough that I can make it to for lunch was Jersey Mike's and I'll say this now. I'll never go to another sub place (unless I want a hot sub, I'll go to Firehouse) again.
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I tried the "new" coke zero
(https://www.coca-colacompany.com/content/dam/journey/gb/en/hidden/Stories/Coke_Zero_Sugar.jpg)
Not bad. Tastes pretty much like the old coke zero.
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I don't really like it, I prefer the old coke zero. There isn't that much of a difference though.
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There's "New" Coke Zero?
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Yeah, they discontinued Coke Zero and now have Zero Sugar Coke. I didn't really notice a difference
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Diet soda is the Devil's Semen.
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In that both have viscously coursed down my throat.
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Diet soda is the Devil's Semen.
It's a goddam lifesaver for those of us who have to watch our sugars and love soda though.
Plus, I'd like to think the Devil's semen would be a bit spicier...
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Diet soda is the Devil's Semen.
It's a goddam lifesaver for those of us who have to watch our sugars and love soda though.
Plus, I'd like to think the Devil's semen would be a bit spicier...
Be careful, though; I've read some studies that are disturbing; studies to the effect that the lack of sugar in the soda can make people crave it that much more, and actually lead to an increased sugar intake overall. (That, and the chemicals are why I say "Devil's semen").
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I struggle with soda, I love it but if I drink even one then I feel like shit. So I limit my intake these days. My mother for some reason always gets me some soda when she goes grocery shopping though so there's always some in my fridge, tempting me, calling me... I just say screw the diet stuff, but only because I'm not diabetic or have to watch my intake.
What I do need to stop are energy drinks. I drink zero calorie/rehab Monsters like they're going out of business and I would like to stop but man, they're so damn good and have (almost) no calories... would save quite a few bucks if I stopped, too...
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Diet soda is the Devil's Semen.
It's a goddam lifesaver for those of us who have to watch our sugars and love soda though.
Plus, I'd like to think the Devil's semen would be a bit spicier...
Be careful, though; I've read some studies that are disturbing; studies to the effect that the lack of sugar in the soda can make people crave it that much more, and actually lead to an increased sugar intake overall. (That, and the chemicals are why I say "Devil's semen").
It's not an issue, 99.9% of what I drink is iced tea.
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FYI ya'll... it's called "pop".
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I struggle with soda, I love it but if I drink even one then I feel like shit. So I limit my intake these days. My mother for some reason always gets me some soda when she goes grocery shopping though so there's always some in my fridge, tempting me, calling me... I just say screw the diet stuff, but only because I'm not diabetic or have to watch my intake.
What I do need to stop are energy drinks. I drink zero calorie/rehab Monsters like they're going out of business and I would like to stop but man, they're so damn good and have (almost) no calories... would save quite a few bucks if I stopped, too...
That's funny you say that; I LOVE an ice cold Coke classic... but I drink one and I feel weird. I don't know how to describe it, but weird. Almost nauseous, but not quite.
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I never drink soda except for spiced Rum and Coke. Damn, those are good. :2metal:
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Yeah, they discontinued Coke Zero and now have Zero Sugar Coke. I didn't really notice a difference
So basically what Pepsi did with Diet Pepsi Max? It turned to just Pepsi Max, and now Pepsi Zero Sugar.
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Essentially, yeah. Really kinda dumb, but that's Coke for you.
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I'm going to be a rebel and still call it Coke Zero... as I still call the Pepsi product Pepsi Max.
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It's been well over a year without any soda. I really don't struggle with cravings for it, which is amazing since I drank a lot of soda, daily. In fact, I've cut a lot of sugar out of my diet (such as in my coffee, the same coffee I used to get my caffeine without soda). What I have noticed though is that my body has adjusted and a soda feels wayyy too sugary now. Well, not even a soda, just any drink that has sugar in it. One of the drawbacks however:
I never drink soda except for spiced Rum and Coke. Damn, those are good. :2metal:
I miss those captain and cokes. That was a drink of choice in my past, but I stopped drinking this since I gave up soda. I just use seltzer now as my mixer.
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Its amazing and scary how much stuff (not just soda) has sugar in it. I just try my best to cut back when possible
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It's been well over a year without any soda. I really don't struggle with cravings for it, which is amazing since I drank a lot of soda, daily. In fact, I've cut a lot of sugar out of my diet (such as in my coffee, the same coffee I used to get my caffeine without soda). What I have noticed though is that my body has adjusted and a soda feels wayyy too sugary now. Well, not even a soda, just any drink that has sugar in it. One of the drawbacks however:
I never drink soda except for spiced Rum and Coke. Damn, those are good. :2metal:
I miss those captain and cokes. That was a drink of choice in my past, but I stopped drinking this since I gave up soda. I just use seltzer now as my mixer.
Yeah, Captain and Coke is dangerous. If I kept that stuff in the house all the time, I'd probably become an alcoholic. :lol How is it with Seltzer?
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I dont use the rum with seltzer, just vodka. Not sure I'd like captain and seltzer.
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Coke is my enemy .. I probably have more Vanilla Coke ... it goes so well with Chinese Food, Pizza or even Fish and Chips. I have cut sugar nearly everywhere else.
I usually have about 2 a week and try for the little bottles, but a lot of places only stock 600ml bottles. But I am learning to not feel like I have to have it all, have enough, leave the rest.
I will visit World of Coca Cola when in Atlanta next year though.
Not that a drink Bourbon often, but I couldn't imagine it without Coke.
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Not that a drink Bourbon often, but I couldn't imagine it without Coke.
:omg:
Bourbon should never be mixed with soda! Okay, well good bourbon anyway. Blanton's straight and neat, or a Maker's Mark Cask Strength poured straight and add one small ice cube. Yum!
I was a massive Pepsi junkie, quit smoking 17 years ago and gained 40 pounds. Discovered Weight Watchers and had 2 choices: Give up the soda, or switch to diet. I could tolerate, barely, the "clear" diet sodas (Sprite, 7Up), but not the colored stuff, so I basically gave it up. You'll find a variety of "gourmet" sodas in my fridge, but they're a treat and I doubt that I average one per week. Couple of my favorites that are always in-stock:
- Mexican Coke (the only Coke that I will buy. THIS is what Coca Cola is supposed to taste like!)
- Henry Weinhard's Vanilla Cream
- Caruso's Dark Vanilla Cream (make an ice cream float using a super premium ice cream...it's heaven in a glass!)
When I can find it, Dang Red Cream soda will always come home with me. That's really hard to find in my area, but the Dang Butterscotch Root Beer is really awesome too.
- Brian
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I guess I'll put energy drinks in this category rather then start a new thread.
Just tried this new green monster energy zero
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Pretty decent. Its like a strawberry watermelon flavor
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I guess I'll put energy drinks in this category rather then start a new thread.
Just tried this new green monster energy zero
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Pretty decent. Its like a strawberry watermelon flavor
Oh man. I normally love everything Monster, but this one made me wretch. I really don't like it :lol
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I guess I'll put energy drinks in this category rather then start a new thread.
Just tried this new green monster energy zero
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Pretty decent. Its like a strawberry watermelon flavor
I once litigated against Monster (formerly know as Hansen's). Bad company. I don't drink "energy drinks," but I wouldn't buy this company's products on principle.
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I guess I'll put energy drinks in this category rather then start a new thread.
Just tried this new green monster energy zero
Pretty decent. Its like a strawberry watermelon flavor
Oh man. I normally love everything Monster, but this one made me wretch. I really don't like it :lol
That's a bummer. I was worried I was gonna hate it too, but was pleasantly surprised.
For me, I don't like the orange or purple zero flavors, but all the others I can get down with.
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I'd be curious on hearing some of those details, assuming it's legal to talk about them, pg. I've heard... things. That said I freaking love their products. Phoenix is breaking my heart not liking the purple zero (one of my faves), but they discontinued my all-time favorite Monster many years ago: MIXXD. The original purple flavor that was soooo damn good. Nowadays I just stick to the rehab line with the occasional Assault. I often have 2-3 Monsters a day which I know is horribly unhealthy, even the zero calorie ones... oh well.
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It breaks my heart as well since purple is definitely my favorite flavor when it comes to drinks. I'll have to try it again.
I only get monster for when I work nightshift, which is tonight. Besides that, 90% of the time I just drink coffee.
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I might be the last person on earth to try an "energy" drink. I've never tasted a Monster, Rock Star or even a Red Bull. Maybe they taste like unicorn tears and I'm truly missing out?
I have a real sweet tooth, but it's occurring to me now that I don't really like sweet beverages. On a typical day, I drink three things (listed in descending quantity): black coffee, water, beer. I grew up drinking Coke Classic on a daily basis, but scaled back drastically in my early 20's and for the past 20 years only drink pop occasionally (we refer to soda as 'pop' in Minnesota, dontcha know).
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A lot of those "energy drinks" have that sickly sweet smell to them that really is unpalatable to me.
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I call it either soda or pop. Grew up saying pop a lot more though. (central Illinois here)
Red Bull is gross to me, and always leaves me with my head pounding a little. Not pleasant.
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I'd be curious on hearing some of those details, assuming it's legal to talk about them, pg. I've heard... things.
The cases settled, but I don't recall if the settlement agreement(s) had confidentiality and/or non-disparagement provisions (and I'm not with the same law firm, so I don't have the ability to check). Therefore, I can't say anything about the settlement. However, I don't think it would be inappropriate to say that the litigation was part of a strategy to compete by litigating rather than by making and marketing superior products.
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I might be the last person on earth to try an "energy" drink. I've never tasted a Monster, Rock Star or even a Red Bull. Maybe they taste like unicorn tears and I'm truly missing out?
You're not really missing out on anything. Red bull I never liked. Regular monster tastes like battery acid, but I like it. Its got too much sugar though, so I switched to the Zero monster which tastes a lot smoother, but overall you're not missing out on anything honestly.
I never thought I was gonna mess with energy drinks, but then grad school happened and it just got to the point where I didn't care anymore. I was so tired that I just wanted something to make it through and it did its job. I'm very glad that now I mostly just drink plain coffee with a little bit of low fat milk.
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I'd be curious on hearing some of those details, assuming it's legal to talk about them, pg. I've heard... things.
The cases settled, but I don't recall if the settlement agreement(s) had confidentiality and/or non-disparagement provisions (and I'm not with the same law firm, so I don't have the ability to check). Therefore, I can't say anything about the settlement. However, I don't think it would be inappropriate to say that the litigation was part of a strategy to compete by litigating rather than by making and marketing superior products.
Oh, I think I remember hearing about this actually. Gotcha. :tup
I'm with Phoenix, the regular monster has way too much sugar but man it's tasty. 12 years of drinking that shit... yikes. Still, I'd rather drink 'em than a regular soda...
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I think Monster is behind these new Reign "Body Fuel" which is causing a lot of behind the scenes drama with competitor Bang Energy.
Anybody else seen or tried these? They taste really good, and besides the 300mg of caffeine, aren't too bad for you. The Amino Acids make it a great post-workout option. Actually, when I drink them in the morning, I feel really good and don't get that sluggish feeling like I do from energy drinks. And, doesn't matter to me, but to some it does, Reign is a vegan drink, unlike Bang which sources their amino acids from animal products.
(https://www.foodbusinessnews.net/ext/resources/2019/1/MonsterReign_Lead.jpg?1547825240)
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Been seeing those around lately. I'll have to try them this weekend.
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Razzleberry and Lemon are my two favorite. To be honest, I haven't tried the other flavors because they don't appeal to me that much. I'm excited to read what you think about them whenever you get a chance to try them.
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Razzleberry and Lemon are my two favorite. To be honest, I haven't tried the other flavors because they don't appeal to me that much. I'm excited to read what you think about them whenever you get a chance to try them.
I couldn't wait and I picked up two on my way to work this morning. Currently drinking the Carnival Candy flavor; Razzle Berry is in the fridge. WOW. Since they're 0 calorie I expected a mouthfeel similar to the Monster Rehab - that is, very tea-like. Nope, it feels like a soda, plenty of carbonation and only 2 carbs yet it literally tastes like sugary cotton candy. First time I ever did a double take looking at the can, because I couldn't believe there wasn't sugar in it. I love the can design as well. I think the Monster Rehab line remains king of energy drinks for me, but this is close.
So, yeah, right off the bat this is a home run, thanks a bunch for the recommendation. This is a good sign for the other flavors, I hope they're as tasty. Only downside is the cost - it was $6.30 for two. Yikes!
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So I tried Orange coke
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Props to them for trying a a new flavor, but I didn't like it. Where as vanilla coke or cherry coke meshes flavors well together, I just wasn't into the orange coke.
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So I tried Orange coke
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Props to them for trying a a new flavor, but I didn't like it. Where as vanilla coke or cherry coke meshes flavors well together, I just wasn't into the orange coke.
I tried it a few weeks ago.....first sip was okay, second was so-so, just got worse the more I had.
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I tried the vanilla orange coke; I love a good creamsicle, but it was too much sweet. Just too much. I didn't try the orange coke, but I can't see liking it.
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If only it was like Stewarts orange cream, then I would be all over it
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The orange coke is pretty good imo.
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If only it was like Stewarts orange cream, then I would be all over it
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41i7P01BywL._SY355_.jpg)
Of fuck stewarts orange n' cream is amazing
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Razzleberry and Lemon are my two favorite. To be honest, I haven't tried the other flavors because they don't appeal to me that much. I'm excited to read what you think about them whenever you get a chance to try them.
So! I tried the lemon Reign yesterday. Maybe I need to have it colder (it wasn't ice cold but it certainly wasn't warm), but it didn't taste nearly as good as the lemonade Monster Rehab to me, the carbonation felt really weird with lemon. The Carnival Candy is still my favorite, then the Razzle Berry - obviously I have to try the rest now.
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If only it was like Stewarts orange cream, then I would be all over it
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/41i7P01BywL._SY355_.jpg)
Of fuck stewarts orange n' cream is amazing
shout out to my home town.....
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So! I tried the lemon Reign yesterday. Maybe I need to have it colder (it wasn't ice cold but it certainly wasn't warm), but it didn't taste nearly as good as the lemonade Monster Rehab to me, the carbonation felt really weird with lemon. The Carnival Candy is still my favorite, then the Razzle Berry - obviously I have to try the rest now.
Ya know, after you went out and bought Carnival Candy, I decided to try it at work the next day and I gotta say, my rankings may have changed. Razzle Berry is still my favorite, but then Carnival Candy. Lemon keeps dropping for me, I think I'm gonna try Melon Mania tomorrow. The one I have no interest in is Peach. Sour Apple was okay, kind of had a weird aftertaste to me.
Glad you're liking them!
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So! I tried the lemon Reign yesterday. Maybe I need to have it colder (it wasn't ice cold but it certainly wasn't warm), but it didn't taste nearly as good as the lemonade Monster Rehab to me, the carbonation felt really weird with lemon. The Carnival Candy is still my favorite, then the Razzle Berry - obviously I have to try the rest now.
Ya know, after you went out and bought Carnival Candy, I decided to try it at work the next day and I gotta say, my rankings may have changed. Razzle Berry is still my favorite, but then Carnival Candy. Lemon keeps dropping for me, I think I'm gonna try Melon Mania tomorrow. The one I have no interest in is Peach. Sour Apple was okay, kind of had a weird aftertaste to me.
Glad you're liking them!
Hah, that's cool! I figured I might as well try the rest, so I picked up Peach Fizz and Melon Mania today. I was going to get Sour Apple but the name alone made me wary and thankfully I found the melon one to replace it, so SA will be the last one I try. I'm trying the peach now. Like the lemonade flavor, not as enjoyable as the Monster Rehab Peach, the carbonation gets in the way.
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Weird to see my old casual topic about soda is still alive.
I can't remember the last time I had sugared soda. But I do have Diet Coke every now and then for easy caffeine. Tastes fine.
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It's strange. I can easily kick sugary drinks, but... boy do I love them. :lol
SystematicThought: tried the Melon Mania today. Pretty good, I like it. And since this is DTF, I have to rank them: Carnival Candy > Melon > Berry > Lemon > Peach. I imagine Sour Apple will be at the bottom. This is however the only line of energy drinks outside of the normal monsters and Rehabs that I've thoroughly explored, so it has that going for it!
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I've been going through somewhat of a sugar withdrawal recently because I was chugging sugary shit for a while to the point that I needed it to function.
Man it's rough
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SystematicThought: tried the Melon Mania today. Pretty good, I like it. And since this is DTF, I have to rank them: Carnival Candy > Melon > Berry > Lemon > Peach. I imagine Sour Apple will be at the bottom. This is however the only line of energy drinks outside of the normal monsters and Rehabs that I've thoroughly explored, so it has that going for it!
Melon Mania reminded me of a watermelon Jolly Rancher, not bad at all. Swap Melon with Berry and your ranking is exactly mine. Carnival Candy has really grown on me, the more I drank it, the more the overly sweet first sip disappeared and it actually became a really pleasant drink. It wasn't bad as it got warmer either. Sour Apple to me didn't taste like an apple the more I drank it, actually there was an odd cinnamon aftertaste to it.
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So I tried Orange coke
(https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/orange-vanilla-coke-orange-vanilla-coke-zero-sugar-hero-image-1549639429.jpg)
Props to them for trying a a new flavor, but I didn't like it. Where as vanilla coke or cherry coke meshes flavors well together, I just wasn't into the orange coke.
Seems like just a worse version of Spezi.
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So I tried Orange coke
(https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/orange-vanilla-coke-orange-vanilla-coke-zero-sugar-hero-image-1549639429.jpg)
Props to them for trying a a new flavor, but I didn't like it. Where as vanilla coke or cherry coke meshes flavors well together, I just wasn't into the orange coke.
Seems like just a worse version of Spezi.
I tried the coke zero version and if it's really cold it's not half bad, definitely not going to be buying more though
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This might belong in the 'addictions' thread but I really gotta stop with the energy drinks. I'm on my second Reign today and I tried a new brand of drink at the start of the day. That's a total of 800mg caffeine today. I don't think I'll finish the second Reign. I usually don't have problems with that much caffeine but it is a concerning amount and eventually it's gonna come back to bite me in the rear end. But it helps me get work done...
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I tried cherry sprite today. It was ok
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The lemon lime flavor kind of clashes with the cherry flavor so that you get some bland mix of both instead of either flavor. Similar to the Orange coke, I feel like this falls into the category of "just because you can, doesn't mean you should"
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I get cherry sprite in the Coke Freestyle, that's good imo. Less of a flavor clash.
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I'm hooked on this, it's an Elderberry cider. So refreshing now during summer!
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I get cherry sprite in the Coke Freestyle, that's good imo. Less of a flavor clash.
Grape Sprite is surprisingly good.
I still enjoy a good suicide -- based on what we did when I was a kid: Coke, Sprite, orange soda and either root beer or Dr. Pepper.
I'm also a huge fan of virtually any lemon soda (i.e., carbonated lemonade).
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This might belong in the 'addictions' thread but I really gotta stop with the energy drinks. I'm on my second Reign today and I tried a new brand of drink at the start of the day. That's a total of 800mg caffeine today. I don't think I'll finish the second Reign. I usually don't have problems with that much caffeine but it is a concerning amount and eventually it's gonna come back to bite me in the rear end. But it helps me get work done...
The caffeine feeling I get from Reign drinks feels different from other forms of caffeine. I actually don't get that crash that I get from a macchiato from Starbucks or coffee/other sodas. I feel really good. Maybe it's all in my head like when I take CBD and fall asleep in 10 minutes.
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Brand new flavor of Dr. Pepper, aka Dr. Pepper w cream soda
Pretty decent
(https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/pjimage-2020-03-02t140840-907-1583176160.jpg)
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I got some in at my store the other day and I enjoyed the first bottle but then one of the cashiers said to me that it reminded her of cotton candy and then it completely ruined it for me
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Oh yeah, its definitely got a cotton candy thing going on :lol
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Brand new flavor of Dr. Pepper, aka Dr. Pepper w cream soda
Pretty decent
(https://hips.hearstapps.com/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/images/pjimage-2020-03-02t140840-907-1583176160.jpg)
I had one a few weeks ago and it's pretty good. Not something I'd drink constantly but it's better than most flavors of soda.
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I have a couple of those in my fridge; I like them a lot.
So I mentioned in the fitness thread I ditched caffeine last week cold turkey. 7 days, no caffeine, other than a couple sodas here and there (usually with dinner, after hours of cardio, just to get something sweet in), so very minimal caffeine. I went from coffee, 2-3 Monsters almost daily, occasional 5 Hour Energy etc. to that in no time. So today I decided to see what effect caffeine would have if I had an energy drink from the back of my fridge (Venom, low calorie), 160mg/can. Sipped on it over an hour and a half, got about halfway through, damn - definitely forgot what caffeine feels like when you don't abuse it. The feeling is strong.
Not a fan of how it makes me feel now, honestly, since I got used to living without it. Oh well. Maybe I can finally switch to decaf coffee :)
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Decaf still has some caffeine in it if I remember correctly, something around a single coke can's worth. I need to ditch coffee as well but it's my one big vice.
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I cut soda out of my life (as a regular thing) a long time ago, but I don't think I could ever give up caffeine :lol
Now, I just have two cups of black coffee a day and that takes care of business.
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Decaf still has some caffeine in it if I remember correctly, something around a single coke can's worth.
Correct. Cola has roughly 2 mg of caffeine per ounce (so about 24 mg in a 12 oz. can). Depending on a number of factors, decaffeinated coffee will have somewhere between 2-15 mg in an 8 oz. cup (as opposed to 80-100 mg in the same amount of regular coffee).
I've never had a cup of coffee in my life, but I drink more soda than I should.
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Dang. Well, it's still better than a soda, so I'll take it!
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The new Major Melon Mountain Dew is Clutch
Tastes like watermelon Bubblegum :D
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Saw the commercial and thought it looked worth trying.
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Honestly the only soda I enjoy regularly is original Coca Cola in a 500ml plastic bottle. Hate it from a can. Love it in a glass bottle but nobody does them.
If i'm at work and fancy a cold one - I get a pint on draught - and with a slice of orange if available :)
For some reason pretty much all other fizzy drinks just taste like sugar and chemicals to me. Too sickly.
I don't mind 7up every once in a blue moon.
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I always mention I like a slice of orange in my coca cola and people go :/ really ?
Then they try it and go Yeah ok!
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Honestly the only soda I enjoy regularly is original Coca Cola in a 500ml plastic bottle. Hate it from a can. Love it in a glass bottle but nobody does them.
In Mexico (and probably other places), they still bottle Coke in glass bottles, and some places in Southern California (probably mostly prominently, Chipotle) import it and sell it for about twice what a comparably sized plastic bottle sells for.
I always mention I like a slice of orange in my coca cola and people go :/ really ?
Then they try it and go Yeah ok!
Do they have the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines where you are? It's a touch-screen soda vending machine. You can select from a number of sodas on the main screen. For example, if you suggest Coke, you can get just straight up Coke or you can get it with any of several flavored syrups added (e.g., lemon, orange, cherry, grape). They're pretty cool because I can do an old-fashioned "suicide" (Coke, Sprite, orange soda and root beer).
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We have soda in glass bottles available in many places here in AZ. I do believe most are bottled in Mexico, so that might be why its more abundant here.
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Do they have the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines where you are?
Nah. I'm not sure i would want to add more syrup to a Coke ! I'm shocked i've never seen someone order a Coke in a restaurant and put sugar in it.
Someone must do that somewhere. People put sugar in Hot Chocolate - which is already incredibly sweet.
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Honestly the only soda I enjoy regularly is original Coca Cola in a 500ml plastic bottle. Hate it from a can. Love it in a glass bottle but nobody does them.
In Mexico (and probably other places), they still bottle Coke in glass bottles, and some places in Southern California (probably mostly prominently, Chipotle) import it and sell it for about twice what a comparably sized plastic bottle sells for.
I always mention I like a slice of orange in my coca cola and people go :/ really ?
Then they try it and go Yeah ok!
Do they have the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines where you are? It's a touch-screen soda vending machine. You can select from a number of sodas on the main screen. For example, if you suggest Coke, you can get just straight up Coke or you can get it with any of several flavored syrups added (e.g., lemon, orange, cherry, grape). They're pretty cool because I can do an old-fashioned "suicide" (Coke, Sprite, orange soda and root beer).
Depending on the place, we have both the glass bottles and the Freestyle machines. Our local Five Guys have the machines.
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Do they have the Coca-Cola Freestyle machines where you are?
Nah. I'm not sure i would want to add more syrup to a Coke ! I'm shocked i've never seen someone order a Coke in a restaurant and put sugar in it.
That's not what's happening. Fountain machines mix a set quantity of syrup with carbonated water. With the Freestyle machine, you're not getting a normal Coke plus flavored syrup (although you can get that at a lot of places, and doing that has been common for many decades). You're still getting the same amount of syrup, you're just getting 95% Coke and 5% whatever flavor (I'm making up the percentages for the sake of illustration). Obviously, Cherry Coke is a thing that exists outside of the machine, but I believe the cherry Coke you get with the machine is not actually "Cherry Coke." Rather, it's a creation using the method I described.
Depending on the place, we have both the glass bottles and the Freestyle machines. Our local Five Guys have the machines.
Yup. Five Guys is where they're most common, but we first saw one at a local chain of Mexican restaurants called Super Mex.
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Two things:
1. I tried the Mountain Dew watermelon. Not great, but not bad.
2. It is REALLY annoying to order a Coke at a fast food place and be given a Diet Coke.
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2. It is REALLY annoying to order a Coke at a fast food place and be given a Diet Coke.
WORD. Same with tea/sweet tea. My brain gets all geared up for one thing and is thrown a vicious, cruel curve ball.
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Two things:
2. It is REALLY annoying to order a Diet Coke at a fast food place and be given a Coke.
FTFM
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2. It is REALLY annoying to order a Coke at a fast food place and be given a Diet Coke.
WORD. Same with tea/sweet tea. My brain gets all geared up for one thing and is thrown a vicious, cruel curve ball.
The first sip is like, "what...that doesn't seem right. Is that Diet Coke? Yeah...it is. Let me check the receipt. It's correct on the receipt. Why is it so damn hard to get something like this right?!"
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Because restaurants are a high-risk industry where every single member of staff is likely overworked, tired, all the while being paid 7.25 USD or less. Which is not conducive to staff making fewer mistakes than the average worker.
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Because restaurants are a high-risk industry where every single member of staff is likely overworked, tired, all the while being paid 7.25 USD or less. Which is not conducive to staff making fewer mistakes than the average worker.
What? I know $7.25 is the national minimum wage, but it's either $13 or $14 here in California (depending on how many employees the employer has), and I have never seen any evidence of fast-food workers being overworked or any more tired than the average person. Nor is fast food particularly "high-risk."
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Because restaurants are a high-risk industry where every single member of staff is likely overworked, tired, all the while being paid 7.25 USD or less. Which is not conducive to staff making fewer mistakes than the average worker.
What? I know $7.25 is the national minimum wage, but it's either $13 or $14 here in California (depending on how many employees the employer has), and I have never seen any evidence of fast-food workers being overworked or any more tired than the average person. Nor is fast food particularly "high-risk."
And I'm sorry, but while I make good money now it wasn't always that way. I had too many jobs to count that were minimum wage - janitor in my local school system, security guard, construction laborer - and you either hit it hard or you don't. To say that you "make more mistakes because the wages are low" or "the work is hard" or "both" is an excuse. Sorry. It just is. It's not like I loved cleaning up a five year old's vomit, or plunging out toilets, but it was my JOB, and I did it. It's not because of my fantastic good looks or large endowment that when the holiday/summer position opened up, I got it. Same with being a security guard; telling fat drunk college kids to pipe down during Whalers games is no one's fantasy job, but I did it. And when the assignments for locker rooms and what not came up, I got them.
I get that everyone makes mistakes, I'm not suggesting perfection, but if one can't discern between Diet Coke and Coke for the five minutes it takes to take the order, draw it, and provide it to the customer (put a straw in it, or push the little tab on the plastic lid if your memory is shot) then perhaps you're not cut out for more demanding, more higher paying jobs.
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Okay.
In an attempt to get back on track after I evidentially derailed it, as it is approaching Easter in Sweden, it means that Pĺskmust is back on the shelves:
(https://i.imgur.com/W6guVva.jpg)
This is basically a malty cola, and it is my favourite soda.
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So...here's a random question...
There are parts of the U.S. where sweetened, carbonated beverages are referred to as "soda" and parts where they are referred to as "pop." I remember the first time (in 1990) I heard someone refer to soda as "pop." It was this rather stereotypically blond girl who was hired as a receptionist at my office. She was, if I remember, from Colorado. I thought it was REALLY odd, because I thought of "pop" as a bit of an archaic term from the 1950s (ish).
Anyway...more recently, I have learned that there are parts of the country where any sweetened, carbonated beverage is referred to as "a Coke" (perhaps without the upper-case "c"). So my question is, if you're in such a place and you want a Coke (aka Coca-Cola), how do you order it? I assume that, if you say, "I'd like a Coke, please," you'll get asked in response, "what kind?" or something like that. Do you have to say, "I'd like a Coke - specifically, I'd like a Coca-Cola brand cola drink"?
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Here in Connecticut, if you ask for a "Coke", you're getting one of two answers: "Okay", and you get the traditional "secret formula" recipe dark carbonated beverage, OR, you get "Is Pepsi okay?". I don't think I've ever heard "Coke" as a general substitute for "soda" (which is the predominant term here). I have heard "pop", but usually not in this region.
Next up: a discussion on "grinder", "hoagie", "sub", or "hero"? :) :)
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Here in Connecticut, if you ask for a "Coke", you're getting one of two answers: "Okay", and you get the traditional "secret formula" recipe dark carbonated beverage, OR, you get "Is Pepsi okay?". I don't think I've ever heard "Coke" as a general substitute for "soda" (which is the predominant term here). I have heard "pop", but usually not in this region.
Next up: a discussion on "grinder", "hoagie", "sub", or "hero"? :) :)
When growing up in Texas Coke was a generalized term for soda or (god forbid) pop. Similar to I need a Xerox of this paper....
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Here in Connecticut, if you ask for a "Coke", you're getting one of two answers: "Okay", and you get the traditional "secret formula" recipe dark carbonated beverage, OR, you get "Is Pepsi okay?". I don't think I've ever heard "Coke" as a general substitute for "soda" (which is the predominant term here). I have heard "pop", but usually not in this region.
According to this article from a few years ago ( https://www.businessinsider.com/soda-pop-coke-map-2018-10 ):
- "Soda is the preferred term in the Northeast, most of Florida, California, and pockets in the Midwest around Milwaukee and St. Louis."
- "Pop is what people say in most of the Midwest and West."
- "And coke, even if it's not Coca-Cola brand, is what people call it in the South."
Hence my question.
Your restaurant experience is similar to mine.
When growing up in Texas Coke was a generalized term for soda or (god forbid) pop. Similar to I need a Xerox of this paper....
That's the premise of the question I asked. What happens when you say, "I'd like a Coke, please"?
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That's new to me, and I lived in Atlanta. But I also think I originally misunderstood the question.
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That's new to me, and I lived in Atlanta. But I also think I originally misunderstood the question.
Awfully ironic that "coke" would be generic for sweetened, carbonated beverages in, of all places, Atlanta.
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In Wisconsin it’s soda, in Minnesota it’s pop.
Advantage Wisconsin.
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I grew up (here in the PNW) thinking of sugared carbonated beverages in the general sense as "pop."
That's the premise of the question I asked. What happens when you say, "I'd like a Coke, please"?
You mean at a restaurant or other establishment? Here, the staff would assume you meant a Coca-Cola, and would thus give you that, or if they did not carry Coke products, they would inform you as such and ask if Pepsi (or other cola product) would suffice.
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I grew up (here in the PNW) thinking of sugared carbonated beverages in the general sense as "pop."
That's the premise of the question I asked. What happens when you say, "I'd like a Coke, please"?
You mean at a restaurant or other establishment? Here, the staff would assume you meant a Coca-Cola, and would thus give you that, or if they did not carry Coke products, they would inform you as such and ask if Pepsi (or other cola product) would suffice.
But you're in a "pop" area, not a "coke" area. I'm curious what happens in an area that uses "coke" generically.
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The word choice isn't on hard borders, either. I grew up in Hickory NC, in the western part of the state (between Boone and Charlotte), and we had no generic term for soda - not even soda. We said what we wanted (Mountain Dew, Coke, Pepsi, whatever). I don't remember ever using the term soda, although I was familiar with it from TV and movies.
When I moved to Mount Airy NC (still in the western part of the state, on the Virginia border), they definitely used the term "pop", which made me laugh for months.
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- "Pop is what people say in most of the Midwest and West."
Chicago area born, bred and lived my entire life. I never use the term soda. It's been pop my entire life.
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Just had a pepsi blue yesterday for the first time since 1999 :lol Its back out for this summer
(https://preview.redd.it/xrkwsjvn80x61.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aef5a9827902a39ea45c843fed776b2f6a297a6f)
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Just had a pepsi blue yesterday for the first time since 1999 :lol Its back out for this summer
(https://preview.redd.it/xrkwsjvn80x61.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aef5a9827902a39ea45c843fed776b2f6a297a6f)
That's good stuff. I'm not sure what flavor it is, but I've grabbed a bottle every time I've seen one over the last couple months.
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Tried Sprite from mexico in the glass bottle today. Supposedly its made with "real" sugar. Whatever that means, lol. Tasted great though. Real smooth
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTba4a6ITcRO4OAV1e9PQ8TacwcOMdzkYzXGBwUp-Cte4yxhXdZ3C042thRIk8LSpd4Vk&usqp=CAU)
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Just had a pepsi blue yesterday for the first time since 1999 :lol Its back out for this summer
(https://preview.redd.it/xrkwsjvn80x61.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aef5a9827902a39ea45c843fed776b2f6a297a6f)
That's good stuff. I'm not sure what flavor it is, but I've grabbed a bottle every time I've seen one over the last couple months.
I have a sort of maxim with food/drink: there's very little in nature that is edible that is THAT color. I'm a big Pepsi fan, but that looks like a bag of chemicals to me. :) :) :)
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I don't drink soda, so not crapping on this thread but even if I did, I wouldn't drink anything blue or piss colored (like Mt. Dew). Maybe once a year I will have a Dr. Pepper. Or if I have a belly ache and need to burp. Otherwise, I'm an iced tea fan.
Stads - even a bottle of water is technically "a bag of chemicals." ;)
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I don't drink soda, so not crapping on this thread but even if I did, I wouldn't drink anything blue or piss colored (like Mt. Dew). Maybe once a year I will have a Dr. Pepper. Or if I have a belly ache and need to burp. Otherwise, I'm an iced tea fan.
Stads - even a bottle of water is technically "a bag of chemicals." ;)
Haha, you have no idea how disappointed I was when I heard that Dasini had a ton of additives in it. How do you f- up water?!?
I'm with you, I don't drink much soda either anymore, but like you, I do enjoy a Dr. Pepper now and again. And on those rare days I wake up with a headache (Tito's Flu) an ice cold Coca-Cola Classic hits the spot like nothing else.
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I was actually talking about the H2O inside the bottle.
I was just being a smart ass. But everything that is matter is chemicals.
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I was actually talking about the H2O inside the bottle.
I was just being a smart ass. But everything that is matter is chemicals.
Dihydrogen monoxide trolling is one of my favorites.
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I grew up (here in the PNW) thinking of sugared carbonated beverages in the general sense as "pop."
That's the premise of the question I asked. What happens when you say, "I'd like a Coke, please"?
You mean at a restaurant or other establishment? Here, the staff would assume you meant a Coca-Cola, and would thus give you that, or if they did not carry Coke products, they would inform you as such and ask if Pepsi (or other cola product) would suffice.
But you're in a "pop" area, not a "coke" area. I'm curious what happens in an area that uses "coke" generically.
While coke was/is the generic term, you ask for what you want specifically. We're not that backwards. :lol
Hey, you want a coke while I'm in there?
Sure, get me a Dr. Pepper.
Tried Sprite from mexico in the glass bottle today. Supposedly its made with "real" sugar. Whatever that means, lol. Tasted great though. Real smooth
(https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRTba4a6ITcRO4OAV1e9PQ8TacwcOMdzkYzXGBwUp-Cte4yxhXdZ3C042thRIk8LSpd4Vk&usqp=CAU)
Real sugar means real sugar. Because of corn subsidies almost all soft drinks are made with high fructose corn syrup now.
Down here there was a Dr.Pepper bottling plant in Dublin, Texas, which was a big sugar town. They had a licensing agreement with Dr.Pepper to bottle theirs with real sugar rather than HFCS, and made a killing off of it, as they were the only bottling plant with such an arrangement. Dublin Dr. Pepper became a much sought after thing for many years. Mexican cokes are the same way. I can't taste any difference, myself, but plenty sure claim to. What I can tell is that my teeth don't feel nasty for the rest of the day, which is the case with a HFCS soda.
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Tried Sprite from mexico in the glass bottle today. Supposedly its made with "real" sugar. Whatever that means, lol. Tasted great though. Real smooth
I've never had Mexican Sprite, but Mexican Coke is good (albeit massively overpriced).
I have a sort of maxim with food/drink: there's very little in nature that is edible that is THAT color. I'm a big Pepsi fan, but that looks like a bag of chemicals to me. :) :) :)
When I was a kid, I was carpooling somewhere with a handful of other kids (probably a group of kids from my baseball team). Someone asked the driver what they were having for dinner, and I swear the answer was "something blue." We then tried to figure out what blue foods exist, and the only thing we could come up with were blueberries (which kinda aren't really blue).
But anyway, all soda has basically the same ingredients: carbonated water, sugar or some other sweetener, phosphoric and citric acid (flavor enhancement and tartness), sodium benzoate (preservative), flavoring, coloring and (sometimes) caffeine. As I tell my wife when she goes off on "chemicals" in things, EVERYTHING is chemicals (even her herbal tea and fake meat).
While coke was/is the generic term, you ask for what you want specifically. We're not that backwards. :lol
Hey, you want a coke while I'm in there?
Sure, get me a Dr. Pepper.
That's sort of the reverse of what I was asking. What happens if you ask for "a coke" at a restaurant? Are you getting a Coca-Cola? Or is the waiter/waitress going to respond, "what kind?"
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I love an ice cold Coca Cola - from a 500 ml plastic bottle. Not from a can as it affects the taste too much.
Will also accept Glass Bottle.
Weirdly I don't really enjoy any other 'soda' or soft drink as much as Coca Cola. It just has that taste.
I'm also not fussed If I have Pepsi instead. It definitely does taste different.
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While coke was/is the generic term, you ask for what you want specifically. We're not that backwards. :lol
Hey, you want a coke while I'm in there?
Sure, get me a Dr. Pepper.
That's sort of the reverse of what I was asking. What happens if you ask for "a coke" at a restaurant? Are you getting a Coca-Cola? Or is the waiter/waitress going to respond, "what kind?"
As I said, you ask for what you want specifically. You [PG] wouldn't ask your waitress for a soda or a pop (depending on your region). Why would we ask for a coke in the same generic sense? If you ask a waitress for a coke you're asking her for a coca cola and either getting that or a "how 'bout Pepsi?"
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Well at work we only do Coca Cola on draught. Anything else is in the glass bottles.
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I love an ice cold Coca Cola - from a 500 ml plastic bottle. Not from a can as it affects the taste too much.
Will also accept Glass Bottle.
Weirdly I don't really enjoy any other 'soda' or soft drink as much as Coca Cola. It just has that taste.
I'm also not fussed If I have Pepsi instead. It definitely does taste different.
This is also to Bart: I fully concede that it may all be in my head, so take that into consideration, but, I feel I can DEFINITELY taste the difference between the HFCS and the sugar (though it may be mouth feel, as I agree with Bart's teeth thing).
I feel I can DEFINITELY taste the difference between glass and plastic/can. I MUCH prefer glass for my drinks, and at home I ONLY use glass, unless I'm in a hurry or drinking in the garage while working. I have a "fleet" of mason jars I used for my drinks (except wine, I have a couple stemless wine glasses for that). I HATE in restaurants getting water in plastic glasses.
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I confess if I was a single man, with no interest in a long healthy life or regular encounters with the fairer sex, I would rink soda all day, every day. Since that isn't the case, I have one a weekend, maybe two, as a treat. And I always pour my can into a glass. With ice. Sometimes with a shot of bourbon. Or if I am feeling particularly adventurous, a splash of grenadine. But that's for a different thread.
What the hell was that blue stuff? I have never seen that before.
Kroger has a soda with real sugar. I like it, though cannot honestly say I could pick it out in a blind taste test.
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I dunno what the diff is - but sometimes I buy a Coca Cola and it tastes completely wrong. Maybe it's the diff sweetener.
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What the hell was that blue stuff? I have never seen that before.
Pepsi Blue.
It originally came out in 2002 and was gone in about a year and a half. It was berry flavored and they brought it back a few months ago for a limited run.
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Its my all time favourite film - but I never realised til recently that in Back To The Future - when he asks for a "Pepsi Free" that he meant caffeine free Pepsi not that he wasn't intending to pay.
Obviously i'd never heard of it.
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If you ask a waitress for a coke you're asking her for a coca cola and either getting that or a "how 'bout Pepsi?"
That's the answer I was looking for!
This is also to Bart: I fully concede that it may all be in my head, so take that into consideration, but, I feel I can DEFINITELY taste the difference between the HFCS and the sugar (though it may be mouth feel, as I agree with Bart's teeth thing).
I feel I can DEFINITELY taste the difference between glass and plastic/can. I MUCH prefer glass for my drinks, and at home I ONLY use glass, unless I'm in a hurry or drinking in the garage while working. I have a "fleet" of mason jars I used for my drinks (except wine, I have a couple stemless wine glasses for that). I HATE in restaurants getting water in plastic glasses.
You can absolutely taste the difference between HFCS and sugar. However, you typically know when you're drinking the sugar. If someone said, "here try this," and then said, "is it HFCS or sugar," I'm not sure most folks would do better than 50/50.
Probably the same with glass and plastic. You know what you're getting, but if someone gave you both in cups, and you had to say which one came from a bottle and which one came from a can, you'd probably do as well flipping a coin.
Here's the other question: ice cubes or crushed ice? Most places have cubes, but there's a Mexican restaurant chain around here (Super Mex) that serves its drinks in plastic cups with crushed ice, and it's damn good.
Its my all time favourite film - but I never realised til recently that in Back To The Future - when he asks for a "Pepsi Free" that he meant caffeine free Pepsi not that he wasn't intending to pay.
Obviously i'd never heard of it.
:lol :lol
Did you understand the Tab reference?
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Not at the time. Just never really thought about it.
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After 30+ years, it seems kinda obvious, but it's really quite clever dialog.
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We never had Pepsi Free in the UK. We had Tab Clear briefly but not any more.
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Just tried the new Nitrogen infused Draft pepsi
(https://www.tasteofhome.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/nitro-pepsi-courtesy-pepsi.jpg)
Pretty damn good. Now i have to try the vanilla
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Nitrogen infused?
Huh?
Why?
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Adding nitrogen to the mix causes the bubbles formed when you open the can to be smaller in size, which means the head of the beer/drink has a creamier texture.
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Well I was recently diagnosed with erosions in my stomach, gotta cut down on the soda. :sad: Somehow I'm making it through workdays without caffeine, I didn't think I could.
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Love it, even though it's bad for ya. I usually only drink diet though, coke and pepsi are too sweet for me. My faves are diet cherry pepsi, cherry coke zero, and manzanita sol (apple soda). My wife's been encouraging me to drink more natural soda like hansens or zevia. But when I need caffeine, those don't cut it.
The Zevia Cola, Cherry Cola, Dr. Zevia, and Mountain Zevia all have decent amounts of caffeine (from coffee beans). The regular Cola esp....is very tasty (Cherry not as good). My favorite is the Ginger Ale...it is AMAZING, but has no caffeine.
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Love it, even though it's bad for ya. I usually only drink diet though, coke and pepsi are too sweet for me. My faves are diet cherry pepsi, cherry coke zero, and manzanita sol (apple soda). My wife's been encouraging me to drink more natural soda like hansens or zevia. But when I need caffeine, those don't cut it.
The Zevia Cola, Cherry Cola, Dr. Zevia, and Mountain Zevia all have decent amounts of caffeine (from coffee beans). The regular Cola esp....is very tasty (Cherry not as good). My favorite is the Ginger Ale...it is AMAZING, but has no caffeine.
I'm a big fan of the cream soda zevia, no caffeine.
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My favorites Zevias are Dr., Black Cherry and Orange.