Ok, for those of you who just can't do without your soda (which I happen to hear all the time) here is a great solution!! My sidekick (aka hubby) and I made ourselves the guinea pigs for this first. Now that we've tried it and really enjoy it, I can give it my stamp of approval and recommendation.
We got ourselves a "SodaStream" which is a non-powered (no electricity no batteries) devise for carbonating water. Then we squeeze in fresh Lemon Juice (from our tree), crushed mint (from my garden) or add an ounce or two of any all natural, unsweetened juice. My favorite is Bom-Dia (bomdia.com), man is that good! You can get Bom-Dia at Costco too. Get creative with it, just be sure to watch the sugar content and calorie count... a little juice goes a looog way. It's also kinda fun to see what new, healthy concoction we can come up with!! Voila! A great, healthy(er) soda substitute.
For us it ended up being "greener" as well... First, we stopped buying bottled water and got an extra large Brita water filter and then used that for making our "Sparklers". That, in turn, cut out our purchase of cans and bottles of seltzer water. With the SodaStream we have a lot less waste and cost. We exchange our empty CO2 bottles for full ones at a local store or through the mail for WAY less money than we were spending on bottled/canned water. Plus we found our SodaStream on Craigslist for only $40!!!
Of course this should NEVER take the place of good ol' plain H2O!! Please continue to drink plenty of that elixir of life!! Also remember that drinking carbonation can cause (temporary) bloating, so don't be chugging it before you take those "after" pictures! hahaha
CHEERS!!
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