CarterJonas Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I'm averaging around 3 cans of diet coke per day!! Link to comment
jengh Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 carterjonas..... me too... but not just diet coke... diet sprite or diet red pop or basically anything carbonated.... it's horrible... sometimes I drink even more than that. Always diet.... hello, osteoporosis. Link to comment
renaissancewoman101 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I try to limit my soda drinking to 1-2 cans a day because I worry about the weight gain that I can get from it. Sometimes, drinking coke is necessary for the caffeine fix to get through the afternoon. Link to comment
RayKay Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Diet coke causes acid erosion in your teeth. Diet coke frustrates me, coke its self is like 56 calories. If you cant bear the thought of that, drink water.. Um, coke is not 56 calories. A can of coke is closer to 150-160, and almost all of it comes from sugar, and all "empty calories" which cause little else but spikes in your insulin levels. A bottle of it of course is bigger, hence even more calories. Also, regular coke can ALSO cause erosion, due to the sugar and phosphoric acid as well (the phosphoric acid is present in diet coke, but not the sugar). It does not matter which you drink when it comes to your teeth. Both can demineralize if not taken care of. Just make sure you brush after you drink it. It is when it sits there is causes erosion. This goes for a lot of other things other than Coke though as well. Link to comment
laboheme Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 My opinion on soda is such: it's bad regardless of whether it's regular or diet, and if I'm drinking something that's bad for me, I might as well enjoy the extra taste that regular soda offers. Of course, moderation is key. Sparkling water can be a good alternative to soda. It still give you the fizziness, but no calories. If you want more flavor, you can mix it with juice (especially the good-for-you juices like cranberry), varying the mixing ratios depending on your mood. Link to comment
jengh Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 yes, i do drink perrier and san pelligrino a lot. Buy it by the case... add some lemon juice to it and it's awesome! Link to comment
rocio Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Sparkling water can be a good alternative to soda. It still give you the fizziness, but no calories. If you want more flavor, you can mix it with juice (especially the good-for-you juices like cranberry), varying the mixing ratios depending on your mood. Yeah, Italian Sodas are so good. You can buy syrup made from natural ingredients to mix with perrier. Link to comment
stopit Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Like you hockey, I eat a healthy diet - lots of fruit, veggies, organics, and avoid most processed foods....but I too like a diet PEPSI or Dr Pepper now and then Is Pepsi better? Or is that just a preference in taste? Link to comment
renaissancewoman101 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Ginger ale soda is also good. Ginger ale helps to calm a troubled stomach and I dont think it is as bad as coke. I've been drinking ginger ale for the last few days since I came down with the stomach flu. Link to comment
RayKay Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Is Pepsi better? Or is that just a preference in taste? Just preference, I find diet Coke tastes like bad well water Link to comment
jengh Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Ginger ale soda is also good. Ginger ale helps to calm a troubled stomach and I dont think it is as bad as coke. I've been drinking ginger ale for the last few days since I came down with the stomach flu. oh yeah, ginger ale cures what ails ya! Do you have Vernors out there, ren? I think it's just a Michigan thing... Link to comment
renaissancewoman101 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 Jen, we dont have Vernors out here in CA. I dont think I heard about them either when I was living in Wisconsin. What are Vernors? Link to comment
Cyprian Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I used to love these link removed. Check the store locator on their website...the store it points you to will have lots of healthy food options as well. Link to comment
caro33 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Before I fell pregnant I drank up to TWO LITRES of Diet Coke a day. The Vanilla Diet Coke is delicious. Haven't had any for weeks now though - except the occasional sip of hubby's. Funny how I didn't value the damage from the nasties when it was just me, but now I'm growing a person I'm aware that I might be inflicting godknowswhat on it. Diet Coke doesn't sound so great now. Two to three a week surely isn't so bad, for your average person. Link to comment
CarnelianButterfly Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I think if I'm ever pregnant a lot of my habits will change too. I drink caffeine and use ibuprofen for my aches, but with a babe in the oven, no artificial junk, no stims, no drugs, just vitamins, vegs, and protein. Link to comment
caro33 Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 I thought that too until I ate a marshmallow chocolate bar today, oops and mmmm Link to comment
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