In article >,
"Julie Bove" > wrote:

> "Nancy2" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > Diet soda, or any soda, king of the junk food genre. What a pure waste of
> > money. All of it, empty
> > calories. I haven't purchased a soda of any kind in decades.
>
> By that same token, water is empty calories too.

no calories, no additives, no flavorings