I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand name
diet soda.

I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.

Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made room for
some nice desserts.

I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's supposed
to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.

Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.

Coca-Cola made with cane sugar- not the U.S. version made with corn
syrup sweetener- is easily the best soft drink on the planet.

norman wrote on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 13:20:05 -0700:


nmd> Coca-Cola made with cane sugar- not the U.S. version made
nmd> with corn syrup sweetener- is easily the best soft drink
nmd> on the planet.

Don't particularly like colas of any sort. Currently, my
favorites are Trader Joe's black-raspberry lemonade, Goya's
Jamaican Ginger beer and Pompelmo (Italian Grapefruit soda: high
fructose corn syrup *not* listed.)

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On Jun 12, 1:16 pm, "reeper" > wrote:
> I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand name
> diet soda.
>
> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>
> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made room for
> some nice desserts.
>
> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's supposed
> to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
>
> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.

you know, i just stick to water... i jazz it up by adding lemon, no
sugar
that way I can save up my sugars for desserts
chilichick

"reeper" > wrote in message
...
>I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand name
> diet soda.
>
> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>
> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made room for
> some nice desserts.
>
> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's
> supposed
> to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
>
> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.
>
>

"we fine", eh?

Water is the best soft drink, followed closely by real juices in moderation.

"reeper" > wrote in message
...
>I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand name
> diet soda.
>
> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>
> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made room for
> some nice desserts.
>
> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's
> supposed
> to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
>
> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.
>
>

Diet Rite Tangerine!! Not a sweet as orange. It is made with Splenda and I
love it.

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "reeper" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand name
>> diet soda.
>>
>> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>>
>> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made room
>> for
>> some nice desserts.
>>
>> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's
>> supposed
>> to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
>>
>> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.
>>
>>
>
> Diet Rite Tangerine!! Not a sweet as orange. It is made with Splenda and I
> love it.

If I drink soft drinks, which isn't too often I like ginger beers too. Down
east the brand is "Sussex", but there's probably a better one --- somewhere.

e.

>I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand name
>diet soda.
<snip>
Seltzer or low sodium club soda. Who needs all that other crap?

chilichick wrote on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:34:06 -0000:

c> On Jun 12, 1:16 pm, "reeper" > wrote:
??>> I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any
??>> other brand name diet soda.
??>>
??>> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
??>>
??>> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries,
??>> you've made room for some nice desserts.
??>>
??>> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I
??>> know it's supposed to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
??>>
??>> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.

> i jazz it up by adding lemon, no
> sugar that way I can save up my sugars for desserts

That's not a bad idea but I squeeze a quarter of a lime into a
glass of water and make sure the water is cold by using ice
cubes.



James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

Ice cold water, water with a squeeze of lemon juice, or Diet Ginger Ale.
Diet Pepsi or Diet Coke is fine, but I have to add a squeeze of lemon or
lime, or they taste too sweet, for me.

Becca

On Jun 12, 1:16 pm, "reeper" > wrote:
> I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand name
> diet soda.
>
> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>
> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made room for
> some nice desserts.
>
> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's supposed
> to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
>
> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.

Anyone try Kagome? That's my new fave.

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>
> "reeper" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>
> Water is the best soft drink, followed closely by real juices in moderation.

But real juices are loaded with sugar.

A healthful drink is green tea,
which has almost no carbs and lots of
purported health benefits.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potenti..._tea_on_health

"Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
...
> JoeSpareBedroom wrote:
>>
>> "reeper" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> >
>> > I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>>
>> Water is the best soft drink, followed closely by real juices in
>> moderation.
>
> But real juices are loaded with sugar.


Yeah...that's why I said "in moderation".

Abe wrote:

> > I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other
> > brand name diet soda.
> <snip>
> Seltzer or low sodium club soda. Who needs all that other crap?

I do! That stuff you mention tastes like crap. Seriously.

Other good diet sodas are A&W root beer and diet Wild Cherry Pepsi.




Brian

--
If televison's a babysitter, the Internet is a drunk librarian who
won't shut up.
-- Dorothy Gambrell (http://catandgirl.com)

"reeper" wrote:
> I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand name
> diet soda.


I'm partial to Fresca. I especially like the new Peach Fresca.
http://www.fresca.com/flash_content/index.jsp?guest=no

I also enjoy Mountain Dew Code Red
http://www.codered.com/index.php?or=md.995

Sheldon

cybercat wrote:
>
> "reeper" > wrote in message
> ...
>>I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand name
>> diet soda.
>>
>> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>>
>> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made room for
>> some nice desserts.
>>
>> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's
>> supposed
>> to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
>>
>> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.
>
> Diet Rite Tangerine!! Not a sweet as orange. It is made with Splenda and I
> love it.

I've never seen that. Sounds good. My primary soda is Diet Rite cola.
I wonder if tangerine is a regional offering.

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"reeper" > wrote in message
...
>I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand name
> diet soda.
>
> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>
> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made room for
> some nice desserts.
>
> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's
> supposed
> to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
>
> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.
>
>

During my 'stint' in the IT field, I became very addicted to Mtn. Dew. I
still love the stuff, just not going through four of them a day. Nowadays,
I really like adding about 1/2 a cup of lemon juice to some generic
lemon-lime drink. Basically making a very tart carbonated lemonade. Yum!

-Glasswalker-

JoeSpareBedroom wrote:

>
> Water is the best soft drink, followed closely by real juices in moderation.
>
>

BINGO!

gloria p

"reeper" > wrote in message

> I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand
> name diet soda.
>
> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>
> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made
> room for some nice desserts.
>
> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's
> supposed to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
>
> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.

Sun Drop. With a chaser of Gentleman Jack

BOB

On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 19:44:25 -0500, Steve Wertz
> wrote:

>On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:49:03 -0700, Sheldon wrote:
>
>> I'm partial to Fresca. I especially like the new Peach Fresca.
>> http://www.fresca.com/flash_content/index.jsp?guest=no
>
>Too Scary. This is about the only American soft drink I buy.
>But I like the black cherry Fresca better than the peach.
>
>You cannot taste the artificialness in Fresca. They hide it
>well.
>
>-sw=

Is Fresca the one that has a grapefruit flavor? I used to like that
one a lot....

Christine

"Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:49:03 -0700, Sheldon wrote:
>
>> I'm partial to Fresca. I especially like the new Peach Fresca.
>> http://www.fresca.com/flash_content/index.jsp?guest=no
>
> Too Scary. This is about the only American soft drink I buy.
> But I like the black cherry Fresca better than the peach.
>
> You cannot taste the artificialness in Fresca. They hide it
> well.

I have to agree. When it comes to diet drinks, Fresca is the best.

Cindi

>
> -sw=

On 2007-06-13, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan > wrote:

> Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper. I drink a ton of water every day.

Not too much water, Andy. It'll prematurely wear out your kidneys.
(Ya jes can't win, can ya?

nb

On Jun 12, 6:59 pm, "Cindi - HappyMamatoThree"
> wrote:
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
>
> ...
>
> > On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:49:03 -0700, Sheldon wrote:
>
> >> I'm partial to Fresca. I especially like the new Peach Fresca.
> >>http://www.fresca.com/flash_content/index.jsp?guest=no
>
> > Too Scary. This is about the only American soft drink I buy.
> > But I like the black cherry Fresca better than the peach.
>
> > You cannot taste the artificialness in Fresca. They hide it
> > well.
>
> I have to agree. When it comes to diet drinks, Fresca is the best.

Fresca is good. So are lots of those clear carbonated, no calorie
beverages that are fruit flavored.
>
> Cindi
>
> > -sw=

--Bryan

notbob said...

> On 2007-06-13, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan > wrote:
>
>> Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper. I drink a ton of water every day.
>
> Not too much water, Andy. It'll prematurely wear out your kidneys.
> (Ya jes can't win, can ya?
>
> nb


WTF???

You ain't been soft drinkin' obviously!

Andy

"Cindi - HappyMamatoThree" > wrote in message
. ..
>
> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:49:03 -0700, Sheldon wrote:
> >
> >> I'm partial to Fresca. I especially like the new Peach Fresca.
> >> http://www.fresca.com/flash_content/index.jsp?guest=no
> >
> > Too Scary. This is about the only American soft drink I buy.
> > But I like the black cherry Fresca better than the peach.
> >
> > You cannot taste the artificialness in Fresca. They hide it
> > well.
>
> I have to agree. When it comes to diet drinks, Fresca is the best.
>
> Cindi
>
> >
> > -sw=
>
>

I'm a Fresca girl, too.

kili

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
...
> cybercat wrote:
> >
> > "reeper" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >>I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand
name
> >> diet soda.
> >>
> >> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
> >>
> >> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made room
for
> >> some nice desserts.
> >>
> >> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's
> >> supposed
> >> to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
> >>
> >> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.
> >
> > Diet Rite Tangerine!! Not a sweet as orange. It is made with Splenda and
I
> > love it.
>
> I've never seen that. Sounds good. My primary soda is Diet Rite cola.
> I wonder if tangerine is a regional offering.
>

I like Diet Rite, too. Has anyone ever had the white grape?

kili

On 2007-06-13, Andy <q> wrote:

> WTF???
>
> You ain't been soft drinkin' obviously!

No, really. Haven't you heard about drinking too much water? As
usual, all the health nuts advocating drinking 8-12 8oz glasses of
water per day to help you lose weight, prevent bloat, stay purged,
yada yada.... are full of it. Believe me, even I bought into it for
awhile. The fact is, you can over do the water thing. Drink what you
need, not what someone says you need.

nb

"kilikini" > wrote:
>>
>
> I like Diet Rite, too. Has anyone ever had the white grape?
>

I have! I like it. But tangerine is my favorite.

I have to say, we don't have the Fresca everyone is talking about. It was my
favorite as a little girl.

"cybercat" > wrote in message
...
>
> "kilikini" > wrote:
> >>
> >
> > I like Diet Rite, too. Has anyone ever had the white grape?
> >
>
> I have! I like it. But tangerine is my favorite.
>
> I have to say, we don't have the Fresca everyone is talking about. It was
my
> favorite as a little girl.
>
>

I used to drink it as a kid, too! It was one of the few soft drinks my
parents would buy. Sad that you can't find it in your area.

kili

"Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>
>> Diet Rite Tangerine!! Not a sweet as orange. It is made with Splenda and
>> I
>> love it.
>
> I've never seen that. Sounds good. My primary soda is Diet Rite cola.
> I wonder if tangerine is a regional offering.
>

Hi Blinky!

I live in Raleigh, NC. We have Diet Rite tangerine, white grape, and
Cola. I like the others too. The tangerine really does taste like tangerine,
I noticed it most when they were out and I bought some Diet Sunkist
Orange. Orange is sweeter.

I buy Diet Rite because I like Splenda. Aspartame makes me nervous.

"notbob" > wrote in message
. ..
> On 2007-06-13, Andy <q> wrote:
>
> > WTF???
> >
> > You ain't been soft drinkin' obviously!
>
> No, really. Haven't you heard about drinking too much water? As
> usual, all the health nuts advocating drinking 8-12 8oz glasses of
> water per day to help you lose weight, prevent bloat, stay purged,
> yada yada.... are full of it. Believe me, even I bought into it for
> awhile. The fact is, you can over do the water thing. Drink what you
> need, not what someone says you need.
>
> nb

I just about drank myself silly on water when I had a bladder infection
about a year and a half ago. I drank so much water that I couldn't keep it
down and it still didn't kill the bladder infection. It ended up that I had
to drink about 2 gallons of cranberry juice (over a period of a few days)
and take cranberry pills to do the trick. But, yes, you *can* drink too
much water.

kili

notbob said...

> On 2007-06-13, Andy <q> wrote:
>
>> WTF???
>>
>> You ain't been soft drinkin' obviously!
>
> No, really. Haven't you heard about drinking too much water?


No really, I don't give a shit about the topic. How the **** did my name
get involved in this STUPID thread?

Ya BUM!!!!!!

**** you very much!

Andy

"kilikini" > wrote in message
...
>
> "cybercat" > wrote in message
> ...
>>
>> "kilikini" > wrote:
>> >>
>> >
>> > I like Diet Rite, too. Has anyone ever had the white grape?
>> >
>>
>> I have! I like it. But tangerine is my favorite.
>>
>> I have to say, we don't have the Fresca everyone is talking about. It was
> my
>> favorite as a little girl.
>>
>>
>
> I used to drink it as a kid, too! It was one of the few soft drinks my
> parents would buy. Sad that you can't find it in your area.
>

I wasn't clear, I meant the peach Fresca and other flavors. We do have
the regular Fresca but it doesn't taste the same as it used to, to me.

"cybercat" > wrote in
:

> I wasn't clear, I meant the peach Fresca and other flavors.
> We do have the regular Fresca but it doesn't taste the same
> as it used to, to me.

if you remember the *original* Fresca, then the present one
won't taste the same. it was originally made with cane sugar &
was not a 'diet' sodapop.
lee

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

> You are right. I don't recall what water does to you if you drink it in
> excess. IIRC maybe damages some internal organ. I don't drink gallons of
> the stuff. I probably drink a litre of it a day more or less. I love
> water though. Always have. Nothing like a big glass of it on ice on a hot
> day.
>
Water intoxication occurs when one takes in water in excess, which
dilutes the electrolytes in the body, particularly sodium. Hyponatremia
(low serum sodium levels) can cause brain swelling and seizures... and
death on occasion. Healthy normal people don't usually drink more than
they can handle, although it isn't unheard of by any stretch. It tends
to be more commonly heard about though in the mentally ill.

Michael "Dog3" Lonergan wrote:

> Hmmm... okay then, if I'm not mistaken, the same think happens if you loose
> too much sodium via perspiration etc., maybe? Is that why a lot of
> construction workers take those "salt pills" when they work outside in the
> heat all day?
>
Yeah, sort of.One simple rule to remember is that "Water Follows Salt."
Think of low sodium=too much water. Either from inappropriate intake or
inappropriate retention for various reasons.
Conversely, sometimes people lose too much water (brain injury, illness,
drug effects, heat, exercise, yada yada yada) which causes the sodium in
the serum to rise out of normal range because the serum solution is more
concentrated, not that the sodium content has increased. That is called
Hypernatremia. Not as frequently dramatic as hyponatremia, but can be.

(OB Food-Think of your cells as raisins that plump or shrink depending
on water levels. Just like when they dehydrate them or plump them for
cooking)

kilikini wrote:
>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote in message
> ...
>> cybercat wrote:
>> >
>> > "reeper" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >>I usually buy diet pepsi, coke, dr pepper, mtn dew or any other brand
> name
>> >> diet soda.
>> >>
>> >> I buy diet to avoid empty carbs.
>> >>
>> >> Between giving up sugar soft drinks and french fries, you've made room
> for
>> >> some nice desserts.
>> >>
>> >> I'm not worried about the sugar substitute. even though I know it's
>> >> supposed
>> >> to cause cancer in some lab rats in CA.
>> >>
>> >> Weeellll this is VA, we fine over here.
>> >
>> > Diet Rite Tangerine!! Not a sweet as orange. It is made with Splenda and
> I
>> > love it.
>>
>> I've never seen that. Sounds good. My primary soda is Diet Rite cola.
>> I wonder if tangerine is a regional offering.
>>
> I like Diet Rite, too. Has anyone ever had the white grape?

Another flavor I haven't seen. :-/


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cybercat wrote:
>
> "Blinky the Shark" > wrote
>>>
>>> Diet Rite Tangerine!! Not a sweet as orange. It is made with Splenda and
>>> I
>>> love it.
>>
>> I've never seen that. Sounds good. My primary soda is Diet Rite cola.
>> I wonder if tangerine is a regional offering.
>
> Hi Blinky!
>
> I live in Raleigh, NC. We have Diet Rite tangerine, white grape, and
> Cola. I like the others too. The tangerine really does taste like tangerine,
> I noticed it most when they were out and I bought some Diet Sunkist
> Orange. Orange is sweeter.
>
> I buy Diet Rite because I like Splenda. Aspartame makes me nervous.

I don't have any issues with aspartame, but I did come to Diet Rite from
Diet Pepsi, which is aspartame-sweetened. I switched because DR is
sodium free.


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notbob wrote:
> On 2007-06-13, Michael "Dog3" Lonergan > wrote:
>
>> Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper. I drink a ton of water every day.
>
> Not too much water, Andy. It'll prematurely wear out your kidneys.
> (Ya jes can't win, can ya?

I hear it makes them rust.


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kilikini wrote:
>
> "Cindi - HappyMamatoThree" > wrote in message
> . ..
>>
>> "Steve Wertz" > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > On Tue, 12 Jun 2007 15:49:03 -0700, Sheldon wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'm partial to Fresca. I especially like the new Peach Fresca.
>> >> http://www.fresca.com/flash_content/index.jsp?guest=no
>> >
>> > Too Scary. This is about the only American soft drink I buy.
>> > But I like the black cherry Fresca better than the peach.
>> >
>> > You cannot taste the artificialness in Fresca. They hide it
>> > well.
>>
>> I have to agree. When it comes to diet drinks, Fresca is the best.
>
> I'm a Fresca girl, too.

Citrus-soda-wise, I'm surprised nobody's mentioned Squirt.


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