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annefood 7yr Club soda aka seltzer aka sparkling water is a great choice @Lorna ! Have you checked out the Guidebook? https://www.thefoodstand.com/challenge-groups/1-avoid-soda/guide It has lots of club soda tips and recipe ideas. -
Lorna 7yr @annefood Thanks. The guide didn't really say club soda and without reading all the ingredients on seltzer or sparking water - I wasn't sure if it was in or out. I think one of my obstacles to giving up the Coke Zero has been packaging. Buying a 12 pack of cans is handy, cans are easy to fit in my lunch bag and bring to work and I like the fizz. Club soda comes in the same format. It seems many of the sparkling waters are in bottles and often smaller bottles are also expensive - at least in Canada.
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MargaretG 7yr One problem with bubbly water is that it is supposedly hard on tooth enamel. I love sparkling water and drink it all the time but have tried to dial back a bit lately once I found out. -
annefood 7yr @Lorna so glad you've found an alternative to Coke Zero! @MargaretG you're right—there are concerns regarding carbonation and teeth, so we recommend drinking carbonated beverages in moderation. However, soda and sparkling water are both carbonated, so there aren't any increased carbonation concerns by switching from soda to sparkling water. And if someone is trying to ditch soda, sparkling water is healthy substitute!
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Lorna 7yr @MargaretG - I had heard pop was bad for teeth but wasn't sure about whether that was still true if there was no sugar in it. Thanks for the info.
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MargaretG 7yr Sparkling water is definitely better than soda!!
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annefood 7yr @Lorna the main reason pop is bad for your teeth is because of the insanely high sugar content. The carbonation is much much much less of a concern.
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Lorna 7yr That's actually what I thought when I was drinking Coke Zero - that it was mainly sugar content to be concerned with. But I know aspartame has its own concerns.
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annefood 7yr Yes indeed it does @Lorna ! So glad you've switched to club soda!
