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Healthier Sodas

Ready to commit to a new thirst quencher?

Submitted by alara on Thu, 07/02/2009 - 12:00am.
The Bite:
Here's a proposal: Say "I do" to low-sugar sodas with real fruit juice. Most pop's loaded with caffeine and artificial sweeteners. These tasty drinks satisfy your kid's cola cravings in a healthier way. Yes!
The Benefits: 
  • Not altar-ing our crops. Conventional sodas contain refined sugar or high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), which both often come from pesticide-heavy genetically modified crops like corn. These use real fruit juice.
  • Engaging in better health. A conventional 12-ounce soda contains almost 13 teaspoons of diabetes-linked refined sugar, and 45-100 milligrams of caffeine (as much as coffee). No added sugar or caffeine here.
  • Wedded to better biz. These soda makers are dedicated to environmental stewardship, community involvement, and consumer health.
Wanna Try: 
  • The Switch - 100% carbonated juice with no added sweeteners; in eight flavors including Fruit Punch and Watermelon Strawberry; available at Whole Foods ($24/24).
  • R.W. Knudsen Spritzers - soda made with sparkling juice with no added sugars or syrups; in 17 flavors such as Vanilla Cream and Cherry Cola; also: Spritzer Lights with half the juice; RWK recycles 96% of production material; widely available ($8/6).
  • Izze Sparkling Juice - made from 70% juice and sparkling soda; in eight fruit flavors; Izze supports children's education around the world; found at Whole Foods, Starbucks, and Target ($6/4).
  • Fizzy Lizzy - 50% juice and 50% fizzy water; in eight flavors - we head straight for Costa Rican Pineapple or Pacific Raspberry Lemon ($5/4).

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