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The age old question. Coke? Pepsi? Store brand? Any other?

I'm personally a Dr Pepper guy myself.

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[-] sincle354@kbin.social 39 points 11 months ago

Do yourself a favor and trick yourself into liking the Zero or Diet versions of your chosen soda. Notably, the Zero formulations have less and less aftertaste. I have found Zero versions of Dr. Pepper, Sprite, Pepsi, Coke, etc. I even found Cherry Dr.Pepper Zero, which if you know what that means is just nonsensical. I go back to the regular sugar sometimes and it doesn't taste any better. I enjoy my acidic spiced cherry lemon Dr.Pepper without the diabeetus.

Calorie rant: Why? 1.5 cans of soda is 250 kcal. That is equivalent to 30 MINUTES OF EXERCISE. PER DRINK. 3500 kcals (or calories) is equal to 1-0.5 pounds of fat gained or lost. Stop drinking or substitute soda for 2 weeks and lose a pound/0.4kg. Stop for a year and lose 25 pounds/12 kg FOR NO EXERCISE. Do you know how disheartening to know that all of my exercise is wasted by just chugging a large soda? Do the inverse and save an hour of jogging with a large DIET/ZERO soda.

[-] weeeeum@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago

Another important note about diet soda is that they can often increase appetite, so try to avoid drinking them before or during a meal. Of course water is better but we all know damn well nobody is perfect lol. With thoughtful timing and good moderation you can enjoy diet drinks without worry (water still better though).

[-] aaaa@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago

Well as long as you're doing yourself favors, try to go with water, and cut out soda for most of your diet.

But of course this isn't really an answer to the question at hand.

Water is best but unsweetened tea has a nicer flavor and the only thing I can find that makes it worse than water from a health standpoint is the caffeine.

[-] damienallbran@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

You can also get a decaffeinated tea as well to drink

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[-] serpineslair@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Already way ahead of ya! Zero only for me, unless there is no other option mind you. :P

[-] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

I went to artificially sweetened sodas. I started getting these gnarly tension headaches. (And sometimes my jaw would hurt too.) Bummer. I bit the bullet and just went with drinking less soda instead.

Ice really makes water taste a lot better at least.

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[-] Valmond@lemmy.mindoki.com 30 points 11 months ago

Water! You can even carbonate it yourself!

[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

That's exactly my answer to "Which carbonated soft drink is the worst?"

[-] Pulptastic@midwest.social 7 points 11 months ago

Sparkling water ftw. Do you have a CO2 tank to carbonate?

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[-] serpineslair@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Correct answer!

[-] Hello_there@kbin.social 19 points 11 months ago
[-] NotMelon@lemmy.world 16 points 11 months ago
[-] Everythingispenguins@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Maybe with a little fruit flavor

[-] NotMelon@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago
[-] jol@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 11 months ago

I uses to hate it but finally cave in. It's my favourite sparkling drink. It tricks my brain into thinking I'm drinking a sweet drink.

[-] andrewf@lemmy.world 15 points 11 months ago

When I was a kid, we had a drink called "suicide punch". You mix equal parts of every drink in the fountain.

It is definitely not that.

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[-] Grayox@lemmy.ml 14 points 11 months ago
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[-] AA5B@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Dr Pepper!

But I have to say Jarrito Tamarind soda is really good

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[-] Seasoned_Greetings@lemm.ee 11 points 11 months ago

I know I'm going to be in the minority here, but I've been on a carbonated flavored water kick for a few years after I realized sugar was killing me. It was a two fold realization that I just really enjoy the fizz and not the sugar.

That said, Polar seltzer-ade with lemon or lime juice is just ๐ŸคŒ if you're into carbonated waters

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[-] Copythis@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago
[-] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

There's so many cliches, but despite them all, Mountain Dew. Not because it makes me feel Xtreme while I'm playing Call of Duty and eating Doritos on my skateboard, it's just a much better flavor.

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[-] DarkPhysix@lemmings.world 8 points 11 months ago

Fevertree ginger beer. Strong ginger flavor, not overly sweet like many other ginger beers I've tried.

[-] supernicepojo@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Second! I always like the strong bite of ginger. Im finding it harder and harder to get good ginger beer or even birch beer, they seem to have the tendency to be too sweet, like Reeds.

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[-] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)
[-] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The word "soft" in "soft drink" is contrasting "hard" as in "alcoholic" (eg. "Hard cider"). Beer is decidedly not a soft drink.

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[-] serpineslair@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

If we were including beer, that might of been top of my list XD.

[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago

I've been into vanilla coke zero sugar for a while now.

Sprite zero sugar if you want no caffeine.

Both work well with alcohol. Bourbon or spiced rum with the coke. Vodka with the sprite.

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[-] coaxil@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

Bundaberg ginger beer! It's the only answer

[-] calabast@lemm.ee 7 points 11 months ago

The prices for coke and pepsi products has gone up an absurd amount the last few years. Unless they drop back down a bit in price (unlikely) I'm sticking to my sodastream for all my home carbonation needs.

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[-] stoy@lemmy.zip 7 points 11 months ago

That depends on the context.

Eating pizza, nothing can ever compete with a nice glass of Trocadero, it just feels right.

At cristmas? Coca Cola? Absolutely not! Give me Zeunerts Julmust every time!

Drinking soft drink with friends and watching a movie, give me an Indian Tonic with a lemon slice, lasts long and is very tasty.

Have some dark rum (I have plenty) and want a quick drink with a good mixer, Fanta used to be great, but they have added sweeteners in addition to sugar, so they taste like crap now, so I tend to look for som itallian orange soda, it is works well.

Eating a bruger, Coca Cola is still great!

Having a quiet evening by the computer? Just stick to mineral water.

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[-] HowlsSophie@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Rarely drink anything sugary but Jarritos in various flavors. Cranberry Sierra Mist is also good.

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[-] milkytoast@kbin.social 6 points 11 months ago

those glass bottles of coke

aside from that, flavored iced tea with sprite (or honestly any lemon lime soda, its all the same) is great

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago

Not just any glass bottles of Coke, but the Mexican Cokes with real cane sugar. I've been fooled by non-cane sugar glass bottle Cokes before.

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[-] moitoi@feddit.de 6 points 11 months ago
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[-] hal_5700X@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Dr Pepper and Cherry Coke.

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[-] SayJess@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 11 months ago
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[-] wizzor@sopuli.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

I loke Orangina, which is like sprite and orange juice with some pulp.

Sadly, it's not sold where I live.

Or perhaps it's a good thing, I'd probably gain a lot of weight if they did.

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[-] devilkitty@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago
[-] andrewf@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Cheerwine.

(Despite the name, it's non-alcoholic.)

[-] Drewelite@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 11 months ago

Cream soda or Dr. Pepper. Or just check all the boxes with Dr. Pepper Cream Soda

[-] i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 11 months ago

Oh man I am crazy for Jones Soda. Fufu Berry (which is hard to find in my area), Cream, and Berry Lemonade are my favorites.

It is pretty expensive, but for an occasional treat it's not bad.

I used to love Coke, Mountain Dew, and Monster but I cut back and now they taste gross to me.

[-] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

I kinda like tonic myself... though I usually take it with gin ๐Ÿ˜.

I drink coke only when I got stomach problems, it goes great with mint tea, a 50/50 soltion, try it ๐Ÿ‘.

[-] Kevnyon@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

Store brand cola (Rainbow) is fine for me. Also Pepsi Max out of a can, just something about it.

A special shoutout to Canada Dry Ginger Ale, I miss it. I haven't seen it in the store for over a month now.

[-] Atin@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Dr pepper, Portello or Pepsi Max.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 3 points 11 months ago

Dr. Pepper unless energy drinks count, then NOS.

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