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[DestMasters]

I'm not a proponent for anything "diet". In my opinion, artifical sweeteners are far worse than even refined sugar or HFCS.  We don't do HFCS at all and we don't do artifical sweeteners. 

I thought this article was interesting. Mainly because on the rare occasion I buy soda to bring in to the house, I typically buy Blue Sky organic (which isn't mentioned in the article) or Reed's Ginger Brew that's sweetened with honey and pineapple juice. 'Tis yummy.

The Best and Worst Soft Drinks

Let's get one thing straight: Very few of these drinks have any redeeming nutritional value at all. You'd be best to cut soft drinks out of your life entirely, but if you find yourself with a craving for carbonation, choose the drinks that will do the least amount of damage.

 

 

The Worst Lemon-Lime Soft Drink

7Up

(per 12 fl oz)
150 calories
0 g fat
38 g sugars

Izze provides the same satisfying lemon-lime combination, but does so with real juice, not high-fructose corn syrup and "natural flavoring."

The Best Lemon-Lime Soft Drink

Izze Esque Sparkling Limon

(12 fl oz)
50 calories
0 g fat
11 g sugars

One of our favorite soft drink options, this drink is made from 25% juice, sparkling water, and natural flavoring.

The Worst Cola

Coca-Cola

(12 fl oz)
140 calories
0 g fat
39 g sugars

Our US companies sure can export obesity. Coke is consumed in more than 200 countries.

The Best Cola

Oogave Esteban's Cola

(12 fl oz)
102 calories
0 g fat
24 g sugars

Truth is, you'd be better off going diet, but if you're going to indulge, you may as well let Esteban give you your fix and save the extra 38 calories a can of Coke contains.

The Worst Orange-Flavored Soft Drink

Sunkist

(per 8 fl oz)
130 calories
0 g fat
34 g sugars

Ounce for ounce, the worst soft drink on the market today.

The Best Orange-Flavored Soft Drink

San Pellegrino Aranciata

(6.75 fl oz)
80 calories
0 g fat
19 g sugars

Any drink with real juice trumps a soda every time. This one has 18% of the real stuff, plus a perfect portion size to boot.

The Worst Black Cherry Soft Drink

Stewart's Black Cherry

(12 fl oz)
190 calories
0 g fat
46 g sugars

Don't be fooled by fancy throwback bottles. More often than not, the liquid inside is more sugar-laden than normal sodas.

The Best Black Cherry Soft Drink

Steaz Zero Calorie Black Cherry Sparkling Green Tea

(12 fl oz)
0 calories
0 g fat
0 g sugars

Harnesses tea's nutritional powers without the sugars.

[texasmom1800]

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[rkoloms]

I have to admit, I occasionally buy a case of Izzy when they are on sale at Costco.

[MinnieMouse8]

I drink most of the worst drinks on this list sometimes but I really haven't heard of the best drinks, except San Pellingrino.

[karisma22]

We drink very little soda. I don't drink diet soda at all. When I do drink soda, which is pretty rare, I drink Virgils. They make rootbeer, cream soda and cherry cream soda. I have seen diet rootbeer as well. I believe their diet drinks are sweetened with stevia. I drink a lot of iced tea, usually white or green.