Diet Coke bad...Aspartame bad, right? What do I drink then?

[PassingFair]

13. I beat the Diet Coke habit and found water. Here's what I did:

This won't help replace your caffeine. Maybe Sugar-Free Red Bull?

I was probably drinking a liter of Diet Coke a day.
I was feeling VERY bloated at the end of each day.
It was suggested that I try getting off of the Diet Coke.

I am particularly fond of a British drink called Ribena.
I buy it in an undiluted form. It is VERY high in calories.
A 600ml bottle has 1,380 calories.

(While looking for the picture, I see that it is available in a low/no sugar-added
variety! I don't think any store will carry it in this country. )

Good thing: A bottle will last me 2 or 3 weeks.

I decided to try to mix it with Perrier one day and
found my new favorite drink!

You can control the amount of syrup you use.
I like to pour out my desired amount of cold, fresh Perrier*,
then add just a touch of the syrup. Like a science experiment,
it will fizz up beautifully! You don't have to stir. After a while,
you can tell the strength of drink by the color...the darker, the sweeter.

Adding less and less of the Ribena every day,
I gradually came to appreciate PLAIN Perrier! Now when
I crave the carbonation, I just drink sparkling water.
I NEVER thought I'd be drinking plain sparkling water.
I still bloat a bit from the bubbles, but I don't drink it
compulsively, like I did the Diet Coke. One or two glasses a day.
When I had strong cravings for the DC, I went out and got
a small one at McDonalds.


You don't have to use Perrier, but make sure the water is
sodium-free...I tried this with San Pelligrino water, but it won't
fizz, it doesn't taste as good and you don't need the sodium!

Here's the best part: After a month, I don't even like the taste
of Diet Coke anymore, and would rather drink plain tap water
than DC!



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