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Pop! Your Soda Roundup

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Friday, June 19, 2009
There’s no denying it: nothing refreshes on a hot summer day like an ice-cold, fizzy, sweet soda.

But what about all that sugar, chemicals, caffeine, calories, artificial flavours and colours, not to mention the bubbles? What could possibly be wrong with bubbles, you ask? Carbonation is created by the addition of phosphoric acid, but the body wants to neutralize acid. Calcium is what the body uses to do this, and when there isn’t any calcium in the stomach to use, your body takes it from the bones — your bones!

Maybe that’s not such a huge deal when you were a green kid but, now, taking care of our bones is paramount. So, you could take a calcium supplement with your cola or you could stock your fridge with these alternatives. Sure, some are still lightly bubbly, but we figure since they don’t pack all that other bad stuff, once in a while is okay.


KOMBUCHA WONDER DRINK, www.wonderdrink.com
Made from fermented green and oolong teas and flavoured with jasmine and Niagara fruit juice, it’s lightly sparkling, delicious and contains antioxidants.

JONES ORGANICS, www.jonessoda.com
Naturally flavoured and sweetened with organic cane sugar — not the dreaded high-fructose corn syrup — these non-carbonated drinks are made from red, green and white teas and come in six fruit flavours.

PC CUCUMBER SELTZER, www.pc.ca
From the health-conscious Blue Menu line, this naturally flavoured sparkling water has a uniquely refreshing subtle cucumber taste and is free of sugar, sodium and artificial sweeteners. We think it would make a stellar vodka cocktail.


GINGER SOOTHER, www.gingerpeople.com 
Super tasty, non-carbonated and made with Chinese yellow ginger, honey and lemon, it is at once peppery and chilly. Ginger also aids digestion — remember Mother giving us flat ginger ale when we had an upset tummy? 


SOL MAT, www.drinksolmate.com
Organic, sustainably harvested yerba mat provides you with a tasty, refreshing energy boost without the jitters. Brewed from the leaves of a South American tree from the holly family, it has been used both medicinally and socially for centuries. High in antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, you’ll have nothing to feel guilty about.


FENTIMANS, www.fentimans.com
Okay, we can’t let the kids have all the fun! From England, these “botanically brewed” sodas are sweetly nostalgic and a bit eccentric, too. Since 1905, the Brits have enjoyed Victorian favourites — ginger beer, shandy, dandelion and burdock — and now we can too.


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