Nooyi reclassified her company's products into three categories: «fun for you» (such as potato chips and
regular soda), «better for you» (diet or low - fat versions of snacks and sodas), and «good for you» (items such as oatmeal).
We all know people who give up
regular soda for diet soda, or start a diet.
We're used to combining hard liquor with mixers like club soda, tonic, and
regular soda.
It also kept well for three days, a little better than
regular soda bread.
I have never been
a regular soda drinker, but I love the idea of making my own for a special treat.
This is yet another reason to avoid drinking
regular soda ala Cheese Slave: I'm waiting on some water Kefir Grains to make «soda».
This is yet another reason to avoid drinking
regular soda ala Cheese Slave.
It is supposed to have 1/2 the sugar of
regular soda (60 % to be exact).
More importantly, when prepared to package directions, Kool - Aid has less sugar than
regular soda and I'd wager less sugar than fruit juice.
Avoid unneeded extra calories by cutting down on foods high in fat and added sugars such as
regular soda, sweets and fried foods.
When their children reached early childhood (3.3 years), the mothers completed another questionnaire to report their children's consumption of a variety of foods and beverages, including
regular sodas and fruit drinks.
Studies show that people who drink sugar - free sodas can lose more weight than those who drink
regular sodas, but some nutritionists worry that catering to the body's craving for sweets will only increase the appetite for them.
Now, after 13 years, we learn that fats aren't bad (bad fats are bad), carbs aren't bad (bad carbs are bad), eggs are great for you, and diet sodas are associated with even more weight gain than
regular sodas!
«A 20 - ounce of bottle of
regular soda may contain up to 18 teaspoons of sugar,» Adimoolam said.
Just one 12 - ounce can of
regular soda contains about 140 calories, all from added sugar.
By simply substituting whole milk for non-fat,
regular soda for diet soda, sweetened drinks for natural favored waters, you will be able to achieve a healthier daily routine consuming far less calories.
Dear GreenSmoothieGirl: Which is worse, diet soda or
regular soda?
Regular soda and diet soda are tied, neck and neck, for «worst foods ever.»
Eat less processed food, dump the diet and
regular soda, drink more water, eat more dark, leafy, green vegetables and exercise daily!
For example, switching
regular soda to diet soda.
A 12 - ounce can of
regular soda contains 33 to 39 grams of sugar, or approximately 8 to 10 teaspoons.
Since the sugar in these beverages has been largely converted to lactic acid it does not raise insulin levels the way
regular sodas do (2).
Sweetened drinks such as
regular soda, sweetened tea, lemonade and energy drinks contain extra sugar and calories, but few nutrients.
This includes juice,
regular soda, white bread, sugary cereals, pastries and baked goods.
«This study suggests that diet soda is not an optimal substitute for sugar - sweetened beverages, and may be associated with a greater risk of stroke, myocardial infarction, or vascular death than
regular soda.»
So for example, a slice of pizza with
a regular soda and then a serving of ice cream is a good cheat meal.
Diet soda is not a healthy alternative to
regular soda, and eliminating it from your diet may help you significantly reduce your risk of stroke and heart attack
It's also easier to keep the weight off if a person makes small, stepwise changes like swapping out
regular soda for calorie - free seltzer water, she said.
Sugar, and particularly the sugar often used to sweeten
regular soda, is clearly something you need to limit for optimal health... but, while I do not recommend you drink any soda, if given the choice, between
regular soda and diet, the
regular soda would likely be less damaging to your health
* By the way, tonic water is NOT calorie - free like club soda... it actually has just as much sugar as
regular soda.
In fact, diet soda makes you fatter than people who drink
regular soda.
Regular soda is by no means a healthy choice either... but please don't fall into the trap of believing that diet soda is «healthy» just because it's calorie - free.
Clearly, if you are still opting for diet soda because you believe it is healthier than
regular soda, you are doing yourself a great disservice.
It is never enough to emphasize this: diet sodas are nothing better than
regular sodas full with sugars.
There's
the regular soda that is sweetened with either sugar or high - fructose corn syrup, and there is the diet sodas (find out how they can make you gain weight here) which are sweetened with artificial sweeteners like aspartame.
For instance, just the chronic, low - grade inflammation caused by
regular soda consumption can lead to weaker bones; inflammation accelerates the breakdown of bone so that it outpaces bone building.
Some people don't realize this, but tonic water is loaded with almost as much sugar as
regular soda pop... on the other hand, club soda has no calories at all.
Take into consideration a cup of chopped tomatoes has 2.5 grams of fructose while a can of
regular soda contains 23 grams!
And while many so called «sports drinks» are just as bad for you as drinking
regular soda, BODYARMOR is different (in a good way).
Sugar - sweetened beverages include:
regular soda, fruit punch, fruit drinks, energy drinks, sports drinks, sweet tea, and other sugary drinks.
People who are losing weight faster are usually making a bigger lifestyle change than we are (giving up sweet tea or
regular soda for example).
In 2005, data gathered from the 25 - year long San Antonio Heart Study also showed that drinking diet soft drinks increased the likelihood of serious weight gain — far more so than
regular soda.
- Women who drank diet sodas consumed twice as much as those who drank sugar - sweetened sodas because artificial sweeteners are more addictive than
regular soda
You've opted for diet soda versus
regular soda.
Personally I would choose
a regular soda sweetened with real sugar over any drink sweetened with an artificial sweetener or high fructose corn syrup.
Actual decision time is when it counts — the home stretch of a long work day, inspiration conveniently nowhere to be found, and you're standing in front of the vending machine deciding whether to get a diet soda or
a regular soda.
If you're goal is to reduce calories from your diet,
regular sodas are a simple way to prevent that.
Regular soda contains calories.
And with a pH of 3.2, diet sodas are even more acidic than
regular sodas.
Most recently, a 2012 Harvard study found that one daily 12 - ounce serving of
regular soda «was linked to a 19 percent increase in the relative risk of cardiovascular disease,» according to the New York Times.