For my New Year's Resolution, I have actually been working on it already, gradually...I am trying to wean myself from Diet Coke (specifically, Diet Coke with Lime). While I love Diet Coke, I have been told my several people about the controversy surrounding how bad aspartame/artificial sweetener is and I am reluctantly trying to give it up. I found Diet Coke with Splenda at the store, which is supposed to be a better choice. My mom has already switched to drinking this and I have one pack at home for an occasionally splurge, but I still miss my Diet Coke with Lime!
To get my "bubbly" fix, I have tried switching to sparkling water: Jarritos Mineragua and Crystal Geyser. It's definitely not as good as my old favorite, Diet Coke with Lime, but it's a start in the right direction and I'm getting used to it. I am proud to say that I have stopped buying Diet Coke with Lime and I am even trying to eliminate Diet Coke with Splenda, but that's a slower journey--I still need my Diet Coke fix every once in a while! But for now, I try to reach for sparkling water to treat myself to something different from the normal tap water that I drink.
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What I like to do when I crave Diet Coke and don't want to drink it is buy some club soda and add some juice to it. Gives you that fizziness that is more what we crave sometimes.
ReplyDeleteI've also been a big iced tea drinker for more than half my life. Lately I've been brewing Lipton and then make some sugar free lemonade. Then I mix them half and half and get lemonade iced tea, with no sugar added. Very nice and refreshing.
Amy, That sounds like a good idea!! I have never heard of lemonade iced tea! That will surely quench a sweet tooth craving too! I love strawberry lemonade (the kind at Cheesecake Factory, but I know it's loaded with sugar...but that's what makes it sooooo good! I haven't had one in years!)
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