As fizzy drinks go, this is a good one to add to the shopping list. Plus it tastes delicious too! Verdict: While most diet drinks have been taking a hit recently, Diet Pepsi is actually a good option if you prefer 'diet' options.
While it does contain sweeteners and caffeine, it's not loaded with lots of E-numbers, so it's a reasonable choice for the kids' parties too. Verdict: Low calorie count, sugar and fat content and few additives makes Tesco Smooth Cream Soda a relatively good choice.
However, it is worth noting that the sugar content is substituted with sucralose, a much sweeter version of sugar. Verdict: With 'diet' in the name, we assumed that opting for a Diet Coke over the full-fat alternative was the healthier option. Reading the small print doesn't take for refreshing reading though. Diet Coke contains 46mg of caffeine 10mg more than regular coke , which makes it addictive and plays havoc with your sleep pattern if you drink a lot.
Plus, it is jam-packed with artificial sweeteners and phosphoric acid, which combined can cause serious teeth decay. Verdict: Pink lemonade has got our vote for the perfect colourful treat for the kids. While it does contain artificial flavourings, it is a good choice as it doesn't have any sugar, fat or salt. Plus with only 1 calorie, it's good for mums on a diet too! Rating: 9. Plus, there's a low salt, sugar and saturated fat content - what more could you ask for? Fun facts for kids Non-chocolate advent calendars Royal news.
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Have any of your favorite caffeinated sodas went the way of the Energy Shots. Energy shots are gaining popularity among senior citizens. To help you make better choices, we've ranked more than of the most popular sodas. We looked at calories, sodium, carbs, sugar and examined each can's ingredients, and gave demerits to sodas with more chemicals and additives than those that were nutritionally similar.
Check out where your favorite fizzy drinks fall in our best and worst sodas list, ranked from worst-to-best. Although, "best" still doesn't mean healthy!
Coming in at nearly 70 grams of sugar, eating a real peach is much cleaner for your health than this beverage! Coca-Cola breaks out this cinnamon flavor during the holiday season , so you might be tempted to stock up on some bottles when you see them finally on store shelves. Just because it's a limited-time flavor doesn't excuse it from our list!
The fact that one bottle is packing calories and as much sugar as five chocolate-frosted donuts from Dunkin' are enough reasons to leave it alone.
Fanta debuted this soda flavor in that was described as a drink that tastes like a vacation. During a year when traveling to a tropical island was off-limits, this soda seemed like a nice treat. Well, the sugar here is just through the roof, as you can only buy it in the 20 fl oz bottle size.
Although we have a very strong feeling a can of this stuff wouldn't be any better…. Instead, add some actual fruit to your water and look back on photos from when you were able to travel freely to satisfy your vacation itch. It's not uncommon for "sodium and potassium benzoate are added to some diet soft drinks and fruit drinks," Leslie Bonci, RD, tells us. Unfortunately—especially because Surge contains OJ—"they can form benzene, which is a carcinogen when combined with vitamin C, the ascorbic acid in juice or soda," she says.
If you think choosing a fruit-based soda is a better option for your health, well, that's just not true. With 51 grams of sugar in one can, any variation of Crush soda is just a landfill of sugar. Plus, the pineapple flavor contains soybean oil, which has been linked to weight gain. The yellow color of this soda doesn't come from an actual pineapple. That's all thanks to additives Yellow 5 and Yellow 6, with Yellow 5 even causing allergic-type reactions in some. If you ate 12 chocolate glazed munchkins from Dunkin', you would still consume less sugar than one can of Crush Peach soda.
Eating an actual peach? That brings in just about 13 grams of natural sugar—no HFCS in sight. While the bright hue of this soda may lure drinkers in, with 46 grams of sugar, it's best to think twice before taking a sip. Instead, opt for actual strawberries with some whipped cream. Fruit punch is always a rather risky drink choice, as sugar tends to be high, so it's no surprise this fruit punch soda isn't necessarily the best option.
With this long list of ingredients, it's interesting to note that pineapple is not blatantly listed as a main component of this soft drink, but there are plenty of different types of sugar here. You would have to down 12 servings of Reddi-Wip to equal the calorie count of Mug Cream Soda—and would still need to eat 12 Hershey's Kisses on top of that to equal the sugar count.
This version of the Dew is "sparked with orange," both natural and artificial orange flavor, that is. As we said, Europe and Japan have already banned the flame retardant brominated vegetable oil BVO out of their bubbly beverages.
If you're truly trying to get a six-pack, don't do the Dew in any variation and instead scroll through this comprehensive list of foods that uncover your abs. The lime-green color of this soda is enough to make you stop in your tracks. It's also loaded up with 46 grams of sugar in one can.
If you end up drinking the 20 oz bottle yourself which is very easy to do! This version of the Dew was actually chosen by fans of the classic drink, so the flavor surely is something special.
So what exactly is White Out soda? Well, it's described as "a white blast of smooth citrus flavored Mountain Dew" and it is foggy white in color. All we're getting from this nutrition breakdown and ingredients list is that it's something you just should avoid drinking! This Dew flavor is said to be "charged with raspberry citrus flavor and ginseng. Those 46 grams of sugar aren't doing your waistline any favors.
But their cream soda is a mix of HFCS and artificial colors and flavors. This is not your grandparents' soda, in the worst way possible. You gotta love that label: This American classic claims it's "Made with Aged Vanilla" but we see no mention of "Vanilla Extract" in the ingredients list.
Throw in two scoops of vanilla ice cream to make a Root Beer float, and you have more than two day's worth of sugar in one chilled mug.
Oh, caramel color. It's a very common additive you'll find in many sodas, coffee drinks, salad dressings, and soup, but it's also a potential carcinogen. There seems to be no mention of any actual strawberries in this ingredient list, with "natural" flavors coming in last behind HFCS, caramel color, and Red You'll notice that it, along with many other sodas, contains the thickener gum acacia. It not only has been said to cause flatulence and stomach discomfort in some people when ingested in high quantities but according to A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives , it can also cause allergic reactions such as a skin rash or an asthmatic attack.
This soda—like many others on this list—is sweetened with HFCS, which makes for a shocking sugar count. It's also colored with that pesky food dye, Yellow 5, a food dye that studies have linked to hyperactivity in children. If you're looking for a refreshing summer treat with this classic flavor combo, you're better off eating the classic Creamsicle ice cream bar that's only calories and 12 grams of sugar.
This soda sure won't taste like actual grapes and it contains Blue 1, a food dye that the Center for Science in the Public Interest recommended consumers be wary of.
This soda has more calories than a Mountain Dew though with less artificial colors, thus the better ranking. A berry lemonade flavored soda might sound refreshing.
But coming in with more sugar than you would get from 14 Oreo Thin cookies, you're just looking at a sugar overload. This is another example of don't let the colorful packaging fool you.
This oh-so-sweet soda is chock-full of sugar and toxic ingredients. You know when you add some Mentos to a two-liter Diet Coke and the whole thing explodes? Don't try that at home. That's thanks to the Gum Acacia in the candy, which is listed in A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives as a natural emulsifier and is in the soda, too.
Despite its weird name, it's probably the most natural ingredient in this sugar juice. This raspberry-flavored drink has more sugar than three Dunkin Donuts glazed donuts.
If that isn't a red flag, we don't know what is. Its name refers to "royal crown cola" and it was developed by a pharmacist. With HFCS, caramel color, and 42 grams of sugar in one can, there are much better soda options out there for you.
That Yellow 6 and Red 40 seems to be a repeat combo offender. And for 45 grams of sugar, ditch the fizzy stuff and go for a fresh mandarin orange instead. With this list of ingredients, you're much better off making a key lime pie and eating that instead! The caffeine-free version of this citrus pop was created because of consumers' requests for one in , but it comes in with more calories than the original flavor.
Despite its name and flavor, this soda isn't an orange hue like you would expect. Still, it contains Yellow 5, which gives it that distinct color. The cherry lemon flavor is really packing when it comes to the ingredients—caramel color, Red 40, and Yellow 5. No thanks.
This soda takes classic Mountain Dew and ramps it up with a twist of citrus and dark fruit flavors, but we're not seeing any actual fruit listed here!
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