Pop, soda, cola, POLL - Page 2

Dagney · 05-16-2007, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Most of our sugar comes from beets, I believe, very little cane.

I didn't know that - So thanks for the input. *filing away that tidbit for trivia night*

monster · 05-16-2007, 06:19 PM

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Originally Posted by LabRat

I have cut my pop consumption down to a max of 48 oz a week

Good grief, I drink more than that a day. Every day. Diet Coke.

I am a bad person.

lumberjim · 05-16-2007, 07:05 PM

given the choice based purely on flavor and enjoyment...i'm all about a nice glass bottle of Mountain Freakin Dew (goes great with a nice fat jernt). FU, jinx.

buuuuut.....when it comes to what I actually would choose in real life with my fatness in mind....Diet Coke. Caffeine free, no less. I use it to color my Captain Morgan.

DucksNuts · 05-16-2007, 07:10 PM

Coke Zero.

I cant stand Diet Coke, but love Coke Zero. I always love Dry Ginger Ale (great for morning sickness) or Ginger Beer...plus 95% of the time its Zero.

Happy Monkey · 05-16-2007, 07:34 PM

Stewart's Key Lime
Boyland's Black Cherry

Urbane Guerrilla · 05-16-2007, 09:29 PM

I'll have to look into that root beer, Spexx. I like a good root beer.

The latest wrinkle in Diet Coke is the blue-and-rainbow-labeled one --

with the vitamins added.

and maybe

.

I like it, though; it tastes about midway between old Diet Coke's astringent bite and CokeZero. We just bought us a twelver.

I think whether your sugar is beet sugar or cane depends on where you are. I grew up in beet-sugar country in the interior but I never see the stuff at all now that I live on the coasts. I figure it's the shipping costs that decide it, considering how low sugar prices are.

Reed's Ginger Beer would be my Other selection. Zippity do dah, this is what made the preacher dance. Probably made him burp, too. Strong ginger flavor. It'd be the right ginger brew to take with ginger Altoids.

HungLikeJesus · 05-16-2007, 11:33 PM

For about the last two years I've been cutting back on Coke, also, but not enough. A friend of mine recently referred to it as "liquid diabetes."

The "real sugar" debate reminds me of the Colorado DOT claiming that they don't use salt on the roads, they use magnesium chloride. From what chemistry I remember, magnesium chloride is salt.

Griff · 05-17-2007, 06:49 AM

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Originally Posted by monster

Good grief, I drink more than that a day. Every day. Diet Coke.

I took a Behavior Mod class a while back. A bunch of folks took the opportunity to break their soda habit... It is wicked hard if you've been at it a while.

I drink the occasional Coke, but am going to cut even that back. All this stuff is nasty nasty.

bbro · 05-17-2007, 07:30 AM

I completely forgot about my most favorite pop in the world! Mint Ginger Ale! Can't wait to go back home and bring like 8 bottles back with me.

Kitsune · 05-17-2007, 08:02 AM

Secret hint for those who want sugar and not HFCS: you have to cross the border for the good stuff (or just drop in at your local Latino mart)

Oh, and keep your soda unless it's being used as a mixer.

Happy Monkey · 05-17-2007, 10:26 AM

IBC Cream Soda

bluecuracao · 05-17-2007, 07:18 PM

If I have a soda, I like Orangina or whatever brand of ginger beer I'm lucky to find around here. If a store near me stocked ginger beer all the time, I'd drink it a lot more.

Occasionally, one big swig of icy Coke really hits the spot.

xoxoxoBruce · 05-17-2007, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Urbane Guerrilla

I think whether your sugar is beet sugar or cane depends on where you are. I grew up in beet-sugar country in the interior but I never see the stuff at all now that I live on the coasts. I figure it's the shipping costs that decide it, considering how low sugar prices are.

I've never noticed packaged sugar being labeled as to the plant source. Don't have a package in the house to check, though. Cattle love the dried pulp left over from extracting sugar from beets.

05-18-2007, 01:50 AM

Dr. Pepper.
Then, Root Beer, Orangina and Ginger ale/beer (there is a good Jamaican brand you can get here in FL that is strong and good)

bluecuracao · 05-18-2007, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by rkzenrage

Ginger ale/beer (there is a good Jamaican brand you can get here in FL that is strong and good)

Send it to Philly, please!

View Poll Results: What are you going to fill your cup with?
Pepsi	5	11.36%
Diet Pepsi	5	11.36%
Coke	9	20.45%
Diet Coke	8	18.18%
Other --pick this if your favorite isn't one of the above 4.	17	38.64%
Voters: 44. You may not vote on this poll

05-16-2007, 07:05 PM	#18
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	given the choice based purely on flavor and enjoyment...i'm all about a nice glass bottle of Mountain Freakin Dew (goes great with a nice fat jernt). FU, jinx. buuuuut.....when it comes to what I actually would choose in real life with my fatness in mind....Diet Coke. Caffeine free, no less. I use it to color my Captain Morgan. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

05-16-2007, 07:34 PM	#20
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05-16-2007, 09:29 PM	#21
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Coca-Cola Goes Nutritive?! I'll have to look into that root beer, Spexx. I like a good root beer. The latest wrinkle in Diet Coke is the blue-and-rainbow-labeled one -- with the vitamins added. and maybe . I like it, though; it tastes about midway between old Diet Coke's astringent bite and CokeZero. We just bought us a twelver. I think whether your sugar is beet sugar or cane depends on where you are. I grew up in beet-sugar country in the interior but I never see the stuff at all now that I live on the coasts. I figure it's the shipping costs that decide it, considering how low sugar prices are. Reed's Ginger Beer would be my Other selection. Zippity do dah, this is what made the preacher dance. Probably made him burp, too. Strong ginger flavor. It'd be the right ginger brew to take with ginger Altoids. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course. Last edited by Urbane Guerrilla; 05-16-2007 at 09:35 PM.

05-16-2007, 11:33 PM	#22
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	For about the last two years I've been cutting back on Coke, also, but not enough. A friend of mine recently referred to it as "liquid diabetes." The "real sugar" debate reminds me of the Colorado DOT claiming that they don't use salt on the roads, they use magnesium chloride. From what chemistry I remember, magnesium chloride is salt. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

05-16-2007, 07:10 PM	#19
DucksNuts Bitchy Little Brat Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 5,067	Coke Zero. I cant stand Diet Coke, but love Coke Zero. I always love Dry Ginger Ale (great for morning sickness) or Ginger Beer...plus 95% of the time its Zero.

05-17-2007, 07:30 AM	#24
bbro Insert witty comment here Join Date: May 2004 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 2,182	I completely forgot about my most favorite pop in the world! Mint Ginger Ale! Can't wait to go back home and bring like 8 bottles back with me.

05-17-2007, 08:02 AM	#25
Kitsune still eats dirt Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 3,031	Secret hint for those who want sugar and not HFCS: you have to cross the border for the good stuff (or just drop in at your local Latino mart) Oh, and keep your soda unless it's being used as a mixer. Attached Images Last edited by Kitsune; 05-17-2007 at 08:09 AM. Reason: coffee, dammit!

05-17-2007, 10:26 AM	#26
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	IBC Cream Soda __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

05-17-2007, 07:18 PM	#27
bluecuracao in a mood, not cupcake Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 3,034	If I have a soda, I like Orangina or whatever brand of ginger beer I'm lucky to find around here. If a store near me stocked ginger beer all the time, I'd drink it a lot more. Occasionally, one big swig of icy Coke really hits the spot.

05-18-2007, 01:50 AM	#29
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	Dr. Pepper. Then, Root Beer, Orangina and Ginger ale/beer (there is a good Jamaican brand you can get here in FL that is strong and good)

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