Depending on what part of the country you are from, I am either not a "pop" person, or not a "soda" person.
I'll call it "pop" here because I am from Michigan, and that's what we do.
We were not allowed to have pop at dinner growing up, and I can't stand how unbelievably sweet it is anyhow. It makes my teeth hurt just thinking about it. And forget the diet stuff, I don't dig on the hour-long tinny aftertaste.
But I love carbonated water, especially when they're naturally carbonated like San Pellegrino. The only thing is, I sometimes want a little flavor in it.
I would love if someone would just make a product for me: a pop with about a fourth of the sugar of regular pop. No artificial sweeteners, just a tiny amount of sugar. Or better yet, fruit juice. I would really like that.
But there seems to be a standard level of sweetness that everyone sticks to (pun intended). Anything less and you could fail a taste test with your competitor because tasting things in close series really brings out differences in sweetness.
So I'm not holding my breath.
BUT!
We found a really great "fizzy" water that is made by Faygo. Ever heard of Faygo? You have if you live in the midwest, but not much further out. Faygo is a 100-year old Detroit company. In fact, it was Faygo who popularized the word "pop" to describe soda, which I guess explains the geographic variation.
Anyhow, this new fizzy water's only ingredients are carbonated water and natural flavor. No sugar, no artificial sweeteners. It comes in grapefruit, cherry, orange, lemon-lime, and raspberry. You can drink it all day long and it tastes great. Spill in on the floor and there is no sticky mess. My whole family loves it. We buy it by the case.
Maddie calls it "Fuzzy Water".
3 comments:
Awe man, I miss Faygo. Can't get it in Jersey!
That reminds me of my daily walk home from school and a stop at the "drug store" (a.k.a. 5 & dime) to get my Rock & Rye. I get hypoglycemic just thinking about it.
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I'm not a pop fan, either. I've been drinking diluted fruit juice for decades and that's what I gave my kids, too. They occasionally got pop on weekends with popcorn. That's one time I like it. Or in the car. Unlike you, I'm not a fan of carbonation either. Celestial Seasonings makes great fruity herbal infusions that come in single packs to add to water. And I love milk. Sometimes I drink skim milk on ice with a straw! I must be a really dull person because I keep thinking of more to say on the subject but I'll spare you...
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