/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>16746411
No, I drink water all day and savor soda as a kind of treat

Most americans judging by the obesity rates

>>16746411
Make the switch, never look back

I only use Dr. Pepper to chase shots of vodka

>>16746423
I'm underweight actually. I eat nothing but fast food. Burgers, soda, chicken sandwiches but I can't gain any weight.

I drink water and save me precious 'r 'epper for 'za day.

>>16746411
Just make sure you keep your teeth brushed.

>>16746411
Soda is human cattle feed. Wake up cattle bro you're literally getting farmed.

>>16746411
Sure you're not just addicted to carbonation?

>>16746411
you might be anemic. happened to a buddy of mine, would crave sodium rich sodas and fast food because his iron and salt content in his blood was super low. always looked emaciated too.

>>16746411
I love soda pop. I'm fucking obsessed with it. I'd drink it all day, every day, constantly.
But I refuse to let myself.
I have 1-2 sodas a week, 3 at most, and I oftentimes I don't have any for a week.
Because its terrible unhealthy for you.
But I'm addicted to the sugar and the carbonation. I mostly love root beer & ginger ale. I've tried non-sugary carbonated stuff, but it fucking sucks.
I'm addicted yet I refuse to cave in to my addiction.

>>16747158
what about zero sugar soda?

>>16747062
I drink a 24 pack of seltzer water a week.

>>16746411
My dad used to be addicted to Diet Coke. He used to keep a couple cans on his night stand while he slept, lol. He kicked the habit a while ago and now he's a coffee addict.

>>16747284
Might as well make your own then.

>>16747158
Mix some juice with seltzer water, just barely enough to sweeten it. Even a wedge of lemon goes a long way. The biggest problem is too much sugar, I can barely drink any soda that isnt noticably acidic because there's so much.

>>16747292
This. Half orange juice and half seltzer makes for an awesome soda. Normally, watered down juice sucks but the fizz makes it work.

>>16747305
>Half orange juice and half seltzer makes for an awesome soda.
Holy shit, I thought I was the only one.

i used to be. what gave me the impetus to stop was that whenever youre addicted to something, you never really enjoy it; you just kinda need it. and i missed enjoying soda too much.

nowadays i drink 4 cans on the weekends to unwind and all other times i stick to water or green tea, which is a considerable improvement over when i used to drink 4 or 5 cans day everyday.

>>16746411
REPEAT AFTER ME
CACA COLA
PEEPISS PEPSIS SEPSIS
DR POOPER
MOUNTAIN DOODOO
FARTBONATED WATER

I like it with fast food or 'za but I'm drinking seltzer 95% of the time.

Dr Pepper is good except they use an antifoaming agent which I’m not sure is that great to drink
I will sometimes have 2-3 Pepsi’s or coca cola a day

>>16746411
>Anyone else American?

You drinking yet?

>>16746441
Post body

>>16746411
ok Forrest gump

>>16747291
I've been wondering this, is it really more cost effective? I've heard with the co2 canisters you basically break even? The bubbly water drops are $30 for a pack of 6, I cant into math but I pay about $7-$8 for a 24 pack of flavored seltzer water

>>16747348
This. I quit drinking soda but replaced it with mio water enhancers for the caffeine the energy ones have, and the flavor. I drink about one 32oz bottle of water with about 3-4 long squeezes of the mio and then drink bubbly water the rest of the time. Sometimes I'll drink the bubbly with caffeine but find it's not enough caffeine when you really need it

>>16747315
It's kino but a 1/4 ratio makes for a healthier drink if you're having it often.
Using clear, premium ice goes a long way too.

>>16746440
This is the most intelligent way to drink sodapop.

>>16747253
Can't stand it. I fucking hate the taste of artificial sugars, the aftertastes too. Makes me sick.
>>16747292
Not good enough. I can either do FULL flavor, or NO flavor. Water or soda. I can't drink teas or lightly flavored stuff, it just grosses me out.

>>16747642
Get a keg set up. Costs about 15-25 cents for 5 gallons. Initial investment is around 150ish if you buy new, but you start saving after only 10-15 gallons.

>>16746481
>'r 'epper
it's 'tor 'per

>>16746441
You're going to get diabetes retard. You don't have to be obese to get it. Just eat like you do.

>>16748723
i dont think ive consumed 10 gallons of soda in the last decade

>>16746411
I stopped drinking soda for years. Tried going back to it, a can made me feel weird and messed up. Get that shit away from you, it's really fucking bad

>>16750362
You whiny bitch, its sugar syrup. Its just as bad for you as any sugary garbage.

>>16746411
I used to be then I realized i was ok with drinking watered down soda after the ice had melted, so i just started watering it down on purpose slowing increasing the amount of water so now instead of drinking 4 liters of soda a day it takes me 4 days to go through a 2 liter bottle of soda. Not as good as quitting it altogether but it's better than the 4 liters a day

>>16746415
After a while sodas taste way too sweaty.

>>16750571
...sweaty?

>>16750329
You make sparkling water with it not soda... you can add a small amount of flavoring if you want, but the bubbles make it interesting enough where I tend to drink more water throughout the day.

>>16750385
I'll stick with water thanks, it doesn't make me feel lightheaded and diabetic

>>16751151
Weak.

>>16747642
Oh you can make them run on paintball tanks.
You beat the jew at their own game.

I don't know who's more fucked, you for drinking so much fizzy drink or me for being an alcoholic.

>>16751264
Both.
Drink water fgt

I only have a pack of quality Root Beer on hand to have an occasional float every now and then.

>>16751375
based
Dad's root beer is amazing

>>16751385
At risk of outing myself as a Wisconsinite, I like Sprecher the best. Used to get down with Virgil's, but I swear they changed their recipe or something, because it's just kind of shit now.

>>16751401
Local stuff, eh? I'm in Saskatchewan and there's nothing like that (That I know of). I just get whatever tastes the best. If its got some cinnamon and spices in it, then its damn good root beer.
Maybe they skimped out on the quality stuff. I remember one soda I used to enjoy swapped to corn syrup instead of cane sugar and it tasted like ass.

>>16748714
Have you ever tried kombucha? It's pretty flavorful while also being way lower in sugar than normal soda and it has no artificial sweeteners. I know it's a bit of a meme, but it's pretty kino as far as fizzy drinks go.

>>16751849
Yeah, my family has made it at home for a long time now, but I get really nauseous drinking it. I don't know why. I tried some store-bought stuff and I just felt sick afterwards, now I get sick just from the smell of the stuff.
Really can't tell you why. But thanks for the idea regardless.

>>16751849
That's my favorite flavor of my favorite brand. So delicious with the apple. I am a bit of a whore for apples tho.

>>16751856
It might be a histamine sensitivity. Does red wine or other fermented foods make you feel similar?

>>16751865
Uh, I ate natto once and got sick, but, it also smelled like something someone who WAS sick threw up. I don't know how much else I eat fermented. I can eat sauerkraut fine. I don't think I've drunk red wine ever. I don't really drink any alcohol. Probably the only 30 year old who hasn't had a beer.

>>16751874
Filtered by natto? Hah I like it, but it's a tough one, so I don't blame you. Try taking a benadryl or dramamine and then drinking some kombucha. If you don't have as bad of a reaction you have a histamine sensitivity, which is a good thing to know.

>>16751897
I'll give that a try, thanks. It'd be really good to know what I may be sensitive or allergic to or something. I appreciate the tip.
But yeah I was unironically filtered. Still ate it, (the natto) but, damn I felt queasy after.

>>16746411
once you quit soda, you realize how gross it actually is

>>16746411
post teeth

>>16747062
I am 100%, I guzzle la croix like it's cum

>>16746411
Man that is like 200g of sugar a day. I’m not telling you this to shit on what you enjoy just you will get diabetes, heart problems, and all your teeth will rot out drinking that much sugar a day.

>>16748804
Not to mention kidney stones. Have fun pissing broken glass through your dickhole.

>>16746411
I was drinking about 3 cans a day plus fast food trips, decided to cut back a week ago

Went 6 days without, then decided to make saturday a cheat day, then today I caved and had another one. Shit is fucking hard to give up

>>16752415
>then decided to make saturday a cheat day
therein lies your issue

STOP HAVING "CHEAT DAYS"

>>16752421
Yeah it was gonna be a full cut but my brother bought a case of soda when he almost never does and I cracked. Made it 4 days with it in the house though

Gonna go back to fully cutting, plus he's moving out soon so that won't be an issue again

>>16752431
You've got this, man....Don't give in.

>>16752415
6 days is a respectable first attempt. The hard part is forming new habits since it's not like you have a physical dependency. Did you replace it with LaCroix or something that's at least satisfying enough to not need a cheat day? The thing that got me to quit was going full-blown autism for tea.

Any healthy alternatives to Coke?

>inb4 Coke Zero
This one isn't sweet like how I like my coke to be.

>>16752541
Get a crate of oranges and make freshly squeezed orange juice. You aren't about to catch scurvy so don't imagine it's healthy, but it's tedious enough to prepare it that you'll cut back on the easy sweet tooth default option.

>>16748723
I do homebrew with the same setup basically. Kegland sell an attachment that goes into your corny keg lid and it provides unlimited water from your mains system. When the ball float dips when liquid goes out it tips more in from the mains so it's constantly chilled, constantly carbonated.
Basically just a new lid with ball locks on top
https://www.kegland.com.au/soda-carbonator-keg-reactor-lid-continuous-soda-water-solution.html

>>16752541
Coffee in the morning and plain carbonated water has done the trick for me. Tea occasionally when I feel like it.

>>16746411

>>16751095
Same, this is how I got out of drinking soda all the time. Usually I'll chop up a lemon and toss it in with the water, nothing else though

>>16746411
>I drink about 4-5 cans of Dr.Pepper a day

>>16746411
you're addicted to sugar, not soda per se. try the sugar-free versions for a week to know what I mean.

>>16748723
Dam anon
>Im going to make a seltzer water
>Is anyone else down for one?

>>16752625
That's really cool, but I have sanke kegs. My friend stole them from the back of a wine bar years back lol.

I also purchased the regulators, taps/sanke fittings, and a nitrogen mixer from a bankrupt brewery for 350 bucks. It was a 10 tap set up, so I got a stupidly good deal and don't really care to switch even if it is annoying to refill sanke kegs.

>>16754560
It's pretty based for the occasional alcoholic beverage. If you mix some chambord or berry liquor with some vanilla liquor and soda water you have alcoholic cola.

>>16747062
Not OP, but I can't stand carbonated water despite loving pop. Without the sugar to mask the taste of the carbonic acid it tastes too bitter.

>>16746411
>I can't remember the last time I drank a glass of water.
my girlfriend's dad doesnt drink water much and drinks soda with every meal and he's missing a kidney and his other one is screwed up. be careful.

>>16746411
A lot of people on 4chan are water obsessive, though I have my doubts about how many of them swear off soda.

Everything in moderation I suppose, probably doesn't hurt to have a soda once or twice a week.

>>16746411
Yeah me. I been drinking diet for years knowing that f I drank regular in the same amount I’d have the beetus by now, but since I met the cutest stripper in the world and have a crush on her I’m trying to quit cold turkey. I might drink a circle k soda on occasion from now on but I’m done keeping my kitchen full of 2 liter bottles I hate being fat. I also started brushing my teeth. Thanks for reading

>>16746411
Switch with sparkling water, then to water

I like soda but try to keep away from it. I'll occasionally go out of my way for an ironport though

>>16751916
not true. i stopped drinking soda for like 2 years when trying to cut it out. wanted to try this mystery flavor mountain dew one year during Halloween and it was the best fucking thing ever.
i still pretty much cut soda out entirely though but having a can here and there doesnt gross me out.

I used to drink mountain dew every day but my teeth started rotting out. Had to quit the dew jew, have extensive dental work and switch to clay toothpaste which helped strengthen them over time.

>>16746411
The only time I drink soda is in root beer floats

>>16755749
How does one acquire Ironport sodie while living in Nebraska

>>16746411
Yes. I got it down to a 32oz once a week now. Used to have multiple 2 liters a day. Lost a tooth due to my silly addiction and promised I wouldn't lose another.

I was just planning to buy one of these

>>16746411
>4-5 cans of Dr.Pepper a day. I can't remember the last time I drank a glass of water.
>post pee color

>>16754605
>My friend stole them from the back of a wine bar years back lol.
What is funny about being a thief?