Category: Soft drinks

How The American Way Kills American Life

How The American Way Kills American Life

[ 0 ] January 6, 2013 |

Ignorance is what kills. The below are quotations from an excellent educational book “Fast Food Nation. The Dark Side of the All-American Meal” by Eric Schlosser. A praise for the book left by The Daily Telegraph (London) says: “Eric Schlosser’s book on the economy and strategies of the fast food business should be read by anyone […]

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7 Up Diet soda: Chemicals on top of chemicals

7 Up Diet soda: Chemicals on top of chemicals

[ 8 ] December 25, 2012 |

Here is a piece of history from Wikipedia which helps to understand how the drink has been transformed from its original lemon-lime soda to its modern chemical concoction. 7 Up has been reformulated several times since its launch in 1929. In 2006, the version of the product sold in the U.S. was reformulated so that […]

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Sunkist Strawberry soda: Another red swill

Sunkist Strawberry soda: Another red swill

[ 9 ] December 22, 2012 |

Sadly, in the strictly profit-driven economy morality is voluntary. Yes, morality is a free choice which not every manufacturer has to follow. For this reason we see this pathetic bright-red Sunkist Strawberry soda containing no strawberry being sold in the market. So what is in it? Well, there is nothing exciting to say the list. […]

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School shootings: How Can American Food Lead to American Blood

School shootings: How Can American Food Lead to American Blood

[ 1 ] December 15, 2012 |

While America has been painfully recovering from recent fatal shooting in Oregon mall yet another blood spill tragedy has deeply shocked the nation even worse when another kid, Adam Lanza, believed “suffered from a personality disorder,” silently shot 20 little children and 6 adults at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. Although grief and […]

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Toxic Sweetness of Sugar

Toxic Sweetness of Sugar

[ 0 ] December 7, 2012 |

Every healthy food and food ingredient should be consumed in the amounts that are adequate to your body size, age and the level of your physical and mental performance. REMEMBER: Anything, absolutely anything, including vitamins and water can be turned toxic due to overly consumption. This rule is especially true with regard to our consumption […]

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Big Shot Fruit Punch: A punch into your health

Big Shot Fruit Punch: A punch into your health

[ 6 ] December 5, 2012 |

When you are shopping for a healthy soft drink, there is useful tip to follow: Skip all kinds of punches, including fruit,  berry,  citrus , etc. It looks as if beverage industry has selected them for experimenting with introduction of the nastiest chemicals into the American diet. Remember, punches usually contain little or no fruit […]

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You decide: FUZE Berry Punch

You decide: FUZE Berry Punch

[ 0 ] November 22, 2012 |

It does look like Fuze is a brand designed to confuse the consumers who are looking for healthy beverages. I came to this conclusion after taking a look at a few Fuze drinks. Fuze has been initially conceived as a health drink fortified with a variety of vitamins, antioxidants and electrolytes.  But after its acquisition […]

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Do not fool yourself with 7 Up Cherry Antioxidant

Do not fool yourself with 7 Up Cherry Antioxidant

[ 1 ] November 15, 2012 |

Nowadays antioxidant is a fashionable marketing word that attracts customers who have heard something about the health benefits of suppressing destructive activity of free radicals naturally generated in living cells. Here is 7 Up Cherry Antioxidant soda offered to you by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. But wait; do not be carried away yet! Please read […]

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ZICO Coconut Water: A natural sports drink

ZICO Coconut Water: A natural sports drink

[ 3 ] October 24, 2012 |

Coconut water has naturally high potassium content, contains antioxidants and unique chemical composition of sugars, vitamins, minerals, amino acids and phyto-hormones (see PDF file in the link The Chemical Composition and Biological Properties of Coconut Water). For this good reason, coconut water is often considered as a natural alternative to popular sports drinks filled with […]

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Sparkling Concord Grape is a good drink!

Sparkling Concord Grape is a good drink!

[ 0 ] October 20, 2012 |

There are so many grape-mimicking beverages on the market which contain none of grape but artificial colorants and flavors instead. Chadwick Bay’s Sparkling Concord Grape beverage is a nicely different story. You can get specifics of the beverage from Walmart website. But let me tell you what the beverage is exactly made of and if […]

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