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Originally Posted by aprilmae
I experimented with different things, organic sodas, juice, tonic water, etc, and found it was all too sweet. I really like carbonation though, but none of the sodas I tried were thirst quenching like I found diet coke to be. Finally I decided to mix a half and half combination of unsweetened cranberry juice and club soda, and I had it! The perfect beverage... low in calories, healthy, and still had that carbonated punch! (I really ought to patent the idea!) I also love green jasmine tea, green mint tea, or chai black green tea (none require sweetener) for something hot to drink. They are also refreshing iced. Sometimes I'll make a big mug of chai black green tea before bed and put it in the fridge and have it with my breakfast for my caffeine fix in the morning.
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Oooooh. This reminded me of another book you might like -- The Truth about Beauty by Kat James. Whereas the "food" book I listed above is all about health, this is about health and appearance. The author describes her journey from food obsession (I think bulimia, but it's been awhile since I read it) and having to use *lots* of make up to look good to her current state of health and minimal makeup (and looking better than ever). The book was interesting from the nutritional standpoint -- what consuming those chemicals can do to our health and appearance (think about what smoking does, and it's not even ingested) -- and also from a beauty standpoint (using the "wrong" products to achieve beauty today can lead us to problems later). It listed tons of products that I had never tried before that have since become favorites -- everything from Teeccino and Yogi cocoa spice tea to Zia makeup. And there are many simple, satisfying recipes like your club soda/cranberry juice (I think she might add pomegranate juice, too). Definitely worth a look for the drink "recipes" alone.