poor selection on diet sodas these days

[AlongCameJones]

Back in the 1970's, Shasta used to have a host of sodas in fruit flavors and many were sugar-free, diet.

Nowadays, it's virtually impossible to find sugar-free/caffiene-free sodas in grape, orange and strawberry in most ordinary grocery retailers like Walmart or Target. I can find generic diet lemon-lime at my local Walmart and that's it for fruit flavors without sugar and caffiene.

I won't pay money to have special sodas shipped or buy that pricey fancy stuff for about $2.00 a can on my generic 2-liter lemon-lime budget.

They do have cheap fruit-flavor sodas but loaded with sugar. I'm on a sugar and caffiene-restricted diet. I have to buy decaf coffee. Heart issues. Type-2 diabetes.

I do remember that WincoFoods had a good selection of Shasta in 2-L bottles while I was living in the Pacific Northwest, but the nearest Winco to Lawton is in Moore. I will have to check the Commissary on Fort Sill to see what they have. I'm a Vet wth privileges there. Lawton is a town that is in short supply of many things.

 

[Progun223]

Water is pretty good. It’s free.

 

[AlongCameJones]

Water is pretty good. It’s free.

No, I pay $1.08/gallon for Crystal Geyser in jugs. I won't drink that nasty water out of the tap. Sometimes I like soda with my meal to settle my stomach. The cheap diet lemon-lime will do when nothing else is available. I can find diet cream soda and diet root beer sometimes but the more spendy national brands.

 

[OHJEEZE]

No way am I drinking any chemical laden diet crap!

Try tea, add about 1/4 cup of real sugar per quart!

That'll cure what ails ya

$1.08 for a gallon of water is crazy!

Champagne taste on a beer budget!

 

[Glock 'em down]

I'm so happy that they came out with Mt. Dew zero sugar. Diet Dew sucks. Dew zero is purdy good.

 

[AlongCameJones]

No way am I drinking any chemical laden diet crap!

Try tea, add about 1/4 cup of real sugar per quart!

That'll cure what ails ya

I'm on a sugar-restricted diet and I need the carbonation to settle my stomach. I can buy generic club soda in 1-liter bottles but it's pricey at .77 cents for nearly a quart. At Winco, I could get 2-L club soda at that price. I have bought the club soda and tossed in a splash of fruit juice for flavor. Walmart's grocery/food selection is somewhat lame. Not the food/grocery selection of a stand-alone large SUPERMARKET. Country Marts are small and expensive. The only true SUPERMARKET I have in town is the Commissary on Sill.

I do drink instant Lipton ice tea sometimes but only with lemon and no sweeteners.

Most of my sugar comes from BBQ sauce, fruit and fruit juice. I have to try to keep sugar out of my other beverages.

 

[swampratt]

I like milk.
I do not do soda so much and I drink a lot of water.
You know they have things to make your own soda pop.

 

[Bocephus123]

bottled water is probably worse for you than tap water out tap water is pretty good probably drink a gallon a day. besides bottled water is out of someones tap don't fool yourself.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

 

[montesa]

I drink some soda but I need to give it up. All kinds of stuff we don’t need in it.