Is organic soda the way to go?
Categories: Nutrition & Supplements
No, organic soda is not the way to go. The only way to go when it comes to soda is to skip it altogether.
Organic soda, like all soda, contains zero nutrients -- and a bigger price tag. A six-pack of the organic stuff will cost you about $5, and yes, it's made without high fructose syrup (clearly, a bonus) but each can contains 120 calories -- that's 20 more than a 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola Classic.
Cutting back on nutritionally-void foods and drinks is the best way to go, says Prevention magazine. So ditch the soda and any other organic junk food that temps your taste buds. These items might be better for the planet, but they aren't any better for you.
Organic soda, like all soda, contains zero nutrients -- and a bigger price tag. A six-pack of the organic stuff will cost you about $5, and yes, it's made without high fructose syrup (clearly, a bonus) but each can contains 120 calories -- that's 20 more than a 12-ounce can of Coca-Cola Classic.
Cutting back on nutritionally-void foods and drinks is the best way to go, says Prevention magazine. So ditch the soda and any other organic junk food that temps your taste buds. These items might be better for the planet, but they aren't any better for you.
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marcie0305 8-15-2008 @ 10:49PM
Beware serving sizes! This site http://www.thedailyplate.com/nutrition-calories/food/coca-cola
says there are 140 calories in a 12oz. can of coke classic. I was looking at a bunch of drinks in a drink case today and all of them gave a serving size of 8oz, when it was a 20 oz. bottle, so they can list the nutrition info (and calories) for 8oz. instead of the full bottle amount. I am guessing the 100 calories you cite for a regular coke classic is based on the 8oz serving size? Do the organic drinks diminish their serving size as well?
In any case, I avoid corn syrup like the plague :)
Thanks I will be researching this more myself!
~Marcie
http://feedingblackmail.blogspot.com/
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