308023 Mon Jul 10 00:31:25 -0700 2006 86 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 1735058 What are your favorite diet sodas? Right now, I'm really liking Stewart's Diet Black Cherry Wishniak (whatever that is). It's on the edge of being too sweet, but it has a really nice, rich cherry soda flavor, and it feels almost creamy in the mouth. Very nice stuff. Any other really good ones out there that I need to sample? Mon Jul 10 00:31:25 -0700 2006 10134 David Kahn 1 1735059 best diet soda ever: DIET MOUNTAIN DEW close second: Diet Dr. Pepper Mon Jul 10 00:34:03 -0700 2006 1735058 17053 makalive45 2 1760191 My tasting mechanism throws fits when it detects artificial sweeteners of any kind whatsoever. For some reason, the black-cherry flavor of Dr. Pepper masks that taste almost perfectly, and so that's the only diet soda I can abide. I might try some of the other black cherry kinds to see if they do the same. Someone below mentions Schweppes Diet Tonic water. The only cocktail I've ever poured down the sink was a G&T I'd made with that by mistake. Sat Jul 22 02:19:02 -0700 2006 1735059 11478 Will Owen 3 5003229 I find that saccharine and Equal both bother me in drinks; Splenda less so, but only if they don't overdo the amount -- and commercial soda makers usually do overdo it. At home, when I make fresh iced tea or soda of my own, I find that a mix of equal parts Splenda and superfine (bar) sugar works well, or else equal parts of Truvia (stevia), Splenda and superfine sugar or simple syrup. Even then, I use a light hand and typically even out the flavor with a squeeze of fresh lime. I even put fresh lime in Stewart's key lime soda over ice and in Dr. Brown's cream soda, not to mention my favorite brunch drink: blood orange juice and Pellegrino with a lime and a splash of Rose's grenadine, over ice. Yum!! Thu Sep 03 15:01:59 -0700 2009 1760191 268515 lindygal 2 1775885 Cherry Vanilla Diet Dr. Pepper but the berries n cream tastes like cough medicine! Sun Jul 30 01:08:19 -0700 2006 1735059 10786 calabasas_trafalgar 3 1967789 agreed Tue Oct 24 02:48:24 -0700 2006 1775885 30158 amkirkland 2 1783342 Diet Mountain Dew is what Warren Zevon turned to when he stopped drinking alcohol. Wed Aug 02 19:29:27 -0700 2006 1735059 13192 chocolatetartguy 1 1735067 http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/305900 Mon Jul 10 00:41:22 -0700 2006 1735058 11296 Darren72 2 1735080 Great thread. (How could I have missed this?) Thanks. Mon Jul 10 00:48:01 -0700 2006 1735067 10134 David Kahn 1 1735070 I don't drink much soda, but was at a friend's house and had a sip of Diet Rite Golden Peach soda. It was so good that I asked to have one of my own! I also tried the Diet Rite Tangerine, but I didn't care for it. Mon Jul 10 00:43:25 -0700 2006 1735058 16301 Non Cognomina 2 1735557 There's a bonus for drinking Diet Rite: These are also low-sodium (key for those that are on the Optifast diet.) Mon Jul 10 13:40:39 -0700 2006 1735070 11175 The Ranger 2 1967793 I believe Diet Rite sodas use splenda, which some people seem to much less sensitive too, myself included. Tue Oct 24 02:49:29 -0700 2006 1735070 30158 amkirkland 1 1735112 Diet Mountain Dew. I also find that on a hot day when we are sitting at the pool I put some in my dog's water bowl and she laps it up. Keeps her hydrated. Mon Jul 10 01:13:53 -0700 2006 1735058 11290 jfood 1 1735472 You may not get this in the States,but my favorite diet drink is Presidents Choice diet Green Apple. It's a very strange colour,but it tastes just like a green apple, not sour,very refreshing and natural tasting. Their pomegranate diet is very good too, but the Green Apple is best!!! Mon Jul 10 11:23:16 -0700 2006 1735058 11585 Leslieville 1 1737012 I love Stewart's Diet Black Cherry too! FYI, Stewarts sodas are on sale at Bristol Farms this week for 2 4-packs/$4 (so 50 cents/bottle) in L.A. Mon Jul 10 23:09:51 -0700 2006 1735058 13875 Nicole 1 1737281 diet coke and diet dr pepper. Tue Jul 11 01:25:21 -0700 2006 1735058 15873 beer786 1 1737481 Diet A&W Root Beer, Diet Vernors (hello, Detroit!), and (don't laugh) Tab. The part-aspartame, part-saccharin Tab of today has a nice cinnamony note. Tue Jul 11 03:45:01 -0700 2006 1735058 17813 Bill on Capitol Hill 1 1737490 Diet Steaz Green Tea Cola! I can't get enough of the stuff. It's a low-carb, organically sweetened diet drink. Also a little hard to find, but worth it. Also a fan of Hansen's Diet Ginger Ale, sweetened with Splenda, which I'm not crazy about, so I drink it in moderation. Tue Jul 11 03:51:51 -0700 2006 1735058 11516 biscuit 2 1737598 That reminds me: I forgot diet Cricket green-tea cola, which is quite good. I wasn't aware of the Hansen's ginger ale -- I'll have to seek that out. Sometimes the inability to have a "real" spicy ginger ale almost makes me regret this whole diabetes thing. Tue Jul 11 05:43:22 -0700 2006 1737490 17813 Bill on Capitol Hill 3 1738469 I have had diet Blenheim ginger ale which is very good and spicy. Tue Jul 11 18:37:07 -0700 2006 1737598 10285 Candy 1 1737592 COKE ZERO...way better than Diet Coke or Tab!! Tue Jul 11 05:39:46 -0700 2006 1735058 11921 wyf4lyf 2 4877067 won't touch coke zero Tue Jul 21 08:34:17 -0700 2009 1737592 109905 laliz 1 1737601 Diet Sunkist orange Tue Jul 11 05:44:17 -0700 2006 1735058 11504 amandine 1 1738499 They re-released the No-Cal brand, which may have been the original diet soda even before Tab. The Clementine flavor is my favorite with the cherry/lime a close second. Tue Jul 11 18:47:02 -0700 2006 1735058 10136 Robert Deutsch 1 1738618 Not a big diet soda drinker - but in the UK Schweppes has "slimline" tonic - basically diet tonic water. I've only been able to find diet tonic water in 2L bottles here (not condusive to stocking the bar for the occaisional G &T. Anyone know of a manufacturer who does it in cans or small bottles? Tue Jul 11 19:28:07 -0700 2006 1735058 13565 Sam Ottawa 2 1739361 I've seen Schweppes diet tonic water in both 1-liter bottles and six-packs of 10-oz glass bottles here, in New York and in northern California. You might ask the manager of your market if he or she can order it for you. Wed Jul 12 00:53:10 -0700 2006 1738618 10074 Caitlin McGrath 1 1738668 Hansen's Kiwi-Strawberry with freshly-squeezed lime (or key lime) juice, ginger ale with vanilla (preferably natural, unsugared powder) and (again) lime juice Tue Jul 11 19:52:19 -0700 2006 1735058 17463 PseudoNerd 2 1784364 I totally second the hansen's kiwi-stawberry, I had one with lunch today! The first soda I ever liked as a kid was Crush Strawberry (This was when i was 12 or something) and it tastes just like i remember Thu Aug 03 02:00:51 -0700 2006 1738668 11902 CulinaryKate 1 1739348 I like Diet Rite cola with some Da Vinci's sugarfree cherry syrup or choclate syrup or Barq's rootbeer with some heavy cream (sugar free rootbeer float). Wed Jul 12 00:44:30 -0700 2006 1735058 10599 Neta 2 1742011 I saw this in another post and I'm wondering about the Barq's and heavy cream mixture. Does it work? It reminds me of milk and pepsi. Ewwww. What kind of ratio are we talking about? maybe 80/20 or 70/30? Hopefully we're going for an egg cream flavor/consistency. Inquiring minds want to know. Thu Jul 13 05:54:31 -0700 2006 1739348 10609 Cheese Boy 1 1742701 I like Diet Coke with Lime. Also like Dr. Brown's Diet Cream Soda. Thu Jul 13 16:56:53 -0700 2006 1735058 12701 davinagr 1 1742710 Diet Guaraná by Antarctica - the stuff is pretty addictive (hence has to go Diet). Thu Jul 13 17:03:00 -0700 2006 1735058 12766 welle 2 1967529 where can i find this Diet Guarana? Tue Oct 24 00:55:11 -0700 2006 1742710 16304 Jolie 3 1969870 I don't know where you're located (looks like in Fl), but here in NY, with a big Brazilian population in Astoria, many grocery stores around there carry guarana sodas. The biggest market is Rio Bonito by Northern blvd. I read there is a big Brazilian influx in Southern Florida, you may want to find your closest Brazilian enclave. Tue Oct 24 21:51:59 -0700 2006 1967529 12766 welle 1 1742720 I use very little heavy cream maybe one and a half to two tablespoons. It doesn't take much and it does taste like a root beer float. Actually, it is very much like an egg cream. Thu Jul 13 17:07:15 -0700 2006 1735058 10599 Neta 2 1967798 I do the same, but typically with half and half (cause that's what's on hand) and more often in Dr. Pepper. I've actually been known to throw creamer in to my sodas at gas stations. Tue Oct 24 02:52:04 -0700 2006 1742720 30158 amkirkland 1 1742742 Fresca. Thu Jul 13 17:14:33 -0700 2006 1735058 17177 leeds 2 1967925 2nd the Fresca Tue Oct 24 04:05:07 -0700 2006 1742742 40486 Cinnamon 3 4883396 Third the Fresca Thu Jul 23 05:55:10 -0700 2009 1967925 116638 southernitalian 1 1747760 Let me add Jones Diet Green Apple Soda to the list. Tried it yesterday and it was heavenly. Sun Jul 16 17:32:59 -0700 2006 1735058 11516 biscuit 2 1753052 That _does_ sound good! I'm off to Bev-and-More to check it out. (Just in case, how much for that habit?) Wed Jul 19 03:35:10 -0700 2006 1747760 11175 The Ranger 3 1753079 I think it was on sale for a buck sixty-nine or thereabouts. Not a cheap habit by any means, but a nice, occasional splurge. Wed Jul 19 03:54:34 -0700 2006 1753052 11516 biscuit 1 1753098 Diet IBC Root Beer. I make a special trip to the only Safeway in town that stocks it. Wed Jul 19 04:11:47 -0700 2006 1735058 11393 sarvey 1 1753107 Diet Coke with Lime and Peach Fresca. Wed Jul 19 04:22:48 -0700 2006 1735058 11899 mitchrc 1 1753159 The only diet I drink is sparkling water with a splenda sweetened syrup, like Monin's O'Free line or Torani. Add a bit of cream to a vanilla and its perfect, but not totally diet. Wed Jul 19 05:05:42 -0700 2006 1735058 19795 sprout 1 1754516 I like Pennsylvania Dutch Diet Birch Beer. It only comes in 2 liter bottles as far as I know. I don't know if it's available all over the country. I live in New Jersey and I believe it's distributed by Pepsi. Wed Jul 19 20:10:35 -0700 2006 1735058 20208 Marinating Matt 1 1755077 Diet Dr. Enuf! It's somewhat local to TN, but I pick up a case or two whenever I pass through. It's quite good, and quite odd... your average lemon-lime soda, but with a little bit of a spicy kick. Other than that, I also like Diet Vernors, though it can be a bit pricey. Wed Jul 19 23:33:22 -0700 2006 1735058 20273 asiege2 1 1756652 i don't really like soda in general, but i do love fresca, and it has 0 calories. Thu Jul 20 17:52:15 -0700 2006 1735058 16813 shirlotta 1 1756717 If you can find it (I've had trouble recently) diet Cricket Cola is really exceptional enough IMO to warrant the high price. There are a few markets on the westside of L.A. that have it. It has a light tea flavoring but mixed with the cola is extremely refreshing and actually better than their sugar version. For cheap, I actually prefer Diet Pepsi vanilla. Diet coke in France (when I was there in March) was incredibly better than the diet coke they sell here, by the way. Coca-Lite in Mexico is also much better than the Diet Coke sold here. Why in the world do they have different flavors in different countries? Water is better for you!! (but I tend to forget that every time I eat lunch in a restaurant) Thu Jul 20 18:11:21 -0700 2006 1735058 10619 ThatPat 1 1757309 A. Where is diet Cricket Cola from (i.e. what country)? B. I love Diet Orangina but haven't seen it in a long time. Does anybody know where to buy it in New York or through the mail? (Cooincidentially I just asked this in the New York Outer Boroughs board, but nobody knew.) Thu Jul 20 21:14:37 -0700 2006 1735058 11392 gnosh 2 1758137 Cricket Cola is a U.S. product. http://cricketcola.com/ Don't know about the Orangina though, sorry. Fri Jul 21 04:34:19 -0700 2006 1757309 20273 asiege2 3 1761560 I knew Orangina was originally European and I thought maybe it was Italian in origin, but apparently it originated in...of all places, Algeria, and then became French. It is now owned by Schweppes. I imagine you can get it in a lot of markets but not sure specifically about diet Orangina. I don't think I've ever tasted it. Sun Jul 23 06:22:44 -0700 2006 1758137 10619 ThatPat 4 1765153 Thanks. I am going to write to Schweppes. All this discussion of it has turned a mild craving into a mission! Tue Jul 25 03:16:33 -0700 2006 1761560 11392 gnosh 5 1765172 Well, I just found a web site that sells rare and hard to find soda, including many diet sodas. Alas, it does not carry Orangina of any kind. But here it is, for seekers after other unusual sodas: www.sodafinder.com Most of the prices are normal, but there are some rare collectable sodas that are vv expensive, i.e. $500 for a 12 pack of Pepsi Blue! Tue Jul 25 03:30:53 -0700 2006 1765153 11392 gnosh 1 1760129 COKE ZERO!!! I'm amazed that not more people wrote that. It tastes almost exactly like Regular Classic Coke. Sat Jul 22 01:35:07 -0700 2006 1735058 20876 nicki 1 1775781 I really like the diet Sierra Mist - a shame that we can't get it here in Canada. Diet Cherry Coke is awesome as well - also not available here. At home in Toronto, it's usually Diet Canada Dry Ginger Ale for me. Sat Jul 29 23:47:08 -0700 2006 1735058 20107 YYZSolly 1 1783207 My favorites so far, and the list keeps growing are (in no particular order!) : 1)Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper 2)Diet Black Cherry Vanilla Coke (prior to this, I was not a big diet coca cola fan) 3)Diet Frostie Root Beer 4)Diet Stewart's Root Beer 5)Diet Dr. Pepper 6)Coca Cola Zero Wed Aug 02 18:44:51 -0700 2006 1735058 23381 Galleriaman 1 1967459 If one more person posts that Diet Mountain Dew is their favorite I am probably going to puke, but anyways Diet Vernors is deffinatly my favorite diet pop because it tastes most like regular vernors than any other diet pop tastes to it's regular version Tue Oct 24 00:32:39 -0700 2006 1735058 48662 EricDH 2 2036765 Yeah, Diet Vernor's is great! Mon Nov 20 20:48:38 -0800 2006 1967459 10786 calabasas_trafalgar 1 1967500 Faves for me... it's a tie between Coke Zero and Diet Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper, slight edge to Coke Zero. I also like Diet Pepsi, Fresca, and the Diet Rite varieties. I even enjoy a Canfield's Diet Chocolate Fudge soda once in a while. I'll admit I've liked most diet sodas I've tried except for the Hansen diet sodas. Tue Oct 24 00:46:41 -0700 2006 1735058 13964 J T 1 1967516 I am totally addicted to Diet Pepsi. The colder the better. Diet Coke just does not compare. I cannot figure out why though. I am also a big fan of Fresca. Tue Oct 24 00:50:56 -0700 2006 1735058 16304 Jolie 1 1967557 Love Diet Vernors but cannot get it in NE, so my current fave is Diet Cranberry Canada Dry Ginger Ale. When I want a super sweet diet soda I have been buying Pepsi Jazz Strawberries and Cream. Tue Oct 24 01:09:21 -0700 2006 1735058 18583 keysdax 1 1967580 I've tried most and I still get the after taste of artifical sweetner which I just can't get over or ignore. Anyone ever try a diet soda that doesn't have the after taste? Tue Oct 24 01:21:32 -0700 2006 1735058 27275 ML8000 2 2036783 If you only drink diet, your palate gets retrained. Except for the occasional swig of Seven Up, I have't had a regular soda since 1977. Mon Nov 20 20:52:41 -0800 2006 1967580 10786 calabasas_trafalgar 1 1967588 I hate Diet Coke, but love Diet Coke with Lime. But my favorite is Fresca, regular Fresca. It doesn't taste like a "diet" drink, or a low-cal version of something else; it just tastes like Fresca. Of course, nothing compares to the fantasticness of Tab, but I can no longer find it anywhere. As a "substitute Coke" it's nothing, but if you take it on its own terms it's marvelous -- much better than Coke or any of the other "real" soft drinks. Tue Oct 24 01:25:16 -0700 2006 1735058 29289 fnarf 2 1969984 I was visiting a friend who eschews all diet sodas. She offered me some Fresca. You know that's a diet soda, don't you? What??? My dentist encouraged me to switch to diet soda and now my palate has been retrained. Diet Coke, Fresca, Canada Dry, Diet Sprite. Tue Oct 24 22:28:06 -0700 2006 1967588 15667 himbeer 3 4882926 I agree with everything himbeer says. These to my palate are the very best. Once in awhile, I'll also try a Diet Squirt (who knew, I thought it would be terrible) or a Diet Dr. Pepper, like at a friend's house if that's what they have. Wed Jul 22 21:17:36 -0700 2009 1969984 40486 Cinnamon 1 1967722 I like the Diet Creme Sodas in the glass bottles at Trader Joe's. the same brand (don't remember the name... sorry) has a diet Root Beer flavor and diet Black Cherry flavor as well. I didn't like the Root Beer flavor and haven't tried the Black Cherry. Tue Oct 24 02:24:03 -0700 2006 1735058 26657 bijoux16 1 1967983 As one of my syrup solutions to using soda club (http://www.sodaclubusa.com/), I started making a crystal light lemonade (and pink lemonade) soda. I just mix up the crystal light in a small cup, and then pour 1/2 into the liter soda. It's tasty, and I'm happy. But I knew that I was really onto something when I bought a fancy schmancy ceramic-pop-top 750 ml bottle of Lorina sparkling lemonade for $3.00 - and it tasted exactly like the crystal light soda I've been making... nice bottle, though... Tue Oct 24 04:28:09 -0700 2006 1735058 10312 applehome 1 1968116 I pound Diet Sunkist... yummy. Not as sweet as Crush. I know it's technically low-cal and not cal-free...but is anyone else into Coke Blak? Tue Oct 24 06:38:19 -0700 2006 1735058 11504 amandine 2 1969820 Coke blak struck me wrong. I like the concept, but the flavors didn't meld for some reason. In Great Britain I had Pepsi Max Cappucino (AKA Pepsi Max Cino). Max means it was diet and it had coffee flavor in it. It was a regular size soda, not the shot glass of blak. It was really good. At my QT (a gas station) sometimes I'll mix a little of their frozen coffee in with my Diet Dr. Pepper and get decent results. Tue Oct 24 21:36:16 -0700 2006 1968116 30158 amkirkland 1 1968226 Diet Dr. Pepper is my fav. The new flavors like cherry van are not good IMO, and I've noticed a few places replacing plain old DDP with the new stuff. Diet Sunkist is good as well, and Giant store brand diet cola is actually better than Diet Pepsi and Coke. Tue Oct 24 11:56:24 -0700 2006 1735058 16383 Ace_Mclean 1 2033266 David, allow me to explain about wishniak or vishniac. You are holding in your hands the very soul of Eastern European Jewry, my friend, or at the very least its' quintessence. Vishniak can be bought as a kosher wine made from sour cherries or can be made as a liqueur. The soda pop is a tamer American version of this hanukah beverage that can knock you on your tush. Easy to make. Two cups pitted cherries, two cups of sugar, two cups of vodka, macerate for three months, filter and enjoy as is, on ice or with Coke. For a modern take, serve in a flute glass, on ice with spritzer and a twiste of citrus. If you're feeling chic, you can buy the Maraska Croatian Wishniak brand or the Binyamina Vishniac from Israel at a fancy liqueur store. As they say in the old country, Mazel Tov! Sun Nov 19 03:00:18 -0800 2006 1735058 54157 ursabear 1 2039150 On a scorching hot day, I am a huge fan of ice cold diet coke (but from a can...the bottled doesn't taste right to me. Mind over matter?). My second favorite would be Miller Light, since everybody at Fenway Park (my local baseball venue) swears it's not really beer.... Tue Nov 21 18:02:18 -0800 2006 1735058 49959 thegolferbitch 1 2039376 Hands down (for me) Dr. Brown's Diet Creme Soda (no other brand of it) Tue Nov 21 19:04:38 -0800 2006 1735058 15231 synergy 2 5003205 Heck, YES!!!! Doc Brown's diet creme is the best. Diet Vernor's Ale is great, but I can rarely find it in Chicago. Vernor's Ale of either kind used to be very easy to find; go figure. Also agree on the diet IBC root beer -- no off-taste like may others. Thu Sep 03 14:53:35 -0700 2009 2039376 268515 lindygal 1 4876494 Diet Coke!! But I also love Diet Vanilla Coke, Diet Cherry Coke and all the Root Beer and Cream Soda brands!! I want to try the Diet Chocolate-Strawberry flavor by one of the lesser knwon brands, through! Tue Jul 21 04:30:07 -0700 2009 1735058 1095399 AntonioMartin 1 4877093 Diet Coke. In a bottle, seldom drink out of a can any more. I like it over ice with lime in it sometimes. No Diet Coke Lime, or Coke Zero or Diet Cherry Coke. And never, ever, ever Diet Pepsi. Friends don't let friends drink Pepsi. Every once in a while a Fresca, but Diet Coke every single day. Tue Jul 21 08:42:47 -0700 2009 1735058 109905 laliz 1 4877113 So maybe this doesn't count, but I love to get a nice, clear juice -- pomegranate, apple, kiwi -- and mix it with pellegrino. It's fewer calories than juice or regular soda, has nutritional content and better than either. Tue Jul 21 08:47:46 -0700 2009 1735058 1094256 charitytd 1 4877661 My favorite is plain old Diet Coke. I've been drinking it ever since it came out circa 1985. I do occasionally enjoy other flavors of Diet Coke or Diet Dr. Pepper. I don't care for Diet Pepsi, but will drink it if there is nothing else available, such as in a restaurant that carries only Pepsi products. I have lived in several countries (France, Turkey, and Benin in Africa) and the Diet Coke available there does not taste the same as the Diet Coke in the U.S. They must use a different artificial sweetener. I much prefer the American kind. In fact, in Turkey I started drinking Pepsi Max after a fellow American tipped me off that it tasted more like American Diet Coke than did the Turkish Diet Coke! I found he was right! I hope my last soft drink on earth is a nice cold can of good old American Diet Coke... Tue Jul 21 11:08:47 -0700 2009 1735058 143860 pak1789 1 4877686 Believe it or not, I still like TAB. Others on the list include: Diet Dr Pepper Fresca Diet Rite Cola Canfiels's Diet Chocolate My new diet soda binge is MASH http://www.drinkmash.com/ Tue Jul 21 11:14:45 -0700 2009 1735058 123497 fourunder 1 4878231 Boylan's Diet Orangesicle (or is it Orange Creme soda?), Diet Ruby Red Squirt www.thelunchbelle.com Tue Jul 21 13:49:05 -0700 2009 1735058 110996 LeahBaila 1 4878766 How about good old Vernor's Diet Ginger Ale? Tue Jul 21 16:49:45 -0700 2009 1735058 221534 Doctormhl1 2 5003209 Absolutely. IF you can get it. Thu Sep 03 14:54:19 -0700 2009 4878766 268515 lindygal 1 4883018 My fave is RW Knudsen's light Tangerine Spritzer. Not quite as sweet as a traditional soda/pop, and 90 cals rather than zero cal, but they're made without artificial sweeteners. http://www.knudsenjuices.com/products/spritzer_lights/tangerine_spritzer_light Wed Jul 22 22:07:38 -0700 2009 1735058 138472 maplesugar 1 4883358 It's not a diet soda per se, but it is so lo-cal that you could make a case for Q Tonic. Man, is that stuff good! It is true tonic WATER, not that syrupy stuff you usually get. It's hard to find though. I have to get mine at Fairway, though I am thinking of asking my local beverage joint to order me a case... Thu Jul 23 05:35:53 -0700 2009 1735058 34558 roxlet 1 5003246 I'm surprised nobody's mentioned it, but pink grapefruit soda usually isn't as sweet as regular soda, and I'll sometimes drink that instead of diet. Fizz makes a very nice one. When I was a kid, Squirt and Canfield's 50-50 were my favorites -- grapefruit, lemons, and limes: no surprise there -- but the diet versions have too much fake sweetener in them to taste good -- so instead I'll cut the regular version with a bit of lime-flavored seltzer and a wedge of fresh lime. That usually does the trick while reducing the sugar intake to almost nothing. Thu Sep 03 15:08:25 -0700 2009 1735058 268515 lindygal 1 5003284 ps -- here's a treat if you don't mind a bit of sugar: you can get really good fruit syrups from Poland or Hungary at ethnic delis. I've found that the best sour-cherry syrup comes from Hungary, tho some Polish syrups come close (look for sour cherry, not Morello, Bing or black cherry). Also, Italian syrup made from amarena cherries or true maraschino syrup is great. Just pour a tablespoon or two into your favorite plain or lime-flavored seltzer, over ice, and garnish with a twig of fresh spearmint, sweet basil, or lemon or lime thyme. Also: Swiss, German, French or Polish black currant syrup and/or Swedish lingonberry syrup are great in seltzers and iced teas. Finally, for something different, pour a bit of sugar-free hazelnut syrup into your diet cream soda -- tasty!! Thu Sep 03 15:23:34 -0700 2009 1735058 268515 lindygal