Popular opinion is that soft drinks are by definition unhealthy. But could this, in fact, be a popular misconception?
In the United States of America, we have flavored carbonated drinks which we call soda pop. It’s the carbonation process that gives soda pop its “fizz.”.
The quality of carbonated drinks, including soft drinks, and the different tastes of both, are caused by the amount of dissolved CO2 which causes carbonic acid in the drink. Click here for more carbonated water information.
In many soft drinks, carbonation is used to give these drinks their distinctive taste. Diluted carbonic acid is what causes the fizzy taste, not the bubbles.
Carbonated water, also known as sparkling water, is plain water into which CO2 gas has been dissolved, and is the major ingredient of most “soft drinks” or “soda pop”.
In the past, such drinks were produced at home by putting water in a seltzer bottle, and then adding CO2. Club soda, typically identical to plain carbonated water, could possibly contain a small trace of salt or other minerals. Such trace ingredients may cause a somewhat salty taste in home-made soda pop. If you add some drops of concentrated flavors now you have soda pop.
If there are enough minerals, the drink is called sparkling water. A large assortment of calorie-free flavors to flavor sparkling water with great tastes is sold at allfreightfree.com. This might be a great option for your family instead of drinking so much soda pop.
Carbonated drinks made into soda pop can be a calorie-free way to make sure your family drinks plenty of water; after all, we all know that the better drinks taste, the more kids will drink, and the more your kids drink, the healthier it is for your family.
Members of your family who work out or play sports will find this flavored drink helps make sure they stay properly hydrated while exercising. This has been an extremely hot summer; nevertheless, for most college and high school players two-a-day football practices are already underway. Perhaps, football mom, you could provide the team different flavored carbonated drinks to make sure everyone drinks the amounts that they need and stays well hydrated.The kids — and maybe the coach — will love you. Maybe this would be a fun project for your football booster club to take on.
The extreme temperatures made it a dangerous summer even for Texans, who are used to hot summers; and has made drinking water extremely important. But we are not accustomed to day after day of 100-degrees-plus temperatures with high humidity; little infants and the elderly are especially vulnerable.
It is plain that not all soft drinks are the same. So, flavored carbonated drinks can be a good option for your kids and family and perhaps even your elderly neighbor. After all, we are our brothers’ keepers.
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