fizzy drink talk, Pepsi vs Coke

[Antony]

A can of Pepsi costs $760,000! Ouch.

Can of Pepsi costs Ronaldinho $760k (news.com.au)

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[James]

Quite amusing. And I see that Britany Spears ran into the same problem a few years back only for the opposite drink (Pepsi).

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[Antony]

McDonald's Restaurant Australia currently have a promotion, free Olympic glasses with any large meal. Laurent and I managed to collect them all. All six colours, two each.



Unlike Don's America, the promotion of Olympic glasses in Australia only started 3 weeks ago.

It is clear that Don does not eat at McDonald's Restaurants for one simple reason: McDonald's is in association with Coca-Cola, and Don only drinks Mountain Dew which is under Pepsi brand. Anyhow, I continued my no soft drink self-imposed policy... I ordered orange at McDonald's instead.

And, it has been four months since I last had Coke or any sort of soft drink.

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[Mandrake]

I like the glasses, I have the purple one. I don't eat much at McDonalds these days.

Here in Australia in petrol stations and convenience stores Pepsi have started selling 'Pepsi Max Kick' which is regular Pepsi Max with double the caffeine. It's very yummy, though it only comes in single cans as opposed to a 1.25 or 2L bottle. I noticed a light cinnamon aftertaste to the Pepsi Max Kick, and the ingredients list also lacks Sodium Benzoate - a preservative found it regular Pepsi Max. Overall I'd say it's worth a try.

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[Antony]

There's a shocking news article reported by The Telegraph about soft drink and healthy, a 25-year-old loses all his teeth due to 6 to 8 litres of soft drinks per day. Six to eight litres translates to 4 to 5 bottles (in 1.25L), or 16 to 21 cans (in 375ml) or 18 to 25 cans (in 325ml), or in Don's American unit: 1.6 to 2.1 gallons.

As a matter of fact, the poor Antony hasn't had a sip of soft drink for the last 10 months. Too poor to buy soft drinks.

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[Edward]

Antony - Water is just as good; and it's free.

Mountain Dew (Pepsi) is coming out with a new Mountain Dew breakfast drink!

http://theweek.com/article/index/239967 ... fast-drink

It's called Kickstart, will taste like Mountain Dew, have some fruit juice in it, as well as Vitamins B and C.

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[Antony]

Happy Easter everybody.

Just for the reference, it has been one year* that I haven't had a sip of Coke or any soft drink in that matter. Instead of expensive soft drinks, I've been drinking green tea and orange juice instead.

*(Easter 2012 to Easter 2013, somehow, Jesus dies earlier a bit earlier this year, but that's one year to me)

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[Edward]

Happy Easter, everyone!

Antony,

What made you decide to stop drinking carbonated sodas?

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[Antony]

What made you decide to stop drinking carbonated sodas?

I had a very bad cold and sore throat. Doctor told me not to drink soft drink, and to drink tea instead.
And I got myself hooked up with green tea (with honey).

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[Mandrake]

It's a very impressive feat, Antony, to eliminate carbonated Cola from your diet! I became concerned with the artificial sweeteners and preservatives used in Pepsi Max (I used to drink two litres a day of that stuff...), but I stopped and replaced it with two cans of Pepsi Next per day for now. In due course I'll drop down to one, after my body has had a chance to get used to the change.

Pepsi Next here is unlike that in the US. It is Regular Pepsi with 30% of the sugar removed and replaced with natural Stevia leaf extract, meaning 30% less kilojoules in each can. No artificial sweeteners or preservatives in sight.

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