sparkling water
perkymommy
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How do people drink it? I had a friend suggest I try drinking that since it's hard for me to get all my water in each day so I did. It'll keep me from eating much because it turned my stomach. It also made me appreciate water much more.
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Most people probably don’t have the reaction you did. I enjoy flavored sparkling water. It doesn’t turn my stomach.1
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Sparkling water makes my face look like your profile pic
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I love sparkling water. My bottle return bag is full of 'em. I guess people will have different preferences.1
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I don't, it's rank.2
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I had no idea people were so split on this topic.
Are we talking club soda (like water but with bubbles [and a bit of sodium]) or La Croix (which I like, but cheap knock-offs can be pretty bad) or sparkling mineral water (which does taste salty to me)?
I'm vaguely alcoholic, so La Croix and the like is stocked in my house on the regular.
"You go ahead and have your double vodka. I'll be over here kicking the cat."
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I have a soda stream and just drink plain sparkling water from it with no flavoring usually, but a little lime or lemon isn’t bad. It’s never upset my stomach though.2
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JustinAnimal wrote: »I had no idea people were so split on this topic.
Are we talking club soda (like water but with bubbles [and a bit of sodium]) or La Croix (which I like, but cheap knock-offs can be pretty bad) or sparkling mineral water (which does taste salty to me)?
I'm vaguely alcoholic, so La Croix and the like is stocked in my house on the regular.
"You go ahead and have your double vodka. I'll be over here kicking the cat."
-Robin Williams
It does appear to be a love it or hate it kind of thing.1 -
So, flavored carbonated water like Bubly or La Croix is okay depending on the flavor.
Perrier and similar sparkling water is for gin and tonic, which will cure a migraine in 20 minutes, but will get me a strange look from most bartenders. Apparently women don't drink gin and tonic often.
For daily drinking I prefer plain water with chip ice. (I work at a hospital and I bring a Yeti cup filled with chip ice home every day.)1 -
perkymommy wrote: »How do people drink it? I had a friend suggest I try drinking that since it's hard for me to get all my water in each day so I did. It'll keep me from eating much because it turned my stomach. It also made me appreciate water much more.
Mission accomplished
I am in the love sparkling water camp. Didn't start that way. Had a 6 weeks assignment with some German guys a few years ago and they would always order that at dinner... It grew on me. Very cold. Sometimes I add it to juice: 1/2 and 1/2 makes a nice "soda" since I don't like most sodas3 -
I'm firmly in the camp of hating sparkling water. I made the mistake of getting one at the gym once when I forgot my water bottle and thought since I was buying a drink I might as well try one. What a mistake that was
I was dreadfully thirsty and it was there taunting me because I couldn't get more than a sip down at a time. I gave up, poured it out, and used the container to hold water from the water fountain.
As for drinking more water, I love using the Mio water enhancers to add a bit flavor. Not sure if that'd work for you but thought I'd mention it as something which might help with your goal.0 -
I love the flavoured sparkling waters with sweeteners (Ice, etc). But hate the flavourless and unsweetened0
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Almost all of my water is bubbly. I have a SodsStream and carbonate my own. I drink it plain or flavor it with extracts (lime and cranberry are my personal favorites) and once in a while I will add something like Crystal Light or Mio.
I am not a fan of the clear sodas like Clear American, Ice, etc. (sometimes referred to as "sparkling water beverages"). They may be 0 calories but are too sweet for me. I like mine plain or with a drop or 2 of extract.1 -
I love sparkling water but it acerbates my acid reflux. So instead I enjoy Powerade zero.0
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Topo Chico? Straight from the bottle.0
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San Pellegrino w/ flavored balsamic vinegar1
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MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »
Perrier and similar sparkling water is for gin and tonic, which will cure a migraine in 20 minutes, but will get me a strange look from most bartenders. Apparently women don't drink gin and tonic often.
I wouldn't say women don't drink gin & tonic often. Maybe the strange look is because you are ordering a "gin and tonic" with no tonic. Sparkling water is lower calorie so may be a good choice if you are watching your calorie intake, but is not the same as tonic.
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I don’t care for it at alll. Reminds me of Alka Seltzer, which I can’t abide either.
Ice water and black coffee are my drinks of choice.
OP, you get water other beverages and foods, and it all counts towards hydration. The standard guide line is eight 8 ounce glasses. Your body tells you if your hydrated through thirst and the color of your urine. Anywhere from pale yellow, for well hydrated, to deep amber for dehydrated.2 -
Redordeadhead wrote: »MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »
Perrier and similar sparkling water is for gin and tonic, which will cure a migraine in 20 minutes, but will get me a strange look from most bartenders. Apparently women don't drink gin and tonic often.
I wouldn't say women don't drink gin & tonic often. Maybe the strange look is because you are ordering a "gin and tonic" with no tonic. Sparkling water is lower calorie so may be a good choice if you are watching your calorie intake, but is not the same as tonic.
Don't forget, The Queen Mum had a G&T (or two) pretty much every day until her death at something like 102 or 103. Women do drink them. I agree, the funny look was probably because you ordered a G&T but then asked for something other than the T part.0 -
Sparkling water lover here. My fav- Galvanina from Rome. I started drinking it during the epic hot summers in Italy when it’s 95 at dusk and even water from the fontana seems warm. Has a nice crisp taste. 😋
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I'm a Perrier lover--just plain no flavor.0
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SELTZER IS LIFE. Cheap, bubbly, refreshing, and not syrupy-sweet like other carbonated things.1
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Seltzer here too. I have a corny keg rig so I can make it in 5 gallon batches. My step-mom loves to drink quinine water (aka tonic), says it helps her not get leg cramps. I make tonic syrup and other mixers.0
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Redordeadhead wrote: »MelissaPhippsFeagins wrote: »
Perrier and similar sparkling water is for gin and tonic, which will cure a migraine in 20 minutes, but will get me a strange look from most bartenders. Apparently women don't drink gin and tonic often.
I wouldn't say women don't drink gin & tonic often. Maybe the strange look is because you are ordering a "gin and tonic" with no tonic. Sparkling water is lower calorie so may be a good choice if you are watching your calorie intake, but is not the same as tonic.
Don't forget, The Queen Mum had a G&T (or two) pretty much every day until her death at something like 102 or 103. Women do drink them. I agree, the funny look was probably because you ordered a G&T but then asked for something other than the T part.
Yeah, that. Tonic is a specific thing, a kind of soda pop that tastes like quinine. (I like it, but it's too sweet without the gin and lime.) Ordering a G&T with soda instead of tonic is like ordering a rum and coke with 7-up, not coke. People would look at you funny.0 -
Yeah I can't stand it either. What I do is put like 2 oz of mango or cranberry juice in a glass and fill it up with sparkling water. I can't drink it plain though.0
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Some of the brands and flavors I have tried are delicious. Others are horrible. Our favorite is black cherry sparkling water in one liter bottles from Kroger.
On another note, I am really enjoying spiked seltzer as a way to fit in alcohol when socializing or after a long day to relax.0 -
emmamcgarity wrote: »Some of the brands and flavors I have tried are delicious. Others are horrible. Our favorite is black cherry sparkling water in one liter bottles from Kroger.
On another note, I am really enjoying spiked seltzer as a way to fit in alcohol when socializing or after a long day to relax.
Aren't you thinking of Kroger's "Sparkling water beverage" (flavored and sweetened). Those are frequently referred to as clear soda, not sparkling water. Generally "sparkling water" is another name for seltzer. I get the Kroger Black Cherry too as well as the same thing from Aldi. Best tasting of the bunch.1 -
I'm in the "meh, can take it or leave it" camp. I don't love it, but I don't hate it. I certainly wouldn't use it a replacement for plain water because it isn't the same. I get thirsty, I pour a glass of water, and I keep chugging it until my thirst is satisfied. Can't do that with sparkling water.1
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