Alternatives to soda?

Diet Snapple, Crystal Light, Propel, Water. I think that your green tea with lemon is the best though.

I like doing sparkling water with a slice of lemon when I am really craving a soda. I quit drinking soda 16 months ago and still get cravings for a coke.

Iced tea, unsweetened. Or iced coffee, with a little sugar.

GIVE UP SODA?!?!

try flavored water...like Sparkling Ice....it's carbonated and some of the flavors are really good. I have tried Propel packets and Crystal Light to flavor my water...but they are either too sweet or too bitter...I know I should cut out all soda...but the new Kickstarts by Mtn Dew are only 80 calories...a ton of caffeine and I only drink one a day. I have also added a new addiction of Coke Zero. I have to admit the only diet sodas that I can handle are Diet Dr. Pepper, Dr. Pepper 10, and Coke Zero. Diet soda really isn't too bad for you as long as you aren't drinking several of them a day.

The down side to the Sparkling Ice is that they are $1 each, but worth it when I want something cold.

Vitamin Water just put out a sparkling fruit drink thing...0 cal and fizzy. So delicious.

I also buy the dasani water enhancer pink lemonade flavor since I drink a lot of water at work and it's a small little squeezey that fits in my purse.

I only drink water with the True Lime Black Cherry Limeade packets. Like others have said, once you get started on something else, you'll forget all about soda! Also, if you need the caffeine, have an unsweetened tea with a Truvia packet and/or lemon.

I like sparkling water because you get the fizz of soda. It's a little bitter/tart because of the carbonation, but if you drink diet soda then you're used to that. I add lemon slices and lavender or mint from my garden sometimes.

You could make some Italian sodas by mixing sparkling water with flavored syrups. You can use regular or sugar free syrups and control how much you use according to your taste and dietary needs.

BEER !

Seltzer or water with a slice of one or a combo of the following: lemon, lime, orange, mango, strawberry, cucumber, watermelon, pineapple, mint leaf, etc. (for stronger flavor, soak them in your water overnight for the next day)
Tea (there are so many different flavors and varieties)
Coffee

Try flavored water -- adding propel zero to your water bottle, or crystal light, or vitamin water zero. You could also try tea (hot or cold) with truvia or stevia in it.

Not sure how much soda you drink, but maybe try to cut back by one soda a day, each week cutting back a little more. Or maybe try going one day a week without soda, slowly increasing the number of days you don't drink soda -- although if you do that, make sure you don't increase how many sodas you're drinking the other days.

I have cut way back on Diet Coke because I know I'm someone who reacts to the artificial sweeteners with a ravenous attack of the munchies.

I like "fizzy water." Not all grocery stores carry flavored carbonated waters without any artificial sweeteners (commonly aspertame) but some do. Trader Joe's has a great version. If you are in the southeastern US, Syfo waters are carried in Publix and Wynn-Dixie. La Croix is another brand without the artificial sweeteners and some Piggly-Wiggly stores carry it.

Unflavored sparkling or carbonated waters are easier to find and you could just add a lemon slice or the like to them.

Just read the ingredients labels carefully. If it has more than "carbonated water" and "natural flavors," its likely to be loaded with artificial sweeteners.

Yeah, why is it exactly that you want to cut down on diet Coke?

If it's because of the caffeine content (which is the reason why I try not to drink too much of the stuff), there are ALOT of diet sodas that are Caffeine-Free such as the diet A&W rootbeer! :-) Just look at the labels!

If it's just because of the fact that it's soda and has a "fizzy" quality that you're trying to cut down on, I would try Nestea Zero or Powerade Zero - both of which are amazing! There's also Mio that you can use in your water and I love that stuff!!

If it's because of the sodium levels, I think your best bet is to switch to herbal teas (there are SO many flavors out there to choose from like Apple Cinnamon, Green, Blueberry Acai, Strawberry Pomegranate, Chai, Lemon Ginger etc. etc.) Another idea would be to make a huge pitcher of water with some fruit on the inside to naturally flavor it (you could try blueberries, strawberries or whatever your preference is)

Other ideas: Talking Rain sparkling flavored waters are delicious (Black Raspberry is my fave), you could also try Unsweetened Almond Milk at only 30cals for a cup, cocoa made with cocoa powder & splenda, or have some black coffee (assuming that caffeine isn't the issue at hand)

If all else fails, have a good old glass of water!

Hope this helped! xx

I drink fruit infused waters. LOVE! You put them in your water and it flavors the water naturally. No artificial sweeteners, zero calorie, and it's delish!

I like:
Strawberry and lemon
mint, lemon, cucumber
orange
mango and ginger
pineapple
strawberry and mint

Usually frozen fruit works better, it holds its form longer and the flavor is stronger in the beginning. I have an infuser water bottle that I love, love, love!