3. Why not try flavored water?
Flavored water isn’t a rarity anymore. Sadly, the bulk of them is loaded with either artificial sweeteners or outright sugar. This is a harmful alternative to soda.
Instead, you can go with water having natural flavoring. Such natural flavors can be extracted from veggies, herbs, and fruits.
Garnishing your water with slices of watermelon, orange, or lemon would do. To achieve the best refreshing flavor, mix these slices with ice-cold water. Yummy!
There is another delicious way around this. You can chop your fruits into small cubes. Get these chopped fruits on an ice cube tray, adding water and allowing everything to freeze. Mixing these savory fruit cubes into your beverage gives you a marvelous flavor.
4. You can juice your fresh vegetables
In this case, you wouldn’t need to chop your veggies anymore. Vegetable juice is a ready way to maximize the nutritional wealth of veggies while keeping your calorie intake modest. Compared to fruit juices and soda, vegetable juice contains much less sugar (both natural and added).
While your typical 12-ounce serving of coca-cola contains 39 grams of sugar and 140 calories, a cup of tomato juice contains just 6 grams of sugar.
However, the downside is that vegetable juice holds a substantial amount of sodium. A cup of tomato juice can contain as much as 629 mg of sodium. This is more than 25% of your recommended daily intake of sodium.
Therefore, if you choose to replace your soda with vegetable juice, go for low-sodium vegetable juice. One simple way to get this done is homely preparation of your fresh vegetable juice.
Relax, you don’t need to be a Michelin-rated chef to get this done deliciously. All you need is to mix your preferred vegetables with some fruit slices, getting the whole pile into a juicer. Work is done! If you want some extra flavors, you can sprinkle in some black pepper.
5. Lastly, you can go with hot tea
Of course, we know not everyone fancies iced tea. But this is not a buoyant enough excuse to jump on your next soda can. You can yet go with hot tea.
Hot tea mirrors the health benefits derivable from coffee. More than this, hot tea has an appreciable relaxing effect. There are fantastic options like peppermint, chai, and chamomile tea to check out.