Is it Time to Drop the Pop Habit?
April 25 2012
I used to drink sodas regularly and still do on occasion but I must admit, these occasions are fewer and fewer. I was never a big pop drinker; we rarely buy any for the house; my wife never drinks it and our 4 year old has never even tried the stuff.
The only time I end up having a cola is when I am at a restaurant and the only drink options are alcoholic or colas. I never drink if I have driven or plan to drive in the near future so that leaves me with pop or tap water. As I said, I used to drink colas almost every day but decided a few years back that, for my health, I should cut down on my consumption of pop. Now, the mere taste of a soda turns me off completely. I find that they are irritatingly sweet and frankly I can no longer stomach them.
Ditching cola was easy. And with mounting evidence that soft drinks, both regular and unsweetened, are really not good for you, I am happy I did get them out of my diet. And it’s not just soft drinks; sugar laden “energy drinks” which are hugely popular these days are equally unhealthy. Sure pro athletes everywhere are promoting them regularly as a pick me up and a refresher after a hard work out but that’s just it…after or before a work out an energy drink might be okay.
The fact is soft drinks offer “empty calories” and not much else.
You may enjoy the flavour and you may need the “pick-me-up” of soft drinks, but maybe now is the time to really consider your health and drop the pop.
