A few months ago, I shared my experience with caffeine addiction.
Well, I have recently kicked another habit…extreme diet soda consumption. For years, I consumed can after can, bottle after bottle of unnatural and artificially sweetened soft drinks.
After making a connection that malaise, headaches, and afternoon tiredness were connected to my excessive soda drinking, I quit the habit, cold turkey. Almost immediately, I felt better.
In recent months, I have monumentally cut back on artificial sugar substitutes. Every so often, I will eat a sugar free yogurt or indulge in a Diet Coke here and there. However, I no longer consume fake sweeteners on a daily, or even weekly, basis.
Now when I want to sweeten my coffee, I use stevia. I like it because it has zero calories and does not influence blood sugar levels like pure sugar does. Unlike sucralose and aspartame, which are created in a laboratory, stevia is a natural sweetener extracted from the stevia leaf.
The most important reason why I choose to sweeten with stevia is that I experience no side effects when I consume it. Gone are the days of artificial sweetener headaches!
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So, how thrilled was I when Zevia sent me samples of their all natural, stevia sweetened sodas? (Words can’t even describe!)
I tasted the following flavors:
Twist
Cola
Orange
Ginger Root Beer
Ginger Ale
Black Cherry
I was a fan! With the exception of the orange flavor, this soda totally satisfied my soda craving. I thought the orange was lacking a bold taste, and I found it a bit watery. But I loved the other flavors! Particularly Cola and Twist, which taste quite similar to the traditional Diet Coke and Diet Sprite.
I’m sold on Zevia, and I’m ecstatic to have found an all natural, healthier soda!
I’m happy to report that while browsing the Zevia website, I learned of a new, additional flavor.
Dr. Zevia!
I have yet to see this variety at my local Whole Foods. 
I hope I can get my hands on it soon!
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Giveaway Details
Want to win a case of Zevia?
How to enter:
(each bullet point is worth one entry.)
- Leave a comment telling me which of these flavors you’d be most excited to try. (To make it even, if you don’t have Twitter or a blog, you can leave up to three comments)
- Tweet about this giveaway and include @LilysHealthPad and the link to the giveaway in the tweet. (Leave a comment telling me you’ve done so.)
- Link back to this post on your blog. (Leave a comment telling me you’ve done so.)
Giveaway closes on Wednesday, March 17 at 10 p.m. Eastern time.
GOOD LUCK!
i tweeted! @carrothead
Would love to try the ginger beer flavour!
dr. zevia! i’m totally addicted to diet dr. pepper…
i want to try the black cherry because i never have!
Black cherry sounds yum!!!
The twist definitely sounds interesting too!!
(I don’t have twitter or blog)
Orange would taste great too because nothing can go wrong with orange flavor
I’d like to try the twist!
I have been wanting to try Zevia for so long but can’t find it anywhere. I think the Ginger Root Beer flavour sounds most intriguing!
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I also tweeted about it! (username truepennie)
Aaand posted about it on my blog…
http://carolyniscoolbeans.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/apologies-giveaway/
Can you tell I’d really like to win this?
Yay, I love Zevia! Orange is my favorite!!
Since I don’t have a blog, Ginger Ale is my second fave!
No Twitter either so Cola rounds out my top three!:D
I’ve never tried Zevia. I love the flavors offered. Dr. Zevia sounds too good. I wonder if it tastes similar to dr. pep.
I linked back! Find it here: http://faithfitnessfun.wordpress.com/2010/03/14/sorpresas/
Definitely would love to try the Ginger Ale.
healingappetite at gmail dot com
Tweeted http://twitter.com/FitNP/status/10484017770
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Linked on blog http://www.healingappetite.com/2010/03/the-sun-is-shining/
I’d just go for plain ol’ cola!
I tweeted and asked people not to enter so I could have a better chance at winning.
Social comments and analytics for this post…
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Also I linked to it on this post! http://www.lowfatkatherine.com/2010/03/skirting-issue.html
excited to try the dr. zevia. i love almost all their flavors, especially black cherry.
my fav is the ginger rootbeer!
i linked back on my blog
i dont have a twitter
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I have a give away right now too, trying to share the love with you
http://www.loveveggiesandyoga.com/2010/03/give-away-raw-vegan-cook-book-of-your.html
I love Zevia Orange or Black Cherry!
tweeted and following you!
I would most likely try the twist zevia. if it’s all natural and it won’t affect the blood glucose then it’s perfect especially for my mom who is a diabetic=)
I would love to try the root beer flavor!!! Come check out my chia seed giveaway too!!
4 winners so odds are super good!
yum! Def the ginger root beer flavor
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I would love the ginger ale! Way to go with the coffee and diet coke!
My first choice would be ginger root beer-I used to love drinking root beer!
second choice is twist. does it taste like sprite?
third choice is ginger ale. I’ve actually never had the real thing, so it’d be great to taste it!
I’d be most excited to try Ginger Root Beer – sounds so fun!
I tweeted & linked back:)
Great job on your push-up challenge girl! And yes, the questionable b-fast cookie – I’m wondering with your wonderful culinary skills whether you might have better luck?
I would love to try the Ginger Root Beer!
I’ve been dying to try this stuff!
I’d like to try the orange flavor
I would like to try the Dr. Zevia, sounds so good!
The orange flavor would be my second pick.
The ginger root beer flavor sounds good too.