We been talking about getting a sodastream machine to alleviate the pain and ordeal of buying a couple of $2/lit bottles of carbonated water. Hold on, let me explain
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Carbonated water is more acidic (H2CO3) than regular water (not sure how much - it probably varies), and as someone who is already plagued with dental problems I personally would be leery of it.
Also, I once had a dietician tell me to avoid carbonated water while working out or afterward because the carbonation might make you less likely to rehydrate because it makes you feel more full. Don't know how true that is.
The Wife has been weaning herself off soda recently and has been making iced tea with gallon jugs of mineral water from the grocery store (which is cheaper than the other more "upscale" bottled waters). She's been pretty happy with that for the last month (and she used to drink up to three cases of diet Coke a week). The plastic jugs are the same ones that milk comes in, and are easily recyclable.
I googled them real quick, and the manufacturer claims the pH of their carbonated water is 5.8. Apparently tea can be as acidic as 4.9. Either way, it's still drastically better than colas.
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Also, I once had a dietician tell me to avoid carbonated water while working out or afterward because the carbonation might make you less likely to rehydrate because it makes you feel more full. Don't know how true that is.
The Wife has been weaning herself off soda recently and has been making iced tea with gallon jugs of mineral water from the grocery store (which is cheaper than the other more "upscale" bottled waters). She's been pretty happy with that for the last month (and she used to drink up to three cases of diet Coke a week). The plastic jugs are the same ones that milk comes in, and are easily recyclable.
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