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  1. Undecider says:

    A person can drink plain carbonated soda water with a squeeze of natural fruit juice.

  2. freedomdove says:

    Weaning oneself off soda can be hard, so the replacement should be somewhat close to the idea of soda so that the person doesn’t feel like they’re missing something (which could lead the person to “fall off the wagon”). The best substitute for soda is water kefir, IMO. It’s fizzy, so that part should help satisfy the desire for fizz, should it be present. Water kefir grains feed on sugars, so even though kefir has a bit of a tangy taste, it can still be on the sweet side–depending on how long you let it culture and which sugar is used. The finished kefir can be flavored so many different ways that it would be difficult to get bored with it; anything from lemon kefir to apple cider kefir, simply by adding fruits or fruit juices to the cultured kefir and allowing it to culture a couple more days. This drink is very healthy because it provides probiotics, which many people are lacking in their lives and which can contribute to disease or gut dysfunction.
    A really good source for information about how to make (and flavor) water kefir is Cultures for Health. They also sell kefir grains (water or milk grains), alongside many other cultures for other foods

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