SodaStream

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Everyone in the family will enjoy their favorite flavor with SodaStream's great tasting sodamix — over 30 to choose from! Enjoy traditional favorites such as Cola, Lemon-Lime, Orange and Root Beer, or mixers, including Ginger Ale and Tonic in both regular and diet. Also, be sure to try one of our delicious fruit creations, including Orange Mango, Diet Pink Grapefruit or Cranberry-Raspberry.

How does SodaStream nutrition stack up against national brands?

With a SodaStream home soda maker and over 30 delicious regular, diet and caffeine-free sodamix flavors to choose from, you'll enjoy freshly made, great tasting soda that fits your health and diet. Regular flavors contain no high-fructose corn syrup, and diet flavors are sweetened with Splenda® brand sweetener, not aspartame.

Calories Carbs Sugar Sodium Caffeine
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Pepsi® 100 27g 27g 25mg 25mg
Coca-Cola® 100 27g 27g 35mg 23mg
SodaStream Cola 34 9g 9g 2mg 15mg

7-UP® 100 26g 26g 50mg 0mg
Sprite® 100 26g 26g 45mg 0mg
SodaStream Lemon Lime 36 9g 9g 25mg 0mg

All SodaStream regular sodamix uses a mixture of Splenda® and sugar. Diet flavors are sugar-free, sweetened with Splenda® brand sweetener. Comparison is based on 8 fl. oz. serving size (0.34 fl. oz. of SodaStream sodamix per 8 fl. oz. of water).

1. Can you really make real soda at home?

Yes - the secret is out! Soda is simply water, fizz and flavor. With SodaStream's home soda makers, you transform ordinary tap water into fresh, great-tasting soda by adding fizz (in the form of carbon dioxide from a SodaStream carbonator) and flavor (one of 25 tempting sodamix syrups.) So go ahead and enjoy the freshest, best tasting soda on the planet!

2. Why should I buy a home soda maker?

Coffee lovers enjoy fresh brewed coffee at home using their coffee makers. Now, soda and seltzer lovers can enjoy delicious, freshly-made soda at home using a SodaStream home soda maker! People buy soda makers for many reasons. Some of the most popular benefits include:

•Quick, convenient and easy to use
•Fresh, delicious soda in seconds
•No more lugging heavy, bulky bottles and cans from the store
•No more storing cases of soda
•No more worries about running out of your favorite soft drinks
•Over 25 great-tasting flavors, including regular, diet and caffeine-free options
•Regular flavors have much less sugar, carbs and sodium than store-bought brands
•Diet flavors are sweetened with Splenda® and contain no aspartame
•Reusable BPA-free bottles and concentrated sodamix cut down on recyclables and disposables, making an environmentally-friendly alternative to store-bought drinks
•No batteries, electricity or plumbing
•Reliable and friendly service
•Money-back guarantee and two-year warranty

3. What will it cost me to make a bottle of soda or seltzer?

After your initial purchase of a home soda maker package, you'll enjoy seltzer and sparkling water in reusable 1-liter PET bottle for just $.20 per liter and flavored sodas for about $.25 per can, before any applicable shipping charges. Penguin machine users will pay just $.46 per liter of premium sparkling water and as little as $.83 per liter of fresh gourmet soda. (Note to Penguin lovers: Each glass carafe holds about 2/3 of a liter.) When applicable -- and depending on location and order size -- shipping adds $.03 to $.06 per liter.

4. How do I get ongoing supplies for my home soda maker?

Soda-making supplies are available for 24-hour ordering on this website. We also have a toll-free Customer Support Center to answer your call 24 hours a day. Call 1-800-763-2258 to speak with a representative. Supplies are also available at SodaStream events and through authorized dealers.

Chicago most caffeinated U.S. city

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071106/lf_nm_life/cities_caffeine_dc

Chicago most caffeinated U.S. city: survey
By Kristina Cooke
Tue Nov 6, 2007

The windy city is also the most wired, according to a survey that showed people in Chicago are the most caffeinated in the United States.

Chicagoans eat more chocolate and drink more cola than other U.S. urbanites, and are among the top consumers of energy drinks and coffee.

They are also likely to say caffeine is good for you, according to the poll conducted by Prince Market Research.

Tampa, Miami, Phoenix and Atlanta rounded out the top five most caffeinated cities, while residents of San Francisco, Philadelphia, New York, Detroit and Baltimore consumed the least caffeine.

"It's surprising perhaps that some places you may think have a lot of hustle and bustle like San Francisco, Philadelphia and New York, were the least caffeinated cities," said Todd Smith, a spokesman for HealthSaver, a healthcare discount service that commissioned the poll.

The survey looked at consumption of coffee, tea, chocolate, sodas, energy drinks and caffeine pills in 20 major cities in the United States by interviewing 2,000 people.

Seattle took the top spot in just caffeinated coffee consumption. Nearly 60 percent of residents in the city said coffee would be the most difficult caffeine product to give up.

The growing popularity of "high-end" coffees, energy drinks and green tea has added to more caffeine consumption around the world, according to HealthSaver.

Half of all the people questioned in the poll said they drank coffee every day, followed by 21 percent who drank caffeinated cola.

New Yorkers and San Franciscans were also among people most likely to say caffeine is bad for you. More than 70 percent of people questioned in the poll said they were not addicted to caffeine. The older the age group the more likely they were to say coffee would be the most difficult caffeinated product to give up.