I understand about the soda. If I allow myself some, it is only about once a week.
I never drink anything 'diet' as it is not diet.
Never ingest aspartame as it is so addicting and leaves a nasty taste in my mouth.
Spoke wih a dentist recently after one of his kids asked if they could have a Mtn. Dew. His wife and he decided they could divide a can btwn the four kids as long as they brushed their teeth as soon as they got back to the hotel. He stated that in dental school they were seeing more and more people with rotting teeth at younger and younger ages and the cause was Mtn. Dew, the worst soda you could drink.
My DS is a trucker and drank Mtn. Dew like it was water for several years. Guess what? He has had four rotting teeth pulled in the last 8 months and has three more to go. He is only 33. He quit drinking Dew about 8 months ago, had bad headaches while the Dew left his body, and wishes he had never started drinking it. Something to think about.