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...USDA last week caught flack from the soft-drink industry for including a picture of a soda can in the fats-and-sweets category that children should consume only sparingly. But the agency has reason to be concerned. According to its survey data, 37% of children ages 3 to 5 drink carbonated beverages, up from 29% in the late 1970s. The mere fact of drinking soda is not a problem; it's how much a child drinks that can get her into trouble. The USDA determined that children who drink soda consume about...
...kids like most about soft drinks is the fizz, says Dr. Lillian Beard, associate clinical professor of pediatrics at George Washington University. "I encourage the parents in my practice to take a little sparkling water and mix it in with their children's fruit juice to make a healthier 'soda,'" she says. "Make sure to use 100% fruit juice and sparkling water that doesn't have any added sodium or sugar...
...started, as most things do freshman year, in Annenberg. Although I had been a caffeine-hungry Coke aficionado, in the past few months I have switched my beverage genre entirely. Instead of uniting with the soda lines, I have followed my own path to the majesty of the chocolate milk dispenses. The novelty of constant chocolatey goodness sends me tumbling through mental ecstasy and I yearn for the creamy sweetness coating my tongue and throat. I am hooked. I drink it at every meal...
...started, as most things do freshman year, in Annenberg. Although I had been a caffeine-hungry Coke aficionado, in the past few months I have switched my beverage genre entirely. Instead of uniting with the soda lines, I have followed my own path to the majesty of the chocolate milk dispenser. The novelty of constant chocolatey goodness sends me tumbling through mental ecstasy and I yearn for the creamy sweetness coating my tongue and throat. I am hooked. I drink it at every meal...
There's also my odd penchant for soda fountains. Nothing rocks my world more than walking into a soda fountain, putting two dimes on the linoleum counter top and striding over to the jukebox. Then, as the music starts up, there's the faintly exhibitionist thrill to sitting down on a 50s art deco stool, ordering up a milkshake loaded with cream and cinnamon and recreating a scene worthy of Norman Rockwell...