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Weight LossTea Soda:: a Sugar-free, Keto Pop-like Fizzy Drink
August 17, 2014 By
Leanne Vogel
November 3, 2018
A healthy soda recipe made with mineral water and brewed tea – a perfect no sugar, keto approach to satisfy your craving for fizzy drinks, soda, pop or coke.
I was a heavy smoker 7 years ago – half a pack to a full pack daily. And the scary part? I drank a Diet Coke with practically every cigarette. On a 25 cigarette day, that’s upwards of 15 pints of soda in a 24 hour period.
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I'm ready!It feels weird to think that this used to be my life.
Even after receiving my certification in nutrition, I used twisted logic to deny that I had a soda problem. I rationalized that because Diet Coke was made from water and had no calories, it couldn’t have been all that bad for me. Logically, I knew that consuming that much artificial sweetener is dangerous (1)(2)(3), not to mention the health complications of drinking more pop than water…
Thankfully, I met Kevin who flat-out said that when I met his mother, I could not be a smoker. And with that, I quit. After I stopped smoking, I satisfied my fizzy drink cravings by switching to a combination of soda water with fresh-pressed juice, then to kombucha (read about my 30-day kombucha experience), and now every couple of weeks, I treat myself to a keto-friendly Tea Soda.
Tea Soda combines my love of tea with the refreshingly satisfying feeling of a fizzy drink. There’s no sugar, no garbage ingredients, just mineral water and brewed tea, and it’s keto-approved.
I’ve tried all sorts of teas in my keto Tea Sodas. Green, black, herbal, oolong, even organic matcha powder (to thank the Healthful Pursuit community for their ongoing interest in all things matcha, Kiss Me Organics is extending a 25% DISCOUNT to all HP readers. Get 25% off when you use GR8TEFUL at checkout (through Amazon) – expires August 31)
The key to the perfect keto Tea Soda is in steeping the tea just a bit longer than normal. 1-2 minutes is all you need.
If you’re hooked on the refreshing feeling that fizzy drinks, soda, pop or coke gives you and want to nip the craving in the bud, or you’re looking for a fun, keto way to spruce up your homemade iced tea, make a Tea Soda!
- 4 cups brewed tea, chilled
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 3 cups mineral water
- Fresh chopped fruit, optional
- 20 drops of liquid stevia, optional
- Brew your favorite tea and steep for 2 more minutes than you do normally. Transfer the tea to a 64oz. mason jar and chill in the refrigerator overnight.
- When ready to serve, add ice cubes to the chilled tea, then pour mineral water into the mason jar.
- Add chopped fruit to make it look pretty and serve!
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I know I’m not the only one in our community that has had to overcome addictions as a step along her pursuit of a healthful life. Health is a moving target – always shifting and adjusting to our current life space.
What addictions or unbalanced behaviors have you overcome during your pursuit?
If there was one thing you think your future self would tell you about this struggle, what would it be?
Really looking forward to reading (and chatting) with you in the comments.
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Hi! I'm Leanne (RHN FBCS)
a Functional Medicine Practitioner, host of the Healthful Pursuit Podcast, and best-selling author of The Keto Diet & Keto for Women. I want to live in a world where every woman has access to knowledge to better her health.
