Okay, I’ll admit it. I drink soda. Diet soda. I rarely take a picture of it although, I have a couple of sodas a week.
I hate that I drink soda.
I mean, I love the way it tastes.
I just hate that I counteract the good I do with ”whole” foods by drinking a glassful of chemicals.
It was my vice, until now.
I discovered Zevia and there’s no turning back.
Zevia is naturally sweetened with stevia, has zero calories and tastes so good. It comes in six flavors cola, twist, ginger ale, black cherry, orange and root beer.
Jamie, at Zevia, sent me a case to try.
Cola was the first flavor I tried and at first, it wasn’t my usual ”diet crack” and it just seemed sweet and different. Then I realized why it tasted different… because it was sweet like regular cola rather than other type of sweetness you get in Diet products. Cool!
I tried orange next because I know that I’m extremely picky when it comes to this flavor… I don’t even like the major brands of orange soda just a select few from overseas. Well, this tasted like your major brand… I handed a can to my (normal) friend who loved it because it’s so close to the ‘regular’ version of it. So if you’re normal (unlike me) you’ll probably love this.
Twist and ginger ale were equally good. Root beer which is my favorite soda was also good. Again, I’m picky when it comes to this flavor. So while I loved this, it doesn’t have that intense flavor that I’m looking for in root beer, but frankly it’s rare that I can find root beer that does so instead of settling for the diet (gross) version or the regular (sugar laden) one, I’d definitely go for this one!
Now, black cherry… this is a flavor I don’t really like in general. This one I loved. Scratch that, I adored it. Right off the bat I was impressed because the liquid wasn’t ‘black’ like your average cherry soda… No fake coloring… yeah! The flavor is light and refreshing and so unlike the usual cherry sodas you see around. It’s a real winner!
Is it bad that I’m all out of it already?
It’s just so good.
This is definitely one of those things, where you could place it in a glass, hand it to a regular soda drinker and convert them. I know a lot of people have ‘secret’ (or not so secret) soda habits and if you could replace them with this and cut out a lot of sugar and/or chemicals from your diet, I’m sure your body will thank you!
Here’s the store locator because you won’t want to wait to try this! If you can’t find a store near you, you can order online as well.

August 15, 2009 at 6:39 am
I love love LOVE orange soda!
Never tried this stuff (couldn’t bring myself to shell out the money for it) but have wanted to try it forever!
August 15, 2009 at 10:20 am
nice! i’ve heard of these, but never had an opportunity to try them. i adore ginger ale and root beer, but hardly ever have them because of crazy chemicals in the diet version!
August 15, 2009 at 10:22 am
Wow…
I’m a serious soda-aholic. Even tho I’ve managed to cut out buying soda in 6 (or 12) packs at the grocery store, I probably still drink between 2 and 5 sodas a week that I buy as “specials” for doing workouts or when I’m “out”… I always manage to justify it. Feel guilty, but still do it.
I would love to try something new and not so bad for me!
August 15, 2009 at 10:23 am
I’m not the biggest soda drinker but I do love me a good diet coke. However, if I really had to choose, I think my favorite would probably be root beer too… especially in float form. Super naughty, super yum.
August 15, 2009 at 10:40 am
I tend to like the lemony-lime flavors, like Sprite or 7-Up!
August 15, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I would love to try the orange soda, I used to drink a ton of Sunkist!
August 15, 2009 at 1:00 pm
I’d have to say my favorite pop (I’m from Oklahoma, we call it Pop) is Strawberry! or strawberry mixed with diet Coke. I know, yuk, but oh so yum! Good thing I don’t drink it often at all. Zevia sounds like a great alternative!
August 15, 2009 at 1:38 pm
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August 15, 2009 at 2:06 pm
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August 15, 2009 at 2:32 pm
My favorite flavor used to be diet coke with lemon, but now I love Cherry vanilla diet dr. pepper
August 15, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Anything lemon/lime like Sprite Zero or Diet Sierra Mist.
August 15, 2009 at 6:07 pm
vanilla coke ZERO is my fav, or Red Cream Soda
yumm!
xoxo
Lo
August 15, 2009 at 7:20 pm
I love root beer, and mountain dew, though I don’t know what “flavor” that would be called other than chemicals
August 15, 2009 at 9:42 pm
LEMON all the way!
although i don’t drink soda at all. water sounds good to me
August 15, 2009 at 10:04 pm
i do not drink soda but the last couple of weeks i’ve been seriously craving the bubbles.. maybe if i had some of this i wouldnt feel that bad about drinking it! yay! nice giveaway!! im going to be texting you right now, you better answer!!!
August 15, 2009 at 10:57 pm
i love love love root beer!!!
August 15, 2009 at 11:41 pm
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August 16, 2009 at 12:41 am
Simple lemon soda taste great to me.
August 16, 2009 at 12:42 am
Just tweeted @theskinnyplate
August 16, 2009 at 1:06 am
Mango Italian Soda
August 16, 2009 at 1:53 am
My favorite flavor of soda is black cherry or ginger ale!
August 16, 2009 at 1:54 am
I linked here: http://www.harpingonfitness.com/2009/08/another-day-on-road.html
August 16, 2009 at 1:57 am
I just tweeted, too. I think this is the link?: http://twitter.com/defygravity425
August 16, 2009 at 2:04 am
These are the sodas sweetened with Stevia, right? I use Stevia and love it and hoped someone would make a soda with it.
My favorite flavor is raspberry soda, then orange.
August 16, 2009 at 9:40 am
i am nuts about black cherry cola — it’s an obsession!
linking you in my next post!
August 16, 2009 at 10:57 am
I like their root beer!
August 16, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Definitely a diet orange sunkist fan. My minifridge is stocked!
August 16, 2009 at 4:44 pm
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August 16, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I love cola; it’s an addiction for sure. And I have very fond memories of black cherry soda. My grandma always used to have it around when I was litte. I’d drink it with my turkey, cheese, and butter sandwich (another of Grandma’s faves). I’d love to try Zevia as a way to ease out of my soda habit. It sounds delicious!
August 17, 2009 at 9:05 am
Zero calories? I’m on board! I hope I can be one of the four that gets to try this!! I don’t really have a true favorite… I tend to alternate between cola and lemon/lime though.
August 17, 2009 at 9:30 am
That sounds fabulous!
I’ve been able to give up soda for the past few weeks, but I’ll admit I miss it a little.
Mmmmmm root beer & ginger ale. YUM
August 17, 2009 at 12:16 pm
I love orange soda but haven’t had it in so long. Definitely a Sunkist fan. Would love to try this one.
August 21, 2009 at 11:21 am
My favorite flavor of soda has always been Ginger Ale. I feel fortunate Zevia has already made a Ginger Ale soda as it tastes incredible, but it’s not always the easiest to find.
August 23, 2009 at 6:21 pm
ROOTBEER! Would love to try this!