As a kid we could have a treat once in a while of a Coke or maybe a grape Nehi. That’s about all the flavors of soda that we knew, except for ginger ale which we given more as a medicine for upset tummies, and once in a while we might drive over to the ice cream stand and get a root beet float.
Now the grocery has two full aisles of all kinds of sodas and flavored carbonated drinks plus another full aisle of waters. Imagine that! And almost every flavor has a companion diet version. I believe I read somewhere that has some authority in the matter that the number one most bought grocery item is soda. That fact gives me some concern. I wish it was bread or eggs or butter or something that has to do with healthy cooking and eating.