Articles tagged with: soft drinks

Surviving the Silly Season

1 December 2021 by Catherine Saxelby

Surviving the silly season

Christmas means party time. From end-of-year office parties to beach parties, casual soirees and formal functions, your calendar is probably going to be full.  Of course, you’re going to eat, drink and be merry – you’ll deal with the kilos you’ve piled on later. And don’t forget the extra pressures of trying to get everything done in time, crowds at the shops, battling the traffic, hot weather, increased family expectations and balancing the budget. Well, you CAN enjoy your...

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What is your relationship with food and eating?

8 September 2021 by Catherine Saxelby

Are ‘naturally sugar-free’ soft drinks actually natural?

A while back, I asked my readers what you were most interested in knowing about. Some of you wrote back asking about sugar-free soft...

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What is your relationship with food and eating?

1 September 2021 by Catherine Saxelby

Should I drink sugar-free fizzy drinks every day?

Sugar-free soft drinks, which have been around in various forms for almost 40 years, still have their problems. Remember Tab?...

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Three non-alcoholic drinks for Febfast, Dry July or Ocsober!

9 June 2021 by Catherine Saxelby

Three non-alcoholic drinks for Febfast, Dry July or Ocsober!

In February 2021, I signed up to Febfast and gave up alcohol for the month. On the Febfast website, you can also give up sugar,...

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Zero-alcohol beers that taste like the real thing!

5 May 2021 by Catherine Saxelby

Zero-alcohol beers that taste like the real thing!

During Febfast in 2021, I found a glass of non-alcoholic beer was a great way to tackle that ‘pre-dinner drinks hour’ and was...

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Tonic water - better for you than other soft drinks or not

17 March 2021 by Catherine Saxelby

Tonic water – better for you than other soft drinks, or not?

I often get asked questions about tonic water. The most common goes something like this… “I like to drink tonic water at night. I...

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