[SeeAPenny]

I used to purchase generic pop maybe once in a blue moon, now I never even do that anymore. When we want a special, fizzy drink -- I buy a can of frozen juice concentrate (100% juice) and a bottle of fizzy, flavored seltzer water/club soda (like Shweppes, La Croix, or a generic brand, etc. Extra yay if I can catch it on sale). The flavoring adds no sugar to the seltzer water -- just a hint of fruit taste (which enhances our drink). We make the juice a bit on the strong side, then top it off with the selzter water for a fizzy, fruity, pop-like beverage....

Otherwise, I will purchase frozen juice concentrate from time to time (when the price is right) for general family consumption (reading the labels carefully to make sure it's 100% juice, and not mostly corn syrup). DH and I both like decaf herbal tea of all kinds and drink it everyday, and this past winter even the kids got into making herbal peppermint tea for themselves from dried mint I purchased bulk. My 8 y.o. DD discovered a little trick of making her own lemonade by the glass, from bottled lemon juice (the cheap store brand), water and sugar -- she thinks that's really neat and will do that every so often. Overall though, I do try to encourage plain ol' water whenever possible (keeping a container chilled in the fridge for use anytime).....