Sodastream. Home soda maker.

Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
We just got one, and it's great!! Now, we can make our own, healthy soda's, in lots of different flavors. Including natural flavors with NO sodium and NO high fructose corn syrup, only sweetner being real sugar. We can also carbonate the water, and flavor it with whatever we want, including fresh fruit.

I'm pretty sure this will be a product I will not be able to live without, just like my Magic Flight Launch Box. :)

Anyone else have one?

http://www.sodastreamusa.com/
 
Vicki,
Nycdeisel

Nycdeisel

Well-Known Member
GMO sugar i am sure.

I saw this but was real skeptical(though it seems like a very cool idea). I still am. I dont drink any sodas but the rest of my family does.

I just read about Coca cola teaming up with a natural sweetener... maybe it was Truvia? idk, interesting stuff in the soda department. still processed of course though.
 
Nycdeisel,
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
Nycdeisel said:
GMO sugar i am sure.

I saw this but was real skeptical(though it seems like a very cool idea). I still am. I dont drink any sodas but the rest of my family does.

I just read about Coca cola teaming up with a natural sweetener... maybe it was Truvia? idk, interesting stuff in the soda department. still processed of course though.
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We don't like processed anything now, so I plan to only order only the all natural flavorings.
 
Vicki,
2clicker

2clicker

Observer
Nycdeisel said:
I saw this but was real skeptical(though it seems like a very cool idea). I still am.
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as am i

cool to hear its working out for you Vicki. i myself have been trying to kick soda for the last 6 months. i dont buy it to keep at home, but i still find myself getting soda when im out.

my weaknesses are Dr. Pepper and Mtn Dew.
 
2clicker,
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
2clicker said:
Nycdeisel said:
I saw this but was real skeptical(though it seems like a very cool idea). I still am.
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as am i

cool to hear its working out for you Vicki. i myself have been trying to kick soda for the last 6 months. i dont buy it to keep at home, but i still find myself getting soda when im out.

my weaknesses are Dr. Pepper and Mtn Dew.
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They have Dr. Pepper and Mountain Dew flavors as well. :)

I only drink ginger ale myself, but I drink a lot, to help with nausea. My family drinks a lot of soda, and since we are making healthy changes, I decided to get this.
 
Nycdeisel

Nycdeisel

Well-Known Member
But still, its probably genetically modified, possibly grown with pesticides, sugar.

On the almighty health kick huh Vicki ;) ? Same here, im currently working on eliminating all toxic cleaning products from my home(THERE ARE SO MANY :o) . Already got us all off of fluoride toothpaste and toothpaste altogether(we use something called toothpowder now, foams up like paste does andcan clean better then a dentists cleaning!).

My brother drinks a lot of soda though(coke, gross) but i wonder if maybe he would be open to this sodamaker? its still got to be better then THAT 'beverage'.
Thanks for posting, I will suggest this to him!
 
Nycdeisel,
AGBeer

AGBeer

Lost in Thought
Man, I was thinking of getting one of these for my wife and daughter. (Well, mostly the wife) She plows through so many darned diet sodas its ridiculous. It might be nice when I decide I want a Mtn Dew or something on occasion.

Now that you have verified its a cool toy, I think its on my list of gonna gits. :D

Thank you for that Wicki!
 
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lepstadder

Well-Known Member
You should try pretty please to make cannabis soda.

Add glycerine or alcohol tincture to the mix and let us know how it is!!!!!!
 
lepstadder,
FlowersInTheAttic

FlowersInTheAttic

Member
Vicki said:
We just got one, and it's great!! Now, we can make our own, healthy soda's, in lots of different flavors. Including natural flavors with NO sodium and NO high fructose corn syrup, only sweetner being real sugar. We can also carbonate the water, and flavor it with whatever we want, including fresh fruit.

I'm pretty sure this will be a product I will not be able to live without, just like my Magic Flight Launch Box. :)

Anyone else have one?

http://www.sodastreamusa.com/
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If you don't mind my asking, what's the cost/12 oz. soda for flavorings and CO2 canisters?

Can you get the supplies in stores?
 
FlowersInTheAttic,
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
Nycdeisel said:
On the almighty health kick huh Vicki ;) ?

My brother drinks a lot of soda though(coke, gross) but i wonder if maybe he would be open to this sodamaker? its still got to be better then THAT 'beverage'.
Thanks for posting, I will suggest this to him!
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I've actually been very ill the last month. Was in the hospital for a day. I'm still seeing the doctor every week, and at the lab for blood work and urine tests (24 hour urine, etc.), going to test facilities to have tests like a Renal Artery Doppler, plus others. I have had a low grade fever and dangerously high blood pressure since December 16th. It's just now showing signs of lowering. My highest reading was 196/121. That scared me a lot. Scared me healthy it did.

I'm on a low sodium diet, no processed foods of any kind, no frozen meals, no fast food, etc, etc. The Sodastream is just another addition to try to clean up what is going into my body. Salt is in EVERYTHING, and in massive amounts in a lot of things. For example, there is 130mg of sodium in one cup of milk! I'm only allowed 3,000 milligrams of sodium a day, so I have been learning a lot. :)

Maybe your brother will like it too. :)
 
Vicki,
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
FlowersInTheAttic said:
Vicki said:
We just got one, and it's great!! Now, we can make our own, healthy soda's, in lots of different flavors. Including natural flavors with NO sodium and NO high fructose corn syrup, only sweetner being real sugar. We can also carbonate the water, and flavor it with whatever we want, including fresh fruit.

I'm pretty sure this will be a product I will not be able to live without, just like my Magic Flight Launch Box. :)

Anyone else have one?

http://www.sodastreamusa.com/
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If you don't mind my asking, what's the cost/12 oz. soda for flavorings and CO2 canisters?

Can you get the supplies in stores?
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You can get information at their website here: http://www.sodastreamusa.com/

They have several different models, for different prices. We bought the cheapest model, $79.99, and it came with samples of different flavorings that they sell as well. They have an online store, and an area that lists stores that sell their products as well. All the prices are listed on their website. :)

It is a fairly big initial investment, but in our home, this thing will pay for itself in less than 2 months, easy. Considering that soda is $7.28 per case of 24-12oz. cans here. We can't find cases of ginger ale, so are paying $3.99 a 12 pack-12oz cans. I use a lot of ginger ale to help my nausea too. It really adds up.
 
Vicki,
DaProfessor

DaProfessor

Well-Known Member
The sodastream is great. Had one for a bit. You can get connectors to attach the sodastream to a bulk tank of co2 (5-20lbs). This way you don't need to pay for those refill canisters. Don't worry about food grade vs. anything else. The only way to get really clean co2 is to purchase special tanks that are cleaned often from a gas supplier. Most soda fountains in restaurants use good ol' cheap co2 :D
 
DaProfessor,
Bluntcrush

Bluntcrush

Director of Vapor Research Labs™
We just got one about a month ago, and we really like it. I just think it's nice for those that visit us that DO drink soda or use it for a mixer. I drink a lot of plain carbonated water from it and sometimes I add lemon or lime juice to make t more like the ones you can buy at the store. I would like it more if they came out with a tonic syrup (for making gin or vodka tonics) That would be great and also save a lot of money!!!

THanks for the post Vicki, I like to see members discussing all kinds of other things on FC as well!! I also hope that you are feeling better soon!!!
 
Bluntcrush,
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
Bluntcrush said:
THanks for the post Vicki, I like to see members discussing all kinds of other things on FC as well!! I also hope that you are feeling better soon!!!
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Thank you, Bluntcrush. :)
 
Vicki,
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
lepstadder said:
Would love to see some information about using this to make medicated drinks
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It wouldn't be hard. I've already put a dropperful of tincture into store bought soda before. You would just do the same with the Sodastream. With my tincture, it's too potent to use a whole dropperful. I can only put a couple drops under my tongue.
 
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lepstadder

Well-Known Member
It wouldn't be hard. I've already put a dropperful of tincture into store bought soda before. You would just do the same with the Sodastream. With my tincture, it's too potent to use a whole dropperful. I can only put a couple drops under my tongue.
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I understand, I made a really potent tincture for an ailing family member and we put it into her diet soda or ensure.

But her taste was so messed up from chemo...


For the sake of experimentation someone should add some to the mix and actually bottle it for a few days and see how it compares, I am really exited about the idea I cant stop thinking about medicated soda. I got one from Green Door in SF iver the summer and it was a lil disappointing.
 
lepstadder,
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
lepstadder said:
For the sake of experimentation someone should add some to the mix and actually bottle it for a few days and see how it compares, I am really exited about the idea I cant stop thinking about medicated soda. I got one from Green Door in SF iver the summer and it was a lil disappointing.
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I know my tincture is very potent, so I wouldn't want to do it. You should get a Sodastream and experiment yourself! :)
 
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lepstadder

Well-Known Member
By adding the tincture to soda it would be making it less potent by diluting it with a larger volume of liquid

So if you add "a couple drops" to a whole bottle of soda then you could drink the whole soda to get medicated.


But I understand its not something you are interested in, I dont drink a whole lot of soda but the idea of using whole fruit juice is very appealing as well as creating medicated drinks
 
lepstadder,
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lepstadder

Well-Known Member
Ingredients

2 cups cane sugar, preferably organic
Juice of 1 lemon
1 vanilla bean, split and seeded
Ice cubes, for serving
Seltzer water, for serving
Directions

Place sugar and 1/4 cup water in a medium nonreactive saucepan. Heat over medium-high heat until sugar is caramelized.
Carefully add 2 cups water and lemon juice; add vanilla bean and seeds and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let stand for 1 hour.
Discard vanilla bean and transfer syrup to an airtight container. Syrup may be kept, refrigerated, for up to 2 weeks. To serve, fill a 16-ounce glass with ice cubes and add 1 1/2 ounces syrup; top with seltzer and stir to combine.



courtesy Anton Nocito of P&H soda and syrup...



FRESH FRUIT SYRUP
1 cup berries or cut up soft fruit such as peaches
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
1 cup granulated sugar

1) Mash fruit in a small saucepan. Stir in the lime juice and sugar until combined.
2) Warm over low heat, stirring often, until sugar dissolves and the fruit has released all its liquid. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Let cool to room temperature. Strain for easier pouring if desired. (this is not necessary if you dont mind some tasty jam like pulp at the bottom of your drink, which happens to be my sons favorite part)
3) The mixture will keep up to a month in the refrigerator.

http://shepherdess.wordpress.com/2011/07/29/wendys-recipe-file-natural-soda-syrups/
 
lepstadder,
Nycdeisel

Nycdeisel

Well-Known Member
Im sorry to hear that you have not been well, Vicki :(

I wish you the best, and keep up the good work with the diet changes ! :)
 
Nycdeisel,
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
Nycdeisel said:
Im sorry to hear that you have not been well, Vicki :(

I wish you the best, and keep up the good work with the diet changes ! :)
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Thanks. :)

lepstadder, thank you for the recipes! :)
 
Vicki,
t-dub

t-dub

Vapor Sloth
Vicki, having a personal quest parallel to your own I have some info on salt. Sodium is not salt, and the industrial bleached stuff with anti-caking agents they sell as salt these days doesn't qualify imho. We were spawned from an ocean containing minerals. The "purified" salt of today throws off the balance between the 2 oceans in your body, the inter-cellular and extra-cellular. I use a product called Real Salt. Its from an ancient ocean that was evaporated and then sealed from the environment by a volcanic flow. The "flavor" derived is unique because of the mineral content which I think gives you a saltier flavor without as much sodium. Dr. David Brownstein, who wrote an excellent book on iodine, also wrote a short book on salt. Good luck in finding the truth out there . . .

http://www.realsalt.com/

http://www.drbrownstein.com/bookstore_Salt.php
 
t-dub,
Vicki

Vicki

Herbal Alchemist
t-dub said:
Vicki, having a personal quest parallel to your own I have some info on salt. Sodium is not salt, and the industrial bleached stuff with anti-caking agents they sell as salt these days doesn't qualify imho. We were spawned from an ocean containing minerals. The "purified" salt of today throws off the balance between the 2 oceans in your body, the inter-cellular and extra-cellular. I use a product called Real Salt. Its from an ancient ocean that was evaporated and then sealed from the environment by a volcanic flow. The "flavor" derived is unique because of the mineral content which I think gives you a saltier flavor without as much sodium. Dr. David Brownstein, who wrote an excellent book on iodine, also wrote a short book on salt. Good luck in finding the truth out there . . .

http://www.realsalt.com/

http://www.drbrownstein.com/bookstore_Salt.php
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Thank you for that information, I had no idea! Will check the links. We switched over to sea salt already, but I try not to add much additional salt to anything. My blood pressure was as high as 177/109 last week. I've been on a calcium channel blocker, but it didn't seem to want to get the BP down. So, my doctor finally added an ace inhibitor 4 days ago, and my BP has dropped to 133/84, which is great compared to what it has been. I literally felt like death, so I'm staying within the low sodium diet guidelines.

I'll continue to do research, though, because I want to know everything I can now as my life may depend on it. :)
 
Vicki,
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