Healthy Soda Alternatives for Everyone!

All the fizz and flavour you love, with none of the ingredients that you don't! With something for everyone, these healthy soda alternatives are the perfect way to refresh and rehydrate! 

Is there such a thing as a healthy soda? The short answer is yes, in recent times, that is! There’s a bit of a negative connotation that soda has, when a lot of people think of soda, they think of the sickeningly sweet, artificially bubbly beverage, one that’s commercially sold en masse by the litre jugs or packaged in a 12-pack of cans or bottles. Nowadays though, with the need of getting essential nutrients in the most efficient and convenient way possible, and with the ever-evolving diets, many different companies set to change the game for sodas as they too, grew up with artificial sodas but not really loving the whole artificial aspect, but instead for the carbonation itself. Like spicy foods, carbonation triggers the pain receptors in the nerve endings, which also triggers a response for dopamine. While carbonation itself doesn’t really retain any specific tastes, it definitely has that “good pain” feeling to it which is why a lot of people end up coming back to it. So for those of us who love the feel of carbonation but don’t love the idea of sodas full of sugars or aspartame, we’re left with having to cut it out of our diets, but the following brands said there will never be another day without a soda, and a healthy one at that! 

Everybody loves Pop-pi! 

Puns aside, Poppi is the functional soda that’s really poppin’ off the soda charts when it comes to diet-friendly sodas! Poppi’s prebiotic sodas are the bubbles with benefits, they are not only infused with the prebiotic powerhouse, apple cider vinegar, which aids in your gut health and biome, it’s also perfect for the vegan diet! While the main focus is gut health, there are also other benefits to apple cider vinegar and how it impacts our bodies, like our complexion, as it’s said to help balance the skin’s PH levels and therefore can reduce inflammation. Apple cider vinegar’s benefits can take up this whole article, but we need not go on because Poppi has manifested all of the benefits of this prebiotic powerhouse in a delicious and bubbly way! Using the flavours of real fruits and non-GMO ingredients, Poppi’s sodas have fewer calories and less sugar than their conventional soda counterparts, and are refreshing drinks that you can enjoy during any occasion. It’s time to be gut happy and gut-healthy with Poppi’s functional prebiotic sodas!

Oli Olipop-n free! 

Another up-and-coming powerhouse in the prebiotic soda game, Olipop is the low-sugar, sparkling tonic beverage that has no fizz-ness being this good! Not only are these beverages delicious, like any prebiotic product, Olipop supports digestive health and your microbiome with prebiotics, plant fibre and botanicals, they are truly the soda that you can actually feel good about drinking and help you in feeling your best!  Olipop hails itself as a movement to change the way consumers think about beverages and how much untapped potential beverages actually have, especially the fizzy kind! They promote a healthier kind of fizz that has the absolute best and freshest ingredients and uses prebiotic fibres to support the growth of the beneficial bacteria located in the gut microbiome. Olipop is all that you’ve come to love about your sodas that have a good feeling message, and actually means it! These prebiotic tonics are perfect for the vegan and gluten-free diet, and not to mention the load of fibre in every drink!

Go crazy for Crazy D’s! 

It’s time to say “move over'' to the crazy, sugary colas in your life and say hello to Crazy D’s prebiotic soda! Like many other functional soda and beverages companies,Crazy D’s founder understands the hecticness of the modern diet, and the need to get the most out of what one puts into their bodies. Instead of using refined sugars, stevia, artificial sweeteners, or sugar alcohols, Crazy D’s sodas implement the use of prebiotic root vegetables to sweeten their sodas, this is so that the vegetables balance the naturally occurring sugars found in the prebiotic fibres to maintain the glycemic response, but also maintains and even improves gut health! Crazy D’s honours the taste of the soda that you’re familiar with just without the sugars, and is perfect for keto, paleo, and vegan diets out there! The only thing crazy about Crazy D’s functional sodas is how it maintains such great, nostalgic tastes, while still having no added sugars whatsoever, now that’s something crazy! 

Get in on the secret with The Secret Nature Of Fruit!

The Secret Nature Of Fruit takes all the secret potential of fruits, everything from the rind, skin, and cores, and pools it all together in a functional, delicious soda! The Secret Nature Of Fruit is definitely the brand for those who love fruits and fizz, because they marry these together so seamlessly in their probiotic sodas! Having both unique and classic flavours that you’d grown to love without the added sugars or artificial flavours, their sodas are perfect for those on a plant-based and vegan diet! Naturally sweetened using the all-mighty power of fruits, they take all the bits under the scope to find new ways to enjoy fruits to the fullest of extents with the convenience of a canned beverage that you can have with any meal! Packed with these essential phytonutrients that fruits offer, The Secret Nature Of Fruit continues to strive for fruit perfection in every one of their functional sodas so that you can get the most out of what you’re putting in your body! 

Swim down to the cove with Cove Drinks!

Cove Drinks’s probiotics and prebiotics sodas focus on all facets of your gut health because when it comes to trust, they want you to be able to have the full confidence to trust your gut! The origin of the company’s name Cove Drinks is a humble one, as it was founded by two brothers born and raised in Maliganant’s Cove, Nova Scotia! Using the prowess of about a billion prebiotics and probiotics, and naturally sweetened by mother nature, Cove Drinks promote gut health for all, because everyone should have a healthy and not to mention, happy gut! It doesn’t matter if you’re starting out on your gut health journey, or if you’re already in the thick of it, in search of more convenient ways to improve your gut health, Cove Drinks has got your back, or more specifically, your gut! Packed with essential prebiotics and probiotics, and always sugar-conscious, Cove Drinks is perfect for those seeking organic alternatives for their functional sodas and beverages, and for those on a keto and plant-based diet!  

Treat yo-seltzer with Le Seltzer!

Seltzer is the mother of carbonation, one would say, and for the creators of Le Seltzer, this is definitely true! Growing up with a love of seltzer, Le Seltzer focuses on revamping the seltzer game by utilizing natural flavours to enhance the seltzer experience to pair with any meal on any occasion! If you have a love for all things seltzer like the founders of  Le Seltzer do, then their product is the one for you, and it’s a great beverage that you can enjoy on a keto, paleo and vegan diet! A few of their beverages also work with an AIP diet too, so long as it agrees with what you’re looking for! Elevate your sparkling waters with a bubbly that packs a punch of real, natural flavours with Le Seltzer! 

And there you have it! While we can go on and on about healthy sodas, what it really boils down to is what works for you and what you’re looking for. There’s always going to be a need for a healthier and more convenient way to enjoy the things you’d grown up with, and we’re sure there will be many more items and brands to add to this list because modern diets are ever-evolving, but we hope this list makes it a bit easier when it comes to picking a soda that works for you!