Healthy Soda Substitutes - Lean Body Lifestyle

[deathmetal808]

"just shake it up" and watch that thing explodeeee hahaha

[Unsharpened]

I used to be a 2 liter of Dr Pepper every 2-3 days drinker( good opening line for Soda Anonymous Hehe). I quit drinking Soda about 99% of the time. When I visit my 81 year old Grandmother I drink an A&W Rootbeer while playing scrabble with her. Now, I drink water. I drink it straight but lately I have been getting tea ( Stash brand and Celestial brand) and drinking that but not with meals. When I have my meal in the evening, water is what I go with.

[fcr1209]

with aspartame you wont gain alot of wieight due to drinking liquids with sugar however it has been claim to causing cancer

[AliBodyProgress]

I will definitely use this idea, got cut back on the soda. but that Cherry Dr.Pepper keep calling my name!

[jazzel70]

can you do healthier versions of fast foods?

[mczimmer1]

Thanks for the great alternatives. I love our videos very informative.

[leanbodylifestyle]

Please give the video a like if you don't mind! I can't tell you all how much I appreciate it.

[sqwarez]

Cranberry Juice and Seltzer is good too, if you can't drink water. lol.

[xxxplosity]

Dont like the taste of WATER !!! Fucked up world man..!!! WATER is like the holy substance for muscle building and healthy lifestyle !! You gotta be kiddin`me ..

[erny69]

im thinking about buying a water enhancer, what do you think about Mio water enhancer? good or bad?

[SiCk123AnGeL]

Who in the world cant drink water.?

[achilles1878]

@leanbodylifestyle, I use Stevia every now and then but from doing a lot of research on sweeteners, I came across a product called Xylitol which In my opinion, is the closest thing to tasting like sugar. It has a low GI of 7! It has a lot of benefits from taking it. I'm from Australia so I bought mine from a company called SweetLife and their product is called Perfect Sweet. If you like, give the Xylitol a go in your cooking mixes, drinks etc and let me know what you think

[solsykness]

to reach toxic levels of aspartame is rather impossible. ppl who think they are going to get cancer from it are completely retarded.

[sergiusz1000]

if you do not mind the aspartame go for the diet coke or pepsi max

thanks for videos !

[marcusblue1985]

do*

[marcusblue1985]

What to you think about the MIO water products?

[chemlol]

What do you think about the Arizona Diet Green Tea? Could i get your opinion?

[DjSaltyDog]

Could you please make a video explaining why aspartame is bad for you? (Backed up with facts) because the research I've done states it is not bad for you in moderation.

[BillyBobTS]

@DjSaltyDog neither is crack... don't be anecdotal about it. He makes food videos; he's not making pedantic videos on technicalities and highly contentious conjecture.

[kensei85]

good man for pointing out aspartame is worse than sugar.

[r44ng33d]

@kensei85 not exactly , it's not proved that it causes any type of disease.

[TheLifeofCurtisT]

Sweet Corn Bread!! ^_^

[JoseAllTheeWay]

ahh i havent dranked soda fer almost a year! :)

[InvisibleDiva1]

:) Ive been adding a splash od juice to club soda forever :) It helped me wean myself from Pepsi and high caffiene sodas. I like it just chilled too :)

[Joeoriginal1]

Stevia is not ilegal in Europe and who said that evidently does not live in Europe. I live in France at moment and the other day I bought Stevia in Carefoure shop, standatd supermarket. They had a plenty of variety to choose from too.

[EigenX7]

Are you a chef? O.o

[inurenton]

@EigenX7 oviously not... no offence mike

[rapsongs50]

I'm not sure if you've heard of it, but my way to cut soda out of my habit was to drink Critus Punch. now, it's not carbonated, but it taste similar to orange juice or the orange Crush.

[boby6]

You should also say squeeze a bunch of oranges to make your own juice as basically any juice from a store is shit with all the fructose etc, but good tip I use Perrier with lemon and its a good break from just water

[anores12345]

I liked the video before even watching it because I knew it was going to be awesome:)

[Cuntexplosion]

@anores12345 yeah?really? damn i bet u r really good at sucking balls ^^

[chaggo21]

we call that mineral water where i live, you can get cool stuff with that, if you make lemonade with that it tastes almost like squirt, but not so sugary, you can do your own mixes and experiment to get some real cool stuff

[sayzeem]

Lol, people who can't drink water. Talk about spoiled.

[shadowkiss09]

@sayzeem A lot of people don't like the chemical taste in plain water, like me. I'll drink water when i have to, but i rather have tea/juices/sparkling drinks like what michael is suggesting than plain water. Don't get me wrong I'm thankful to have clean water, but since im blessed enough to have options, why not use them?

[MGB1000]

You have a great channel, keep it up!

[niggaeata1]

meals meals meals.. i want to c foods for breakfeast lunch and dinner

[legggggggggy]

People that say they dont like water just makes bad excuses. I know a fat girl that says she can not drink water. She agrees that you need 2 liters of water a day but she says drinking diet coke is just the same as water. Its NOT!!! She dont eat a lot but are just huge 220 pounds. She is a good proof that artificial sugar will make you fat. She only eats diet products if she can get them. She dont understand that no fat often means high sugar. Some people believes artificial sugar are god sent.

[StyngRay1]

Mike there is always diet pepsi. :) S

[legggggggggy]

@StyngRay1 diet products are not healthy. There are scientific proof that u get just as fat eating diet products than normal. Artificial sugar will lead to cravings and will just make people eat more. Also they have found that there is a relationship between eating artificial sugar and a slow metabolism which is really bad if you are trying to lose weight. Thats why I hate that Michael use so much stevia in his recipes.

[leanbodylifestyle]

@legggggggggy - Stevia is a low-glycemic index sweetener from a plant. I honestly don't see anything wrong with using it in recipes as an all-natural sweetener. It's much better than using sugar.

Also, I think you're under the impression all I eat is just what I make in my videos. If that was true, I would consume a lot of stevia lol.

[legggggggggy]

@leanbodylifestyle Lol yeah I made that comment exactly because I see you use so much. Stevia has just not been approved in europe and are therefore illegal and have a bad reputation different places I have read about it.

I just use less or no sugar in your recipes. Alternatively I use honey or something alike. Adding an extra banana in your bread also worked. The sugar from two bananas that are not too new or green should I say will give a lot of sweet taste. Thanks for the videos :)

[StyngRay1]

@legggggggggy Given that I have an MD and a PhD I don't know of studies that show all of what you say. Having a diet Pepsi as a substitute for regular Pepsi with all else being equal will have only beneficial effects towards weight loss. Obviously if you have a diet soda and then have a pizza, it wont work. :) The total calories have to be controlled. Best wishes!

[legggggggggy]

@StyngRay1 Yeah but the problem is that people have trouble staying equal with everything else because it leads to cravings. I read it from searching google. Just make a simple search of "Artificial Sugar Bad" and you will find a lot. Stevia is somewhere in the middle. I find sites thats says its bad and some says its the best but stevia is still illegal in europe. There is an article called "Why Artificial Sweeteners are Bad For You and the Planet" which sums up a lot.

[KaeruthePaladin]

Dont want to gross anyone out but I need diet sodas or some other unhealthy strongly flavored drink to eat most of the time. I live with chain smokeing parents so obviously my house stinks and let me tell you the stench does not go well with food because it's that when you smell it you can kind of taste it thing, sodas overpower that sense and I'm hoping this will too.

Filthy habbit, smoking should not be legal for parents.

[powemetal4life]

Thanks man!

[callumslim94]

WHAT ABOUT GREEN TEA???

[MrNavi402]

Cool!



[tizleness]

who doesn't like the taste of water? it pretty much tastes like NOTHING!!!

[jaboipell]

how can you not like the taste of water? haha

[StevenSWM]

Yeah, you can mix the orange juice and the sparkling water and pretend you're having a Mimosa...without the feel-good afterwards!

[MeMyselfAndKgore]

stevia too exspensive?

[sp5286]

I don't like soda anyway so i'm fine with drinking unhealthy soda :)

[TmoFaris]

@leanbodylifestyle is diet soda ok

[avaricerocker]

@franksters08 cottage cheese bro cottage cheese. Check out michaels cottage cheese smoothie/shake recipe

[MrGetmoney125]

@avaricerocker Why is cottage cheese so great?

[24Fatalol2]

just use coke zero :D

[evanid321]

@24Fatalol2 Coke Zero contains aspartame that kills brain cells and s being studied to see if it causes brain cancer. along with other side effects. Aspartame is in almost everything nowadays especially fizzy drinks.

[24Fatalol2]

@evanid321 all aspartame studies are bullshit....

[TopperRollinCoal]

@24Fatalol2 Tell me about it - if you drink like 80 diet cokes in one day you may kill brain cells but your body processes it fine. All bull - just like some doctors want to say that whey protein can hurt your kidneys.

[24Fatalol2]

@TopperRollinCoal it's like with all things - if you overdo, you will damage yourself

[Carljoakimmm]

@24Fatalol2 there is aspartam in it or something in it, and that stuff will fuck you up in some weird way if you get too much

[PeXis]

Some don't like the taste of water? wtf.. it barely has any taste. Something is fundamentally wrong in a person not wanting to drink pure water when needed.

[franksters08]

What do you recommend eating after a late night work out?

[rampagetapout]

thx for posting a lot videos recently, i dont understand why people dislike if ur just trying to help people eat healthier which is a great cause it is hard to stay lean while being natural.... keep it up!

[rhcp1121]

loved that part on the end and saving calories!

[stableACR]

looks great, many thx

[FitnessIsWitness]

i know there's going to be people that act badass because they "love" water...thanks for the video!

[ForeverMyselfGaby]

I don't drink soda but thanks anyway,a great recipe for people that just can't give up soda.

I think your recipes are great Michael, I really apreciate each one of them!

Ps:the new background looks nice!

(sorry for my english)

[reptilianskin]

thanks michael! When I go out to a restaurant and don't want to look cheap ordering water, I will order a bottle of mineral water. Normally it comes sparkling or flat. The sparkling is no sugar. Just carbonated. Add a slice of lemon or lime, and you're good to go.

[DanySayRide]

Looks awesome, I'm gonna try it. Thanks