Mountain Dew/Pepsi "Throwback" sodas.

[TomCat84]

So Mountain Dew and Pepsi have start doing a "limited time only" release of these sodas made with real cane sugar as opposed to high fructose corn syrup. I did a little reading on wikipedia, and it appears that the reason they stopped using sugar in the first place is because the price of sugar went up and the price of corn was down. However, as of late, the opposite is true. Sugar prices have dropped and thanks to ethanol fuel, the price of corn has gone up. I haven't tried the Pepsi one yet, but I bought a 12-pack of the Mountain Dew one, and it's really tasty! Tastes almost exactly like regular Mountain Dew, in my opinion, without being as thick and syrupy. And even though sugar isn't a great health choice, I feel that it's way better for me than high fructose corn syrup. Has anyone else tried these? Do you feel, as I do, that this should be a permanent change and not a "limited time only" deal? If they had this around all the time, I'd never go back to high fructose corn syrup soda.

Throwback (drink) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Now, if only Coca Cola would go back to putting a little cocaine in their sodas! :tongue:

 

[TomCat84]

At my local supermarket every so often they'll sell Coke or Pepsi products to you in 2 liter bottles for 75¢ but only if you buy ten bottles at a time. Because they know if you have more on hand you will drink more. The way caffeine works, the way all addictive substances work is you quickly develop a tolerance and need more. Caffeine is a mild addiction, but it can still make you sick, give you headaches and possibly other symptoms.

Black coffee and most teas are actually very good for you. I hope you're not advising people to NOT drink drinks like green tea.

 

[killerb]

i've tried the throwback pepsi...it's really good...

i do not like the regular pepsi...

 

[pleasureboy]

More and more companies are finally listening to consumers and offering the HFCS-free products. Dr Pepper is available in its original formula in select markets and Walgreen's offers their store brand of sodas without corn syrup as well. Even Heinz has recently released it's "Simply Heinz" which is the original (pre-1990's) ketchup recipe which is all natural and HFCS-free!

 

[vince]

More and more companies are finally listening to consumers and offering the HFCS-free products. Dr Pepper is available in its original formula in select markets and Walgreen's offers their store brand of sodas without corn syrup as well. Even Heinz has recently released it's "Simply Heinz" which is the original (pre-1990's) ketchup recipe which is all natural and HFCS-free!

Lol. One of my first jobs (pre-90's) was working in a tomato packing plant. The rotten, broken or deformed tomatoes were dumped on the floor at the end of the grading conveyor, scooped up by a front-end loader and hauled off in a dirty old dump truck to the Heinz plant. The mush was mostly green and certainly smelled "natural". :biggrin1: Since tomatoes are picked green and gassed to make them red on the way to the supermarket, I guess the "Natural" red colour is added at the Heinz plant.

I still don't eat ketchup.

 

[SilverTrain]

I love the "classic" design of the cans. I think it would be a good idea to leave it as regular sugar, if only for the fact people would be aware of what they were drinking.

I wouldn't mind a sip.

Ditto.

 

[nudeyorker]

Lol. One of my first jobs (pre-90's) was working in a tomato packing plant. The rotten, broken or deformed tomatoes were dumped on the floor at the end of the grading conveyor, scooped up by a front-end loader and hauled off in a dirty old dump truck to the Heinz plant. The mush was mostly green and certainly smelled "natural". :biggrin1: Since tomatoes are picked green and gassed to make them red on the way to the supermarket, I guess the "Natural" red colour is added at the Heinz plant.

I still don't eat ketchup.

It's stories like this that make me happy I know how to cook. I've been making my own for a few years it's just delicious!
2 qts. tomato puree
1 1/3 Cups vinegar
1/2 Cup sugar
2 teaspoons whole allspice
2 sticks cinnamon
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Combine puree, vinegar and sugar in a large sauce
pot. Tie whole spices in a cheesecloth bag. Add to
tomato mixture; add remaining ingredients and cook
slowly until as thick as desired, about 45 to 60
minutes. As mixture thickens, stir frequently to
prevent sticking. Remove spice bag. Pour hot into
hot jars, leaving 1/4 inch head space. Adjust caps.
Process 15 minutes in boiling water bath. Yields
about 2 pints.

 

[Shawn8]

So Mountain Dew and Pepsi have start doing a "limited time only" release of these sodas made with real cane sugar as opposed to high fructose corn syrup ... If they had this around all the time, I'd never go back to high fructose corn syrup soda.

I have to agree, but I found that the Dr. Pepper (Heritage) seems to be a lot tastier than the Mt. Dew (throwback). Just my 2 centavos. :tongue:

S8

 

[gretchenweiner]

Dr.Pepper made with cane sugar has been available for as long as I can remember, you just had to go to Dublin, TX to get it. Anytime we heard of someone heading that way, there was always a stop made. I'm glad it's being marketed to the masses.
I didn't care much for the Mountain Dew throwback, but I like the Pepsi one.

 

[IntoxicatingToxin]

I haven't tried any of the other ones yet. Dr. Pepper has always been more of a "once in a while" thing for me. I can't drink it often or the taste grosses me out. I enjoy Pepsi, but haven't tried that one yet either.

 

[otgswarm]

I love the throwbacks. I just finished off a throwback pepsi. They did the same thing last summer and had them out for a couple months. I hope they decide to keep them around longer this year.

 

[pleasureboy]

Hey guys if you like this real sugar stuff and don't want them all to go back to that HFCS poison in everything, make sure to go to their websites and send them feedback saying so. Also for coke and pepsi, call your local distributors directly and tell them you want more products like this. Otherwise, they'll just go back to the crap.

I sent Heinz a message about their new Simply Heinz ketchup (HFCS free) and got a personally written response back a day later saying my comments were being forwarded to the marketing and development departments and thanking me for trying the new version.

 

[B_dxjnorto]

I haven't tried any of the other ones yet. Dr. Pepper has always been more of a "once in a while" thing for me. I can't drink it often or the taste grosses me out.

Tastes a bit soapy, doesn't it.

 

[SweetLovesVick]

It really seems as if soda has been deeply ingrained into our culture. It's basically a food group on its own.
I was reading an article recently about how studies have shown that diet soda isn't helping people lose weight (or stop gaining it, as it were-- not to mention the effects of aspartame). A dietitian of some sort that owns a dieting clinic reported that after having changed the diets of her clients from regular soda to diet soda, that there wasn't much, if any, of a change in their weight.
What I didn't understand about that was why in the hell wouldn't she just get them drinking water instead of diet soda? What a terrible dietitian, I think. Instead of drinking sugar-substituted cola, why not just cut it out completely? It's like using organic potatoes to make chips, and labeling it "health-conscious".
Do people need soda? It's as if it's an addiction, and people are slowly weaned off it with smaller doses, or alternative "drugs" with similar effects. Is it really that addictive? And if it is, why isn't regulated or anything?

I watched a similar show about soda on Dr Oz and he said that the addiction to soda is so high especially with diabetics that they switch them to diet. Because most all people refuse to switch to something else besides soda. My kids are 4 and 5 yrs and we drink water all the time then lemon aid I make or Juicy Juice. I told them when they complained at 3 that their friends drank coke they wanted it. I said they could try it at 5. Well sure enough on my sons 5th b-day he wanted coke. He tried it and said it was disgusting. Then he let his little sister try it and she said the same. Never asked for it since. So far I won that battle. I like coke but I maybe only drink 2 cans a month.
This was a great thread.

 

[IntoxicatingToxin]

I never let my son drink soda when he was younger either. Unfortunately for me, when he DID try it, he loved it. :sadface:

 

[Enid]

I love the design of these sodas. I hope they keep them around for that reason, and also because high fructose corn syrup is evil.

Here it is very easy to get a soda made with cane sugar year-round: Dublin Dr. Pepper.

* OFFICIALLY AWESOME *

Many local shops keep it in stock. I have one or two every summer.

 

[agnslz]

Tastes a bit soapy, doesn't it.

I remember way back in the early nineties around here we'd sometimes get Dr. Pepper 3-liters that would literally have a dish soap taste to them. We never knew why, but we theorized the bottling equipment wasn't being rinsed properly after cleaning. Now, I really don't know if they use detergents to clean the bottling equipment, but that was our theory then. I can't remember exactly when this problem went away but it was also around the time the three liter bottles became hard to find. That was the late nineties I think.

Other than that experience I don't think Dr. Pepper has any sort of a soapy taste. But perhaps your area is experiencing something like we did all those years ago?

If anything I like Dr. Pepper because it's less sweet than Coca-Cola and more acidic than Pepsi.

Another favorite of mine is RC. It's my favorite cola and second favorite kind of coke behind Dr. Pepper. RC can begin to taste like cold and cough medicine to me if I drink it a lot. But having it only once in a while, it's great.