O.k..Green Tea Coke. Not here. Japan….But it’s only a matter of time, people. Only a matter of time.

This is not the Enviga drink they came out with a few years ago..nope..this is seriously green tea flavored Coca Cola. Supposedly you can have the real thing and get your health groove on at the same time.

Is it still the Real Thing?

Now, I have a son that is stationed in Northern Japan so you can bet I am going to ask him to try this stuff..or maybe send me some of it. I like Coke, I just can’t figure out why they want to keep adding weird stuff to it.

Green tea?

And..not to be outdone Pepsi is countering with a Basil infused Pepsi.

Now, let’s see if  RC adds cilantro.

You can read more about this in  MSNBC

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O.k…yeah. It isn’t coffee and it isn’t tea.

A few weeks ago I saw Pepsi Throwback in my local grocery store. In case you haven’t heard, several of the companies are coming out with retro-style soda (wow, it was hard not to type coke there..I call everything coke…) that is made with sugar.

Now, Dr. Pepper has always made sodas with natural cane sugar in glass bottles. You probably can’t get them everywhere but you can here. They are bottled in Dublin Texas. We have been there and it is a cool day trip. The thing is, I am convinced that corn syrup with it’s GMOs and other nasties is bad for you. I know that it tastes different. I was, therefore, excited to try the Pepsi Throwback.

It has that clean taste that I remembered. No cloying sweet residue on your tongue, bubbly, slightly spicy…just like it used to be. It’s worth getting a twelve pack of it if for no other reason than to taste for yourself what real Pepsi whould taste like.If only it was in glass bottles….

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O.k..so this isn’t coffee.  Or tea.  Or even hot chocolate or Italian soda…But I will tell you what it is…

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Sometimes you want something besides sweet tea or lemonade.  This is absolutely the best slushy drink in the universe, and you can vary the juices to suit what you have or your own taste. Read more

So, we are talking about lifestyles in bloom here at b5Lifestyles. There are all kinds of things in bloom right now and many of them can be made into beverages. How’s that for a smooth transition? Read more

I don’t often drink cokes anymore.

Now, when I say that you have to understand that cokes is a generic word for sweet, fizzy drinks.  Here in Texas you go to the Whataburger, and they will ask what kind of coke you want.  Dr Pepper? Root Beer? Cola? Sprite? Read more

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One of the big favorites at our tea room was an Italian Soda, or Cremosa. What are THOSE you ask? Only the best cold fizzy beverage in the universe, and possibly beyond. You make them at home, flavor them your way..and pretty soon you have a hot weather addiction that is almost as incredible as your coffee/tea addiction. Read more

So..when have you heard that before?

I think it is lame.  When a small, socially ethical company sells out to the big monopolies…(whooops…I mean conglomerates, monopolies are illegal aren’t they?  ) and then says that it was so that the social mission can touch even more people… Read more

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Many of us put milk, cream, or half and half in our coffee and tea. Because of this I feel comfortable in the post I am about to publish being within the realm of my subject matter, ie: coffee and tea.

I am having a hard time finding dairy products without the little (U) on them. This nasty symbol means Read more

Remembering the 80s it tough. It was so long ago.

Back then Marc drank his coffee at the base, and I just drank Dr. Pepper. By the gallons. Daily.

I was addicted to Dr Pepper. I was a size 4. I was married. Life was good. Well, it was good until I got pregnant with my first baby and totally lost my ability to even smell Dr. Pepper without gagging. My daughter, Erin, the one that caused my Dr Pepper divorce, is now a Dr Pepper addict. THAT was a slap in the face.

The early 80s were still echoing with the looks and sounds of Star Wars…Check this out…