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When I was younger I never went out to eat without ordering a drink. It would not have seemed like a true restaurant experience without ordering a beverage, and by beverage I mean something, anything, besides water. I was also a big soda drinker when I was younger. In fact, I remember distinctly having a conversation with a friend that went like this:

Friend: You should really drink more water.

Me: I drink plenty of water.

Friend: I, literally, have never seen you drink water.

Me: (Indignantly)That’s not true!

Friend: You always drink Coke.

Me: Coke has water in it. It’s like, the first ingredient.

I was totally serious. I thought the amount of water Coke had in it was suitable for my daily H20 requirements. If I wanted to be really “healthy” I might drink some juice. I didn’t really like drinking water, it made  my stomach feel all sloshy. I am totally face palming myself at my younger self right now. I realized the importance of water in my early twenties and I have been much better off because of it. When I got pregnant with my first daughter I pretty much stopped drinking soda because I had read somewhere that caffeine wasn’t great for babies in utero, this continued  after her birth because Continue reading “Why I Stopped Ordering Drinks At Restaurants”