Throwback Pepsi & Mountain Dew

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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2009
    HFCS is in everything:( I am fairly cautious about how much my kids get. It is in lots of things you would consider healthy like juices. I get only 100% juice now for them, and I read many more labels now. My oldest (5) acts like a freak on HFCS and see gets tummy aches from it.
    Definite crap besides the taste issues.
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited April 2009
    the real trouble with HFCS is that the body does not process it efficiently, and converts it to fat before burning it off as fuel. Sugar on the other hand, is used instantly by the body and converted to energy....
    Then you also have the problem of bitterness and dryness to overcome. With sugar sweetened sodas, they actually refresh me. With HFCS I need two glasses of water to clean out my mouth and remove the bitterness from it afterwards. Sugar Rules!
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited April 2009
    Just found throw back this morning. Same price as other Pepsi products. I am doing the DEW this week;)
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  • Erik Tracy
    Erik Tracy Posts: 4,673
    edited April 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Cane sugar and CoCaine. Nothing but the best for American kids!

    This is humor. I do not support giving our kids lots of any sugar products.
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    Agreed. Soda has disappeared in our house...there is enough sugar in other products to keep 'em pumped though...sad that...

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  • average_guy
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    edited April 2009
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  • average_guy
    average_guy Posts: 236
    edited April 2009
    Hillbilly61 wrote: »
    A typical ingredient in craft sodas is cane sugar, just like the old days. The big bottlers pulled it out cause cane sugar is more expensive and variable in pricing. Over the past few years there's been a bit of a resurgence of craft sodas and those regional brands that we all thought went extinct. Maybe the big boys are tying to get into the act, like brewers try to (not well, IMHO) for good beer.


    I wonder what their reasoning is for using HFCS here in the USA and not in Mexico.
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  • average_guy
    average_guy Posts: 236
    edited April 2009
    jdwmap wrote: »
    Were these just around for a few religious holidays and then they were going to pull them back off the shelves? Something about not using processed ingredients.

    I had heard that they were putting soda with pure cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup on the shelves for Passover, since the HFCS version is not kosher for Passover.

    I would consider going back to drinking soda if they made this change to sugar permanent.
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited May 2009
    average_guy wrote: »
    I wonder what their reasoning is for using HFCS here in the USA and not in Mexico.

    The price of sugar in the states is higher. As always it's not about the quality, or health, it's about the bottom line.
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  • average_guy
    average_guy Posts: 236
    edited May 2009
    cmy330go wrote: »
    The price of sugar in the states is higher. As always it's not about the quality, or health, it's about the bottom line.

    Follow The Money....you'll find the answer.
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  • ben62670
    ben62670 Posts: 15,969
    edited May 2009
    I just picked up a 12 of DEW and Pepsi TB today. The Pepsi is better than the DEW in TB versions IMHO. I picked up the DEW for visitors;)
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,210
    edited May 2009
    ben62670 wrote: »
    Cane sugar and CoCaine. Nothing but the best for American kids!

    This is humor. I do not support giving our kids lots of any sugar products.
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    But Cocain is ok?

    This is humor as well. Cocain is the devils blood.

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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited May 2009
    Sundrop is good, but you forgot to mention Cheerwine Russ. Best cherry soda out there...and more southern/ NC goodness :)
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited May 2009
    We FINALLY got Cheerwine in Atlanta a couple of months back.
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited May 2009
    local wally world is now carrying the throwback pepsi products...pretty good stuff.
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  • ben62670
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    edited May 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    But Cocain is ok?

    This is humor as well. Cocain is the devils blood.

    Larry.

    Cocaine is the Devil on earth in a powder form. AKA the White Devil.
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  • jflail2
    jflail2 Posts: 2,868
    edited May 2009
    zombie boy 2000 wrote: »
    We FINALLY got Cheerwine in Atlanta a couple of months back.

    Lucky. We have neither in VA...
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  • Knucklehead
    Knucklehead Posts: 3,602
    edited May 2009
    jflail2 wrote: »
    Lucky. We have neither in VA...

    Maybe not in the mountains.......im in Va Beach.
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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited May 2009
    jflail2 wrote: »
    Sundrop is good, but you forgot to mention Cheerwine Russ. Best cherry soda out there...and more southern/ NC goodness :)

    I saw and tried some while in North Carolina this past week. Good stuff!
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  • mewisemagic
    mewisemagic Posts: 194
    edited May 2009
    remember when orange crush came in the dark brown bottles? they where great,also 6 1/2 oz cokes were good too:p
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited May 2009
    HFCS is probably easier and cheaper to manufacture; you can probably produce it from low grade feed-corn (which the U.S. produces mountains and mountains of) and it has a LONGER self life than real sugar.

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  • Hillbilly61
    Hillbilly61 Posts: 702
    edited May 2009
    cnh wrote: »
    HFCS is probably easier and cheaper to manufacture; you can probably produce it from low grade feed-corn (which the U.S. produces mountains and mountains of) and it has a LONGER self life than real sugar.

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  • sophie
    sophie Posts: 511
    edited May 2009
    just picked up some MD tonight...will try it out tomorrow.

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  • timlitton
    timlitton Posts: 289
    edited May 2009
    I had my wife pick up some of both this weekend.

    I thought it had a slightly cleaner taste but overall pretty similar to its HFCS counterparts. But... I rarely drink pop (or soda depending on your geographic location).

    I know the Mountain Dew-heads around my work were so disappointed in the Throwback flavor, they had the vending company remove it from the machines. They described it as a Mellow Yellow taste. I didn't find that to be true, but who are you going to trust: the guy who hasn't had a Mountain Dew in literally 5 years or the guys who drink 8 a day?
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  • Roy Munson
    Roy Munson Posts: 886
    edited May 2009
    I finally found some Pepsi Throwback to try today and I have to say I was disappointed with it. While it certainly isn't bad it just didn't quite have "IT". I've had many Cokes from Mexico that are made with sugar and they are great, the Pepsi's just aren't that good for some reason. YMMV
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  • I-SIG
    I-SIG Posts: 2,238
    edited May 2009
    Has this stuff been showing up in convenience stores? I've looked in a couple of Circle JerKs and found nada.

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  • fireshoes
    fireshoes Posts: 3,167
    edited May 2009
    Had a Pepsi Throwback this morning...Yum! I've seen it both grocery stores and gas stations. I know I've seen Sun Drop before, so I will look for it next time I go out.
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  • ryanjoachim
    ryanjoachim Posts: 2,046
    edited May 2009
    The wife bought me a case of MDew TB last night...you can seriously taste the difference!

    I can say I prefer Throwback, but it's not as amazingly better as some people make it out to be.

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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited December 2009
    For anyone interested. This stuff is on the shelves again, only for a limited time. :mad:
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  • LessisNevermore
    LessisNevermore Posts: 1,519
    edited December 2009
    Thanks for the heads up!

    Time to load up.
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