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   Hi Dave,   
      
    DD> There used  to was a soda calle Diet Rite Cola. I've not seen it for a   
    DD> long time,   
      
    RH> I remember seeing it but never tried it. Drank a lot of the regular   
    RH> Coke for years, then Steve suggested that I trade off for diet Coke.   
    RH> Saved calories for other goodies, carbs when I was diagnosed diabetic.   
      
    DD>  Aspertame is what makes the diet colas taste metallic to me. Coke   
    DD> Zero  uses *some* aspertame but mainly  acesulfame potassium and   
    DD> stevia. It's  flavour profile is very much closer to the "realMcCoy".   
      
   I've been drinking Diet Coke for so long that when I tried a Coke Zero,   
   it didn't taste right to me. It has a slightly different flavor profile   
   so I'll stay with Diet Coke as long as I can (no pun intended).   
      
      
    DD> I note that Coke is going back to cane sugar for its sweetner and   
    DD> drop\ kicking the HFCS to the curb. Now I won't have to se3arch out   
    DD> Mexican   
    DD> Coco Cola if I need the fully leaded stuff as an ingredient.   
      
   Or stock up on Mexican Coke or KFP Coke. (G)   
      
    DD> I did discover a Dr. Pepper product Iquite like,mthough. Sugar free   
    DD> Pwppwe mixed with Cream Soda. Apparently other like it as well DD>   
    RH>  becaouse it's hard to find it not store shelves.  Bv)=   
      
    DD> Kinda like my Dannon chocolate/raspberry/fat free yogut. Hard to keep   
    DD> in stock.   
      
    RH> And not one that can be replicated with just a scoop of raspberry jam   
    RH> in plain yogurt. You need a source of good chocolate also.   
      
    DD> The "Fruit on the bottom" yoghurts are nice. The 4 1/2 oz little tubs   
    DD> are a pleasant snack if I get hunger pangs twixt meal times. Or just   
    DD> because.   
      
   I have a Wegman's fruit on the bottom yogurt most days for breakfast.   
   Rotate between blueberry, peach, strawberry and raspberry, the latter 2   
   being my favorites. If I'm not able to get Wegman's, I'll usually find   
   Dannon's and get it; I'll also get skyr, an Icelandic yogurt like   
   product. I've also found quark, a German yogurt like product   
   occaisionally in the States, had it quite often when stationed over   
   there but not so much since we've been back due to lack of availability.   
      
    DD> I do tomato juice and the cranberry juice - which my nephrologist   
    DD> (kidney doc) recommended as being good in several ways for my kidney   
      
    RH> So far my kidneys seem to be doing well without cranberry juice. Had a   
    RH> scare a few years ago with some blood work that indicated maybe   
    RH> otherwise so my primary care dr. referred me to a nephrologist. He said   
    RH> all was well, just come back once a year to keep an eye on things. Last   
    RH> time I saw him, he suggested drinking more water (or whatever) to stay   
    RH> better hydrated; this was not too long after our most recent long cross   
    RH> country trip.   
      
    DD> Staying hydrated on a long trip is easy for guys. Andy bush, tree or   
    DD> the vehicle itself provides enough of a "fig leaf" for easing of the   
    DD> pressur. Women don't have the same advantageous plumbing.   
      
    RH> No, but having the camper has been handy for both of us. Just have to   
    RH> find a relativly level space and pull off the road, lower the steps and   
    RH> make sure the water pump is turned on.   
      
    DD> Not everyone brings their own Extended Stay America suite with then.   
    DD> Bv)=   
      
   No, and there have been times, even with it, that have been close calls.   
   Worst time without the camper (but just made it safely) was one time   
   coming down from a trip up north. Heard on traffic radio of an accident   
   southbound on I-95, south of DC and just south of where we would pick it   
   up that morning on our traffic radio station, figured it would be   
   cleared by the time we hit the area in late afternoon. Got to where we   
   picked up I-95 and the traffic flow was slower than molasses in January.   
   We were in the wrong lane to get to the rest area a few miles down the   
   road so had to hold it in until we got to the Quantico area. Took the   
   first exit that offered gas or food, pulled into a Firehouse Subs and   
   both of us made a fast trip to the facilities before even looking at the   
   meal choices. But yes, overall, having the camper has added a layer of   
   convenience for us.   
      
   Tried a new to us place after church today, Taza Grill. They advertise   
   themselves as "The Best Mediterranian Food in the Area!". We both had   
   the lamb platter, came with lots of lamb (their words, but true), very   
   tender and Greek Salad, Cucumber Sauce, Hummus and Warm Pita Bread (Caps   
   all theirs). It was pretty good, large servings so I took home maybe   
   about half of my lamb, pita and some hummus. We'll probably stick with   
   our usual local Mediterranian place but this one was a good one to try.   
      
   ---   
   Catch you later,   
   Ruth   
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