I'm still a moderate coffee drinker, but I'm trying to switch over from soda to flavored carbonated water. I'm not so crazy about seltzer, but the nearby grocery store sells huge bottles of flavored sparkling water for 50 cents apiece.
It IS artificial sweetener (Splenda) and flavors, and as you were saying, irishsj, they're horrible for you. But I'm not ready to give up *everything* tasty yet!

I just have a hard time getting down plain water.
This is so hard!!!