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Hi Dave,

 DD> stevia. It's  flavour profile is very much closer to the "realMcCoy".

 RH> I've been drinking Diet Coke for so long that when I tried a Coke Zero,
 RH> it didn't taste right to me. It has a slightly different flavor profile
 RH> so I'll stay with Diet Coke as long as I can (no pun intended).

 DD> And that's the reason I tried and stuck with the Coke Zero - the
 DD> flavour profile is pretty much the same as original Coke.

Just those subtle differences in taste make for us liking the "close to
the same but different" products.

 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 Coco Cola if I need the fully leaded stuff as an ingredient.

 RH> Or stock up on Mexican Coke or KFP Coke. (G)

 DD> That's the sweet part (pun intended) I won't have to play Joe Friday
 DD> and track down the Mexican or Jewish stuff.

Easier to find in some places or times of year than others. When we were
in AZ, we weren't too far from the border. I went over once, with some
friends (had been over the border in TX in the 80s) for some shopping
(not for Coke). Downside of living that close was the problem with
illeagals; had some friends in law enforcement that had been shot at.

 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> becaouse it's hard to find it not store shelves.  Bv)=

May be more available in some stores/areas than others.


 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.

 RH> I have a Wegman's fruit on the bottom yogurt most days for breakfast.
 RH> Rotate between blueberry, peach, strawberry and raspberry, the latter 2
 RH> being my favorites. If I'm not able to get Wegman's, I'll usually find
 RH> Dannon's and get it; I'll also get skyr, an Icelandic yogurt like
 RH> product. I've also found quark, a German yogurt like product
 RH> occaisionally in the States, had it quite often when stationed over
 RH> there but not so much since we've been back due to lack of
 RH> availability.

 DD> Be willing to bet that if you check the USDA Establishment label on
 DD> the Wegman's stuff it is the same as on the Dannon/Oikos product. I
 DD> certainly is on my Hy-Vee and Schnuk's house brand/label product(s).

Quite possible.

 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

 DD> Saw Dr. Nutt (nephrologist) yeaterday and was informed my kidneys are
 DD> doing well, told to keep on with the Lasix and "see me in six mon
 DD> ths". I like that he's assuming I'll be available in six months.  Bv)=

You're planning to stick around, I presume. (G)

 DD> Staying hydrated on a long trip is easy for guys. Any 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

 DD> Not everyone brings their own Extended Stay America suite with then.
 DD> Bv)=

 RH> No, and there have been times, even with it, that have been close
 RH> calls. Worst time without the camper (but just made it safely) was one
 RH> time coming down from a trip up north. Heard on traffic radio of an
 RH> accident southbound on I-95, south of DC and just south of where we
 RH> would pick it up that morning on our traffic radio station, figured it

 DD> What do you use as a "traffic" radio? Is it part of your GPS or a
 DD> Sirius/XM channel? Or the good ol' CB radio (if such exists any

Sirius/XM; had it in the first Escape we bought and have continued with
it. Steve likes to listen to talk radio (usually Patriot channel 125)
when driving, will switch to Bluegrass Junction, No Shoes Radio or
Willie's Roadhouse also. Listening to Andrew Wilkow on Patriot Radio
intoduced us to Aaron Lewis; at the ham raido get together a couple of
weeks ago, grand prize in the raffle was an autographed special made for
him guitar. No, I didn't win it.

 RH> Tried a new to us place after church today, Taza Grill. They
 advertise RH> themselves as "The Best Mediterranian Food in the Area!".
 We both had RH> the lamb platter, came with lots of lamb (their words,
 but true), very RH> tender and Greek Salad, Cucumber Sauce, Hummus and
 Warm Pita Bread RH> (Caps all theirs). It was pretty good, large
 servings so I took home RH> maybe about half of my lamb, pita and some
 hummus. We'll probably stick RH> with our usual local Mediterranian
 place but this one was a good one to RH> try.

 DD> Mediterranean gives a wiiiiiiiiide range of cuisines - both European
 DD> and Africn from whiuch to choose. Besides my favourites (Greek and
 DD> Italian) there is Spanish, French, Turkish, Israeli, Egyptian,
 DD> Morrocaan, etc. from which to choose.

We've liked most all that we've tried; it's the Middle Eastern/Greece
area I refer to as Mediterranian. Spanish, Italian, French, etc I
classify as European.

 DD> I wish we has a decent Greek restaurant here. I get some Greek dishes
 DD> from


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