NY Mom, add to the bracha, “and in a healthy way”
as for soda, I think water is really the only thing that can quench thirst. From all sodas, coke is probably one of the worst, if not THE worst. I remember someone once mentioned that she knew someone who gave up soda (sugar) for a year and lost 10 pounds. At the end of they day, the gain will probably far outweigh the loss. Keep in mind they use coke to clean up after accidents and to clean rust off metal. Is that what you really want to be drinking? Or think of the way orange soda never comes out of clothing or a tablecloth. Is that what you want your insides to look like?