“My body is a temple — I only put real sugar into it!”

Well, I used to say that, before I counted up how many calories were in a regular soda and realized that there were acceptable diet drinks (once you got used to them) on the market.

But a bigger issue for regular soda drinkers has been the shift (since the mid-80s) from Real Sugar to “High Fructose Corn Syrup.” Though the Dire Warnings from Medical Experts about HFCS read a bit like warnings about getting brain tumors from cell phones (odors of smoke, but no flames to be seen), a lot of folks simply think the reformulated sodas just don’t taste as good.

To that end, Mexican versions of beverages such as Coca-Cola have become big — we can get flats of Mexican Coke with Real Sugar in it at our local CostCo. And now the beverage giants seem to be sensing that pent-up taste, as it appears PepsiCo will be putting out some “Throwback” versions of both Pepsi and Mountain Dew which sport Real Sugar instead of HFCS. Coke will no doubt not be far behind.

Which is great news for regular soda drinkers … but given the overcrowding of the soda shelves already, it makes you wonder what other drinks/flavors you might like will get shoved off into the ether. I keep waiting for a Decaf Coke Zero … 

(via Les)