Blissdom Report: How I cut my caffeine intake in half

I'm a sucker for Coke...specifically Coke Zero.

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I love the popping bubbles and the fizzling deliciousness as it skates across my tongue. Of course, the caffeine doesn't hurt this momma of 3 either. But let's face it, no matter how much I love it, Coke Zero is not exactly the most nutritious thing on the menu. Convenient and delicious? Yes! Nutritious? Not so much...

While at Blissdom, my bff and I sat down to rest our tootsies and try some of the V8 Fusion, smoothie and energy samples in the trade show. And wow - let me say I was surprised! I REALLY enjoyed all of the samples V8 so generously provided! Especially considering each can was a full serving of vegetables AND a full serving of FRUIT - neither of which is as high as it should be on my personal food consumption scale.

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I especially liked the pomegranate-blueberry flavor! When I got home, my 9 year old tried some, too, and she was hooked as well. So when I did my monthly pantry re-stock at Sam's Club last week, V8 Fusion definitely made the list.

But if you're like me, BUYING something healthy doesn't exactly mean the same thing as EATING or DRINKING something nutritious. But I had a solution...
Sometime last year I stocked of on these Fridge Binz wonders on a trip to the Container Store...

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I LOVE them. Now I don't have QUITE as many as in this picture (but I do have a lot) and I love how they help me group and contain things in my fridge. I use one of the narrow ones (like the little bottled waters are in above) to keep a cold stash of Coke Zero ready and waiting for me in my fridge. Every time a pull on from the fridge, I stick a new on in from the pantry to chill (and yes, I'm particular about their ORDER...I always pull mine from the back where the fridge is coldest and load the new one into the front).

So when I decided to slash my Coke ero habit in half, I just alternated my Coke Zeros with my V8 Fusions—and I always make myself drink whatever is in the very back. I don't always want to drink my V8—sometimes I REALLY want that Coke Zero—but I do it anyway. And so far it's working. I know the V8 is not low calorie, but in addition to cutting my caffeine addiction, I also have a serious need to up the fruits & veggies making their way into my diet. And each of those little cans gets me one fruit and one veggie closer to where I need to be.

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