Soda Stream Review

I recently had the chance to review a cool new Soda Stream! There are several different models to choose from. I received the Fountain Jet-Soda Starter Kit.

This package includes:

Fountain Jet Home Soda Maker


1 60 liter Carbonator

1 Carbonating Bottle

3 SodaMix flavors (your choice) - each bottle makes 12 liters of soda

Sodamix Variety 6 pack

The flavors I received were Naturally Sweetened Cola, RootBeer, Caffeine Free Orange,  Zero Cola, Diet Lemon Lime, Diet Pink Grapefruit, Natural Ginger Ale, and Natural Black Currant Pear. It also came with a 3 pack variety of My Water and a 6 pack sampler which included their energy drink (compare to Red Bull).

Now let me tell you a little about the Soda Stream itself.  The Soda Stream allows you to make your very own sodas one liter at a time, and what that means for you is no stale soda sitting in the fridge which means less waste! Regular flavors contain no high-fructose corn syrup, and diet flavors are sweetened with Splenda® brand sweetener, not aspartame. This is great for us! We had a situation where we were buying the powdered drink flavorings and my husband started having major swelling issues. I finally read the back of the package and saw that it contained aspartame. We discontinued the product and everything was fine! So now, he can have the drink he enjoys without the harmful side effects. You can read more on the Taste and Nutrition HERE.

 Soda Stream is also Environmentally Friendly!  "According to the US Recycling Institute, more than 80% of bottles in the US do not get recycled and end up in landfills. Also, an estimated 4.7 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions were produced in the process of replacing the 134 billion bottles and cans not recycled in 2005."

Using your own home carbonation system means:

Less packaging waste from cans and bottles.
Less pollution caused by transport of bottled beverages.

"One SodaStream carbonator makes 60 or 110 liters, equivalent to 170 or 310 aluminum cans! When empty, the carbonator is refilled and reused, ready to make more fizzy and tasty soda whenever you want it". Read more about that HERE

NOW: When our Soda Stream arrived via UPS, my husbands first thing to try was the energy drink of course. Luckily enough my sister, who lives on Red Bull was here with one in her hand. He made a liter and we had her do a taste comparison. Identical. There was absolutely no difference in the taste. We have also made Cola which is also identical in taste and the kids are begging for more.

And for an average of $0.25 per can and $0.25 per liter of sparkling water, you cannot beat it! Cheaper is not always better, but in the case of the Soda Stream cheaper is not only better, but it's also healthier for you!

Overall, my family and I give Soda Stream a huge thumbs up! We couldn't be happier! We get the taste we enjoy, plus better for you and the environment, all in one!

Disclosure: I received a Soda Stream to review free of charge. However, this did not affect my opinion. All opinions are 100% my own. I was not and will not be compensated for this review in any other way.