Drop Pop From Your Diet In 2008

Do you find yourself reaching for a soda at nearly every meal? Recent studies have shown that one 20-ounce bottle of regular soda is the equivalent of pouring 17 teaspoons of straight sugar into your body. In addition, those extra calories consumed contribute to weight gain while you lose out on the nutrients that boost your energy, support memory function and reduce your risk for certain cancers and heart disease.

"Americans are increasingly overweight, but at the same time, they're undernourished in several key nutrients that contribute to energy, quality of life and long term health," said Seattle nutrition consultant Susan Adams. "Most of those missing nutrients come from fruits and vegetables. Replacing soda with a nutritious beverage like one of Kagome's natural juice blends, is a healthy substitute that will provide added energy and daily nutrients."

Kagome's juice blends feature as many as 13 fruits and vegetables in one drink, including tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, purple carrots and blueberries. By blending 100 percent pure vegetables and fruit juices, the company emphasizes the benefits of vibrant, natural colors in the diet.

Each eight ounce glass of Kagome juice is an easy and tasty way to add one full serving of vegetables and one full serving of fruits to your diet.

Kagome juices contain more phytonutrients and antioxidants than other juices and have no added sugar, artificial flavors or preservatives.

Kagome's Top Selling Juices and Ingredients

-- Yellow Mango Orchard (yellow carrot, asparagus, beet, spinach, parsley, watercress, lettuce, cabbage, apple, lemon, mango, banana)

-- Ruby Pomegranate Harmony (tomato, carrot, purple carrot, beet, spinach, parsley, watercress, lettuce, cabbage, apple, pomegranate, lemon)

-- Purple Roots and Fruits (purple carrot, carrot, beet, spinach, parsley, watercress, lettuce, cabbage, apple, grape, lemon, wild berry)

-- Golden Peach Garden (carrot, red bell pepper, beet, spinach, parsley, watercress, lettuce, cabbage, apple, orange, peach, lemon)

-- Burgundy Berry Blossom (carrot, purple carrot, beet, spinach, parsley, watercress, lettuce, cabbage, apple, lemon, strawberry, wild blueberry, raspberry)

-- Orange Carrot Blossom (carrot, red bell pepper, beet, spinach, parsley, watercress, lettuce, cabbage, apple, orange, lemon)