I used to hate drinking water when I was a little girl. I would rather have a flavored soda or juice. Tastes change a lot as you get older, and I’m finding that there is very little that I don’t like anymore. I am trying to stay away from sodas (though I still enjoy the crisp taste of a lemon-lime soda every now and then), and I’m trying to drink less concentrated juice.

I have been trying to drink 8 glasses of water a day, and now I’m finding that I actually enjoy the taste of water. We installed a water filter on our tap at home, and it really makes a difference in the taste. I used to think that water was tasteless, but after drinking more of it, I discovered that it really does have a nice taste after all. It’s much like how I cut out adding sugar and salt to my food, and have discovered that without the additional seasonings, the food actually tastes better on it’s own. I was just so used to sugared beverages that water was bland in comparison. Now the sugared beverages often taste too sweet to me, and I often water them down a bit.