The Correct Answer is “C”: None of the above.

A common question from new clients:

“Which do you think is better: The low-sugar soft drink or the organic kind that’s made with cane syrup instead of high-fructose corn syrup?”

The point that’s unfortunately lost on them – “better” in this case is misleading. It’s still soda.

Truth is, it doesn’t matter if your cookie is milled from the finest, most sustainable whole grains from Tibet, or if it contains the highest quality cacao nibs from the deepest reaches of the Amazon. It’s still a cookie. It still gets broken down into glucose. That glucose still has to be dealt with (pulled out of your bloodstream). And your body still only has one mechanism to do it with: Dump insulin into the bloodstream to shuttle all that glucose to its final destination (either as fuel for your cells or as fat in your fat cells – typically the latter, if insulin levels are high).

I happen to think it’s wonderful that you’re taking steps to make your health better and to achieve the body you want. Here’s the thing – it takes just as much energy and motivation to go from drinking regular soda to organic soda as it does to forgo soda completely.

Stop doing what’s better and start doing what’s best.