Sodastream *review and giveaway* CLOSED

I had the opportunity to review an amazing product from sodastream. Sodastream in a wonderful environmentally friendly company wit great product. I was very excited to have the opportunity to review their fountain jet as well as soda mixes.

Fresh Soft Drinks In Seconds... Without Lugging Or Storage Hassles!

"With a SodaStream soda maker, you'll transform ordinary water into the freshest

and best-tasting seltzer and soda anytime, at the touch of a button, with no

clean-up."

What is Sodastream?

"Making carbonated water and soft drinks is simple! Turn tap water into sparkling water in under 30 seconds, with no clean-up. Enjoy the freshness and convenience of homemade soda and protect the environment at the same time. No heavy bottles to carry, store at home or throw away. Fizz to your taste and add the flavor of your choice to make your favorite drink. Simple to clean and reuse. With a variety of colors and silhouettes, you'll be sure to find a soda maker to match with any decor."

SAVE MONEY EVERYDAY

TASTE AND NUTRITION

"Everyone in the family will enjoy their favorite flavor with SodaStream's great tasting sodamix — over 30 to choose from! Enjoy traditional favorites such as Cola, Lemon-Lime, Orange and Root Beer, or mixers, including Ginger Ale and Tonic in both regular and diet. Also, be sure to try one of our delicious fruit creations, including Orange Mango, Diet Pink Grapefruit or Cranberry-Raspberry."

HOW DOES SODASTREAM COMPARE?

"With a SodaStream home soda maker and over 30 delicious regular, diet and caffeine-free sodamix flavors to choose from, you'll enjoy freshly made, great tasting soda that fits your health and diet. Regular flavors contain no high-fructose corn syrup, and diet flavors are sweetened with Splenda® brand sweetener, not aspartame."

	Calories	Carbs	Sugar	Sodium	Caffeine
Pepsi®	100	27g	27g	25mg	25mg
Coca-Cola®	100	27g	27g	35mg	23mg
SodaStream Cola	34	9g	9g	2mg	15mg
7-UP®	100	26g	26g	50mg	0mg
Sprite®	100	26g	26g	45mg	0mg
SodaStream Lemon Lime	36	9g	9g	25mg	0mg

All SodaStream regular sodamix uses a mixture of Splenda® and sugar. Diet flavors are sugar-free, sweetened with Splenda® brand sweetener. Comparison is based on 8 fl. oz. serving size (0.34 fl. oz. of SodaStream sodamix per 8 fl. oz. of water).

With sodastream you can: Save space with concentrated sodamix and reusable carbonating bottles No more lugging and storing heavy, bulky bottles and cans No more hassles with empties in the trash or recycling bin No batteries, no electricity, no plumbing Over 30 flavors at the touch of a button

How Does SodaStream Help the Environment?

"SodaStream is an "Active Green" product, meaning that consumers are actively reducing their CO₂ footprint every time they make soda or sparkling water at home instead of buying it from the store. The more the system is used on a daily basis, the more CO₂ footprint the user actively saves. (This differs from "Passive Green" products, which use green-friendly production processes, but their products are not inherently helping the consumers save on their daily footprint.)"

"Because SodaStream uses water straight from the tap, the system makes traditional store-bought beverage bottles obsolete. That means less plastic manufactured, less plastic waste is created, and fewer bottled beverages must be transported from manufacturers to distributors to stores to homes."

My review of sodastream

Now that you know ALL about sodastream I want to tell you what I think of sodastream. My husband and I LOVED reviewing the sodastream fountain. Honestly, we have used it almost everyday without any problems. Here are the things that stand out to me the most:

1. Quality - I have found that the sodastream fountain is a very high quality product. I can tell that it will last for a long time. We have already used it many times and it still works like it is brand new. I recommend the sodastream fountain for its great quality.

2. Ease- Ease is probably one of the things that I am most sold on about this item. It is so easy to use that my seven year old has helped me use it. All you do is add water to the fill line of your bottle. Attach your bottle to the fountain jet. Press the button on the top until it beeps. Add a couple more pumps then take bottle off. Add flavor and you are done! No electricity and no mess. VERY easy!!

3. Flavors- There are many great options for flavors. You can chose from:

Cola ,Cranberry Raspberry, Cream Soda , Fountain Mist, Ginger Ale,Grape, Lemon Iced Tea , Lemon Lime, Lemonade ,Orange, Orange Mango, Peach Iced Tea, Root Beer
Tonic , Diet Cola (Caffeine Free), Diet Cola (Reg), Diet Cranberry Raspberry, Diet Cream Soda, Diet Fountain Mist, Diet Ginger Ale, Diet Lemon Lime, Diet Lemonade, Diet Orange
Diet Peach Iced Tea, Diet Pete's Choice, Diet Root Beer,Diet Grapefruit, Diet Tonic, Energy Drink and My Water Flavor Essences (Berry,Lemon Lime, Orange, Variety 3 pack) I really have liked the rootbeer and the lemonade. My husband is a fan of the water flavor essences. You have great variety of choices that will fit everyones wants!

4. Taste- I was surprised by how much I liked the soda. I love that I found a product that can replace my need to buy soda. The flavors that we have tried we have really liked and the best part, is that there is no high-fructose corn syrup!!

5. Space- This takes so much less storage space then buying sodas and water bottles! I try to keep my home as organized as possible so this allows me to have my soda without taking up the amount of space that it normally takes when you have to buy it by the can. I recommend this product for the ease of storage.

6. Environment- I love that sodastream is environmentally friendly. I love that because of sodastream, my family can also be more eco-friendly. We are using less bottles and cans which means that their is less waste and pollution caused by the use of them. One SodaStream carbonator makes 60 or 110 liters, equivalent to 170 or 310 aluminum cans! So with each canister we use, we save a lot of cans!

7. Price- I found the sodastream fountain to be a very affordable option. When you think about how much you are spending when you are buying soda's everyday or storing them in your pantry, then the long term purchase of the soda stream fountain can really save you money! The sodamixes are very affordable at only $4.99 and that makes you around 33 cans of soda! I recommend sodastream fountain for their affordable product! I have loved using it.

I highly recommend the sodastream fountain. We have had so much fun using it and trying out all of the different flavors. Who wouldn't want a great eco-friendly product in their home that can be this fun! You will be prepared more parties and events and be able to impress people with your homemade sodas! And the best part is... its SOOOO easy!! They will think you spent hours on it! This is really a great product and would make a wonderful addition to your home for an awesome gift!

Here is a fun commercial you can watch for sodastream!

Where can I buy one?

Shop online at Sodastream for all their great products!

How can I WIN one?

RIGHT HERE! Soda Stream has offered an amazing GIVEAWAY! One lucky MomsReview4You reader will receive a Fountain Jet Soda Lover’s Start-up kit (approx. $100 retail value.) It includes the winner’s choice of black/silver, white or red/silver Fountain Jet, CO2 to make over 100 liters of soda, 2 reusable carbonating bottles, a sample pack of flavors, and 3 full sized flavors of the winner’s choice!!!!

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Disclosure: This review is based on my own honest unbiased opinion of SodaStream. I received product from them to review. You may or may not agree with my opinion. SodaStream was not involved in the writing of this post.