Happy Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day!

by Alexa Weibel, Posted Nov 19th 2009 @ 2:15PM

Happy National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day! Another food holiday that's a mouthful, right up there with National Pizza With Everything (Except Anchovies) Day.

But perhaps this one is more intrinsically tied into American culture. Chances are, if you're like most Americans, soda is already in your daily diet, so guzzling a can is hardly a celebratory act today. With more than 15 billion gallons of the less-than-nutritional drink sold annually in the U.S., statistically that works out to about one 12 oz. soda a day for every kid and adult in America.

A whopping statistic -- how does your soda intake compare?

Roughly how much soda do you consume a day?
I never drink soda.	8 (23.5%)
I drink soda on occasion, but it's not a daily thing.	19 (55.9%)
At least a can a day.	4 (11.8%)
Supersize soda was made for me - I'm likely to polish off a gallon by nightfall.	3 (8.8%)