I too drink diet sunkist every now and then and yes, it has caffeine. It is so tasty on occasion, though!

I tend to stick to Diet Coke. LOL.

I tend to shy away from orange sodas when I noticed that my kid brother would always sport a neon orange moustache after drinking sunkist.

I've never liked carbonated beverages...as a child I hated the feeling of bubbles in my throat - it kinda hurt or stung my mouth. Even today I don't really like it. It's definately not something I crave, desire or ever think about.

Juice on the other hand...YUM!

I'm with nela, I have a tendency to stick to diet Coke. And yes, I do notice that I swell up and retain more water when I drink it. Marty

i have always had the same feelings on carbonated beverages. even when i was little and wanted to be a part of the fun, those crackling bubbles and fizzies in my throat and nose just weren't my idea of a good time i would choose juices and lemonade and flavored ice teas every time.
but my indulgences have always been beverages that taste good with cream and sugar - tea or coffee. i know the sugar and cream is optional, but without them, i'd rather drink nothing. so when i "cheat" now and have a not-so-paleo beverage, it's a decaf, hazelnut coffee with lots of cream and sweetners....

If I feel I HAVE to have a junky drink (lol) is the diet rite brand. It is sweetened with splenda, instead of aspartame, which means it doesnt have the aspartame after-taste. Also, it has no caffeine, ever. AND it's low-sodium. I never have a problem from drinking diet-rite.

--Daffodyl

I had a can of diet pepsi the other day. I know it isn't paleo but I was thirsty and there was no bottled water around. A few minutes after I finished it I felt pretty wired. It must have been from all the caffeine/aspartame.

When I'm craving carbonation I turn to plain old seltzer. No chemicals, no caffeine.

Recently I've been making iced tea using Berry Zinger and Lemon Zinger tea together. I sweeten with Stevia and juice one lemon into it. This makes a very satisfying drink that has a kinda juicy punch thing going on. I was able to get off of the diet sodas with this. I don't drink it all day. Just one or two glasses. It's very thirst quenching and it tastes fruity.
For those who are interested I make it with 6 Berry Zinger bags and 2 Lemon Zinger Bags. These are the regular size tea bags not the iced tea size. Make up a strong tea in a couple of quarts of water. Let steep till cool. Add enough cold water to make one gallon. Add lemon juice and sweeten to taste.