What I’m Digging and Giving Away: Hansen’s Natural Sparkling Sleek Sodas
By: DebIn Contests and Giveaways, Beverages on April 12th, 2008
I wouldn’t tell you I’m digging a product if it isn’t true. Sometimes though, a product comes along that I enjoy so much I don’t know if "What I’m Digging" is enthusiastic enough. When I tell you I’m truly digging Hansen’s Natural Sparkling Sleek Sodas, take my word for it, this is good stuff.
Hansen’s Sparkling Sleek Sodas are made from sparkling water and natural fruit juice flavors. It’s very light and refreshing without being overly sweet and syrupy. In fact, it’s sweetened with pure cane sugar and there’s no high fructose stuff or chemicals or words you can’t pronounce - except maybe pomegranate. I’m always having trouble with that word.
The flavors are unique as well: Blueberry Pomegranate, Cranberry Grapefruit, Dragonfruit and Valencia Orange. Oh and the best part? 90 Calories,baby! And if carbs aren’t you’re thing, you can get a sugar free version.
This is a light, sophisticated and refreshing beverage. Check out the video review and then read on to see how you can win a four pack of Hansen’s Natural Sparkling Sleek:
So you’d like to try Hansen’s Natural Sparkling Sleek? Here’s your chance! Three winners will each receive a four pack of this wonderful, refreshing beverage. As usual I’m making you work for it. In the comments tell us your favorite refreshing summer beverage. Extra points for recipes we can post later on. We’ll pick three winners at random on Monday, March 21st.
Good luck and do look out for Hansen’s Sparkling Sleek Sodas at your local beverage center.
April 12th, 2008 at 2:26 am
Valencia Orange
April 12th, 2008 at 3:17 am
Iced tea, of course!
April 12th, 2008 at 4:13 am
I am an Arnold Palmer man.
If you don’t know what that is, it’s a beverage named after the great golfer, because it was his favorite drink on the course. It’s half lemonade [the yellow kind] and half unsweetened ice tea over a ton of ice.
April 12th, 2008 at 4:59 am
Buff my family loves that as well.
April 12th, 2008 at 5:36 am
love hansens
April 12th, 2008 at 7:01 am
A nice iced Margarita!
Thanks for the giveaway!
April 12th, 2008 at 8:11 am
Sweet iced tea with lemon!
April 12th, 2008 at 8:40 am
Green tea with crystallized ginger shavings.
April 12th, 2008 at 10:40 am
rose tea–take 10-12 dried rose buds seep for 20 seconds in boiling water strain out rose buds, add a tad bit of honey-serve either hot or iced
April 12th, 2008 at 11:21 am
Mississippi Sweet Tea - Makes 2 - 1 gallon pitchers.
1. Fill 1 pitcher to the fill line with tap or filtered water, then pour it into a large pot and turn the heat to
a med-high flame.
2. Add 4-6 Lipton or Tetley family sized tea bags to the water, then let them boil, stirring occasionally.
3. When the bags are rolling in the pot or 10 minutes of rapid boil is complete. Turn off the flames.
4. Remove the used tea bags and gently squeeze them out and discard.
5. Add 1-2 cups of sugar (try your favorite brand) to the concentrated tea and stir until dissolved.
6. Let the tea cool enough to allow pouring the sweet tea concentrate from pot to the pitcher.
7. Over the sink fill each pitcher to the halfway point with the sweet tea concentrate.
8. Fill the rest of the pitcher to the full point with cold water (1-2 cups of ice speed cooling).
9. Refrigerate until cold.
10. Add mint or other flavors additives to suit your mood - A few sprinkles of flavored water additives
(Crystal Light, Wylers, or store brand), fruit juice, and flavored green teas drops add dimension to
your sweet tea. This sweet tea makes a great base for Wild Teas!
April 12th, 2008 at 12:21 pm
Unsweet iced tea with lemon OR decaf iced latte
April 12th, 2008 at 4:50 pm
any iced tea recipe only i like to add cherries along with the lemon…
April 12th, 2008 at 4:59 pm
mmmm strawberry margarita
April 12th, 2008 at 5:02 pm
I like sparkling water with a splash of fresh lime juice.
April 12th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
Favorite summer beverage; margarita on the rocks made with patron!
April 12th, 2008 at 7:14 pm
Great contest-thank you!
April 12th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
green tea
April 12th, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Valencia Orange
April 12th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Frozen Strawberry Margarita or Red Diamond Sweet Tea.
April 12th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Blue Berru Hansens
April 12th, 2008 at 8:23 pm
Blue Berru Hansens
April 12th, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Margarita of course.
April 12th, 2008 at 9:00 pm
green tea
April 12th, 2008 at 9:10 pm
Iced coffees
April 12th, 2008 at 9:16 pm
Ok, this sounds a little odd, but I swear it tastes great when poured over a glass full of ice!!
Ice Water with a splash of artificial vanilla…….I tried with real vanilla but it was too alcoholy for me.
Give it a try, its yummy!
April 12th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Can we say Pina Colada? Ole!!!! Thanks for the great contest!
April 12th, 2008 at 9:42 pm
Probably iced tea
April 12th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
Hansens my fav
April 12th, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Orange soda is good for the soul.
April 12th, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Pink Lemonade!
April 12th, 2008 at 10:40 pm
Water with a splash of Orange — Yummy!
April 12th, 2008 at 10:54 pm
green tea
April 12th, 2008 at 11:03 pm
strawberry margarita
April 12th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
My daughter’s punch. HI C or any fruit punch mixed with any lemon lime. Lots of ice. And for special occasions we throw some scoops of vanilla ice cream on top. Big punch bowl and prepare to make a second batch. I can’t keep up with the kids.
April 12th, 2008 at 11:35 pm
I love sweet tea with lime.
April 12th, 2008 at 11:47 pm
Nothing beats ice cold seltzer on a hot day!
April 13th, 2008 at 12:06 am
tea
April 13th, 2008 at 12:45 am
I LOVE Lemonade in the summer. I make Countrytime lemonade by the gallon.
April 13th, 2008 at 2:18 am
yes hansen
April 13th, 2008 at 3:18 am
strawberry lemonaid Koolaid brand
April 13th, 2008 at 3:36 am
flavored ice tea
April 13th, 2008 at 3:38 am
Iced Green Tean
April 13th, 2008 at 4:01 am
Freshly squeezed ice cold lemonade. Don’t forget to roll the lemonades before juicing to get the juices flowing.
April 13th, 2008 at 4:30 am
sun drop
April 13th, 2008 at 4:33 am
ice tea
April 13th, 2008 at 4:39 am
Sweet iced tea!!
April 13th, 2008 at 5:15 am
I like to make ice-cream floats with low-fat vanilla ice cream and exotic flavors of soda (Tangerine is good). You know the drill - put a scoop of ice cream in a tall glass and fill it up with soda, SLOWLY!
April 13th, 2008 at 5:46 am
lemonade
April 13th, 2008 at 5:53 am
I love iced tea mixed with lemonade!
April 13th, 2008 at 6:30 am
Ice tea with lemon
April 13th, 2008 at 6:55 am
Cranberry Grapefruit (sugar free) mixed with white zinfandel. Sitting on my porch watching the world go by. Yeah.
April 13th, 2008 at 6:56 am
DR.PEPPER
April 13th, 2008 at 7:15 am
I cold lemonade
April 13th, 2008 at 8:16 am
lemonade
April 13th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Iced coffee
April 13th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
strawberry daiquiri!! MMmm
April 13th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Yellow Lemonade…lots of crushed ice
April 13th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
ice tea
April 13th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Lemonade
April 13th, 2008 at 7:43 pm
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April 13th, 2008 at 9:32 pm
I used to love a certain brand of sparkling water that had lemon or lime in it– depending on the variety you bought. They stopped making it though.
OJ mixed with 7up can be quite refreshing too in the summer! That’s another favorite of mine.
April 13th, 2008 at 9:46 pm
Iced tea.
April 13th, 2008 at 10:30 pm
GREEN TEA
April 14th, 2008 at 1:24 am
Ice Tea
April 14th, 2008 at 3:29 am
Iced tea.
April 14th, 2008 at 3:48 am
Orange Juice!
April 14th, 2008 at 3:56 am
I like a big glass of ice-cold water because I count carbs, BUT if this comes in sugar free - it might turn into my new summer fav!
April 14th, 2008 at 7:32 am
Lemonade
April 14th, 2008 at 7:55 am
Watermelon lemonade
April 14th, 2008 at 8:29 am
Freshly squeezed lemonade with freshly picked crushed strawberries.
April 14th, 2008 at 9:22 am
Orange
April 14th, 2008 at 3:53 pm
Valencia Orange
April 14th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Sun Tea made with any fruity flavored natural tea.
April 14th, 2008 at 8:31 pm
gotta love green tea
April 14th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Mojitos - cool refreshing mint flavor, perfect during a summer bbq
April 14th, 2008 at 9:34 pm
Lemonade
April 14th, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Fruit Punch Recipe courtesy Paula Deen
See this recipe on air Tuesday Apr. 15 at 5:30 PM ET/PT.
Show: Paula’s Home Cooking
Episode: Garden Party
2 (6-ounce) cans frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
2 (6-ounce) cans frozen lemonade concentrate, thawed
1 (48-ounce) can pineapple juice
3 cups water
3 cups sugar
2 pints strawberries, hulled
1 (1-liter) bottle lemon-lime soda (recommended: Sprite)
Combine the orange juice, lemonade, and pineapple juice and stir well.
Bring 3 cups water and the sugar to a boil in a heavy saucepan and boil until sugar is dissolved, about 5 minutes. Let cool. Add the syrup to the fruit juices.
Place the whole strawberries into a ring mold. Pour in enough fruit juice to fill the mold. Freeze. Refrigerate the remaining juice.
When ready to serve, pour the fruit juice into a punch bowl and add the soda. Float the strawberry ice ring in the punch.
LOVE PAULA DEAN!!!
Thanks for giveaway and hope to win.
April 14th, 2008 at 9:49 pm
opps DEEN…sorry Paula.
April 15th, 2008 at 1:22 am
Growing up, my mother would make a frozen treat she affectionately called “Yellow Ice”. I’ve been trying to get the recipe from her for years with no luck whatsoever!! Thank goodness she still makes it for the grandkids now!!
April 15th, 2008 at 2:27 am
raspberry lemonade
April 15th, 2008 at 3:35 am
Orangina!
April 15th, 2008 at 5:55 am
Pineapple slushies are the best! Take a can of chunk or crushed pineapple and pour it into a blender with at least one tray of ice cubes. Do not drain the pineapple-pour in that delicious pineapple juice too! Blend it up until it’s a slushie and enjoy!
April 15th, 2008 at 6:10 am
white russian
April 15th, 2008 at 7:12 am
My favorite summer drink is an iced green tea one that Panera Bread makes that has mango and other flavors mixed with the tea.
April 15th, 2008 at 11:35 am
Water
April 15th, 2008 at 5:10 pm
Can we say Pina Colada?
April 15th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
Wow!!
April 15th, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Hands down it’s Ice Tea every summer I have to drink my Ice Tea!
April 15th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
My favorite is Iced Tea with lemon.
April 16th, 2008 at 2:27 am
ice tea!!
April 16th, 2008 at 5:56 am
1/2 lemonade and 1/2 7-up is something that really refreshes me
April 16th, 2008 at 6:13 am
I love pink lemonade in the summer.
April 16th, 2008 at 10:11 am
Ice cold Diet Coke in a glass
April 16th, 2008 at 9:41 pm
iced tea with a little lemon and sugar
April 16th, 2008 at 10:27 pm
not very original but I am a diet coke adict so add lime to it during the summer!
April 16th, 2008 at 11:22 pm
iced coffee
April 17th, 2008 at 12:36 am
Lemonade and Iced tea combined
April 17th, 2008 at 4:22 am
Mine is iced tea with lots of sugar
April 17th, 2008 at 5:44 am
pineapple fanta
April 17th, 2008 at 9:16 am
Peach Rasberry Soda
1 part fresh rasberry puree
1 part fresh peach puree
3 parts ginger ale
Mix and serve over ice
April 17th, 2008 at 10:38 am
iced tea with lemon
April 17th, 2008 at 12:46 pm
I’d love to try out these beverages.
I really like a nice glass of tea or lemonade.
April 17th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
Fresh lemonade
April 17th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
I’ll go with ginger ale with some orange and pineapple juice.
April 17th, 2008 at 6:37 pm
I love iced tea with lemon
April 17th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
strawberry lemonade!!!
April 18th, 2008 at 4:41 am
Love to try new sodas. I don’t drink much of them, usually water, but once in awhile I find one I really like. Then I can’t find it. Would love to win so I can try it.
thank you
April 18th, 2008 at 9:01 pm
I really love just nice iced water. When it’s almost frozen… yeah. great.
April 19th, 2008 at 12:54 am
iced tea with lemon
April 19th, 2008 at 1:23 am
Enter me, please!
April 19th, 2008 at 9:34 am
Iced tea, of course! I’m from the South, after all!
April 19th, 2008 at 3:09 pm
sour apple lemonade
April 19th, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Fresh Lemonade!
April 19th, 2008 at 8:30 pm
Root beer
April 19th, 2008 at 10:26 pm
I love tea or lemonade anytime, but especially during the summer.
April 20th, 2008 at 2:21 am
Sweet Ice Tea
April 20th, 2008 at 3:33 am
Ting, Imported Jamaican Grapefruit Soda
April 20th, 2008 at 5:05 am
either sweet tea or lemonade
April 20th, 2008 at 6:54 am
Iced tea made from the “sun”
April 20th, 2008 at 8:03 am
Iced water
April 20th, 2008 at 8:19 am
My favorite summer beverage is strawberry lemonade!
April 20th, 2008 at 8:32 am
Strawberry Lemonade is our favorite in the summer.
3 squeezed lemons
1.5 cups of sugar
7 cups of strawberries
2-3 cups of water to taste
Dissolve sugar in 2 cups of hot water and cool. Puree Strawberries in food processor and add sugar mixture, lemon juice and add extra water to get to the taste you desire.
Optional: You can eliminate the lemon juice and freeze the remaining ingredients into ice pops for the kids.
April 20th, 2008 at 9:47 am
strawberry lemonade!
April 20th, 2008 at 12:44 pm
Iced tea and iced coffee.
April 20th, 2008 at 7:06 pm
Raspberry lemonade!
April 20th, 2008 at 9:19 pm
would love to win
April 20th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Perrier and lemon!
April 20th, 2008 at 10:13 pm
Mountain Dew!
April 20th, 2008 at 10:32 pm
i love strawberry lemonade!!!
April 20th, 2008 at 10:43 pm
Fresh squeezed lemonade is my favorite. (I don’t take the time to make it very often but that’s probably what makes it so special.)
April 20th, 2008 at 10:59 pm
i love iced tea
April 21st, 2008 at 12:20 am
Sweet tea and lemonade!!
April 21st, 2008 at 1:12 am
good ole beer
April 21st, 2008 at 2:06 am
Sweet ice tea.
April 21st, 2008 at 2:17 am
Lime sherbet and a lemon lime soda
April 21st, 2008 at 3:08 am
lemonade of course!
April 21st, 2008 at 3:10 am
strawberry lemonade!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
April 21st, 2008 at 4:03 am
Lemonade
April 21st, 2008 at 4:58 am
I love lemonade… but after I try these, I might have a new fav!
April 21st, 2008 at 5:09 am
suntea with fresh lemon and mint
April 21st, 2008 at 5:40 am
Valencia Orange
April 21st, 2008 at 6:56 am
My favorite is iced tea or a pomegranate spritzer (pomegranate juice and sprite)!
April 21st, 2008 at 7:31 am
Iced tea with 7-up!!
April 21st, 2008 at 8:02 am
Ice Tea!
April 21st, 2008 at 8:47 am
I love Applebee’s Blue Skies, but they no longer make it. So I guess it would have to be a nice cold Tequila Rose with a shot of teqila.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:02 am
My favorite summer drink is a Strawberry Lemonade Slush.
2 (16 ounce) containers fresh strawberries
1 1/2 cups sugar
2 cups water
1 1/2 cups fresh lemon juice (about 6 to 8 lemons)
4 cups ice cube
Directions
1. Stir strawberries and sugar together and let stand 30 minutes.
2. Process half of strawberries, 1 cup water, 3/4 cup lemon juice and 2 cups ice cubes in a blender until smooth. Repeat with remaining ingredients.
3. Serve immediately.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:22 am
Can’t wait to win
April 21st, 2008 at 9:24 am
Really can;t wait to taste your sodas
April 21st, 2008 at 9:26 am
I love lemonade, iced tea, and pina coladas in the summer.
April 21st, 2008 at 9:54 am
Iced green tea with lemon and pomegranate juice
April 21st, 2008 at 10:08 am
I love iced tea mixed with lemonade. You can make it yourself to your own specifications or buy the mix at the supermarket.
April 21st, 2008 at 10:27 am
Thai Iced Tea!
April 21st, 2008 at 10:52 am
typically gatorade for me….but nice glass of lemonade will definitely hit the spot after working in the yard for a while
April 21st, 2008 at 2:47 pm
iced latte
April 21st, 2008 at 5:05 pm
love an ice cold coke from mc’d’s in the am to get going on a hot day!
April 21st, 2008 at 5:27 pm
lemonade
April 21st, 2008 at 7:14 pm
I love all different sweet teas!!
April 21st, 2008 at 7:31 pm
I’m from the south so I would not be a true southern lady if I didn’t say that Sweet Tea is my summertime favorite!
April 21st, 2008 at 9:06 pm
lemonaide and tea!
April 21st, 2008 at 9:21 pm
I love a glass of ice cold lemonade
April 21st, 2008 at 9:59 pm
lemonade!
April 21st, 2008 at 10:30 pm
Like many, I’ll say Lemonade, ty!
April 21st, 2008 at 11:39 pm
Water flavored with pepermint oil.
Thanks for the giveaway!
April 22nd, 2008 at 1:04 am
iced tea
April 22nd, 2008 at 1:59 am
sweet tea or water with ice
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:09 am
Champagne with Tangerine Hansen Soda.. yumm!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:13 am
Cranberry Grapefruit is the best thirst quenching drink…delicious
April 22nd, 2008 at 3:25 am
gin and tonic with a wedge of lime
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:19 am
I love a giant glass of unsweetened Iced Tea
April 22nd, 2008 at 4:42 am
Looks delicious!
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:07 am
I love iced tea!!
April 22nd, 2008 at 6:38 am
I’m in the South so I have to say sweet tea!
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:18 am
This stuff is soo good!
April 22nd, 2008 at 7:38 am
two choices a must for all; the pink lemonade or the strawberry margarita; Best of luck to all who enter!! Many Thanks!!!SW
April 22nd, 2008 at 8:18 am
Raspberry iced tea
April 22nd, 2008 at 9:12 am
Sun tea.
April 22nd, 2008 at 10:29 am
iced tea
April 24th, 2008 at 10:37 pm
strawberry or raspberry lemonade