Despite having heard all the urban myths over the years about what damage it does to your insides, I am a Diet Coke drinker.

My two (or sometimes three) can a day habit is something I don’t particularly wish to hang on to, especially when the very thought of Diet Coke is making me feel slightly ill at the moment. All that mouthwatering chemically goodness. Mmmmmm. What’s not to love?

Anyway today something persuaded me to break from my ol’ weekday routine - and that something was Parker’s new range of organic sparkling juices.

I’m not a fan of drinking regular fruit juice for refreshment (it’s been said that you’re better off eating a piece of fruit rather than drinking fruit juice), however these new drinks are light, crisp and refreshing.

Not only are the juices are organic, but Parker’s also claims they are free of sugar, preservatives and “anything artificial” (that claim is a bit vague and probably needs investigating).

I tried the Pink Lemonade flavour, pictured on the left above, and also want to try Apple With A Twist Of Lime (pictured right) and Pomegranate (in the middle).

Other flavours in the range include Blood Orange, Passionfruit and Orange, and Lemon.

So long, Diet Coke… (for now)

By Caroline Warnes