Mindful Girl Blog

It’s highly likely that Canada Dry Ginger Ale, when it was first produced for mass consumption, contained a measurable amount of “real” ginger.

But highly doubtful that the latest incarnation of the soft drink, which is being marketed as of late as ginger ale with “Real Ginger!” has little more than a pinch of processed ginger powder as one of the many proprietary ingredients listed on the label as “Natural Flavor.”

The fact that the company is spending thousands of advertising dollars on promoting this high fructose syrup-laden SODA as a ginger beverage, though, indicates once again that we are in The Wellness Revolution. In addition to commercials on both TV and radio, there’s a huge billboard on Rte. 280W in New Jersey.

While ginger, in its true form, is known for its healing properties (from decreasing nausea to reducing inflammation), you may not count on Canada Dry Ginger Ale to do the same. Sorry. It’s yummy. It’s my soda of choice on the very rare occasion when I choose soda as a beverage. But it’s sugary, processed crap. There is nothing healthy about it. End of story.