I Tried TikTok's Healthy Coke and Added an Ingredient

Name: I Tried TikTok's Healthy Coke and Added an Ingredient
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Ingredients: 1 cup ice; 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar; 1 can sparking water; 1-2 drops Monk Fruit, (liquid, caramel)

Healthy Coke with Balsamic Vinegar – Healthy Coke with balsamic vinegar and sparkling water is the breakout drink of the summer, at least for now- and it has people talking. With so many users raving about it on TikTok, this longtime Diet Coke fan had to test it out.

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A drinking glass filled with healthy coke.

TikTok has been food obsessed before, and they didn’t steer me wrong with baked feta or Emily Mariko’s version of the salmon bowl, so I figured I would give the drink a shot.

WHAT IS HEALTHY COKE ON TIKTOK?

In a viral video, viewed over 6 million times, user Amanda Jones (@mandyvjones) shared a recipe for “Healthy Coke.” Jones attributes this healthy alternative to Coke to her pilates instructor, who drinks it almost every day; it combines a “splash” of balsamic vinegar and a can of sparkling beverage that she says “tastes just like Coke.”

WHAT YOU NEED TO MAKE THE RECIPE

An image of ingredients for healthy coke with balsamic vinegar.

Balsamic Vinegar: I use Colavita balsamic vinegar, the same one Jones uses in her video.
Sparkling Water: The TikTok creator tells viewers to use any flavor of sparkling water; I use berry-flavored La Croix, while in the video, she uses guava. I also experimented with other brands and flavors but ultimately landed on the berry-flavored La Croix.
Caramel Drops: While I tried the original recipe, I felt it lacked flavor. Two drops of liquid Monkfruit did the trick for me and provided needed sweetness.

HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY COKE

Fill a drinking glass with ice.

Add 1 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar.

Top the glass with a can of sparkling water. Then, finish the drink with 1-2 drops of liquid Monk fruit. Stir, and enjoy!

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OTHER HEALTHY ALTERNATIVES TO COKE

Olipop Vintage Coke
Sparkling Water
Kombucha
Mineral Water
Health-Aide Pop
Unsweetened Iced Tea
Zevia Cola
Fruit and Herb-Infused Water
Yerba Mate
Coconut Water
Hint Flavored Water

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Does balsamic vinegar and sparkling water actually taste like coke?

It tastes nothing like Coke to me, but I am a die-hard diet coke fan, so it was going to be a tough sell. That said, if you find kombucha or tart-flavored drinks refreshing, you may want to give this a try for yourself. I’m not giving up Diet Coke any time soon, but adding liquid caramel Monk fruit sweetener helped the drink a ton!

Is healthy coke actually healthy?

While it could be a substitute for sugary carbonated beverages, this is not something you want to drink every day. Research suggests drinking beverages with carbonation and vinegar can negatively impact tooth enamel.

Can you use other flavors of sparkling beverages?

Absolutely! Jones asserts in her initial video that you can use any sparkling beverage. I tried her concoction with various brands, seltzers, sparkling waters, and flavor combinations. La Croix Berry had the best outcome overall.

Can I sweeten the drink to make it less tart?

I did the experimenting for you and settled on using liquid caramel-flavored Monk fruit. It does the trick of sweetening the drink to make it taste more like pop.

Other TikTok creators have chimed in and suggested experimenting with different flavors of balsamic vinegar- berry, fig, and pomegranate seem to be popular choices.

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