What better way to celebrate Israel’s Independence Day than with a giveaway of one of Israel’s most popular exports – The SodaStream!
My husband has been chalashing after one of these for 15 years. Seriously – that long.
Back in the day, SodaStream was only available in Israel. And they were the sponsor of Jersualem’s HaPoel Basketball, his favorite team. He went to the games, hoping to win a SodaStream, but always came home empty-handed.
Well, imagine our delight when SodaStream offered to not only give away a soda maker to a KOAB reader… but also to send one to our house. Winners at last!
Now, I’ve mentioned before that Coca-Cola is my guilty pleasure. I especially love a fountain Coke, full of all that sweet, fizzing carbonation.
So, while I knew that my husband and kids would love the SodaStream, I wasn’t sure if the soda maker would do it for this Coke fiend.
Let’s just say – I have been very pleasantly surprised!
Is it the same thing as a fountain Coke? No. But it definitely has the right blend of sweet and fizz! And when I pour it over crushed ice and drink it through a straw… it completely hits the spot.
Plus, a SodaStream cola made at home is 35 calories per 8 ounces, while a Coca-Cola has 97 calories in the same 8 ounces.
SodaStream goes way beyond cola flavor, though – they offer a huge range of flavors. There are traditional one – like root beer, lemon-lime and orange – all of which come in regular and diet varieties. And there are fruity flavors – such as pink grapefruit, orange pineapple, black currant and pear, and apple mango.
You can even make sparkling teas and energy drinks.
All flavors are certified kosher and completely free of high fructose corn-syrup. There are a number flavors that are naturally caffeine-free, as well.
The SodaStream soda maker is super easy to use. Just fill up the BPA-free bottle with tap or filtered water, screw the bottle onto the soda maker, and give it a few pumps to fill the water with carbonation. There are no batteries and no electronics – it can even be used on Shabbat.
Thanks to SodaStream USA, one lucky KOAB reader will win a Fountain Jet Soda Lover’s Start-Up Kit of their own – retail value $99.95.
The Start-Up Kit includes:
- Fountain Jet – in the winner’s choice of color (black/silver, red/silver or white)
- 1 carbonating bottle, reusable for up to 3 years
- Reusable carbonator to fizz up to 60L of soda
- Variety 6-pack of popular sample-size flavors
- 3 full-sized flavors of the winner’s choice
Here’s how to enter this giveaway:
#1. Leave a comment on this post, telling me what SodaStream flavor you’d like to try. This is the required entry for the giveaway.
#2. Additional entry: Share this giveaway on your Facebook wall. Simply click the blue share button at the top of this post. Or update your status to read: “I just entered to win a SodaStream Starter Kit – thanks to Kosher on a Budget and SodaStream USA. http://kosheronabudget.com/?p=23179” Then come back and leave a separate comment letting me know you have done so.
#3. Subscribe to either the Kosher on a Budget email newsletter or the RSS feed. Once you have done so (or if you’ve already done so), just leave another comment letting me know that you’ve done so.
Only U.S. residents, age 18 and older, are eligible to win this giveaway. The giveaway will be open until Thursday, May 3rd at 11:59 p.m. CST. The winner will be selected randomly and notified by email immediately. He or she will have 48 hours to respond. Good luck!
Disclaimer: SodaStream sent my family a Fountain Jet Soda Lover’s Start-Up Kit to faciliate my review. They will also provide the winner with his or her start-up kit. I was not otherwise compensated to write this review nor to host this giveaway. Want to know more? See my Disclosure Statement.
I am a huge Coca Cola addict so I would love to try the cola flavor and start making it myself.
I shared on my facebook wall.
You’ve left me intrigued to try the Cola flavour! Would totally give this to my parents as an alternative to constantly buying Perrier!
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I love seltzer water. Please enter me into your giveaway
I’d love to have that!
Sparking tea, any flavor, sounds amazing!
The My Waters are by far the best. Any of the fruit ones rock!
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I subscribe to the email newsletter and love it!
I would like to try the cola flavor
I want one!
Already subscribed to the email!
Love the Diet Grapefruit one.
Did all 3 entries! This would be a fab Father’s Day gift!
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My husband totally wants one of these!!! And it’s much more cost effective than buying soda each week for Shabbos. I want to try the Fresca-ish Grapefruit Flavors. (and of course I’m a KOAB email subscriber.)
I just want plain seltzer! I drink gallons of the stuff every week and have been considering getting a SodaStream to be a little more wallet and eco friendly.
already subscribed
Diet Green Tea, Pomegranate Peach (decaf!)
Shared, and I already subscribe to the newsletter.
Diet peach iced tea!
Definitely want to try the Cola flavor and see how it stacks up!
And I’m subscribed to the RSS feed.
Posted to Facebook.
Already subscribed to the RSS feed.
I would LOVE to try the Root Beer. I am a huge float drinker. Also, I would like to try the soda water. I like adding club soda to juice in the summer for a refreshing sparkly drink!
sharesd on my FB also!
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These are the best!
I shared on Fbook
Sounds wonderful
I would want to try the flavored sparkling waters – we drink lots of seltzer or “fizzy water” – so this would save lots of $!
Root Beer.
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I would love to try their diet flavors!
Love pink grapefruit sodas and apple mango sounds like a good combo!!
Shared on FB
Loves me some root beer.
I already have a soda stream and it is awesome (no need to enter me in the giveaway). If you drink a lot of seltzer, you can save a lot of money, and it is better for the environment, because you aren’t throwing out all those bottles. We have found that we can get the carbonators at Bed Bath and Beyond and use a couple (either $5 off $15 or 20% off) and save even more.
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I’ve also been eyeing this for some time! I would like to try the seltzer – my son claims drinking carbonated drinks helps his allergy-irritated throat better than plain water
Ooh, I’d LOVE to try the black currant!
I just subscribed to the RSS feed– already get the newsletter!
I shared the giveaway on Facebook! I reeeeally hope I get it! 🙂
Green Tea Pomegranate Peach flavor… already get the newsletter and shared! Thanks!!
would like to try the apple-mango
I want to try the Dr. Pete since I love Dr Pepper!!
I like flavored seltzer or anything diet.
I’d like to try the Diet Green Tea Pomegranate Peach. THANKS!
i don’t drink soda, but my husband also would love one of these. if i had to guess what flavor he would like i would say seltzer 🙂
shared the post and already subscribe 🙂