Pick anything other than water, and you're going to be consuming sugar, HFCS or some derivative of fructose which is horrible for your body. The simple solution is to drink these in moderation and balance it with lots of water.
it also contains that pesky thing called "crystalline fructose" which apparently is a mild form of arsenic
This is literally one of the most scientifically illiterate things I've ever read. Please at least try to understand basic nutrition or even chemistry before sharing your opinion on these issues.
Calories is not the only way to measure how healthy something is.
It also matters how it affects the body, and in that regards orange juice and soda are not the same. You feel much fuller after orange juice, so clearly the body recognizes it as food, unlike soda.
I asked why "real" orange juice was "much healthier" than Minute Maid orange juice, not juice vs. soda. (Quoting text from hisham_hm; they aren't meant as scare quotes.)
15.2 oz Minute Maid orange juice: 45g of sugar: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/food/calories/subway-minute-maid...
12 oz Welchs grape juice? 63g of sugar: http://i2.wp.com/afterthekidsleave.files.wordpress.com/2014/...
Something healthier like Vitamin Water - right?
Vitamin Water - 8oz 13g: http://www.betteroffwell.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/vita...
it also contains that pesky thing called "crystalline fructose" which apparently is a mild form of arsenic: http://www.fearlessfatloss.com/food/what-is-crystalline-fruc...
Pick anything other than water, and you're going to be consuming sugar, HFCS or some derivative of fructose which is horrible for your body. The simple solution is to drink these in moderation and balance it with lots of water.