Catra, I believe cutting out processed foods, actually helps your palate. And adding an inexpensive water filtration system, like Pur, onto your kitchen sink, will give you the taste of bottled water without the expense.

Pete, I love fresh juice as well, but seriously run a carb/sugar check per oz for any fruit juice you consume. If you have an iPhone Atkins has a good carb counter ap. 4 oz of fresh oj=13g carbs. 1 orange=8g carbs. A strawberry power sized all fruit smoothie from Jamba Juice=87g carbs. You could eat almost 3 Snickers for the same carb count. While there is obviously better nutrition in the juice than the candy, sticking with whole fruit is much safer for your blood sugar...

My Dad had a small stroke after he binged on candy (very bizarre behavior for him) and almost lost his sight as a result. He was only 50 at the time.

Another trick is to use small quantities of juice with sparkling water or ice tea.

Some fruits have a higher concentration of sugar when you buy organic. The claim is that pesticides result in higher water content in the fruit. Try buying organic apples if you can get them locally.