Having a variety of drinks is key, but balancing between dishes and waste is a bit of a challenge. One one hand, it's easy to drink from a can, but then you have recycling, plus, my kids will never finish a can and I have to poor it out... which is bad for bees. Drink boxes are the same problem... so I lean towards having big plastic jugs of juice or pop, and just pouring a bit at a time, and keep washing the dishes.