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Hello, i am love those diet pops or flavoured waters but am concerned for the artificial sweetners....any suggestions?

Thanks:)

Edited May 17 2008 06:30 by nycgirl
Reason: Moved from Weight Loss to Foods forum
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not sure exactly what your looking for but diet sunkist and coke zero are good, also the EAS Advantedge drink is great, 17g protein, 110 calories, 2% DV carbs, & 0 SUGAR!!!

Artificial sweeteners are horrible for you. Especially in sodas. They tend to stimulate your appetite.

I buy sparkling water, like Pellegrino (I prefer Crystal Geyser), and keep it in the fridge. When you're thirsty, pour yourself a glass and add a splash of juice. Pulpy orange juice or ruby red grapefruit juice works really well. The whole glass will be about 15-20 calories and taste amazzzzinnnggg ^^
I love the unsweetened, flavored, poland springs sparkling water. It's not in supermarkets around here (midwest), but trader joe's has it. In the northeast though, it's in supermarkets. Even the store brands are great, as long as they don't have any artificial sweetener in it.

If I want more flavor, I mix it with cranberry juice or cran-rasberry juice. I use 1 part juice to 2 parts seltzer water. It cuts back on the calories in the juice, but it's still fun to drink.

I love to add one or two drops of liquid stevia and some lemon to seltzer water.  It tastes like a light, fizzy lemonade, has zero calories, and is not artificial at all!

Add lemon to water
Drink tea
Coffee is low cal (as long as you aren't drinking some calorie-laden Starbucks drink)

I dont know about the artificial sweeteners but I LOVE cherry coke zero and Vanilla coke zero. (hard to find in 2L and 20oz so i buy fridge packs. But they taste great. i also drink unsweet iced tea when i go out and add sweetener.

I agree on the diet drinks like I said earlier, diet sunkist will def give you that orange soda blast with no cals or sugar and don't get sick of it and get a coke zero the next time, then maybe a diet dr pepper so you don't get burnt out on it.  Its a shame that regular soft drinks are out of the question being so loaded with sugar, carbs, & calories.

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