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Weight Loss Forum / Low Carb / March 2004Flavored Water
My husband went grocery shopping and brought home some carbonated flavored water for me because he thought I might want a change now and again from the plain water I drink. (I don't drink any soda/pop.) I did take a swallow and it's pretty good and it would be a nice change every once in awhile - especially on weekends. There are no carbs or calories and the listed ingredients are: carbonated water citric acid natural favors potassium benzoate (as a preservatve) potassium citrate sucralose acesulfame pottasium I've been eating only "real food" - and have no desire to try bars or anything else that's packaged/processed (been low carbing about two months) so I'm a bit leary to drink this because of the sucralose. I do use splenda now and again on berries. And as I understand it, sucralose is Splenda. Is that correct? So I guess my question is whether this flavored water is probably okay to drink? ...... What I really want to know is whether this flavored water could cause a stall? Annie They are one of those things that may or may not be ok for you.. there is room for experimentation. It's not a race... you just have to take the time to find out what works for you. Try one new thing at a time and you will be able to find out what, if anything, causes you problems. Teeb > My husband went grocery shopping and brought home some carbonated flavored > water for me because he thought I might want a change now and again from the [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > could cause a stall? > Annie >They are one of those things that may or may not be ok for you.. there is >room for experimentation. It's not a race... you just have to take the time >to find out what works for you. Try one new thing at a time and you will be >able to find out what, if anything, causes you problems. > >Teeb Thanks, Teeb, and while I do realize what you say is true, I guess I just didn't want to have a stall if I can knowingly avoid it. It's not like I NEED to have flavored water - just that it was a variation. But can't disagree with what you have said - and after reading your post yesterday decided what the hell, drink it. So I drank the whole liter for a real experiment! I lost a half pound this morning, so I will see how it goes the next couple days. If I don't stall for the next few days, I will assume I can drink this with no problem. Thanks, btw. Annie Some people stall due to the citric acid. If you're not overdoing the drinks and if the citric acid doesn't affect you, it should be okay. jo nj > My husband went grocery shopping and brought home some carbonated flavored > water for me because he thought I might want a change now and again from the [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > could cause a stall? > Annie >Some people stall due to the citric acid. >If you're not overdoing the drinks and if the citric acid doesn't affect >you, it should be okay. >jo Thanks for the info, Jo. Annie > My husband went grocery shopping and brought home some carbonated flavored > water for me because he thought I might want a change now and again from the > plain water I drink. (I don't drink any soda/pop.) I did take a swallow and It's uncolored diet soda. Put carbonation and flavoring in water and it isn't water.  Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." Toe-mae-toe toe-mah-toe poe-tae-toe poe-tah-toe SHEEESH was there a point to your comment? It really is still just WATER.. or would that be *wah-tah* Put dirt in it and it's still water.. it's just muddy. Teeb > > My husband went grocery shopping and brought home some carbonated flavored > > water for me because he thought I might want a change now and again from the > > plain water I drink. (I don't drink any soda/pop.) I did take a swallow and > > It's uncolored diet soda. Put carbonation and flavoring in water and > it isn't water. > > > My husband went grocery shopping and brought home some carbonated > > > flavored water for me because he thought I might want a change [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Toe-mae-toe toe-mah-toe poe-tae-toe poe-tah-toe > SHEEESH was there a point to your comment? The point: It's flavored therefore it's not pure water. It is *in addition to* the daily water quota. AnnieBrouton mentioned it as "a change ... from", which isn't the same thing and isn't right. Go ahead and drink the flavored water. *In addition to* your daily water quota. Not *instead of* your daily water quota. >The point: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >Go ahead and drink the flavored water. *In addition to* your daily >water quota. Not *instead of* your daily water quota. You're right - I was going to substitute it - and actually did do exactly that, yesterday. If I have to drink plain water IN ADDITION to whatever flavored water I may want to drink, then I think I may need a catheter.............. . ;o) Annie Nonsense. Water with flavoring in it is WATER with flavoring in it. Some things that go in water, such as caffeine, may have unwanted effects on your appetite or may have a diuretic effect, but it's all water. When it goes into your stomach and intestines the pure water is absorbed as water and things dissolved in it may or may not be absorbed or digested depending on what they are. In news:20040301183555.18169.00000700@mb-m06.aol.com, AnnieBrouton <anniebrouton@aol.comnojunk> stated || The point: || [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] | . ;o) | Annie Ditto.. it's been proved that *plain water* is not the *only* thing you need.. flavored etc, if it's got water in it, it counts as water.. I would not *add* it to my daily water.. I would drink it included with.. It's a nice change if it doesn't stall you or cause other problems. Teeb > Nonsense. Water with flavoring in it is WATER with flavoring in it. Some > things that go in water, such as caffeine, may have unwanted effects on your [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > | . ;o) > | Annie > >The point: > > [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > want to drink, then I think I may need a catheter.............. . ;o) > Annie But the people who have actually looked into this have found, 1. that you don't need to drink prodigious amounts of water to be healthy and 2. that h2o is water whether it is served in virginal purity or flavored with coffee beans, caramel coloring or even contained in your vegetables. The idea that you have to drink gallons upon gallons of pure water is one of the most enduring of the dieter's fallacies. Martha SignatureBegin where you are - but don't end there. >But the people who have actually looked into this have found, 1. that you >don't need to drink prodigious amounts of water to be healthy and 2. that [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > >Martha Marthas right. They published a study recently that said that liquid in all forms even those forms with caffeine, count toward the water we need. They also said the liquid in our food counts too. The original belief of 8 glasses a day was an arbitrary number made up by a nutritionist and repeated for years because on one spent the money to do a study on it until the one recently. An intresting fact on that study - it was paid for by a pro water council put together to encourage us to drink more water yet their own study showed most of us aren't dehydrated after all. > SHEEESH was there a point to your comment? It really is still just WATER.. > or would that be *wah-tah* Yeah, the OP said she doesn't drink any soda. I was pointing out that what she was now drinking IS diet soda. Some marketers know they can fool people into believing it is something healthier than diet soda, by not coloring it and calling it "flavored sparkling water" or similar. (Personally, I don't subscribe to the "pure water" nonsense, and any noncaloric mostly-water liquid is fine for dieting.) Signaturejamie (jamiemck@newsguy.com) "There's a seeker born every minute." >It's uncolored diet soda. Put carbonation and flavoring in water and >it isn't water. LOL! I see your point. Now why do they call it flavored water?!??!?! Annie Some people find that the artificial sweeteners and/or citric acid are "stalling". You'll have to experiment and find out. I like sparkling water with fruit essence, like the Perrier with lime or the Mandarin Orange flavor Poland Spring or the Canada Dry Mandarin Orange. No sweeteners, no sodium, no citric acid. Your husband sounds very supportive! T. >Some people find that the artificial sweeteners and/or citric acid are >"stalling". You'll have to experiment and find out. > >I like sparkling water with fruit essence, like the Perrier with lime >or the Mandarin Orange flavor Poland Spring or the Canada Dry Mandarin >Orange. No sweeteners, no sodium, no citric acid. And this counts as WATER? <g> Just wanna make sure. >Your husband sounds very supportive! > >T. Yep, he is. He's a keeper that's for sure. He notices if I'm running low on half and half or frozen berries or any number of things and just picks it up. He also read the Atkins book so understands pretty much what I'm doing. Actually, he's lost a few pounds with the adjusting I'm doing in my diet which is sort of spilling over onto his. He's also the major cook in the house and very willingly has stopped making potatoes, pasta, rice though I've told him it wouldn't bother me in the least if he makes it for himself. (He does not have a weight problem.) But somehow he thinks it's not "fair". LOL! Like I say. He's a keeper. :) Annie > My husband went grocery shopping and brought home some carbonated > flavored water for me because he thought I might want a change now and [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > really want to know is whether this flavored water could cause a > stall? Annie How about making your own flavored "water"? I stole this idea from an article I saw on the Fat Flush diet, which has you mix unsweetened cranberry juice with water: I buy "Pom" brand pomegranate juice (a fairly new product, usually found in the produce section's refrigerated products), and mix 1 oz with a cup of water. You might even be able to use less than that and still have enough flavor, if you compare it to those commercial "flavored waters". 1 oz of Pomegranate juice has 4.3 carbs. Ingredients are listed as: "Pomegranate juice from concentrate and natural flavors". So my "concoction" has about 4.3 carbs per cup - you could, of course, mix a slightly lower amount of juice to water. Pomegranate juice is supposed to be VERY high in antioxidants, and I love the flavor. Do look at the labels though - the juice comes in plain pomegranate as well as other juice mixes, like pomegranate/blueberry, pomegranate/mango, etc. The bottle lists their website: http://www.pomwonderful.com I noticed the other day that Wild Oats has their own brand of pomegranate juice, but it contains fructose. I didn't look at the carbs, so I don't know how it compares. I know it's not "no-carb", but it's tasty, healthy, and reasonably low in carbs for a "natural" beverage. I have been a big drinker of unsweetened iced tea for most of my life, so that's my number one water-alternative. There are plenty of tasty herbal teas for those who don't want to drink "real" tea. Peppermint is one of my favorites. SignatureA. Brown remove the junk to email The way that we make our "flavored water" is incredibly easy -- I keep a bag of frozen strawberries in the freezer and when my boyfriend wants a soda he has a club soda and uses frozen berries instead of ice. We have tried it with other frozen berries and it was good.too:)Robyn > The way that we make our "flavored water" is incredibly easy -- I keep > a bag of frozen strawberries in the freezer and when my boyfriend > wants a soda he has a club soda and uses frozen berries instead of > ice. > > We have tried it with other frozen berries and it was good.too:)Robyn Good idea! I usually have a bag of mixed berries in the freezer. SignatureA. Brown remove the junk to email |
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