Making Kool Aid with Splenda?

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 5/20/13 3:14 am - OH

Since i now have these large kidney stones, I am giving up diet soda again (except for the rare special occasion). I can only drink so much plain water, though, so I need to increase my options for flavored drinks (and don't want to spend the money on Propel, etc. all the time). Has anyone used Splenda or something similar to sweeten a packet of regular Kool Aid?

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

pamela258
on 5/20/13 3:20 am

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I think it has on the splenda container the measurement equivalents. So you would use whatever the equivalent is to 1 cup of regular sugar. I use the ones that already have the artificial sweetener included.

I'm pre-op but do love Kool-Aid.

RNY - 8/12/2013

Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 5/20/13 4:25 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I have some pre-sweetened Cherry, but the Mango Peach only comes in a regular packet, not SF...

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

noftessa0401
on 5/20/13 3:22 am - San Diego, CA

RNY on 12/27/12

I have, and I think it is awful. I used Truvia and the after-taste was too much for me. And it was too sweet. My 5-year old daughter loves it, but that doesn't surprise me. I have no problem with other drinks made with Splenda or other sweeteners, and never thought any sweetener had an after-taste, but the amount of Truvia I used was just too much (it was something like 24 individual packets).

HW: 274 | SW: 232 | CW: 137 | Goal: 145 (ticker includes a 42 pound loss pre-op) | Height: 5'4"

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Cicerogirl, The PhD
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on 5/20/13 4:26 am - OH

RNY on 08/27/07

I have both Splenda and Truvia, so I will be cautious about how much I add. Thanks for the heads up.

Lora

14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained

You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.

(deactivated member)
on 5/20/13 3:38 am

I make my kids Kool-Aid with Splenda. I use a third of a cup of Splenda with 2 quarts of water and one 1 packet of Kool-Aid. For some reason it gets very foamy when I first mix it but settles down. I don't drink much of it as I prefer water but I think it tastes okay and my kids don't complain about.

I really!! like the Hawaiian Punch sugar free drink sticks (sold by the Crystal Light). They take me back to my childhood and I get to skip the fakey taste of the Crystal Light.

Calla Lily
on 5/20/13 4:00 am

RNY on 01/23/12

I haven't tried to make kool-aid with it, but I am going to give that a try and see... mmm grape kool-aid! I use the Mio water flavors, and find that little bottle goes a very long way, and i can just add a few drops per glass at a time.

RNY 01/23/12, HW 265, CW 115, Height 5'6"

Ocalasam
on 5/20/13 4:04 am

RNY on 12/18/12

Have you tried some of the flavored waters? That's all I drink and there are a TON of different ones out now. Dasani makes a grape one that tastes just like grape Kool-Aid. Also, Kool-Aid makes 2 kinds (I think grape and cherry) and Orange Crush makes a great one. They are really good.