Question:
I can only tolorate water and small amount of orange juice, I tried crystal light ...
and can't take the taste. I am concerned about the sugar in the oj how much is to much sugar per serving.I am dying for a glass of sweet tea.......... — Lisa S. (posted on February 21, 2002)
February 21, 2002
Try tea (iced or hot) with Equal or Splenda...
— rebeccamayhew
February 21, 2002
There are so many atrificial sweeteners out there now. I have been using
Stevia since my surgery. I also drink Crystal Light Raspberry Tea &
Peach Tea every day. I didn't think I would like them since I was addicted
to "real" tea. I love them and would be soooooo lost without
them. I hope this helps!
— Wendy H.
February 21, 2002
Splenda is wonderful in cold drinks. I don't care for it in hot drinks,
tho. For those I use just a small amount of real sugar. I have also tried
ice water with just a splash of juice in it. I wouldn't have drank it
before WLS but now it tastes good to me. Purple grape juice tastes really
good to me because it is strong-tasting and turns the water a really nice
shade of purple with a small amount. =) You might try making your tea with
Splenda. It will probably taste great!
— ctyst
February 21, 2002
I love Crystal Light iced teas. I always have a pitcher in my
fridge. You could make your own iced tea...or hot tea....using
Splenda.
— [Anonymous]
February 21, 2002
Forget sweet tea unless you use splenda. some people have something against
Nutrasweet too, but I have nutrasweet chocolate syrup I mix with my Protien
powder, and coffee to make a sort of Mochachino. I can eat a whole orange
with no problem, so sugers from fruit should not be a concern. I do get a
nasty feeling when drinking milk, but I am not sure if that is due to the
sugers in it. I also was concerned about suger in OJ early postop, so I
watered it down with water. The only thing you can do is try it, if you
dump, or throw up, be mindful that you do not recreate the situation.
— sbinkerd1
February 21, 2002
I drink one 8oz glass of OJ every morning when I get up. I'm paranoid about
potassium because my doc does not allow potassium supps before 6 months
post op. I haven't had any issues thus far and I am down 44lbs (280/236) in
6 weeks. I buy low acid, not from concentrate juice and I haven't had any
problems so far. I don't have water problems, except first thing in the AM.
This gets something liquid in me and gives me a potassium boost. I talked
to my surgeon about this and he OK'd it as long as it was just once a day.
Hope this helps.
— Tina P.
February 21, 2002
I know what you are talking about with Crystal Lite! I can not tolerate oj
either right now.
Have you tried the Crystal Lite Ruby Red Grapefruit? It is good!! It
taste fresh!
On your ice tea...I love Lipton cold brew (DECAF) with Equal. Have you
tried anything
like that? Enjoy!
— Kary H.
February 21, 2002
Being from the South, iced tea is a staple. I make mine with Splenda. My
boyfriend, an avid "sweet" tea drinker, can't tell the
difference.
— [Deactivated Member]
February 21, 2002
I cut crystal lite with 1/2 water...works good for me.
— Joelle B.
February 23, 2002
I dilute all my juice with water... More like I sweeten my ice water with
a splash of juice. OJ or Juicy juice Cherry/Berry is good. I hate the
taste of Cystal Light and all the artificial sweeteners.
— Karen B.
March 27, 2002
I found a great new drink wylers SF pink lemonade it has better flavor than
crystal light and only has five calories per serv. its also cheaper than
crystal light. Hope this helps
— Melanie K.
March 27, 2002
I use 6g of sugar per MEAL as a guide for good wt loss. You may or may not
dump on that much, maybe your number is 4g, maybe 14g. I just use that as
a guide. That's 6g per serving. So, for me, I could MAYBE have 1/4C OJ.
Last one I checked was 24g for an 8 oz glass. Not worth it to me to gain,
and 50/50 dilution wouldn't help enough. So, I just don't. There's a ton of
good ideas here, though.
— vitalady
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