Re: Looking for Lo Point Beverages

[Guest guest]

I love the instant cider mixes, also. The one that I have is SF and it is is

25 calories. (Though if you're sensitve to artificial sweeteners, 2 pts for

the sugary version could be a lot worse!)

I like to make myself a big mug of strongly brewed Celestial Seasonings

Bengal Spice tea and add in a packet of the instant cider mix. It tastes

rich and decadent to me... a real treat!

Re: Looking for Lo Point Beverages

I love the Hot Cider Mix that is found over by the hot chocolate

mixes......has real sugar and 80 cal. for a 2 pt drink. I know some might

think that 2pts is a lot, but when artificial sweeteners make me sick and I

am tired of coffee/water it's a nice treat to have on hand. I also like

hot lemonade (just make regular lemonade and heat) this is great when I am

sick. I sometimes make a hot cup of chicken/beef bullion and I 'think' that

is -0- pts?? Not sure.

And on Sundays I always treat myself to a can of soda of my choice for 3

pts., if it's been a not so great week I will split one with my dh for 1.5

pts

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your suggestions. I'll check for the cider mix. It's nice to meet

someone else that has a problem with artificial sweetners. It really limits

what you can have. With me it makes my throat itch and I get hoarse.

Thanks,

Ginny

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Re: Looking for Lo Point Beverages

I love the Hot Cider Mix that is found over by the hot chocolate

mixes......has real sugar and 80 cal. for a 2 pt drink. I know some might

think that 2pts is a lot, but when artificial sweeteners make me sick and I

am tired of coffee/water it's a nice treat to have on hand. I also like

hot lemonade (just make regular lemonade and heat) this is great when I am

sick. I sometimes make a hot cup of chicken/beef bullion and I 'think' that

is -0- pts?? Not sure.

And on Sundays I always treat myself to a can of soda of my choice for 3

pts., if it's been a not so great week I will split one with my dh for 1.5

pts.

Moe

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[Guest guest]

I've never heard of stevia extract. Waht is it ?

Ginny

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Re: Looking for Lo Point Beverages

Hi Ginny,

I just joined the group yesterday. I am starting my 3rd week of weight

watchers today.

AS far as low cal drinks I fix myself fresh lemonaid and drink every day.

you can get stevia extract (bulk is cheaper) at the health food store and make

it with that.

I use an old fashioned hand juicer and squeeze 1 lemon in a 1 liter rubbermaid

bottle and then sprinkle in stevia to taste and add water....you can add as much

water as you want to water it down if the lemon is too acidy.

I avoid aspartame like the plauge, and Diet Rite has splenda instead of

aspartame, but splenda is made by putting extra chlorine in sugar molecules and

it gives me welts so I don't have that too often.

bye cindy

Ginny wrote:

BlankI'm hoping that some of you have some ideas for me. I'm allergic to

aspartame and most artificial sweetners. I can tolerate Splenda but the drinks

that I've found that contain it also contain a combination of artificial

sweetners.

I love V8 but I have to limit it because of the high salt content and the low

sodium version is awful.

I drink water, seltzer when I'm looking for carbonation and skim milk. What

else can you suggest other than coffee and tea for other low point beverages

that don't contain artificial sweetners.

Thanks for your help.

Ginny

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[Guest guest]

I may have spelled it wrong...here is a cut/paste from a website that tells waht

it is.

If you've ever tasted stevia, you know it's extremely sweet. In fact, this

remarkable noncaloric herb, native to Paraguay, has been used as a sweetener and

flavor enhancer for centuries. But this innocuous-looking plant has also been a

focal point of intrigue in the United States in recent years because of actions

by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

The subject of searches and seizures, trade complaints and embargoes on

importation, stevia has been handled at times by the FDA as if it were an

illegal drug.

Since the passage of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act

(DSHEA), stevia can be sold legally in the United States, but only as a " dietary

supplement. " Even so, it can be found in many forms in most health-food stores,

and is also incorporated into drinks, teas and other items (all labeled as

" dietary supplements " ). It cannot, however, be called a " sweetener " or even

referred to as " sweet. " To do so would render the product " adulterated, "

according to the FDA, and make it again subject to seizure.

The purpose of our Web site is to provide as much information about stevia

as possible, from the scientific studies regarding its safety to the petitions

submitted by the Lipton Tea Company and the American Herbal Products

Association. Stevia.net will be an ongoing project for us at Body Ecology, so

check back often, as we will be augmenting and updating this information

frequently

Ginny wrote:

I've never heard of stevia extract. Waht is it ?

Ginny

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Re: Looking for Lo Point Beverages

Hi Ginny,

I just joined the group yesterday. I am starting my 3rd week of weight

watchers today.

AS far as low cal drinks I fix myself fresh lemonaid and drink every day.

you can get stevia extract (bulk is cheaper) at the health food store and make

it with that.

I use an old fashioned hand juicer and squeeze 1 lemon in a 1 liter rubbermaid

bottle and then sprinkle in stevia to taste and add water....you can add as much

water as you want to water it down if the lemon is too acidy.

I avoid aspartame like the plauge, and Diet Rite has splenda instead of

aspartame, but splenda is made by putting extra chlorine in sugar molecules and

it gives me welts so I don't have that too often.

bye cindy

Ginny wrote:

BlankI'm hoping that some of you have some ideas for me. I'm allergic to

aspartame and most artificial sweetners. I can tolerate Splenda but the drinks

that I've found that contain it also contain a combination of artificial

sweetners.

I love V8 but I have to limit it because of the high salt content and the low

sodium version is awful.

I drink water, seltzer when I'm looking for carbonation and skim milk. What

else can you suggest other than coffee and tea for other low point beverages

that don't contain artificial sweetners.

Thanks for your help.

Ginny

260-186-129

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[Guest guest]

Wow, that's definately something to look into. The FDA would rather pollute us

with chemicals than use a naturaly sweet plant. Go figure !

Ginny

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Re: Looking for Lo Point Beverages

Hi Ginny,

I just joined the group yesterday. I am starting my 3rd week of weight

watchers today.

AS far as low cal drinks I fix myself fresh lemonaid and drink every day.

you can get stevia extract (bulk is cheaper) at the health food store and

make it with that.

I use an old fashioned hand juicer and squeeze 1 lemon in a 1 liter

rubbermaid bottle and then sprinkle in stevia to taste and add water....you can

add as much water as you want to water it down if the lemon is too acidy.

I avoid aspartame like the plauge, and Diet Rite has splenda instead of

aspartame, but splenda is made by putting extra chlorine in sugar molecules and

it gives me welts so I don't have that too often.

bye cindy

Ginny wrote:

BlankI'm hoping that some of you have some ideas for me. I'm allergic to

aspartame and most artificial sweetners. I can tolerate Splenda but the drinks

that I've found that contain it also contain a combination of artificial

sweetners.

I love V8 but I have to limit it because of the high salt content and the

low sodium version is awful.

I drink water, seltzer when I'm looking for carbonation and skim milk. What

else can you suggest other than coffee and tea for other low point beverages

that don't contain artificial sweetners.

Thanks for your help.

Ginny

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[Guest guest]

Call me a cynic, but it is all about the benjamins. Legislation goes where

the money is. Food/drug companies have more money to hire lobbyists and

therefore more influence when it comes to regulation.

<stepping down off my soapbox>

Note to list parents: Sorry... that was slightly OT of me. I'll be good from

here on out! :-)

Re: Looking for Lo Point Beverages

Wow, that's definately something to look into. The FDA would rather pollute

us with chemicals than use a naturaly sweet plant. Go figure !

Ginny

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[Guest guest]

I'm sure there is a lot more to it than that.

I don't know that the soft drink companies would use it even if it was

readily available. Personally I think it tastes nasty myself. Cost is also a

major factor in things like this as well, and if chemicals are cheaper then

that's what manufactures will use.

Kris

_____

From: Ginny

Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2004 1:23 PM

To: Serious-Weight-Watchers

Subject: Re: Looking for Lo Point Beverages

Wow, that's definately something to look into. The FDA would rather pollute

us with chemicals than use a naturaly sweet plant. Go figure !

Ginny

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