Is Iced Tea OK?

[xenithon]

Hi All,

Instead of downing plain water all day I have been looking for something for a bit of flavor and variety. I see a lot of people say drinking stuff like Crystal Light I believe its called, is perfectly fine. However we don't get that here and I have been looking for a similar product here, something which is sugar free, virtually calorie free and non-carbonated. I found this stuff called Manhattan Iced Tea (lite). It tastes amazing and I wanted to check that it's ok to have. Don't think I will ever have more than a bottle a day anyway. Please check it out here and let me know if its ok: http://www.clover.co.za/live/conten...ac635aba284cb50

To make it easier, here are the details:

Ingredients - Water, Natural Tea Extract Flavour, Citric acid, Aspartame, Flavourant, Sodium Benzoate (Preservative), Pimaricin, Sodium citrate, Colourants, ECGC Epigallocatechin gallate.

Nutritional info Per 100ml of Lite variant:
- Energy: 1kj
- Carbohydrates: 0g
- Sodium: 16mg
- Fat: 0g
- Protein: 0.06g

Thanks,
X

[diesel21]

I buy arizona diet green ice tea, just drink it like once twice a day to switch it up...(also has no aspartame)

I don't see how it could be "bad"

[CutMeUp]

look at the ingredients on the labels. after reading enough on this site you should be able to determine for yourself which things are ok.

[doby48]

Ice Tea looks fine, if you don't get Crystal Light check into Sugar Free Kool-Aid, works just as well as Crystal Light same basic nutritional info too.

[Blown_SC]

Ice Tea looks fine, if you don't get Crystal Light check into Sugar Free Kool-Aid, works just as well as Crystal Light same basic nutritional info too.

Hi..

What is used to sweeten the sugar-free Kool-aid, you remember off hand?
Aspartame?

[Lozgod]

I brew my own Green Tea and sweeten it with splenda.

[PrairieDawg]

I brew my own Green Tea and sweeten it with splenda.

you home brew everything. I bet you have one hell of a lab in your basement

[doby48]

Hi..

What is used to sweeten the sugar-free Kool-aid, you remember off hand?
Aspartame?

It used to be sweetened with Aspartame, but it seems that they have changed the formula cause in the last couple months I have found it sweetened with Splenda instead. If you can't find the Splenda sweetened, you can always buy the plain unsweetened Kool-Aid and add splenda to it yourself too.

[Lozgod]

you home brew everything. I bet you have one hell of a lab in your basement

Well right now I am working on Methylated 1-Splenda. Its 500 times more sweeter than regular splenda, the drawback is its liver toxic.

[LeanMeOut]

Well right now I am working on Methylated 1-Splenda. Its 500 times more sweeter than regular splenda, the drawback is its liver toxic.

LOL....

<<LMO>>

[Blown_SC]

It used to be sweetened with Aspartame, but it seems that they have changed the formula cause in the last couple months I have found it sweetened with Splenda instead. If you can't find the Splenda sweetened, you can always buy the plain unsweetened Kool-Aid and add splenda to it yourself too.

OK thanks... we have different stuff up here, so I'll keep an eye out...

[PrairieDawg]

Well right now I am working on Methylated 1-Splenda. Its 500 times more sweeter than regular splenda, the drawback is its liver toxic.

right on you'll have to hook me up

[AustrianOAK14]

crystal light lemonade is what im drinking right now

[xenithon]

i'm thrilled