Sugar free Kool Aid

[rfd...@optonline.net]

I bought some sugar free Kool Aid to flavor the water I've been drinking.
According to the label, carbs are 0, sugar is 0, in fact the only things that
have numbers are 5 calories per serving and 5mg sodium. Also Vitamin C is 10%. I
have type 2 diabetes, controlled by pills, no insulin. Is this stuff safe to
drink? And also, since there appears to be virtually nothing but some sodium,
can I consider a glass of it as a replacement for a glass of plain water?
Thanks.

[Julie Bove]

<rfd...@optonline.net> wrote in message
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The answer will vary depending on who you ask. I've had Drs. tell me diet
soda is the same as water. Others will tell me to drink it in addition to
water and still others tell me to avoid it because of the sweetener used.

I don't know what kind of Kool Aid you bought. The stuff I've seen in the
pouches does have a few carbs, I think. I could be wrong. Maybe it is just
the calories I saw. I don't like drinking stuff with calories. I might
have a serving in a day but no more.

[Loretta Eisenberg]

Rf, I drink some form of chrystal light, or sugar free coolaid without
any effect on my blood sugar. I believe it is perfectly fine and yes it
is made with water so it counts.

Loretta

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Yes, it's safe to drink. Sugar free Jello is also safe to eat as are
sugarless popsicles.

[§ñühw¤£f]

In message <el5i55due7l5hvl39...@4ax.com>, rfd...@optonline.net
wrote:

I wouldnt drink it since its artificial *everything*.
Green Tea will "flavor" your water and provide a bunch of antioxidants.
New research on green tea looks like it helps diabetics.
G00gle it yourself :)

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[W. Baker]

pppp <pp...@ppp.net> wrote:
: rfd...@optonline.net wrote in
: news:el5i55due7l5hvl39...@4ax.com:

: > I bought some sugar free Kool Aid to flavor the water I've been

: I just read a summary of an research article on rats which concluded
: that saccarin (sp?) added to intake of rats caused them to be more
: hungry and eat more, something to do with alerting the body to a sugar
: rise when none if forthcoming.

: As a result of that study and from my own experience with kool aide non
: sugar, I have stopped consuming any artificial sweeteners and also
: because they Do seem to make me more hungry and eat more. Also there are
: numerous posts on the net of negative side effects from these chemicals,
: including activation of dormant herpes simplex virus and subsequent skin
: outbreaks.

: Bottom line is you will get no calories, but there may be other negative
: effects.

I have b een drinking sugar-free baverages for donkey's years and have no
apparaant side effects. They do not seem to make me hungrier. I find
them useful when thirsty and when i want a snack between meals. Unless I
am out at a fast food place when stopping on the highway, I generally
don't take them with meals, but prefer water. Just my choice.

Anything to excess can be a problem, but as Alan sys"Moderation in
everything except laughter."

Wendy

[terryc]

On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:48:28 -0400, rfdjr1 wrote:

> I bought some sugar free Kool Aid to flavor the water I've been
> drinking.

Must be my sense of humour, but does it matter if the kool aid contains
sugar?

All I can think of it Jim Jones and followers***.

*** A cult that in the 70's(?) committed mass suicide by drinking
poisoned kool aid.
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