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Ruamgirl · Post by **Ruamgirl** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 5:44 pm

Does Vitamin Water count as a sweet? Just wondering.

Blithe Morning · Post by **Blithe Morning** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 6:11 pm

I don't know. I've never had it. Does it taste sweet? Does it have added sugars?

I don't count flavored water as a sweet.

automatedeating · Post by **automatedeating** » Wed Mar 05, 2014 11:37 pm

They have some type of that at Costco that doesn't have any calories. I suspect it has artificial sweetener in it, so I'd consider it like Diet soda. But there are probably other types of vitamin water out there besides what I've seen at Costco.

Tessytwinkle · Post by **Tessytwinkle** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 7:20 am

Hi Ruamgirl.
I was just reading a link from another post and then following it further - as you do

I found this

A bottle of Vitamin Water â€“ considered a healthy beverage â€“ has 27 grams of sugar â€“ itâ€™s a jolt to anyoneâ€™s brain chemistry and blood sugar

It came from this page which has some other sugar info. http://lifespa.com/healthy-blood-sugar- ... 3193359375
Hope it helps.
Tessy

oolala53 · Post by **oolala53** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 1:52 pm

It's the equivalent of nearly 8 teaspoons of sugar.

Ruamgirl · Post by **Ruamgirl** » Thu Mar 06, 2014 6:37 pm

Yeah, I figured as much. Even though it has water in its name, it's just too sugary. Oh, well. Another thing is, I generally try to avoid sugar free gum/mints because artificial sweeteners trigger migraines for me, so I would just get regular mints, but would those be considered a sweet since they have sugar? Sorry if I'm over-analyzing this!

eschano · Post by **eschano** » Fri Mar 07, 2014 9:17 am

Well, it's not No Sugar, it's No Sweets. A chewing gum isn't the end of the world. I wouldn't count breathmints either.

That said, in my experience it's a lot easier to form a habit if you refrain from most things that taste sugary/sweet. I used to drink diet coke regularly after lunch (techniqually not an S) and I can now see a clear correlation for the days I drank it with the days I struggled or failed. So do think about what you really need that tastes sweet.