FINDING A TASTY ZERO CALORIE BEVERAGE!

I adore water, and have been drinking mostly that since I was a kid- my problem is that sometimes I do crave a flavored beverage and finding one is hard- bubbles taste super weird to me since I'm not used to them. What I do currently is take one of my 52 oz big gulp containers and put in about 8 oz of fruit juice or diet pop. Just enough to flavor it lightly. I prefer tart or semi sweet flavors and right now I love FUZE red tea, 8oz is about 50 cals.

Lately, I've been hooked on Diet Snapple. Snapple is the bizness as it is, but the diet only has about 5 - 15 calories per bottle and it doesn't taste watered down or anything.

If you don't mind the chemicals of artificial sweeteners and just don't happen to like the taste or aftertaste, try wyler's or another brand of lite lemonade. I can't taste any difference between it and regular lemonade. I've given it to guests who could not tell it was a diet drink. Also, it's very cheap.

Regular coffee, chilled and iced, is another good option though it's better blended up with a little milk or whey protein powder and ice.

I can't give you zero if you're trying to avoid fake sugars, but Stevia is all natural, NOT made in a lab. It comes directly from a plant. I don't really like the aftertaste of it, myself, but if you have a Target near you, they have a line of products called "Simply Balanced" and within that line, there's a Vitamin Water type drink called "Essence" that has 3 or 4 flavors. The only sweetener in them is fruit juice, stevia, and bit of sugar. You get 20 ounces for 20 calories, which is not too shabby in my book.

I avoid aspartame because it specifically causes dizziness and low back pain when I have more than a small amount (like, in one yogurt, I'm OK but if I have a soda and a refill, the pain comes). So the people who think it's all a lie just haven't had their own negative experiences with it. I was a Diet Pepsi fiend for years and had no idea what damage it was doing to me. I'm glad that now I'm mostly over it.

Green tea with orange slices or flavored club soda with just a little bit of juice.

Water. When I'm feeling especially risque I'll throw in a few ice cubes.

Don't understand the hoopla against all artificial sweeteners.

last time I looked stevia is nautural. Thant being said I Like Sobe yumberry pomegranite

I was also told about the beverages Bai, Hint, and Runa teas....anyone ever tried or use these?!

I like hint, I am too cheap to buy it. But the biggest issue is, if it has been in the bottle too long it tastes plasticy. And it absolutely must be ice cold to be tasty. You can also try metro mint. It doesn't have the plastic problem like hint does.

Personally I just drink lots of tea herbal tea with stevia is an awesome dessert.

I, too, do not care for artificial sweeteners....maybe they aren't harmful, but I cannot tolerate the TASTE of them.............have tried 'em all, and they all leave an icky aftertaste that I can't stand.

My daughter bought me a Sodastream for Christmas, and I have to say I love that danged thing! I like plain sparkling water, but on occasion I'll mix with a little bit of sweet tea or juice.....the calories are so minimal, the bubbles are there (which I like), and it helps me drink more water :drinker:

Win, win, imho.

I LOVE my sodastream! I do so many delicious things - some have sugar, or a little honey or agave nectar, but some don't. It's so great to have the bubbles for whatever I want, because I love my carbonated drinks. Carbonated water, a little lemon is good, or make really, really strong mint tea, add a little lemon, and that is super tasty too. Most fruit-flavoured teas are great cool also, with or without a little lemon.