Crystal Light

They brought back their PURE brand. So it doesn't have the aspartame in it. I bought a couple boxes of those the other week. But I have only used two packets.


To me it is more of a thing, when I crave something other than water. I prefer just water most of the time now, but I like having an option instead of grabbing a soda.

It should be fine only 10 calories and its mostly water. Although I still drink water separately from crystal light just to make sure I am getting all my 8 cups of H2o plus whatever else from crystal light.

i drink at least an entire half gallon at work, sometimes a gallon on hot days. its better then drinking the equivalent in soda, sometimes i'll drink half gallon of crystal light, second half of water, but i get tired of drinking plain water. crystal light and the off brands are 40 calories/half gallon i'll take it.

After drinking CL for about a week I had really bad acid reflux. I was in my early 20s and never even heard of acid reflux. You may get the same side effect, maybe not.

YES CRISTAL LIGHT IS VERY VERY BAD FOR YOU!!!

I know it flavours your water so you end up drinking more water which is very important in the weight loss journey. But aspertame is terrible terrible terrible. It actaully crosses the blood brain barrier and can cause MS like symptoms if you drink ALOT of it like it did a few years ago. I drank close to 4 litles of water a day becasue I lived in hot weather, and I started getting numbnes in my legs!! scred the *kitten* out of me. I stopped drinking the crytal light and the symptoms resvered thank good ness.

Asperthame is an artificial sweetner that tricks the body in wanting more sweet foods and then you are always going to want more.

now I drink water mixed in a with a bit of cocnut water, or lemons or mint, or even a bit of cranberry juice that has only 10 calories per cup!!! I mix a bit of that jut enough to flavour my water and <I can have that a few times a day.

Stay away from anything aspertame...even diet soft drinks...through the shipping process the bottles get SSSOOO hot the chemical make up of aspertame changes into cancer causing agents such as phemaldehyde!! UUgghh

Hope this information helps you decide about crital light.

I also sometimes for a treat drink ZEVIA, a stevia sweetend soft drink with no added colourings.

Alt to drinking addicting chemical laced sodas. Soda Stream. I personally don't add anything to the water except the CO2. It has a sweet taste (not sugar sweet but just sweeter than plain water). I can't every drink 8/8 glasses of water without feeling like my stomach is gurgling. But I can guzzle down carbonated water all day. My soda addiction was because I loved the fizz. Now I can have the fizz without the chemicals. Also for flavor I do add Crystal Light or MIO.

The Peach Tea flavor has been my savior. It all started about a year and a half ago when I was at a sandwich shop and really wanted something to drink that was sweet but low in calories, picked up a peach Diet Snapple and everything changed. Dropped soda completely and switched entirely to it and fruit juices. Crystal light tastes almost identical, if not better, and is much cheaper. I literally keep a picture as it's my main drink of choice.

Only things I drink now:
Crystal light.
V8 Fusion or V8 Splash diet.
0 Calorie *random* flavored carbonated water (mix this with some strong fruit juice and it makes an awesome low-cal soda substitute.)
Chocolate milk I make with almond milk, sugar-free syrup, and stevia. Or just plain old Ovaltine if I'm not minding the extra cals.
Ice water with lemon.
Occasional low-carb Monster or Sugar-free Rockstar.
Thai Tea I make myself with stevia and almond milk.

The higher cal ones are in moderation/maybe once a day.

I love how so many people give advice like they are doctors on here. it's one thing to give an opinion, but dont state it like its a fact.