tea with splenda

bedwellchris
bedwellchris Posts: 57 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I drink a lot of ice and hot tea with splenda. I decided that maybe I should start logging my liquids. When I looked up tea with splenda, some people had put in 38 calories for different amount. Others had 0 calories. I have just started back with MFP and don't want to mess up my weight loss by consuming something that might keep me from losing weight. Any thoughts?

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  • Zodikosis
    Zodikosis Posts: 149 Member
    38 calories seems like a lot unless you're having one of those mega-giant buckets of unsweetened iced tea, or are using a Splenda-sugar mix. I would say it probably isn't more than 10 calories total for a 16 oz serving.
  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    bedwellchris wrote: »
    I drink a lot of ice and hot tea with splenda. I decided that maybe I should start logging my liquids. When I looked up tea with splenda, some people had put in 38 calories for different amount. Others had 0 calories. I have just started back with MFP and don't want to mess up my weight loss by consuming something that might keep me from losing weight. Any thoughts?
    There are a lot of erroneous entries in the MFP database.

    Tea is a zero calorie beverage and Splenda is zero (or near zero) calories. Labeling rules in the U.S. allow manufacturers to call it zero calories if it's less than 5 calories per serving, so it could actually be anywhere from 0-4 calories per serving.
  • katnadreau
    katnadreau Posts: 149 Member
    One packet of Splenda is 4 calories, so if you're using packets to sweeten individual cups you can add that
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    bedwellchris wrote: »
    I drink a lot of ice and hot tea with splenda. I decided that maybe I should start logging my liquids. When I looked up tea with splenda, some people had put in 38 calories for different amount. Others had 0 calories. I have just started back with MFP and don't want to mess up my weight loss by consuming something that might keep me from losing weight. Any thoughts?
    There are a lot of erroneous entries in the MFP database.

    Tea is a zero calorie beverage and Splenda is zero (or near zero) calories. Labeling rules in the U.S. allow manufacturers to call it zero calories if it's less than 5 calories per serving, so it could actually be anywhere from 0-4 calories per serving.

    true, but that depends on how many you're adding.

    i personally count the calories/carbs from splenda or other non-nutritive sweeteners using a bulking agent (like dextrose) as 3.5 calories per packet.
  • Kalex1975
    Kalex1975 Posts: 427 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    i personally count the calories/carbs from splenda or other non-nutritive sweeteners using a bulking agent (like dextrose) as 3.5 calories per packet.

    Yes, this ^^^

    Those bulking agents irked me so I switched to liquid sucralose as my sweetener.
  • DX2JX2
    DX2JX2 Posts: 1,921 Member
    rainbowbow wrote: »
    AnvilHead wrote: »
    bedwellchris wrote: »
    I drink a lot of ice and hot tea with splenda. I decided that maybe I should start logging my liquids. When I looked up tea with splenda, some people had put in 38 calories for different amount. Others had 0 calories. I have just started back with MFP and don't want to mess up my weight loss by consuming something that might keep me from losing weight. Any thoughts?
    There are a lot of erroneous entries in the MFP database.

    Tea is a zero calorie beverage and Splenda is zero (or near zero) calories. Labeling rules in the U.S. allow manufacturers to call it zero calories if it's less than 5 calories per serving, so it could actually be anywhere from 0-4 calories per serving.

    true, but that depends on how many you're adding.

    i personally count the calories/carbs from splenda or other non-nutritive sweeteners using a bulking agent (like dextrose) as 3.5 calories per packet.

    True that. I can't use more than one packet per 16 ounces of coffee. That stuff is wicked sweet!
  • bedwellchris
    bedwellchris Posts: 57 Member
    It is extremely sweet! My husband makes my teas for me since he is retired and I am still working. I can't complain because I appreciate his help. :wink:

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