Crystal Light

Hi,

Jaime said:

I was making up a jug of it last night and noticed that the
nutritional info on the back said for a 250 mg serving (1 cup)
the carbohydrate count was 1 gram per serving.

Just a heads up for anyone who is drinking it regularly and on
Induction.
I never noticed this myself until last night.

A 6 cup jug of it, if you drink it in a day, will add up to 6 carbs.
Almost half the carbohydrates allowed daily on Induction.

That's a good reminder for those who aren't aware of it.
Doesn't one of the little tubs make 2 US quarts (8 cups) though?

Take care,
Carmen

On Wed, 5 Jan 2005 17:30:03 GMT, "Carmen" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

That's a good reminder for those who aren't aware of it.

*I* wasn't even aware of it and I have been drinking it off and on for
a couple of years now. Last night was the first time I ever looked
at the nutritional info once I had mixed it up. I had assumed it was
carb-free.

Quoted message said:

Doesn't one of the little tubs make 2 US quarts (8 cups) though?

Little tubs? The instructions call for 6 cups of water (per pouch) and
the front of the box says it makes 3 litres which I am assuming is for
*both* packets if you make them both up at the same time and that
would be 12 cups of water which *is* 3 litres.

Little tubs?

Hi,

Jaime said:

Quoted message said:

Doesn't one of the little tubs make 2 US quarts (8 cups) though?

Little tubs? The instructions call for 6 cups of water (per pouch)
and the front of the box says it makes 3 litres which I am assuming
is
for *both* packets if you make them both up at the same time and
that
would be 12 cups of water which *is* 3 litres.

Little tubs?

This is what I mean - I've seen little tube type packets, but this is
the way it's been packaged primarily in the States:
http://www.picsplace.to/5/0232/DSCF0155.JPG

The tubs are plastic, and they have a foil cover. Odd, same product
different packaging. :-)

Take care,
Carmen

"Jaime" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I was making up a jug of it last night and noticed that the
nutritional info on the back said for a 250 mg serving (1 cup)
the carbohydrate count was 1 gram per serving.

Just a heads up for anyone who is drinking it regularly and on
Induction.
I never noticed this myself until last night.

A 6 cup jug of it, if you drink it in a day, will add up to 6 carbs.
Almost half the carbohydrates allowed daily on Induction.

Depends on what flavor you have. I drink the sugar-free Rasberry Ice and it
has 0 carbs and 5 calories per serving. It does contain aspertame.

The directions say to mix one tub to 2 quarts (8 cups) of water.

Mathilda

"Mathilda Jane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

"Jaime" <[email hidden]> wrote in message

Quoted message said:

I was making up a jug of it last night and noticed that the
nutritional info on the back said for a 250 mg serving (1 cup)
the carbohydrate count was 1 gram per serving.

Just a heads up for anyone who is drinking it regularly and on
Induction.
I never noticed this myself until last night.

A 6 cup jug of it, if you drink it in a day, will add up to 6 carbs.
Almost half the carbohydrates allowed daily on Induction.

Depends on what flavor you have. I drink the sugar-free Rasberry Ice and

it

Quoted message said:

has 0 carbs and 5 calories per serving. It does contain aspertame.

The directions say to mix one tub to 2 quarts (8 cups) of water.

Mathilda

I think I Replied to sender by accident so sorry if I did

the post was:
Ok so where does the 5 calories come from? is there fat or protein in it?

Angie

Mathilda Jane said:

Depends on what flavor you have.

I will be sure to check them the next time I am at the grocery store.

Quoted message said:

The directions say to mix one tub to 2 quarts (8 cups) of water.

Mathilda

Mathilda Jane said:

The directions say to mix one tub to 2 quarts (8 cups) of water.

Is that just for the Raspberry Ice or do all flavours sold in the
States call for 8 cups of water. My Canadian instructions said 6 cups
for the Lemon-Lime flavour.

I was wondering the same thing. All the Canadian flavours call for 6 cups
(1.5 litres) of water per pouch. I always found that to be too strong and
used 8 cups (2 litres), though.
I stopped using Crystal Light completely during my weight-loss phase of LC
and only recently tried the Raspberry Iced Tea again. After 10 months of
using only sucralose-sweetened drinks, I found it to be syrupy-tasting,
even using 8 cups water, not like I remembered it at all. :-)

Jaime said:

Is that just for the Raspberry Ice or do all flavours sold in the
States call for 8 cups of water. My Canadian instructions said 6 cups
for the Lemon-Lime flavour.

-----
Bev

Bev-Ann said:

I was wondering the same thing. All the Canadian flavours call for 6 cups
(1.5 litres) of water per pouch. I always found that to be too strong and
used 8 cups (2 litres), though.

I've been using 12 cups of water per envelope just so I could get
extra water in and have my water slightly flavoured with *something*
after getting sick of lemon juice because plain water was getting *too
boring* for me and I was not drinking what I should have been
drinking.

I have also noticed that if I do not water it down a lot I can *feel*
the artificial sweeteners in my body.

Hi,

Jaime said:

Quoted message said:

The directions say to mix one tub to 2 quarts (8 cups) of water.

Is that just for the Raspberry Ice or do all flavours sold in the
States call for 8 cups of water. My Canadian instructions said 6
cups for the Lemon-Lime flavour.

In the States it's sold to make 2 US quarts per tub. How much does
each of your pouches weigh? Our version (looking on the Raspberry Ice
cannister I took that pic of yesterday) is listed as 24.6 grams net
weight for all 4 tubs, so that'd be 6.16 grams to make 2 US quarts,
which is equal to 1.9 (1.892 rounded off) liters. If the formulation
is roughly equal each pouch at 6 cups per container should come it at
about 4.6 grams per pouch. I'd be interested to know what they really
are when you get a chance to look.

Take care,
Carmen

Ours is 2 pouches/box and a box is 14.8g so one pouch is 7.4g. Each pouch
is supposed to make 1.5 litres which is roughly 1.5 US quarts. As I said
in an earlier post, I find that much too strong and use 2 litres of water.

Carmen said:

In the States it's sold to make 2 US quarts per tub. How much does
each of your pouches weigh? Our version (looking on the Raspberry Ice
cannister I took that pic of yesterday) is listed as 24.6 grams net
weight for all 4 tubs, so that'd be 6.16 grams to make 2 US quarts,
which is equal to 1.9 (1.892 rounded off) liters. If the formulation
is roughly equal each pouch at 6 cups per container should come it at
about 4.6 grams per pouch. I'd be interested to know what they really
are when you get a chance to look.

-----
Bev

Hmmm, just checked the other Crystal Light flavours I have. What I listed
below is for the Raspberry Iced Tea. The other flavours I have aren't the
same weight. Some are more, some are less, but they all say they make 1.5
litres/pouch.

Bev-Ann said:

Ours is 2 pouches/box and a box is 14.8g so one pouch is 7.4g. Each pouch
is supposed to make 1.5 litres which is roughly 1.5 US quarts. As I said
in an earlier post, I find that much too strong and use 2 litres of water.

-----
Bev

On 6-Jan-2005, Bev-Ann <[email hidden]> wrote:
Hi,

Quoted message said:

Hmmm, just checked the other Crystal Light flavours I have. What I
listed
below is for the Raspberry Iced Tea. The other flavours I have
aren't the
same weight. Some are more, some are less, but they all say they
make 1.5
litres/pouch.

Bev-Ann said:

Ours is 2 pouches/box and a box is 14.8g so one pouch is 7.4g.
Each pouch
is supposed to make 1.5 litres which is roughly 1.5 US quarts. As
I said
in an earlier post, I find that much too strong and use 2 litres of
water.

Thank you for checking Bev-Ann. It's another one of those product
differences between Canada and the US to file away as trivia - like
the Mountain Dew difference. (Canada's MD is caffeine free, our
regular is known for its robust amount - we also have a caffeine free
variety available)

Take care,
Carmen

"Mathilda Jane" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Depends on what flavor you have. I drink the sugar-free Rasberry Ice and
it has 0 carbs and 5 calories per serving. It does contain aspertame.

The directions say to mix one tub to 2 quarts (8 cups) of water.

Mathilda

I have the same kind and it says 1g of carbs per 250ml serving, hmmm that's
odd. I just checked both the single serving pouches and the regular mix.

On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 19:59:55 GMT, "Carmen" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

In the States it's sold to make 2 US quarts per tub. How much does
each of your pouches weigh? Our version (looking on the Raspberry Ice
cannister I took that pic of yesterday) is listed as 24.6 grams net
weight for all 4 tubs, so that'd be 6.16 grams to make 2 US quarts,
which is equal to 1.9 (1.892 rounded off) liters. If the formulation
is roughly equal each pouch at 6 cups per container should come it at
about 4.6 grams per pouch. I'd be interested to know what they really
are when you get a chance to look.

After checking the posts here tonight I see you got your answer from
another poster.

Hi,

Jaime said:

After checking the posts here tonight I see you got your answer from
another poster.

Yes, Bev-Ann beat you to it. Thank you anyway.

Take care,
Carmen

Hi,

Jaime said:

After checking the posts here tonight I see you got your answer from
another poster.

Yes, Bev-Ann beat you to it. Thank you anyway.

Take care,
Carmen

Hi,

Jaime said:

After checking the posts here tonight I see you got your answer from
another poster.

Yes, Bev-Ann beat you to it. Thank you anyway.

Take care,
Carmen

On Fri, 7 Jan 2005 16:16:02 GMT, "Carmen" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Yes, Bev-Ann beat you to it. Thank you anyway.

No problem. I wasn't feeling well enough for a trip to the store
anytime soon.