There has been a lot of discussion about the flavors you can add to your water for variation. For example: the generic brand of Crystal Light, actually marketed by Wal-Mart: Sugar Free Pink Lemonade individual packets. 5 calories, 0 fat, 0 sodium, potassium 50 mgs, and 0 carbs, 0 sugars, 0 proteins.
It only has taste value... nothing nutritional. It does contain aspartame. It is okay to drink this a few times a day with my daily 64 or more ounces of water?
On the one hand, these are chemicals that create the artificial flavors and colors in water. It appears that they are safe for you but there are a lot of food dyes that are not and working to avoid them is a good idea. The second issue is aspartame, which many folks feel is very harmful. The present evidence, however, seems to support this more and more.
The main issue is whether using artificial flavors and sweeteners is better than or as good for you as water. The answer is no, since there's not much better for you than water. Are they better than drinking sugared drinks? Probably not.
For example, there was a recent report indicating that those who drank artificially flavored sodas were just as likely to be obese as those drinking regular soda.
Your best bet is to drink water. Next in line would be coffee or tea - both known to be good for you (even a teaspoon of real sugar in your tea will only add 16 calories). Soda of any kind can be a major problem and contributes too many empty calories. It should be drunk only occasionally.
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