Vitaminwater.

[moiread]

When I was originally looking at juice substitutes for dealing with my diabetes, I looked at Vitaminwater but ultimately passed it by because at that time (I think maybe they've changed the labels as a result of being sued; see below) their bottles didn't provide nutritional information on them anywhere.

Well, Kevin (harald387) tried some Vitaminwater for

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[unintendedmuse]

Yeah, I passed over Vitaminwater too. If I'm going to have anything that boasts added vitamins + minerals, I much prefer Fuze. The nutritional info varies differs slightly based on which drink you get, obviously. Their "Slenderize" line has the lowest sugar/calorie count, with 10 calories/ 1 mg sugar. But even their other lines tend to average something like 16 mg sugar/per bottle.

[moiread]

Yeah. I went with G2 because they're 60 calories/14g sugar per bottle (about 2-3 times less than juice or pop) and I actually like the grape flavour. I tried Crystal Light (sugar-free), but their flavours taste like watered down cough syrups to me. Where do you get Fuze? I will try some, since that sugar content is even less than G2!

[unintendedmuse]

I tend to get it while at Carleton, but I'm betting Superstore or Costco would have them. I'll keep an eye out and let you know!

[riddled]

NO WONDER I AM ADDICTED TO IT

[cosmiccat]

Hm. I really liked it when I had the flu - replacing lost fluids etc etc from the vomiting. Plus the orange flavour was very mild. Now I am less enthused. I may go back to sports drinks for that purpose.

[parasaurolophus]

I tried Vitaminwater once and didn't really like it much.

I knew that about milk, though. Lactose is a sugar, after all! There's a reason why milk isn't allowed on low-carb diets.

[burado]

Wow. Just wow. How do we allow them to sell that without putting the nutritional information on it?

Artificially sweetened drinks aren't doing anyone any favours, either. At least milk, high in sugar though it is, offers many, many nutrients--and I should point out that animals like us absorb nutrients best in combination, not in isolation (i.e. pills). That said, I wouldn't recommend milk to someone who was trying to lose weight. :P

[moiread]

It's supposed to be on there by law as of 2005 ('07 for small companies), but I've seen a lot of international/imported products without them, or simply with a "see our website at [address] for complete nutritional information" note. I haven't actually looked at the regulations in detail, but clearly there must be loopholes if products are out there being sold in Canada without it.