Pumping Up Your Water

by Lisa P | More from this Blogger

30 May 2008 10:01 AM

I came across two great products last week that I'd like to share with you.

The first is South Beach Living On The Go, Tide Me Over. This is a powder-in-a-packet product that is individually wrapped for your convenience. Each packet mixes easily with water. Rather than the smaller recommended size, I prefer to use a 32 ounce Gatorade bottle to mix up a single serving.

The flavor I tried is Natural Tropical Breeze. It is a mixture of tropical fruit flavors and a bit sweeter than I would prefer but when flavoring water, this is a great product!

Although it is sweetened with Aspartame and I'm not a big fan of Aspartame, the other ingredients make it bearable. There are 30 calories per serving but these are definitely not empty calories. There are 25 miligrams of sodium to help you rehydrate; 6 grams of carbohydrates, 5 of which are fiber; there are no sugars whatsoever in this product but there are also 3 grams of protein!

This product really will tide you over. Rather than empty calories, you get plenty of fiber and enough protein to satisfy any between meal hunger you may have. This is a great product!

The second product is Crystal Light Focus. This is another On The Go product that comes in individually packaged servings. (one packet is actually two servings.) The flavor I tried was Natural Citrus Splash, a combination of orange, lemon and lime flavors. I found it quite tasty.

This product is also sweetened with Aspartame but only has 5 calories per serving. The big attraction to this product is the 80 miligrams of caffeine per packet! Yes, somebody finally made caffeinated water that doesn't taste like coffee! Since I've been experiencing a bit of sleep deprivation lately, this was a welcome treat for me. After all, Mama can only drink so much coffee!

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Lisa used to be a freelance writer and Community Manager for Families.com, but she has finally made the jump to novelist.

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