my local water used to be gross until I bought a good water filter..but I
got used to drinking flavored water to cover the taste.

I used to use all sorts of flavorings etc...no carb or calories.

lately I have been using crystal light drink mix mixed heavier then they
recommend and its delicious like real juice..my current favorite is
cranberry/strawberry mix.

I used to use lemon concentrate a lot with splenda to make lemonade..you
just got to play around

KROM


"Stormmee" > wrote in message
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> read this thread, am wondering why one couldn't buy bottles of flavoring
> and just put a few drops of say rasberry extract in the water then add
> splendia to taste, does anyone know is these extracts have sugar/carbs in
> them, I am thinking of those bottles that are the same size as a standard
> vanilla bottle or food dye bottle? Lee
> "BubbaT" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Sorry about crossposting to so many groups just trying to cast a wide net
>> to catch the info I want. So I'll try to be brief and get to the point.
>> ( I said I will *try*. )
>>
>> hate the local tap water. Even filter it tastes bad. Bottled water
>> ( Hinkley-Schmidt ) is too expensive. The solution I had was to not drink
>> water. I kept searching for sugar free coffee syrups every so often but
>> couldn't find any appropriate ones for a while. Now I find Cost Plus/
>> World Market carries Torani. The one problem the Cost Plus I went to was
>> hard to get to. I had to go to the UIC library with ehm my laptop and
>> scanner. After words I walked ( with cane and laptop ) to Taylor and
>> Canal, bought a couple bottles, then walked to the Blue line station.
>>
>> The main problem for me is two fold. The first is finding good syrups.
>> The second is finding a place with a good location. Let me deal with the
>> first.
>>
>> I hate Aspartame so I want Splenda ( and possibly Ace-K ) flavored
>> syrups. I think that this is the case for many of the large brand makers
>> nowadays. Calling some local coffee ships/grocery stores, they may stock
>> some flavors, but they are things I don't think taste well with water
>> ( maybe as accents in coffee/tea/cocoa/drinks, but not as the main
>> flavor ): french vanilla/caramel/hazelnut ( most don't stock raspberry
>> which surprises me ). So I'm looking for places that sell a wide range of
>> flavors watermelon/amaretto/cherry/pineapple/cookie-dough/lime.
>>
>> Now for location. I live near the Blue line but need a cane. I can only
>> take two bottles at once ( especially if they are glass bottles ). So I
>> don't want to spend more then $4.00 which means a transfer-free ride and
>> a short walk. Other then that places that are good are places that I
>> might pass by when I go out. These would be the Loop, Harlem-Irving Mall,
>> Golf Mill mall, Cicero/Irving-six corners.
>>
>> Aside from that are places my sister can get to. She drives and lives in
>> Desplaines near the Target with a target on top, and works in Northbrook
>> near the mall. Logistics here are a bit hard though.
>>
>> Well. it's shorter then I thought but not as short as I would like it to
>> be.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> PS: Maybe in the future I will buy over the net but not right now.
>>
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