I would love to try the crystal light but nutrea sweet is a trip to the er
for me, it smells so good when they are sampling it at Sam's or costco, Lee
"KROM" > wrote in message
...
> 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
> ...
>> 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.
>>>
>>> --
>>> /home/BubbaT/sig.txt
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