30 March 2010
I’ve been slowly getting on the Fuze bandwagon over the past few weeks.
Here are a few thoughts I have about bottled drinks/juices:
- Under no circumstances do I think that a drink can help you lose weight or boost your metabolism enough to do so, although I’m no expert. (Nutritionista, want to help me out on this one?)
- Under no circumstances will I drink the sugar and calorie traps known as Vitamin Water, although I love the taste of them.
Like a lot of people, I consume probably half my daily calories in liquids. I do drink a lot of water, but I also enjoy a good skim/soy latte—or two. I don’t drink soda (point!), but I do love energy drinks (minus point).
The things I appreciate about Fuze is that they are cheap (less than $2), taste great and have about 20 calories per bottle. Also: no high fructose corn syrup/Aspartame (that I can tell) and some added vitamins, too.
Although I’m not a full convert to bottle juice like this (I’d rather just have water), it’s a good alternative. And, now, at least I’m sucking down some Vitamin C alongside my latte.
As long as you’re drinking it for the taste (and because it replaces higher calorie drinks like Vitamin Water!), not because you’re hoping it will “slenderize” you, I think you’re okay! Just know that Fuze is sweetened with Splenda, which has its own problems.
Also, I found that completely cutting out low-calorie sweet drinks (like diet soda or tea with artificial sweetener) helped me stop craving them altogether. Remember my credo: sugar leads to sugar cravings, which leads to more sugar, which leads to more cravings, etc. That applies with sweet-TASTING things, too. And possibly even moreso*! Obviously, cutting out sweet drinks is not a solution for everyone, but I like to put it out there.
*From the article: “The taste buds taste sweet, but there’s no calorie load that comes with it. There’s a mismatch here. It seems it changes your brain chemistry in some way,” Savard said. “Anything you put in your mouth, your body has a strong reaction to it. It’s much more than counting calories. It seems normally with sweet foods that we rev up our metabolism.”
