Re: [at-l] flavored drinks

[Jan Ladd <JanLadd@ix.netcom.com>]

To avoid the use of Nutra-Sweet, I make Kool-aid with either Sweet and Low,
Sugar Twin or Stevia from the health food store. Stevia is an herb with the
equivalent sweetening power of the other sweeteners.

As with GMC, it encourages me to drink more.

Sunnie : )

Pat Villeneuve wrote:

> Datto mentioned flavored drink mixes. If you have a drink
> bladder/hose/bite valve combo for drinking on the run, use it for water
> only. I know hikers who have put flavored drinks in them, and they
> couldn't keep mice and insects away from the bite valves. Yuck! (Don't
> know if their mixes contained sugar or sweetener.)
>
> I use water in my "Hoser" and mix up a flavored drink in a liter bottle
> at lunch. The flavored stuff adds some variety and encourages me to
> drink.
>
> Give Me Chocolate
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