momto4kiddos
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Post by momto4kiddos on Jul 16, 2014 17:53:57 GMT
The soda addicts thread has me thinking about flavored water. I cut back on my diet soda last year and started drinking more water. I like flavored water, but some have horrible aftertastes. I also tried again to like carbonated water but just can't get into it.
So my favorite water is Hint water, but it's a bit on the expensive side. It's actually just plain expensive. But it's good. Wondering if anyone else has suggestions for water with no aftertaste.
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peppermintpatty
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Post by peppermintpatty on Jul 16, 2014 17:55:45 GMT
I like the infused water that Wegmans sells. My friend hates it because she says it doesn't have any flavor. That is what infused water is. Has the essence of the flavor but none of the sugar.
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Post by sisterbdsq on Jul 16, 2014 17:56:10 GMT
Yeah! Actual water with fruit in it! It's pretty inexpensive and TOTALLY customizable!!!  |
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Post by honeyb on Jul 16, 2014 18:10:23 GMT
We drink Talking Rain Ice products. Love their crisp apple (tastes like apple cider), peach nectarine, and strawberry watermelon. Also love all their lemonade flavors (classic, strawberry, and raspberry). Around here you can get the classic lemonade flavors as an 18 pack at Costco, but I order the rest from Amazon as 12 packs.
Whatever you do, do not be fooled by Costco's Kirkland Brand Ice knock-off. They have strawberry kiwi, orange mango, and black raspberry. Totally gagworthy. The Ice flavors of each of these are fine, but steer clear of Kirkland brand.
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 16, 2014 18:13:04 GMT
The aftertaste is probably from the water that has sucralose in it. Before my sodastream I used to drink arrowhead with lime. Look for sparkling water that is just water with the fruit, otherwise it is not any better than soda.
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Post by purplebee on Jul 16, 2014 18:23:49 GMT
Tried a case of LaCroix sparkling water, grapefruit flavor, from Walmart.
$3.98 for a case of 15 12-oz. cans which is cheap. Comes in a variety of fruit flavors, lemon, lime, orange, mango? etc. Pretty good, lots of sparkle, zero calories. Basically fruit flavored seltzer. Ingredients listed are carbonated water, natural flavor. Not a strong fruit flavor, but you can def taste it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 18:27:02 GMT
Yeah! Actual water with fruit in it! It's pretty inexpensive and TOTALLY customizable!!! That's how I'm drinking more water. I have a big tupperware filled with cut up oranges, limes and lemons and I add them to my water. I enjoy the light citrus taste and find I drink a lot more water this way. |
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Post by savedbygrace on Jul 16, 2014 18:29:13 GMT
I love Sobe Fuji Apple Pear flavored water.
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Post by sisterbdsq on Jul 16, 2014 18:33:34 GMT
Tried a case of LaCroix sparkling water, grapefruit flavor, from Walmart. $3.98 for a case of 15 12-oz. cans which is cheap. Comes in a variety of fruit flavors, lemon, lime, orange, mango? etc. Pretty good, lots of sparkle, zero calories. Basically fruit flavored seltzer. Ingredients listed are carbonated water, natural flavor. Not a strong fruit flavor, but you can def taste it. No mango, BUT the peach-pear is my fave, followed by grapefruit. Don't try the coconut, it's vile. (and I love coconut)
That's how I'm drinking more water. I have a big tupperware filled with cut up oranges, limes and lemons and I add them to my water. I enjoy the light citrus taste and find I drink a lot more water this way.
I do that too. Any fruit, any time.  |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 18:34:56 GMT
Yeah! Actual water with fruit in it! It's pretty inexpensive and TOTALLY customizable!!! I got a fruit infusion pitcher from Target similar to this one so I could make my own flavored water. Lemon, cucumber and mint is my most often used combo, but lately I've been stuck on strawberries and basil. Really refreshing! |
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Post by tracyarts on Jul 16, 2014 18:54:12 GMT
I like fizzy water a lot. Usually, I buy the LaCroix brand because the supermarket we always shop at always has several flavors to pick from. I've tried the Dasani brand unsweetened flavored sparkling water and didn't like it as much as the LaCroix. I've also tried the Hansen's brand version of it and really liked the flavor I had (berry) but none of the nearby stores carry it.
Every once in a while I find bottles of unsweetened flavored non-carbonated water. Just flavor infused water. Whole Foods and other natural stores are the only places I have ever found them though. I know I can just infuse my own water, but I haven't done that yet. No legitimate reason why. Maybe today I'll slice up a few strawberries and put them in a jar of water with a basil leaf and see what happens after it sits in the fridge for a while?
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valincal
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Post by valincal on Jul 16, 2014 18:56:19 GMT
I'm drinking a ton of lemon, lime and grapefruit Perrier. No artificial flavouring. Very good.
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Post by PinkPrincess77 on Jul 16, 2014 19:01:24 GMT
The soda addicts thread has me thinking about flavored water. I cut back on my diet soda last year and started drinking more water. I like flavored water, but some have horrible aftertastes. I also tried again to like carbonated water but just can't get into it. So my favorite water is Hint water, but it's a bit on the expensive side. It's actually just plain expensive. But it's good. Wondering if anyone else has suggestions for water with no aftertaste. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 16, 2014 19:15:00 GMT
Costco has a set similar to the target picture posted for fruit infused water. One pitcher is for fruit infusing, one is for making cold brewed coffee or iced tea. It was 25 for both. I have been using lime infused water with my soda stream, if I wasn't allergic to berries I would be drinking raspberry water by the gallon!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 19:37:01 GMT
Yeah! Actual water with fruit in it! It's pretty inexpensive and TOTALLY customizable!!! I got a fruit infusion pitcher from Target similar to this one so I could make my own flavored water. Lemon, cucumber and mint is my most often used combo, but lately I've been stuck on strawberries and basil. Really refreshing! That is cool! How long does the fruit last in the pitcher? I may have to get me one of these. |
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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 16, 2014 19:41:49 GMT
Tried a case of LaCroix sparkling water, grapefruit flavor, from Walmart. $3.98 for a case of 15 12-oz. cans which is cheap. Comes in a variety of fruit flavors, lemon, lime, orange, mango? etc. Pretty good, lots of sparkle, zero calories. Basically fruit flavored seltzer. Ingredients listed are carbonated water, natural flavor. Not a strong fruit flavor, but you can def taste it. My favorite!! I love the lime one. No sugar, only bubbly water and a bit of lime flavor. Perfect! |
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Post by Anne-Marie on Jul 16, 2014 19:44:08 GMT
Whatever you do, do not be fooled by Costco's Kirkland Brand Ice knock-off. They have strawberry kiwi, orange mango, and black raspberry. Totally gagworthy. The Ice flavors of each of these are fine, but steer clear of Kirkland brand. Ugh. I accidentally picked up Kirkland's knock-off of the Ice drinks on my last Costo run a couple of weeks ago. Realized it when I was putting them away at home. Haven't started drinking them yet as I wasn't quite out of the REAL Ice drinks. This is not good news. |
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Post by gloryjoy on Jul 16, 2014 19:44:43 GMT
In Canada we have a brand called Nestle's. I like their lime sparkling water. I prefer it over Perrier.
I have thought about buying a Sodastream just to make sparkling water. Anyone know if you can you make it with fresh lemons or limes? You don't have to use their flavours do you?
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Post by janeliz on Jul 16, 2014 19:46:33 GMT
I love LaCroix. Trader Joe's also has delicious bottled sparkling water.
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Post by honeyb on Jul 16, 2014 20:11:25 GMT
Whatever you do, do not be fooled by Costco's Kirkland Brand Ice knock-off. They have strawberry kiwi, orange mango, and black raspberry. Totally gagworthy. The Ice flavors of each of these are fine, but steer clear of Kirkland brand. Ugh. I accidentally picked up Kirkland's knock-off of the Ice drinks on my last Costo run a couple of weeks ago. Realized it when I was putting them away at home. Haven't started drinking them yet as I wasn't quite out of the REAL Ice drinks. This is not good news. My advice is to take it back before you start drinking them. The Kiwi Strawberry isn't even drinkable. I tried one and poured it out. Then I brought the rest to a girl scout meeting to get rid of them. At the end of the meeting I poured them out. Not one girl had more than a sip or so. The black raspberry one is bad, but I did finish one. The orange mango was OK, but not as good as the ICE one. My Costco is now selling the lemonade assortments and they are all really good. They are also selling peach nectarine, cherry limeade, and strawberry watermelon together. I LOVE the peach and strawberry and the cherry was OK. |
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Post by winogirl on Jul 16, 2014 20:25:38 GMT
I went through a lot of them, but my favorite is Super Chill zero calorie Tangerine Lime sparkling water. I think it may be a Shop n Save product; I haven't seen it anywhere else
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Post by jeremysgirl on Jul 16, 2014 20:28:01 GMT
I love the Ice waters. I know they are artificially flavored and all but they really seem to hit the spot when I've got a sweet craving.
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Post by MizIndependent on Jul 16, 2014 20:41:16 GMT
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Post by Anne-Marie on Jul 16, 2014 20:58:19 GMT
Ugh. I accidentally picked up Kirkland's knock-off of the Ice drinks on my last Costo run a couple of weeks ago. Realized it when I was putting them away at home. Haven't started drinking them yet as I wasn't quite out of the REAL Ice drinks. This is not good news. My advice is to take it back before you start drinking them. The Kiwi Strawberry isn't even drinkable. I tried one and poured it out. Then I brought the rest to a girl scout meeting to get rid of them. At the end of the meeting I poured them out. Not one girl had more than a sip or so. The black raspberry one is bad, but I did finish one. The orange mango was OK, but not as good as the ICE one. My Costco is now selling the lemonade assortments and they are all really good. They are also selling peach nectarine, cherry limeade, and strawberry watermelon together. I LOVE the peach and strawberry and the cherry was OK. I absolutely would if I hadn't already busted open the package and put them in the fridge. Will definitely try the lemonade assortments - those sound GOOD! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 16, 2014 21:33:17 GMT
I got a fruit infusion pitcher from Target similar to this one so I could make my own flavored water. Lemon, cucumber and mint is my most often used combo, but lately I've been stuck on strawberries and basil. Really refreshing! That is cool! How long does the fruit last in the pitcher? I may have to get me one of these. I usually cut up the fruit and herbs the night before, then let the water sit in the fridge overnight. I drink it all day and refill if needed. Then I usually start over again at night. After 24 hours or so, I find the lemon starts tasting bitter. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 16, 2014 21:57:42 GMT
In Canada we have a brand called Nestle's. I like their lime sparkling water. I prefer it over Perrier. I have thought about buying a Sodastream just to make sparkling water. Anyone know if you can you make it with fresh lemons or limes? You don't have to use their flavours do you? Our soda stream never makes anything but water which we flavor with fresh limes. I think arrowhead is owned by Nestle, which is who makes the sparkling water target carries. |
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