I was thinking today about all the diet beverages available. There are so many that at times I don’t know which one to buy.

Then I started thinking about what is safe and which one has the best health benefits?

Then I remembered reading somewhere that if you can’t read or should I say understand the content in labels then walk away.

Well I put that theory to the test today when I was shopping for something new to drink.

First I checked out the ingredients of diet Coke. Here is what I found.

Diet Coke™

Nutritional Information

Amount (% RDA Ingredients)
Calories 0
Fat 0g (0%)
Sodium 40mg (2%)
Carbohydrates 0g (0%)
Sugar 0g
Protein 0g (0%)

Diet Coke™ – Ingredients

Carbonated Water
High Fructose Corn Syrup
Caramel Color
Phosphoric Acid
Natural Flavors
Caffeine
Aspartame (NutraSweet)
Potassium Benzoate
Citric acid

Wow that kind of felt like I was about to turn into Mr. Science experiment instead of Mr. Meltdown.

I was a little disappointed to find that this diet product had zero calories and equal health benefits to match!

Then I decided to try some diet juice research and looked at the ingredients of  Hawaiian Punch Light. Here is what I found this about this drink.

• Total Fat 0g 0%
• Saturated Fat 0g 0%
• Monounsaturated Fat 0g
• Polyunsaturated Fat 0g
• Trans Fat 0g
• Cholesterol 0mg 0%
• Sodium 120mg 5%
• Potassium 0mg 0%
• Total Carbohydrate 2g 1%
• Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
• Sugars 2g
• Protein 0g
  

This research went on for about an hour looking at diet beverages until my eyes hurt. Then I started thinking about what is a better solution to my thirsty problem.

What would be considered safe yet satisfying and would not be toxic to my body. Then it hit me and that was when my research was complete.

I decided to go home and take advantage of my natural resources without fear of ingestion of what I would consider liquid waste.

I decided to use Reverse Osmosis to my advantage and poor me a glass of H2o out of my water purifier pitcher that I conveniently keep in the refrigerator.

I have to use common sense in this situation.  Sometimes you have to just keep it old school and use what you got to get what you want. Weight loss that is!! So I am sticking to my H2o and have to just say thank God for fat free water!

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