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Posted 5/5/2015 10:21 PM (GMT 0)
My neighbor (who has Diabetes I) gave me a bottle of Vitamin Water Zero Focus Kiwi-Strawberry and I wonder if anyone has tried it. And if they have, what is their opinion?

Vitamin Water Zero Focus Kiwi-Strawberry Nutrition Facts


nutrition-data.org/vitamin-water-zero-focus-kiwi-strawberry-nutrition-facts/

www.walmart.com/ip/Glaceau-Vitamin-Water-Zero-Focus-Kiwi-Strawberry-Water-Beverage-20-fl-oz/42294658


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Posted 5/6/2015 1:00 AM (GMT 0)
Hi, I haven't had this but it looks good to me. I'm wondering if it's expensive.
Posted 5/6/2015 1:03 AM (GMT 0)
It sound like flavored water. No sugar and very little carbs.

Sounds safe, does it taste good?
Posted 5/6/2015 1:30 AM (GMT 0)
It taste like very 'light' strawberry. My neighbor said it cost about $2.50 a bottle.
Posted 5/6/2015 6:30 PM (GMT 0)
Correcting my previous post.
I went to Foodtown supermarket today and checked the price of that Vitamin Water Zero Focus Kiwi-Strawberry and saw that it was $1.60 a bottle; on sale for 5 for $5.00.
Posted 5/6/2015 7:59 PM (GMT 0)
If you can't drink plain water or get bored with it you could drink this instead.
Posted 5/6/2015 8:39 PM (GMT 0)
At $1.00 a bottle, I'd probably buy a few but it they were more expensive I wouldn't. Normally I put some lemon or lime juice in my water that I drink at home.
Posted 5/6/2015 10:51 PM (GMT 0)
If anyone does try it, I would appreciate your comments. It's not as 'strong' as some of the other drinks I've tried. It's nice and 'light taste.'
I notice they have a lot of versions, but I've noticed most of them have 3g of carbs. Haven't looked at them all though.
Posted 5/10/2015 11:12 PM (GMT 0)
Remember that something saying it has "0" carbs (or anything else) doesn't always mean "0", it just means the amount is smaller than the amount they are legally required to report. (That means, just 'cause 1 serving of something reports 0, you might still get 3 if you drink 5 servings, NOT 5 x 0!!)

Also, I read an article a couple of days ago that says no agency checks the measurements vendors put on products for accuracy, so they could all be straight-out lying to us! (IE, they are required to label it, but not legally required to label it accurately.)
Posted 5/11/2015 12:58 AM (GMT 0)
Right. Squeeze some lemon or lime juice directly from the fruit into a glass of cold water instead.
Posted 5/12/2015 2:56 PM (GMT 0)
I'm sure some labeling is not 100% accurate, but we have to have some "trust" in the label on a product, otherwise we would not know what to buy or what not to buy.
So if something said one serving was 1 carb, I wouldn't think it would have 13 carbs per serving.
And if something said 13 carbs (and it really I had 33 carbs), I wouldn't buy it because of the 13 carbs, but I would buy the one that said 1 carb (per serving).

But that is just my way of thinking at this time of my life. When I was younger I never read the labels at all, and I don't think my parents did either.
Posted 5/12/2015 3:23 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I agree. When a label says it has 'zero carbs' that means per a certain small amount of the product (a serving) but if you're taking two or more servings, it will have one or two carbs. I think the FDA considers all this negligible; however, for a diabetic and especially for someone not on meds, one or two carbs will affect blood sugar.

In any case, I also would buy a product with very low carbs but if it's higher, like over 10, I would think twice.
Posted 5/13/2015 11:27 AM (GMT 0)
I haven't tried this product, but have tried a number of the flavored water products. Most of them have too much sweetener in them, and are sickeningly sweet to me.
Posted 5/13/2015 12:46 PM (GMT 0)
Didn't mean to imply anything other than that, Prayerful & LanieG. Just sharing what I'd found & making the point.
Posted 5/13/2015 11:46 PM (GMT 0)
Judy2. Yes, I've tried a few also, but this one (Vitamin Water Zero Focus Kiwi-Strawberry) has a very light strawberry taste. Not "over-powering" at all.



BTW: I was told about Oikos Triple Free because it was supposed to be free of added sugar (which is confusing because it does have sugar). Thinking the "Triple Free" was a "good" thing.

But when I looked at the ingredients I saw that it had 7g sugar and 15g carb, from what I can see.
So I guess that is another reason to carefully read the ingredients before buying.

http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Manufacturers/Brogurt-alert!-Dannon-targets-men-with-Oikos-Triple-Zero-Greek-yogurt

www.caloriecount.com/calories-oikos-triple-zero-vanilla-greek-i449264
Posted 5/14/2015 12:03 PM (GMT 0)
Aha, the tricky labeling again. "No added sugar" means just that. It's not the same thing as "sugar free." Many food items (including all dairy and fruit) contain sugar naturally. The lactose, or milk sugar, in yogurt isn't "added", it's part of the milk ingredient. We have to read those labels carefully.
Posted 5/14/2015 7:06 PM (GMT 0)
Judy, I don't know if you saw the ingredients of the "Vitamin Water Zero Focus Kiwi-Strawberry," but it is also has Reverse Osmosis Water and electrolytes.

www.shoprite.com/pd/Glaceau/Vitaminwater-Zero-Focus-KiwiStrawberry/20-fl-oz/786162004253/

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Posted 5/19/2015 11:52 PM (GMT 0)
Lanie, you said in your earlier post "Squeeze some lemon or lime juice directly from the fruit into a glass of cold water instead."
This might seem like a stupid question, but how do you do that? Do you buy one lemon (or a few) and cut it in half and then squeeze juice of 1/2 lemon into a bottle/glass of water and put the other half in the fridge? Or do you only use 1/4 of the lemon and put the rest in a 'lockable' plastic container and then put it in fridge?

I looked in a small fruit stand and they were charging $1.00 for two small lemons.
What about the lemon juice I see in the supermarket in those little plastic containers that look like a lemon. Think it's called Realemon.

http://www.amazon.com/ReaLemon-100-Lemon-Juice-Ounce/dp/B000LL7FT2
Posted 5/20/2015 1:27 AM (GMT 0)
If I have lemons or limes in the house, I'll cut one of them in half and squeeze the juice into a glass of water and put the other half into a little plastic bag and keep it in the fridge for the next day if I'm not using it on food or salad at that time. I don't buy lemons or limes just for squeezing into water. I buy them if we're having fish and then since I have them I'll put the juice in my water glass.

Otherwise, I just would squirt juice from a bottle. You can use RealLemon if you want. We buy bottled lime juice. When fresh lemons and limes are on sale, I'll buy a few, but when they're not on sale, I just use bottled lemon or lime juice to flavor my water.
Posted 5/20/2015 2:20 AM (GMT 0)
Thank you for the explanation. I'll try the Realemon, in the little container that looks like a lemon.
Posted 5/20/2015 10:06 PM (GMT 0)
I've recently tried Dasani Drops (unsweetened) in lime flavor. It tastes pretty good.
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