Vitamin Waters - Are they Really Good For you?
I don't know about you, but I use to drink vitamin water like it was my job! I loved it, it tasted good! AND I thought I was actually doing my body a favor! WRONGO!!!
Vitamin waters get alot of hype in the media and they say they are GREAT for you, especially if you are atheletic and need to hydrate. UM... NO they aren't great for you!!
Here is an example of one vitamins ingredient list.
Ingredient list:
The ingredients listed are named to get you hyped about how cool this product is.
For example, it's not just any water being provided - you are getting reverse osmosiswater, whatever that means. Probably better than regular water, right?
Next up - the sugar. Not just any sugar - it's cane sugar. Sugar comes from beets or sugar cane. Someone must have decided that cane sugar sounds more sophisticated or healthy. Baloney.
A single serve bottle of this beverage has 8 teaspoons of needless, useless sugar. Actually, the sugar actually does have a use - to mask the very bitter taste of the vitamins added.
However, 120 calories is a high price to pay when you can get non-bitter water out of the tap for zero calories and zero dollars
.
Onwards down the ingredient list, electrolyte sources also sounds cool. Admit it. Did you know that a banana is also an electrolyte source?
Here is an example of one vitamins ingredient list.
reverse osmosis water, cane sugar, less than 0.5% of: citric acid, magnesium lactate and calcium lactate and potassium phosphate (electrolyte sources), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), fruit and vegetable juice (color), natural flavors, stevia leaf extract, vitamin B5 (calcium pantothenate), beta-carotene, vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin), manganese citrate, gum acacia.
This is what the ingredient list should say:
water, sugar, colors, needless vitamins & minerals.
For example, it's not just any water being provided - you are getting reverse osmosiswater, whatever that means. Probably better than regular water, right?
Next up - the sugar. Not just any sugar - it's cane sugar. Sugar comes from beets or sugar cane. Someone must have decided that cane sugar sounds more sophisticated or healthy. Baloney.
A single serve bottle of this beverage has 8 teaspoons of needless, useless sugar. Actually, the sugar actually does have a use - to mask the very bitter taste of the vitamins added.
However, 120 calories is a high price to pay when you can get non-bitter water out of the tap for zero calories and zero dollars
.
Onwards down the ingredient list, electrolyte sources also sounds cool. Admit it. Did you know that a banana is also an electrolyte source?
So if you are lookingn to spice up your water, then do it the natural way. If you struggle to drink water becasue you don't care for it, then add natural ingredients to it.
What can you add?
Fresh Fruit
Fresh Veggies
Herbs
Spices
Whatever you do, don't be fooled by the vitamin / flavored water. Water itself contains electrolytes and the more alkaline water you choose the more electrolytes you get!
And if you are looking for a drink to get you more vitamins then check out Shakeology! You will get vitamins and minerals and its an ALL NATURAL drink with no add sugars, perservatives, flavorings and it does not have any soy!!
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