Crystal light safe to drink? any good alternatives to it?

[BULK_CITY]

Been drinking about 1 packet of crystal light per day to stop cravings for sweets.


I'm concerned with:
1- effecting my gains (dropping BF + gaining muscle) negatively
2- overall health (worried about all these chemicals in it)


Anyone know of any other good alternatives? Tea doesn't have enough flavor for me. Diet sodas give me headaches.


INGREDIENTS:
Crystal Light Natural Lemonade.

Citric Acid: an organic acid that comes from citrus fruits. It acts as a natural preservative and is also used to make foods and beverages taste sour.

Potassium Citrate & Sodium Citrate: mineral salts used as flavor enhancers. Potassium citrate is found naturally in many foods such as bananas, citrus fruits, melons, tomatoes, apricots, some fish, green leafy vegetables, whole-grains, and legumes.

Aspartame: Non-nutritive sweetener or sugar substitute, found in a multitude of sugar-free foods. Although aspartame was once controversial, its safety has been affirmed by the FDA 26 times in the past 23 years.

Magnesium Oxide: Anti-caking agent. Some foods tend to coagulate (clump together), and anti-caking agents prevent this.

Lemon Juice Solids: solids extracted from lemons and then turned into a powder.

Acesulfame Potassium: Non-nutritive sweetener.

Soy Lecithin: An emulsifier (keeps ingredients from separating).

Artificial Color: Coloring not found in nature--it's produced in a lab.

Yellow 5: Synthetically produced (man-made) coloring agent used to make foods more visually appealing (offsets color loss from exposure to light, air, temperature extremes, or moisture, or enhance naturally-occurring colors, or provide color to "colorless" foods).
BHA (Butylated hydroxyanisole): An antioxidant that acts as a preservative (preserving odor, color, and flavor).

 

[brocksamson]

I had a friend train me for a show. She is top ten in the Ms. Olympias. During my prep i worried about the same thing as i was drinking crystal light by the gallons everyday. Then one day I saw my trainer with a little tiny water bottle and she asked if I wanted to try a sip of the new crystal light peach green tea. I said sure and took a gulp. It was the sweetest tasting tea I had ever tried. So sweet I could not believe that it was crystal light. It must have been real sugary sweet tea. When I asked her what was in it she said 2 packets of crystal light in a small 32oz water bottle. Keep in mind she was also prepping for a show at the same time. So it seemed to me that she wasn't too worried about it adversely affecting her progress and I haven't worried about it since. But personally I try to not drink too much of it because all those ingredients/chemicals cant be good for you

 

[pinpoint5]

I like to put a couple scoops of XTEND (BCAA's) in my jug and sip throughout the day. This to me seems like a better alternative to crystal light. If I want something a little sweeter, then I just mix both.

But drinking crystal light should not have any negative effect of your fat loss. Everybody I know that competes is addicted to the stuff lol

 

[Cerberus777]

Try lemon Juice and stevia. It will be good for you... Not just safe.

 

[MR. BMJ]

I drink the shit out of Crystal Light, and have for many years, and I do well.

 

[ALLEX]

Aspartame is poison. Don't trust the FDA.

Drink water.

 

[sma]

all crystal light his sweetened w/ sucralose which contains sugar so i wouldnt drink crystal light on a cut. But anything thats sweetened with acesulfame and aspartame youd be fine and could drink as much as you want.

 

[ripped358]

I can't take in enough water without putting crystal light in it.i drink like 15 bottles of water and each one i put cool raspberry in it.
I don't notice any changes In losing bodyfat.

 

[thebigguy84]

SHELBY said I can have all the crystal light I want to drink and water coffee and green tea as well as a soda here and there if it makes ya feel better.

 

[sma]

SHELBY said I can have all the crystal light I want to drink and water coffee and green tea as well as a soda here and there if it makes ya feel better.

Really but it's sweetened with sucralose so it has carbs

 

[makeitcount]

Really but it's sweetened with sucralose so it has carbs

no, no it definately does not.

 

[Mean628]

strait water!!!

 

[sma]

no, no it definately does not.

I just read it at the store it says 42mg sucralose per 1/6 packet

 

[Macrocupcake124]

I just read it at the store it says 42mg sucralose per 1/6 packet

That's sucralose aka Splenda which has no calories. Even if it were 42mg of Sucrose, it would still be 0 calories or. 17 to be exact.

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[JonnyO]

I use the BCAA Boost from truenutrition to my drinking water also thsoe MIO water drops things are great.

 

[demon]

try these............

TrueLemonStore.com | True Lemon, True Lime, True Orange Product Line

 

[SizzlingLobster]

strait water!!!

Screw that lol

 

[BULK_CITY]

Try lemon Juice and stevia. It will be good for you... Not just safe.

just did a bunch of research on artificial sweeteners. Seems like Stevia is the best of the bunch, but still not without potential negative sides (although the negatives are very marginal and seem insignificant)

try these............

TrueLemonStore.com | True Lemon, True Lime, True Orange Product Line

exactly what I was looking for. Thanks.

Ordered lemonade, rasp lemonade, and the orange.

 

[mikelew]

Try Simply Orange brand juice. It's not from concentrate so it's 100% juice. I used to buy a lot of tea and soda, now I go to the store and clear the store shelf of these things. They make all different ones apple, mango, lemonade, cranberry. I love it, try it man!

 

[jay_steel]

i drink the shit out of tea, i dont think your going to have had affects from CL... And every one is different. If it works for you and your fine with it then go for it. I think it was Dusty Hanshaw in one of his videos it shows him buying a shit ton of splenda and CL.