Zevia and Carbs

MSS726 · 03-01-2013, 09:09 PM

I bought some Zevia at the health food store and was looking at the back of the can, and it is 7 carbs! I also have some Diet Rite with splenda, and it is 0 carbs, as is the dreaded diet Coke with aspartame. This definitely would not be good for someone on induction, and someone that is not aware could end up with a lot of carbs if drinking more than one can.

rosethorns · 03-02-2013, 05:56 AM

Have seen the diet coke with splenda? I drink it.

tofucheez · 03-02-2013, 06:00 AM

I got a six pack for one dollar...normally I would never have purchased it----it's about 6 bucks for a six pack! I got it because it said zero calories, but then I saw that carb count and it's been sitting in my kitchen ever since...

Nigel · 03-02-2013, 06:28 AM

I bought a 6pk at regular price and it defintely isn't worth it.
I drank one and the rest are just waiting to expire. Ugh!!

LindaSue · 03-02-2013, 07:13 AM

The carbs are from the erythritol. They say that you don't need to count those, but I'm not so sure.

MSS726 · 03-02-2013, 01:56 PM

I would buy the diet coke with splenda, but unfortunately, they don't make it caffeine free and I have had to cut out caffeine recently.

That being said, I will have a caffeine free diet coke with aspartame on a rare occasion - very rare. I wish these companies would listen to people!

Yes, the Zevia did not impress me taste wise at all. Won't buy it again.

ncgirl · 03-02-2013, 02:48 PM

I didn't think it was absolutely terrible, but it rumbles my tummy on an empty stomach. I only tried it because they had grape, and it's hard to find 'diet' grape soda here. But I agree that's it's not worth the price (or the rumbles).

flossie73 · 03-03-2013, 06:57 AM

It's not worth the price. However, if you are only an occasional pop drinker (which I am) it wouldn't do a person much harm. It is a low-carb alternative to regular soda and to chemically sweetened sodas, which is what Jorge Cruise, of The Belly Fat Cure fame, recommends. I've tried several flavors and the only one I might buy again would be the grape. (I'm not trying to be a know-it-all-hypocrite either, as I'm not a snob to the use of products that contain Splenda. Ha ha.)

Chocolate Rose · 03-03-2013, 08:52 AM

I actually like Zevia. I don't care for any of the "normal" diet sodas (refuse to use aspartame and don't care for the taste of the other sweeteners), so Zevia is a nice occasional treat for me. I especially like the black cherry flavor, but, I like most of them (except for grape). The soda I miss the most, though, is Barq's root beer. We have one store that carries Virgil's Zero Root Beer. It's also sweetened with stevia, but has 0 carbs. It's the best substitute I've found for Barqs. It's really good, too, with a little cream added to it.

Charski · 03-03-2013, 10:26 AM

We really like most of the flavors, the cherry cola is good! I don't count the carbs listed. Erythritol doesn't bother me in any way. As LindaSue says, that is what the carb count is about - so I ignore that part. I never count Erythritol when I use it for any purpose.

PaminKY · 03-04-2013, 02:02 PM

I've tried all the flavors and for drinking I prefer the Caffeine-Free Cola. I don't know why it tastes different from the regular cola but to me it does.

I like to use the Dr. Zevia and the orange for cooking.

03-01-2013, 09:09 PM	#1
MSS726 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 93 Gallery: MSS726 Stats: 151/145/140 WOE: Low Carb	Zevia and Carbs I bought some Zevia at the health food store and was looking at the back of the can, and it is 7 carbs! I also have some Diet Rite with splenda, and it is 0 carbs, as is the dreaded diet Coke with aspartame. This definitely would not be good for someone on induction, and someone that is not aware could end up with a lot of carbs if drinking more than one can.

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03-02-2013, 05:56 AM	#2
rosethorns Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Puyallup. WA Posts: 4,534 Gallery: rosethorns Stats: 252/140/150 WOE: atkins I eat non allergic food Start Date: restarted 1-07	Have seen the diet coke with splenda? I drink it.

03-02-2013, 06:00 AM	#3
tofucheez Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 398 Gallery: tofucheez	I got a six pack for one dollar...normally I would never have purchased it----it's about 6 bucks for a six pack! I got it because it said zero calories, but then I saw that carb count and it's been sitting in my kitchen ever since...

03-02-2013, 06:28 AM	#4
Nigel Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3,080 Gallery: Nigel	I bought a 6pk at regular price and it defintely isn't worth it. I drank one and the rest are just waiting to expire. Ugh!!

03-02-2013, 07:13 AM	#5
LindaSue Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Spring, TX Posts: 10,440 Gallery: LindaSue Stats: 167/117/120 - 5'7" WOE: Atkins Maintenance Start Date: July 2002	The carbs are from the erythritol. They say that you don't need to count those, but I'm not so sure.

03-02-2013, 01:56 PM	#6
MSS726 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 93 Gallery: MSS726 Stats: 151/145/140 WOE: Low Carb	I would buy the diet coke with splenda, but unfortunately, they don't make it caffeine free and I have had to cut out caffeine recently. That being said, I will have a caffeine free diet coke with aspartame on a rare occasion - very rare. I wish these companies would listen to people! Yes, the Zevia did not impress me taste wise at all. Won't buy it again.

03-02-2013, 02:48 PM	#7
ncgirl Senior LCF Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 533 Gallery: ncgirl	I didn't think it was absolutely terrible, but it rumbles my tummy on an empty stomach. I only tried it because they had grape, and it's hard to find 'diet' grape soda here. But I agree that's it's not worth the price (or the rumbles).

03-03-2013, 06:57 AM	#8
flossie73 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 92 Gallery: flossie73	It's not worth the price. However, if you are only an occasional pop drinker (which I am) it wouldn't do a person much harm. It is a low-carb alternative to regular soda and to chemically sweetened sodas, which is what Jorge Cruise, of The Belly Fat Cure fame, recommends. I've tried several flavors and the only one I might buy again would be the grape. (I'm not trying to be a know-it-all-hypocrite either, as I'm not a snob to the use of products that contain Splenda. Ha ha.)

03-03-2013, 08:52 AM	#9
Chocolate Rose Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: WA Posts: 275 Gallery: Chocolate Rose WOE: LCHF Start Date: February 2012	I actually like Zevia. I don't care for any of the "normal" diet sodas (refuse to use aspartame and don't care for the taste of the other sweeteners), so Zevia is a nice occasional treat for me. I especially like the black cherry flavor, but, I like most of them (except for grape). The soda I miss the most, though, is Barq's root beer. We have one store that carries Virgil's Zero Root Beer. It's also sweetened with stevia, but has 0 carbs. It's the best substitute I've found for Barqs. It's really good, too, with a little cream added to it.

03-03-2013, 10:26 AM	#10
Charski Way too much time on my hands! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Mostly in the kitchen! Posts: 33,869 Gallery: Charski Stats: 174 (WW)/139/150 goal 5'5" 59 years YOUNG! WOE: ATKINS always Start Date: May 2003	We really like most of the flavors, the cherry cola is good! I don't count the carbs listed. Erythritol doesn't bother me in any way. As LindaSue says, that is what the carb count is about - so I ignore that part. I never count Erythritol when I use it for any purpose.

03-04-2013, 02:02 PM	#11
PaminKY Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,190 Gallery: PaminKY	I've tried all the flavors and for drinking I prefer the Caffeine-Free Cola. I don't know why it tastes different from the regular cola but to me it does. I like to use the Dr. Zevia and the orange for cooking.