Vitamin water... a force for evil

kimberlyann11 · 09-22-2008, 09:48 PM

While grocery shopping this weekend, my DD10 asked for "vitamin water". I am trying to model healthy eating, so she probably thought this was a good idea. I told her no, because she gets plenty of vitamins in the food she eats and plain water is the healthiest drink. But then I looked and it was on sale for a dollar so I bought two. I mean water? Vitamins? What's the harm, right?

I got it home and took a closer look. The $#%^$% was all sugar. Vitamin water my butt!! Carbo water crapola is more like it.

DD10 almost got to see my head explode. I don't think she'll be asking for that crap again anytime soon. On the positive side, it was a good lesson on how to read labels (which I should have done at the store, yeah I know. blah blah blah). I showed her how to find the carbs and the sugars and how to read the ingredients to find stuff ending in -ose. I also explained that the ingredients are listed in order. So FRUCTOSE being the second ingredient was not a good thing.

Two dollars down the rat-hole.

Kris T. · 09-22-2008, 10:26 PM

Yep. Scam with all of the *pretty* colors.

kathy76 · 09-23-2008, 07:57 AM

Almost all of the flavored water has carbs...propel....snapple....vitamin water....powerade options.....the only sports type drink that I have found that has 0 carbs is powerade zero

auntiesocial · 09-23-2008, 08:23 AM

Powerade zero is pretty good.
Also, I really, REALLY like the metromint waters -- they're tasty.

myanv · 09-23-2008, 01:16 PM

also there are 2.5 servings per bottle. So that 13g of sugar is really 32.5

I wish there was a law or something against deceptive labeling. It makes you believe it is good for you but you might as well drink a coke and take a multivitamin

Tooter · 09-23-2008, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by myanv

also there are 2.5 servings per bottle. So that 13g of sugar is really 32.5

I wish there was a law something against deceptive labeling. It makes you believe it is good for you but you might as well drink a coke and take a multivitamin

OMG, that's so true!!

09-22-2008, 09:48 PM	#1
kimberlyann11 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 208 Gallery: kimberlyann11 Stats: 219.5/214/134 WOE: whatever Start Date: 9/2/08	Vitamin water... a force for evil While grocery shopping this weekend, my DD10 asked for "vitamin water". I am trying to model healthy eating, so she probably thought this was a good idea. I told her no, because she gets plenty of vitamins in the food she eats and plain water is the healthiest drink. But then I looked and it was on sale for a dollar so I bought two. I mean water? Vitamins? What's the harm, right? I got it home and took a closer look. The $#%^$% was all sugar. Vitamin water my butt!! Carbo water crapola is more like it. DD10 almost got to see my head explode. I don't think she'll be asking for that crap again anytime soon. On the positive side, it was a good lesson on how to read labels (which I should have done at the store, yeah I know. blah blah blah). I showed her how to find the carbs and the sugars and how to read the ingredients to find stuff ending in -ose. I also explained that the ingredients are listed in order. So FRUCTOSE being the second ingredient was not a good thing. Two dollars down the rat-hole. __________________ Kim

09-23-2008, 01:16 PM	#5
myanv Senior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 166 Gallery: myanv Stats: 255/209/140 WOE: South beach/Low GL Start Date: January 2008	also there are 2.5 servings per bottle. So that 13g of sugar is really 32.5 I wish there was a law or something against deceptive labeling. It makes you believe it is good for you but you might as well drink a coke and take a multivitamin Last edited by myanv : 09-23-2008 at 01:26 PM.

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09-22-2008, 10:26 PM	#2
Kris T. MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SF in SF Posts: 1,708 Gallery: Kris T. Stats: Big emu-now a small emu. WOE: is me. :) Start Date: Today.	Yep. Scam with all of the pretty colors.

09-23-2008, 07:57 AM	#3
kathy76 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: NE Indiana Posts: 450 Gallery: kathy76 Stats: (313)282/158.2/150-155 WOE: atkins 5'8 tall Start Date: 9/19/05	Almost all of the flavored water has carbs...propel....snapple....vitamin water....powerade options.....the only sports type drink that I have found that has 0 carbs is powerade zero

09-23-2008, 08:23 AM	#4
auntiesocial Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Athens, GA Posts: 438 Gallery: auntiesocial Stats: 192/150 (Back in 06). NOW 168/148/115 5'1" WOE: Atkins Start Date: Originally 6/06... Back as of 8/08	Powerade zero is pretty good. Also, I really, REALLY like the metromint waters -- they're tasty.