Does anyone else drink Vitamin Water (besides Kobe and Lebron)?
I avoid those types of sports drinks because they are usually calorie bombs....I'm talking to you, Gatorade. I noticed that the low-cal version of Vitamin Water claimed to be 10 calories a serving (25 calories per bottle). A glance at the nutrition chart revealed that almost all of the low-cal flavors gave you at least 100% of the RDA for Vit C, and a decent chunk of the RDA for many other vitamins (the Bs, a few flavors gave you Vit A). Hence, the name Vitamin Water, I suppose.
At 25 calories, it seems better to drink a bottle of low-cal Vitamin Water than to eat an actual large orange. I was surprised at how tasty the drink was....but that could be due to my not drinking any sugary drinks in months.
I can't seem to get over the mental hurdle of replacing natural vitamins (via fruit, veggies, etc) with synthetic ones (supplements....or in this case, a bottle of vitamin water). But from a caloric perspective, I am better off drinking a bottle of this a day (not to mention it tastes pretty good).
At any rate, if anyone is struggling to keep their diet but wants a relative non-hit to your daily caloric intake, low-cal Vitamin Water seems to be a decent solution.
One word of advisement: for non-caffeine drinkers (aka, the righteous), some flavors have "natural caffeine" (whatever that is) while others have no mention of any caffeine, natural or otherwise. So check the label.
I avoid those types of sports drinks because they are usually calorie bombs....I'm talking to you, Gatorade. I noticed that the low-cal version of Vitamin Water claimed to be 10 calories a serving (25 calories per bottle). A glance at the nutrition chart revealed that almost all of the low-cal flavors gave you at least 100% of the RDA for Vit C, and a decent chunk of the RDA for many other vitamins (the Bs, a few flavors gave you Vit A). Hence, the name Vitamin Water, I suppose.
At 25 calories, it seems better to drink a bottle of low-cal Vitamin Water than to eat an actual large orange. I was surprised at how tasty the drink was....but that could be due to my not drinking any sugary drinks in months.
I can't seem to get over the mental hurdle of replacing natural vitamins (via fruit, veggies, etc) with synthetic ones (supplements....or in this case, a bottle of vitamin water). But from a caloric perspective, I am better off drinking a bottle of this a day (not to mention it tastes pretty good).
At any rate, if anyone is struggling to keep their diet but wants a relative non-hit to your daily caloric intake, low-cal Vitamin Water seems to be a decent solution.
One word of advisement: for non-caffeine drinkers (aka, the righteous), some flavors have "natural caffeine" (whatever that is) while others have no mention of any caffeine, natural or otherwise. So check the label.
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