Try it Tuesday....Trim Water

Another flavored water review! Exciting!

Ok, maybe not so exciting to you. But I love flavored water. :)

I know some people are very worried about artificial sweeteners. Everything in moderation I say. But I'm not here to debate the artificial sweetener facts/possible side effects etc. I just want to review some flavored water ok people? :)

Besides, Trim Water doesn't even have artificial sweetener. There are 3 grams of sugar to be exact. In the whole 20 ounce bottle. It's crystalline fructose. From what I understand, crystalline fructose is just fructcose but in a dried, chrystalized form. It's supposed to have less calories and has long been used in food products like yogurt etc.

I don't pretend to be an expert on the subject of crystalline fructose, but if you want to know more, check out some facts here.

With that being said, I have to say thank-you to the Trim Water company for sending me a whole box of their many flavors to try. How generous. I'm like a kid at Christmas when I get a package in the mail. Weeeee!

To me, the most important thing about flavored water, is usually the taste. But when a bottle touts the word, "trim", I want to know what's in it and how it's going to "trim" me. Here are the nutrition facts and ingredients in Trim Water:

Let's break this down....
Chromium: According to the Trim Water site, Chromium will stablize blood sugar and provide energy. Yep, I've heard of Chromium Picolinate pills for weight loss.

Glucosamine Hydrochloride: Anti-inflammatory; keeps glucose in the blood longer.

Caffeine: We all know this aids in lowering matabolism and provides energy.

Hydroxycitric Acid: Promotes weight loss by helping to supress appetite.

Ok, this all sounds great. But I'm a bit leary of the caffeine. I don't like to consume caffeine in large amounts. Trim Water has 50 mg's of the stuff! All my life, I've been taught to not consume things in excess that are addictive or bad for my body. So, sadly, Trim Water could never be a staple in my diet because of the caffeine alone. The other things? I don't know much about them. But because of the caffeine, I really have no reason to even go look up the pros or cons of them in the product. :(

I did, however, taste test each kind of Trim Water that was sent to me so that I can give an accurate review of the flavors.

They come in these flavors:

Pomegranate-Cranberry
Pink Grapefruit-Honey
Peach-Mango
Lemon-Citrus
Blueberry-Pear
Raspberry-Vanilla
Black Cherry-BlackBerry
and the new Passionfruit-Berry

My favorite was the Raspberry Vanilla. The rest were good, but I felt like some had a bit of an after taste (Lemon-Citrus). I had a friend try a bit and she said the same thing, yet she still liked them. I kind of wished the flavors were stronger.

One good thing about Trim Water, was that all the flavors are clear. No funky staining colors (can you say Crystal Light??) to ruin your clothing or stain your tongue.

The bottle design isn't so impressive to me. Not that I drink beverages for their look anyway. But, take a look above. Do they think that I will enjoy drinking this with a sexy model on the front? Am I supposed to think that if I drink this, I will look like the models? Hmm. I think a different approach needs to be taken if the company wants to attract people who will drink this stuff for weight loss purposes. I think they are going for a trendy/in the now look. But it's off the mark for people like me. I'm just too average for this type of hype. Maybe I'm not their demographic though.

Trim Water isn't available in my area, but if you would like to see if it's in your own area, just check the right hand top of the page on the home page of the Trim Water website here. Otherwise, you can order directly from their website. A case of 12 assorted flavors is $29.99.

Again, I appreciate that the Trim Water company was nice enough to send me these free samples and I feel a bit bad that I'm not that into their product. But I guess the purpose for Try it Tuesday, is to try something and then give my opinion whether I like it or not. Trim Water just isn't for me. Plus it's not even available in my area (yet). I think to promote weight loss, sticking with plain old ice water might work best for me. It's all natural and readily available. Add a touch of lemon and I'm all set.

As for beverages that are for pure enjoyment? I am all about the flavored waters!

Does anyone have a favorite flavored water that perhaps I haven't tried yet? I'm always up for trying new or improved stuff.

Next week expect a review of the new Frosted Mini-Wheats Little Bites in chocolate flavor!

You know you're fat when....

....... your teenage daughter leaves you a note on top of the brownie container to remind you to pick her up after school!

-sigh-

Try it Tuesday

Vitatops!!



Ok, so these are not something that I've tried recently. They are something I eat EVERYDAY! I can't praise Vitatops enough! Being on Weight Watchers, I have found plenty of food to fill me up yet be low in fat and calories. But my all time favorite are Vitatops!

These babies are 2 ounces of pure addiction for me. They have 6 grams of fiber, 100 calories and tons of vitamins. They come in many flavors, but my favorite is the deep chocolate. They have chocolate chips..mmmmm. Of course there is a certain WAY to prepare these babies. If you don't do as I say, I promise that you will be disappointed in your tops. They taste awful if you don't follow my instructions! I know, I know...sounds weird right? But honestly, you MUST listen to me!

#1....keep your tops frozen at all times. They have no preservatives! They will quickly dry out if not kept frozen.
#2....when you want to eat one, you MUST microwave that little critter! I heat it for about 35 seconds. It will be nice and warm (comfort food!)and the chips will be melty. You may also toast the top using a toaster oven or the plain old toaster. Using a slice toaster might make a bit of a mess though since the chocolate chips like to stick, but I do it anyway. My trick is to wet the top of your Vitatop and then sprinkle a bit of Splenda on top. When it's toasted, it's has a nice sweet crust. Mmmmm.
#3.....There is no number #3 really...but I wanted to repeat that you MUST HEAT YOUR TOP! It just doesn't taste right if you don't!

Ok, now that I've shared my secret food....don't buy them all up at Meijer or I will hunt you down and knock your VitaTOP off! Just kidding. I do love these things though and before a few months ago I had to order them online Vitalicious.


But now I can get them at my local Meijer grocery store for $3.99 in the freezer section near the waffles. They come in a box of 4. Kind of expensive, but soooo worth it to me. Not everyone really likes these, but if you just heat them, they have a whole new taste.

Meijer only offers the deep chocolate and the blue bran flavors. But you can visit the site and they have other flavors such as corn, chocolate banana, chocolate peanut butter etc. They also come in 2 oz and 4 oz muffins, but I like the tops better. The muffins have a different consistency which I'm not fond of. They also make vitabrownies (love em!), vitacakes (never tried) and also they all come in mix form. I've tried the brownie vitamix and they were yummo! Again, have to heat the brownies for the best flavor.

My favorite way to eat a Vitatop is to heat it then place 1/2 cup of Edy's Loaded chocolate peanut butter ice cream on top!. MMMM.

Oh, very important information....if you are counting points for Weight Watchers, a Vitatop (they only come in 2 oz) is only ONE point! Yessssssss

Walking away the Pounds!

Don't laugh at my poor attempt to make a witty cartoon type post! I stink at doing the above type thing. One of these days I will become a little more savvy at it.

Anyway, my friend Leslie and I started a walking program today. "Walk away the Pounds" is designed to help us fatty people shed some weight with a low-impact walking routine. Um..did I say low impact?! It was hard! I suppose we could've started out doing a mile and work our way up. Instead we jumped right in and walked 2-1/2 miles. But it's not just walking! 2-1/2 miles would be a breeze if it were just walking. Instead we were lifting our flabby arms (ok, I speak only for myself) and did lots of leg lift type walking. It was tiring, but so worth it. I hope to shed weight a little faster with this program along with my Weight Watchers plan.

If you want to join us, we will be meeting every M-W-F in the LDS cultural hall @ 10am.