Showing posts with label low calorie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label low calorie. Show all posts

Saturday, December 11, 2021

KÖE Fruit Forward Kombucha

KÖE Organic Kombucha - Gift 

If you're new here, I have a reaction to sucralose, which is a very commonly used artificial sweetener. A sip is fine, but a normal 12-16oz beverage containing the stuff can trigger vertigo that will not go away without medical intervention. Vertigo, for those lucky people who've never experienced it, causes a feeling of dizziness. This can range from mild annoyance to debilitating. For me, I was bedridden for over 24 hours while I attempted to "sleep it off," but I ended up in the ER where they finally gave me medicine that made it stop. 
Sucralose is in a LOT of products (Sparkling ICE beverages were the cause of my ER visit), so I avoid them like the plague. That said, A PR rep for this kombucha brand reached out and sent me a pack of all five flavors to try. So while I got these products for free, this is not a paid promotion, and I always say exactly what I think, so this is, like always, a honest review. These contain less than 2% of erythritol, and I am not a foodie scientist (I'll leave that to CandyHunting), but after reading this 2005 article about sucralose vs erythritol, I felt safe enough to give these a try. 

We have 5 flavors in total, Strawberry Lemonade, Tropical, Lemon Lime, Raspeberyr Dragonfruit and Blueberry Ginger.  

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Apple & Cinnamon FOUND - Target: Marlton, NJ

Apple & Cinnamon FOUND - Target: Marlton, NJ
I was buying some basics at Target when I spotted this fancy end-cap display by the registers. I guess Target is trying to get fancier with their food options to compete with Trader Joe's and Whole Foods? Or maybe they're trying to cash in on everyone's health related New Year resolutions? Either way, there was an entire display at the check-out featuring healthy soda alternatives. I don't drink a ton of soda, but the layout and designs for these beverages were just so different and interesting, I grabbed a bottle to review.