As I wait a few more months before I can get banded...I thought it best to quit drinking Diet Cokes. I basically decreased each day until they were all gone. That's it no more. So, I need a new drink. I drink plenty of water each and every day, which I love. But I want something else. I'm not big on flavored fruity water. I like tea but was wondering what everyone's thoughts are about the best Artificial Sweetner out there? Thanks for any advice and input!

I like MIO liquid drops my favorites are sweet tea and berry pomegranate. You put in one drop for light flavor sometimes I add up to 3 drops. They are pricey 350. 1.62 fluid oz but they last a long time its says 24 servings. You can carry in your purse its so easy to use

Oh and zero cals.

If I use artificial sweetner I use Stevia. I am lucky that I gave up drinking sugar in my tea when I was a kid so that has not been an issue for me. If want something really refreshing then I drink soda Water with a dash of lime or a diet ginger beer. With soda you make yourself you can control how fizzy it is which helps. If I am drinking the ginger beer then I just have to make sure I drink it slowly.

And before someone jumps on and tells me I am very bad and should not be drinking soda I am following MY Dr's instructions which are that if it doesn't make you uncomfortable then it is OK to have it.

I use splenda in my tea. I swapped from M dew to tea and I have to have some kind of caffeine to make it throough my work day. I am going to try stevia tommorrow because a dr I work with said it has less calories, ect. Splenda taste better than equal and all that other stuff.

Im planning on making fresh lemonade and sparkling water a habit, Ive almost completely stopped drinking sodas now (surgery is in two weeks) but im still having a sip or two every few days hehe. I like flavoring sparkling water to make them interesting, like squeezing some lime into a perrier or crushed apple slices or some pomegranate juice, etc.. Makes it nice and zingy I want to try and stay away from artificial sweeteners as much as possible really.

Oh sorry, i thought you said you WERE big on fruity water!! Well another thing that comes to mind is vegetable juices, i used to cringe at the thought but i got a juice recipe book and some turned out pretty amazing. Good luck!

I like Splenda and Truvia the best. I am not a major soda drinker but I love Club Soda with lime. With that said, there are plenty of teas on the market and if you like them sweet, add splenda or truvia.

Crystal Lite has an Iced tea version as well. I personally can't stand mios and threw all of mine away. I know a lot of people swear by them here but they left me with a horrible aftertaste. Where as Crystal Lite doesn't for me.

But I also bought a super cool pitcher at BBB which has an infusion insert. So you add your Water and you can infuse the water with anything. I have added limes and lemons, also added rasberries and lime, etc... but it doesn't make it sweet like fruity sweet waters. You can get creative and add different items in the infuser.

But as far as your initial question, I definitely think truvia is the closest to a sugar because it's a granuale and dissolves nicely. Splenda is a good one as well. No after tastes to me.