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I'm having a huge craving for Fresca. Does anyone know of an appropriate substitution? I was thinking a lemon-lime drink...but I think Fresca is more of a Grapefruit flavor. Thanks!

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I used to luv Fresca! I would think a splash of grapefruit in some Water, or maybe some grapefruit, a touch of lemonade, and Water?

Good luck!

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nectar Protein does a Grapefruit which I mix with crystal light lemonade and it is spot on for fresca! i would guess that if you could find an off-brand of stir-in drink mixes (i don't think crystal light does grapefruit) in grapefruit and mix with lemon you would have it.

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LeCroix sparkling mineral Water has a non-sugar variety of flavors.

I prefer the lemon-flavor.

At times I've added a splash of grapefruit juice to a glass of it for a little treat.

YMMV

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Isn't sparkling Water a no no due to the sparkling part?

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I love Fresca. I'm going to jot down the Nectar/Crystal Light combo for future reference....

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I agree 100% with mi75. Syntrax nectar Grapefruit with Crystal LIght Lemonade. A....Maz...Ing. Actually, I warm up the lemonade a little, mix in the Syntrax, strain out the few bit of lumps, then put it on ice. I bought several flavors and styles of proteinn drinks, and this one is my favorite of them all.

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Ive used SodaStream diet grapefruit flavor mixed with Water and ice. Not quite Fresca, but good!

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re: sparkling, bubbles, carbonation, etc

For about the first 3 or 4 years postOp I avoided them all. Heard lots different speculation, gas/etc. Never did track down the real deal. In any case my Band Doc didn't seem to be concerned after a certain point.

Eventually I came to learn I could drink a little; first by using a common hand-make clay pottery with normal glaze.

Don't know if this is the real deal, but a chemist buddy told me the magnesium (or SOMETHING) in the glaze acted to reduce the CO2 in solution. It seemed to work.

In any case now nearly 10 years postOp I can drink sparkling mineral Water without problems.

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Just be careful with anything with actual grapefruit in it because if you haven't had it in a while and you take medications you'll have serious diarrhea!

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I love Fresca and grapefruit juice! Nectar's grapefruit is AWESOME! I buy it through netrition.com! I bought the big "jug" and that is what I have for Breakfast most of the time! They also have a good peach. They are a little in the sweet side, but I mix in a little more Water than suggested and it's perfect for me.

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Or you could just buy fresca and let it go flat..?

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Thanks everyone for your awesome ideas. I have a sodaStream so what I've done so far is barely carbonate the Water and add both sf grapefruit and lemon/lime flavors. I will also try the syntrex plus lemonade version.

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