DIY sugar-free popsicles

[Ms. Brightside 121]

I start my low-fat/low-calorie pre-op diet tomorrow. "Made" some popsicles this afternoon. Hope they turn out, as there are so many flavors of Vitamin Water Zero to help prevent flavor burnout.

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[Sleeve1stFitNext 924]

How were they? I want to make my own popsicles too. I thought about adding some Protein into it to add additional protein

[Ms. Brightside 121]

14 hours ago, Thejeweledsleeve said:

How were they? I want to make my own popsicles too. I thought about adding some Protein into it to add additional Protein

I will post an update later today when I try one.

I like the idea of adding in Protein Powder. Wonder how that would mix with the Vitamin Water. What's really cool about these molds is that they snap together, so you can make 1 popsicle or 6 at a time. Good for experimentation!

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

Does this use the splenda-like sugar substitute? Or like stevia?

I've been interested in frozen pops but the ones at the store either are 1) the fake sugar which tastes terrible, or 2) the regular sugar ones and have like 22g of sugar per pop, as in, might as well have a 7-Eleven slurpee.

So mostly I've just been resolved that I can't really have any good tasting frozen pops that have normal sugar but like 1-3g each, or get confirmation that stevia does well in frozen pops.

[Ms. Brightside 121]

On 5/7/2017 at 7:26 PM, Thejeweledsleeve said:

How were they? I want to make my own popsicles too. I thought about adding some Protein into it to add additional Protein

So, these turned out really well! Just expect them to be very icy, because they are basically frozen flavored water. I think I'm going to get a mini ice cube tray to use for post-op mini-posicle making.

17 hours ago, PatientEleventyBillion said:

Does this use the splenda-like sugar substitute? Or like stevia?

I've been interested in frozen pops but the ones at the store either are 1) the fake sugar which tastes terrible, or 2) the regular sugar ones and have like 22g of sugar per pop, as in, might as well have a 7-Eleven slurpee.

So mostly I've just been resolved that I can't really have any good tasting frozen pops that have normal sugar but like 1-3g each, or get confirmation that stevia does well in frozen pops.

I've been in the same boat. That's when the idea of freezing Vitamin Water Zero hit me. My surgeon also allows no sugar added fruit juice, but I thought I'd try the VWZ first. VWZ is sweetened with erythritol, which is a natural sugar substitute. I am sensitive to things like sucralose and aspartame, but erythritol and stevia do not bother me.

Here is some info on the nutrition & ingredients in some of the flavors:

http://vitaminwater.com/files/vitaminwater_zero_NutritionFacts.pdf

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

7 hours ago, Ms. Brightside said:

So, these turned out really well! Just expect them to be very icy, because they are basically frozen flavored water. I think I'm going to get a mini ice cube tray to use for post-op mini-posicle making.

I've been in the same boat. That's when the idea of freezing Vitamin Water Zero hit me. My surgeon also allows no sugar added fruit juice, but I thought I'd try the VWZ first. VWZ is sweetened with erythritol, which is a natural sugar substitute. I am sensitive to things like sucralose and aspartame, but erythritol and stevia do not bother me.

Here is some info on the nutrition & ingredients in some of the flavors:

http://vitaminwater.com/files/vitaminwater_zero_NutritionFacts.pdf

Thank you for this, I will check it out for sure.

[Ms. Brightside 121]

20 minutes ago, PatientEleventyBillion said:

Thank you for this, I will check it out for sure.

You may also be interested in Hint Water. It doesn't have any added sweetener at all, just a "hint" of real fruit flavoring. I don't know that the flavor in them would be strong enough to come across well in a popsicle, but they are good for drinking without adding calories!

[PatientEleventyBillion 851]

31 minutes ago, Ms. Brightside said:

You may also be interested in Hint Water. It doesn't have any added sweetener at all, just a "hint" of real fruit flavoring. I don't know that the flavor in them would be strong enough to come across well in a popsicle, but they are good for drinking without adding calories!

For me the issue is popsicles. I have no issue whatsoever having Water, and I especially drink tons of ice water every day. I love water to death. I don't need any flavoring for that.. however, popsicles, they need some flavoring for me to eat. I just can't tolerate sucralose (i.e. splenda type sugar), the taste makes upchuck, literally.

And because I'm financially conservative, for my brain to justify spending the money on the stuff to freeze my own pops, I absolutely have to hedge against tossing the stuff out and being wasteful, because, as a bonus, then my wife will endlessly nag me.

Edited May 10, 2017 by PatientEleventyBillion

[Ms. Brightside 121]

15 hours ago, PatientEleventyBillion said:

For me the issue is popsicles. I have no issue whatsoever having Water, and I especially drink tons of ice Water every day. I love water to death. I don't need any flavoring for that.. however, popsicles, they need some flavoring for me to eat. I just can't tolerate sucralose (i.e. splenda type sugar), the taste makes upchuck, literally.

And because I'm financially conservative, for my brain to justify spending the money on the stuff to freeze my own pops, I absolutely have to hedge against tossing the stuff out and being wasteful, because, as a bonus, then my wife will endlessly nag me.

Ah, ok. I'm a big water drinker, too, but sometimes enough is enough. That's why I like the hint waters.

You can buy individual bottles of Vitamin Water Zero at Target to try. That's what I did - one of each flavor to try, before buy the large multi-packs.

[lindabalseca 373]

I love the idea of the mini ice cube tray