"Sugar Free" Drinks

UPDATE: A friend pointed out that maybe I was drinking regular Gatorade instead of the sugar free G2. Low and behold, she was right. The labels look deceptively similiar, good people at Gatorade. Sorry about the confusion. Carry on consuming your electrolytes!


So, I've had a bit of an eye-opener this week with regards to sugar-free/zero calorie drinks. I'm on day six of a fourteen day pre-op liquid diet, so I've been drinking a lot of fluids. It gets pretty monotoneous so I've been exploring new drinks like Vitamin Water Zero, SoBe Sugar Free, and Gatorade G2. While they definitely aren't Diet Coke, they added a little variety to my day and got in some extra vitamins, as well. And, zero calories! Perfect.





Then I read the label. Gatorade G2 has 42 GRAMS OF CARBS per bottle! It's sugar-free! Where do the carbs come from??? I don't get it.





The Vitamin Water Zero is a little better; six grams per serving so that's still in the rotation.





So, today's lesson: read the label! Those masters of marketing spend a lot of money on flashy commercials, endorsements, shiny labels and tiny print to try and throw us off the trail, but don't be a sheep! Read the label!