Today I went to my favorite coffee shop, where they use as many natural and local ingredients as possible. I knew going in I wouldn't be able to get my usual cookie and mocha, and instead was going to get Ice Tea. I discovered this in their cooler instead and decided to give it a try.
bai5 Antioxidant Infusions. Flavored water with only natural ingredients and about 15 calories per bottle. I went for the Sumatran Dragonfruit and was not too disappointed. I did discover after a little while that it did make my stomach feel the way it does when I have other sugary things (including the mocha). So I will likely stay away from this product in the future.
I still wanted to do a bit more research though, and through their website I found out the following.
Their main source of antioxidants actually comes from the Coffeefruit, the fruit that surrounds the coffee bean. Between that and the white tea extract, each bottle delivers a nice bit of caffeine (about that of a glass of green tea).
Also the only "Sugar" in this product is Organic Steevia and erythritol. I know a bit about organic steevia (and I approve...so far) but want to do more research on erythiritol (also known as sugar alcohol). Both have low glycimic points, thus they do not raise your blood pressure as other sugars do. But I am still a bit on the fence about it after the stomach ache.. For now I will probably stay away from this ingredient.
I would also like to note that there is very little fruit juice in this product, as with many flavored waters. I knew this going and and was ok with it, but as stated before, will probably not go for it again. It's not that I didn't enjoy it, it's just not for me.
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Update:
Today, besides the water, I had honey at breakfast and made some homemade strawberry soft serve after dinner. I also had a glass of wine. I had a scone at the coffeeshop, but it was Cilantro/cheese so I'm hoping the sugar level was low. Tomorrow is a new day and we will see what happens then.
~Lisa
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