Alternative to chemical infested juice?

Buchanan0204 · 27 Feb 2013 at 02:33

I've been cutting out all sorts of things from my previous diet and one of them is soft drinks, not just fizzy but also the so called sugar free drinks and Robinsons sugar free etc that's loaded with aspartame.

I've been drinking water and flavoring it with wedges of lemon and lime, while it's very nice and I've been doing this for a good few weeks now. I'd quite like a change.

Is there any diluting juice out there that's completely natural and doesn't contain chemicals or artificial sweeteners? What about those tablets that you dissolve in water? I seen someone mention those a while back and never bothered looking at them much.

Any other ideas on how to spice up my relationship with liquids? I drink green tea so the hot drinks are covered. I also drink plenty fruit and veg juice etc, so would just really like something to flavor my water other than lemon or lime.

Cheers.

Rich_L · 27 Feb 2013 at 07:52

Pomegranate juice is nice!

Could get a few of these, ok for a 6-pack especially if you're basically using it as squash rather than drinking the juice itself.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proganic-Po...ZNS2/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1361951466&sr=8-8

Irish_Tom · 27 Feb 2013 at 08:08

I just add apple juice or orange juice to soda water instead of fizzy drinks. You could do the same with still water but I tend to drink still water 'neat'.

Muban · 27 Feb 2013 at 08:20

I get cordials from the Belvoir range, they have no 'additives' just a bit of sugar and lemon juice in them. I find they have a strong enough flavour that you only need a splash to add to a glass of water. I've had some other ones in the past like Meridian or Rocks, I just get Belvoir as they seem to have more flavours to choose from and I can get them easily locally.

oli collett · 27 Feb 2013 at 08:22

Chemical free juice? Good luck with that one

Mr_White · 27 Feb 2013 at 10:07

oli collett said:
Chemical free juice? Good luck with that one

This.

Gonna have to kill yourself I'm afraid

smit101 · 27 Feb 2013 at 12:23

Mr_White said:
This.

Gonna have to kill yourself I'm afraid

It's pretty obvious the op'r is referring to chemical additives as opposed to the naturally occuring phytochemicals.

Buchanan0204 · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:16

smit101 said:
It's pretty obvious the op'r is referring to chemical additives as opposed to the naturally occuring phytochemicals.

Exactly.

Buchanan0204 · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:17

Rich_L said:
Pomegranate juice is nice!

Could get a few of these, ok for a 6-pack especially if you're basically using it as squash rather than drinking the juice itself.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Proganic-Po...ZNS2/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1361951466&sr=8-8

Hmmm... I like the look of that. I will order up some to try. Thanks again.

Do they have a website, the company?

Glaucus · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:25

Try your local farm shop, cordials are very popular. They won't have chemicals in but most will have some sort of added sugar.

jackthezipper · 27 Feb 2013 at 16:39

Fresh orange half and half with cold water.

dacads · 27 Feb 2013 at 19:26

Hard to have chemical-free juice when water is infested with chlorine and other chemicals that aren't really good for you

Fresh pomegranate and orange would be an interesting combo

Pete1989 · 27 Feb 2013 at 21:40

At work we have a selection of fruit oils, a drop of that in a glass of water is great. I mix them together sometimes for a change.

Danthus · 27 Feb 2013 at 21:45

Juice your own apples, add a stick of cinnamon and a couple of cloves.

Buchanan0204 · 27 Feb 2013 at 21:50

I already juice fresh fruit. It's just not always practical everytime I want a drink. Would prefer something ready and available I can add to water whenever I need a drink.

I like the sound of those fruit oils.

dazzerd · 27 Feb 2013 at 22:50

May or may not be very helpful. But I use Welch's Purple Grape Fruit Juice. I find it nice undiluted but sometimes too rich. You can basically go half juice half water and still get a very flavoursome drink.

Buchanan0204 · 28 Feb 2013 at 13:14

dazzerd said:
May or may not be very helpful. But I use Welch's Purple Grape Fruit Juice. I find it nice undiluted but sometimes too rich. You can basically go half juice half water and still get a very flavoursome drink.

Unfortunately companies like this feel the need to add sugar and sweeteners to their products, regardless of promoting a healthy vibrant 100% natural image.

Sugar is most definitely the enemy and it's found EVERYWHERE!

It's cheap and easy to manufacture into products, it tastes good and most of all it's addictive. Three big "WooHoo's" for the companies selling you their goods.

Buchanan0204 · 28 Feb 2013 at 13:16

If anyone is interested, their is an amazing documentary out, "Hungry For Change."

It's very eye opening and goes into a lot of detail about nutrition without being dull and boring. It's actually very gripping even for people not interested in it.

It's available on the American Netflix and It's also available via other means.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MvAM97VDE8

FrenchTart · 28 Feb 2013 at 13:22

Buchanan0204 said:
If anyone is interested, their is an amazing documentary out, "Hungry For Change."

It's very eye opening and goes into a lot of detail about nutrition without being dull and boring. It's actually very gripping even for people not interested in it.

It's available on the American Netflix and It's also available via other means.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3MvAM97VDE8

I just watched the trailer. Some of the stuff in there I completely agree with but I really hate the sensationalist presentation (at least in the trailer).

dazzerd · 1 Mar 2013 at 10:51

Buchanan0204 said:
Unfortunately companies like this feel the need to add sugar and sweeteners to their products, regardless of promoting a healthy vibrant 100% natural image.

Sugar is most definitely the enemy and it's found EVERYWHERE!

It's cheap and easy to manufacture into products, it tastes good and most of all it's addictive. Three big "WooHoo's" for the companies selling you their goods.

From what I understand it does not contain any added sugar or sweetener??????