Lipton Diet Ice Tea

[Rae-Marie]

See anything that is a no-no? It is an ADDITION to my water...

Ingredients:
Water, citric acid, sodium polyphosphates, natural flavors, potassium sorbate (preserves freshness), potassium benzoate (preserves freshness), citrus pectin, sucralose (SPLENDA® Brand), caramel color, calcium disodium EDTA (to protect flavor), acesulfame potassium, RED 40.

Amount Per ServingCalories 0% Daily Value*Total Fat 0g0%Sodium 60mg3%Total Carbohydrate 0g0%Sugars 0gProtein 0g

[Elizellen]

Splenda and acesulfame potassium (acesulfame-k) do appear on the allowed foods list, lemon juice (citric acid?) is allowed in limited quantities (check your list here).

How much of it counts as one serving? If you stick to having up to 3 servings per day of anything (food and drink) with a legal sweetener in it you will be within the rules of Atkins. So as long as you eat no sweetened foods you could have up to 3 servings of this drink in addition to your water.

Also

Note that each packet of sugar substitute contains about 1 gram of carbohydrate, so don't forget to include the amount in your daily totals.

However do look at how the sweet things affect you to check for intensified cravings, and if you do find more cravings consider dropping the sweetened stuff to kill your sugar monster instead.