jollystomper
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I like sweet iced tea and can drink it by the quart at a sitting, but I do not like the calories that come with it. To manage this, I make my own home brewed iced tea (usually decaffeinated), using erythritol instead of sugar. Erythritol, for my taste, is the only natural sweetener that tastes like sugar and does not leave an aftertaste. 1.7 liters of water (the max my electric kettle will hold), tea bags, and 3/4 cup of erythritol, and I am good to go.
I more enjoy the iced tea-lemonade combination (a.k.a. an "Arnold Palmer"). So far I am too lazy to get a juicer and squeeze lemons. I use the Realemon concentrate and their recipe for lemonade, (substituting erythritol with sugar) and mix it with my iced tea.
I will occasionally cheat and use store bought non-HFCS lemonade (like the Walmart Great Value brand) to mix with the ice tea. But even using this, I calculate the calories of my mix to be about 30 per 16 oz serving. This is way less than what you can find in the store, but still sweet enough for me.
I more enjoy the iced tea-lemonade combination (a.k.a. an "Arnold Palmer"). So far I am too lazy to get a juicer and squeeze lemons. I use the Realemon concentrate and their recipe for lemonade, (substituting erythritol with sugar) and mix it with my iced tea.
I will occasionally cheat and use store bought non-HFCS lemonade (like the Walmart Great Value brand) to mix with the ice tea. But even using this, I calculate the calories of my mix to be about 30 per 16 oz serving. This is way less than what you can find in the store, but still sweet enough for me.