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Diet Trash: SoBe Life Water
Diet Trash is about the food products you might eat because you think you're doing something better for your diet, but you'll be surprised to know, they're not.
//edit // I missed the news earlier, but apparently Glaceau Vitamin Water sued Pepsico's SoBe Life Water. "... in an attempt to take over or disrupt Glaceau's growth, SoBe Lifewater copied the formula, the colors, the flavors, the ingredients, the sweetener type (one never before used by PepsiCo) ..." [Source: Bevnet]. It also appears that SoBe Life Water settled with Glaceu's Vitamin Water by "agreeing to change the label and cap used with SoBe Life Water." That bit of news was courtesy of The Nutrition and Dietary Supplement Law Blog [link]. Comments
Mon: August 28, 2006
Helen said: Vitamins and antioxidants in water is rediculous......eat some organic fruit for that. Pure natural products are the only way to go! For the most natural water I have found visit tasmanianrain.com.
Wed: May 16, 2007
Sandy said: I agree that people should use plain water instead of Vitamin or SoBe water, but instead of buying iced tea or a soda, especially diet soda, when you're craving it, this sweet, "juice-like" drink is just a refreshing thing to drink, as a substitute for soda or other drinks, but NOT for water.
Wed: May 16, 2007
Sandy said: I do agree also that it's ridiculous to get people to just DRINK plain water. There's sparkling and a whole bunch of flavored water to substitute for natural water. Even mineral water, the "heavy" tasting water, isn't too good for you, though it has minerals. You already eat all the minerals you need, so when you drink, you want to something with a light taste. Mineral water is not necessarily bad for you, but natural water is better for when you eat, or if you're full.
Mon: August 27, 2007
vitagirl said: yes they diffently copyed it I personly perfer vita water because it has less sugar & is just as good + Im aloud to drink it but when it comes to regular sobe tea & I love it too so I do luv sobe but no there take on water
Tue: December 25, 2007
Karen said: Why does Sobe's life water with the new label taste like there's Splenda or some other poison in it? What did they do to it???
Sun: January 13, 2008
MAD Ex Sobe Drinker said: I have been a huge Sobe life water drinker ever since they first came out with them. They just recently changed the formula at the end of 2007, every flavor tastes terrible. I don't know how they could of made something so delicious now taste like crap. Did they even taste test them out before?
Mon: February 11, 2008
Lauren said: I love sobe life water. i am drinking some right now. It now only has 100 calories per bottle and it is the perfect pick me up! And no, i didn't get paid to write this. It actually helps me get enough calories for the day because I am usually a little under.
Thu: March 13, 2008
NITRO said: Sobe life water is not that bad for you at all.I drink these everyday right before swimming and its used as energy.I burn maybe 1500-2000 callories 1 week.
Sat: March 29, 2008
Vickie said: I also have been drinking SoBe life water because I am one of those many people who cannot drink just plain water. The new Life Water is TERRIBLE and leaves an after taste. Now I have to find something else. Why can't they leave well enough alone???
Wed: April 2, 2008
Hate_the_new_Life_Water said: Karen and MAD Ex,
Thu: April 3, 2008
Tori said: I called the 800 number on the bottle to complain. I agree that this new formula stinks. The after taste on this new stuff is awful AND they increased the sodium content!! I will never buy it again. Has anyone bought something else that I can try?
Mon: June 23, 2008
Weight Loss said: I agree. Yep diet trash. I think that people are clutching at the straws if they think that "diet water " is going to help there weight management. Maybe just stick to good old water if you are concerned about calories.
Wed: August 6, 2008
TT said: I agree, What every they just recently did to the sobe water they need to change it back. It tastes nasty now. Yuck. It is worst than gatorade or powerade . I think I will stick with vitamin water. |
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SoBe LifeWater is a "vitamin enhanced water beverage" very similar to 
There are 50 calories per 8 ounce serving, and 1 bottle has 20 ounces - which means, drink a bottle of this Life Water and you're ingesting 120 calories. Don't get me wrong though - I don't think 150 calories is a lot, but I think this is DietTrash because I wouldn't expect to find so many calories with something that's supposed to be similar to water. The calories are primarily from the 13 grams of sugar per serving, or 31 grams of sugar per bottle. There is a high percentage of many vitamins and minerals, but since the first two ingredients (in order) are water and crystalline fructose, this is nothing more than a multivitamin added to sugar and water. I didn't like Glaceau Vitamin Water and I don't like this clone either.
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EnergyGuru said:
They definitely copied Glaceau even right down to similarities in the label. I know you didn't like either but which did you like best?