Crystal Light is a powdered drink mix that comes in a variety of flavors, including fruit drinks and teas. Crystal Light offers regular, decaffeinated and green teas, some with added fruit flavors. The drink mixes are sugar-free and you can purchase single-serving pouches or multi-serving containers of the product. The U. Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, recommends that pregnant women drink at least 48 ounces of water per day.
If you remain physically active during your pregnancy, you should drink an additional 8 ounces glass of water for every hour of activity. The HHS explains that drinking enough water while pregnant has several benefits. Water helps you maintain regular bowel movements, stay hydrated and avoid urinary infections.
Drinking enough water may also help you avoid going into labor prematurely. If you must drink something " unnatural " how about gatorade or a clear soda?? Are you New to the forum? Sign Up Here! Already a member? Please login below. August Babies Pg Boy Middle Names. April Mommies Rolling Over. Topics » Second Trimester.
You must log in to reply. Forgot your password? Need Help? Artificial sweeteners are ingredients that add sweetness to foods. Sweeteners are ingredients in soft drinks, desserts, candies, and pastries.
There are two categories of sweeteners: nutritive contain calories and non-nutritive without calories. These additives contribute calories to the diet, but they contain few vitamins or minerals. When used in moderation, nutritive sweeteners are considered safe for consumption during pregnancy assuming they are not contributing to excess weight gain. However, women with carbohydrate intolerance such as gestational diabetes , diabetes mellitus, or insulin resistance need to limit their use of nutritive sweeteners.
Nutritive sweeteners include sugars such as sucrose, dextrose, honey, corn sugar, fructose, and maltose. Non-nutritive Sweeteners are added in very small amounts to foods for a significant sweetening effect and have been approved for use in dietetic or reduced-calorie foods and beverages.
Research is limited on the safety of the use of non-nutritive sweeteners during pregnancy. The following are non-nutritive sweeteners that are considered safe during pregnancy:. This is a new and common sweetener that is frequently used in soft drinks and juices.
This sweetener is added to baked goods, frozen desserts, sugar-free gelatins, puddings, and beverages. Acesulfame Potassium has been deemed safe to use in moderation during pregnancy by the FDA.
Aspartame is not effective in heat nor for long periods in liquid form. She said someone told her not to drink crystal light during her pregnancy because the artificial sweetners can cause birth defects. I've read studies that say there is no connection and studies that say there could be. I drank it all throughout my pregnancy and my LO is just fine. My OB told me to mix my water with crystal ligth , that way i wouldnt have to drink any juice. So i think if my doctor told me to drink it, that means it wont cause any problems to the baby.
I drank nearly a pitcher of Crystal Light a day when I was pregnant with both my kids.
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