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(More customer reviews)I'm so picky about what I drink so most of the time I stick to water and unsweetened ice tea. It isn't a bad thing to stick to water and unsweetened ice tea but sometimes I would like something different so I have found these Benefiber Fiber Supplement Powder Stick Packs flavorings to be great. They taste good and don't have an unpleasant after taste unlike some other zero calorie water flavoring and at 15 calories a packet I don't worry about adding a whole lot of calories to my diet by drinking too many of them in a day. One thing which bugs me is the powder doesn't seem to dissolve fully no matter how much I shake it in the bottle and the little bit of powder is a bit strong in flavor. Another complaint I have is there seems to be a lot of food color in this because after drinking it my lips are a nice shade of red.
Two health benefits I have with the Benefiber Fiber Supplement Powder Sticks are the 3 grams of fiber per serving. With three grams of fiber I'm doing a little better for myself than I would with other type of single use water flavorings. I have noticed that the added fiber and flavor may be helping to stave off afternoon hunger for me.
Benefiber uses wheat dextrin which is an insoluble fiber. Insoluble fiber is good for maintaining regularity but from what I have heard it's best to try and get a mix of both soluble and insoluble fiber. I'm not an expert; it's just what I have heard.
So if you aren't getting your recommended about of fiber (25 - 38 g/day for healthy adults) this drink mix maybe something which could help but I wouldn't consider using it as a fiber supplement.
Something which someone may find helpful is the fact that the sweetener used is Phenylalanine, a product which I have heard some people who suffer from phenylketonuria (PKU) can not metabolize. I'm not sure if the box contains this warning or not but the individual packages do.
This all being said I give Benefiber Fiber Supplement Powder Stick Packs four out of five stars.
Pros:
1.Good taste without a bad after taste.
2.3 grams of fiber
3.Good alternative to drinking sugary sodas
4.Helps with hunger
Cons:
1.Doesn't dissolve all the way
2.Lots of food coloring
3.Artificial sweetener
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