Question:
New slurpees at 7-11..calorie free diet pepsi slurpees....are they ok for us??
is there carbonation in the new calorie free diet pepsi slurpees at 7-11 or is it all fizzed out??? thanks!! — DebPKansas (posted on August 22, 2003)
August 22, 2003
I've been doing this at home with frozen pop since I was a fairly early
postie...and I've not got any carbination in mine. I've got to try these.
Thanks!
— [Deactivated Member]
August 22, 2003
They also have the Crystal Lite slurpees here is SE Virginia, when you are
looking to avoid the carbonation. Very tasty!
— track
August 22, 2003
According to Seven-Eleven's nutritional data, the Crystal Lite Slurpees
have 11 grams of carbs in 12 ounces.
— SteveColarossi
August 22, 2003
I've had the raspberry ice and lemon lime flavors. They're very good, but
please be aware that while they're sugar free, they are not calorie free.
If I remember correctly, they're something like 14 calories per ounce. So
a 28 oz one would be nearly 400 calories. That's 1/4 of my calorie
allotment in a day. While they're good on occasion, normally I'd rather
spend those calories elsewhere.
— Cathy S.
August 23, 2003
Like the previous poster said I would think they would have quite a few
calories, but I would also think they would have caffine since it is pepsi,
that actually dehydrates you so I would probably choose something
else.....:)
— Saxbyd
August 23, 2003
I thought they were gross! I like the Crystal Light alot better. I
understand what everyone is saying about the calories and all, but I drink
them all the time as a treat for myself. I'm glad I can still enjoy my
slurpees:o)
— Sandy M.
August 23, 2003
My family used to own a 7-11 and there is carbonation in all slurpees.
Sorry!
— cabingirl
August 23, 2003
Im thinking I could put crystal lite in my ice cream machine and make lower
cal slurpies, what is in the 7-11 ones that make them so high?
— **willow**
August 23, 2003
Read an article on just that the other day. They were talking about how
they had to mess with the ingredients because the freezing point on the
diet flavors was higher--they froze solid in the machine instead of just
getting slushy. Perhaps some of the "sweeteners" they had to use
to get a lower freezing point increased the calories or something? I think
they wound up using a combination of three types of artificial sweeteners.
— jillym67
August 24, 2003
It says in the commercial they have 0 calories so how could they be bad for
us other than caffine? 0 calories means 0 calories right?
— Kicker
August 25, 2003
from the 7-11 website
KC will be test market for
7-Eleven's new sugar-free
Slurpee
7-Eleven Inc. will offer free
12 oz. samples of its new sugar-free Slurpee
flavor, Crystal Light
Lemonade, on Wednesday in the chain's 33 Kansas
City-area stores.
Developed earlier this year,
the sugar-free Slurpee now is being piloted
in Kansas City and Detroit.
Detroit leads the nation in
Slurpee sales; Kansas City was chosen for
its eight-barrel Slurpee
machines, which allow for more flavor-swapping
than the traditional
four-barrel machine, said Cathy Heald, a
spokeswoman for the
Dallas-based chain.
The new flavor maintains the
same texture and consistency as the
sugared variety, but with a
fraction of the calories: eight calories in an 8
oz. serving, compared with
118 calories in an original Slurpee.
The sugar-free Slurpee was
developed in a partnership with Kraft
Foods Inc., which produces
Crystal Light, the top-selling
non-carbonated diet beverage
and the No. 3 diet beverage brand in the
United States.
Slurpee sales account for
$150 million each year for 7-Eleven.
— **willow**
August 25, 2003
oops that was actually from a kc biz journal, but the caorie count is
significantly lower than previously posted, it hink 14 cal per oz sounds
more like a regular high sugar slurpee
— **willow**
August 25, 2003
i live in a test market area for many things - Orlando, FL. - and one my
7-11's had a Crystal Lite Orange-Pineapple slurpee. It was absolutely the
nastiest thing I've ever had. It was a hot day and I thought it would be
very refreshing but it was sour and bitter and very acidic tasting. Awful.
I wouldn't buy it if it was the only thing to drink!!! But, that's just my
opinion, and the opinion of my son who also thought it was horrible, and
he's the king of disgusting stuff (ie., sour candy, etc.) I hope the
lemonade one will be better! :)
— michelle T.
August 26, 2003
I can't drink normal soda because of the carbonation but Slurpees are
fine!! The diet Pepsi is great but the Crystal Lite has calories-- which is
fine if you are craving the flavors. I personally loved the
orange-pineapple, raspberry ice was ok, and lemon-lime is nasty!
— Angela G.
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