Diet Product Review #1 - Special K2O

Having been a member of Weight Watchers on and off for the past two+ years I am always interested to see what new (and old) "diet" items they have on the market...and being the glutton that I am I usually at least TRY items...so I figured I would share my reviews with all of you (all probably 3 people that read this blog) - so you can figure out where to spend your money...

SPECIAL K2O...

From Food Processing

Departing from its traditional products and most surprising, Kellogg also introduces Special K2O Protein Waters, which deliver 5g of protein per 16-oz. bottle with 50 calories. They are available in three flavors: Strawberry Kiwi, Lemon Twist and Tropical Blend.

”Drinking lots of water is important when dieting, but plain
water can get boring,” says Saletta. ”It’s great to have some new flavor choices.”

Suggested retail price for four 16-oz. bottles of SpecialK2O is $5.99.

MY REVIEW:

I found single bottle of this Protien Water at my local Food Lion - the price was about $1.89 but they had $1 off coupons...so for .89 cents I figured I would try it - I picked up the Strawberry-Kiwi flavor and the Lemon Twist flavor.

I consulted my handy dandy WW points slider and found that unlike basic water with 0 points this water did have a 1 point value - with all the stuff they add to the water it adds 50 calories - no fat, no fiber...

I figured it would taste similar to the flavored waters...like Propel fitness water...

ummmm no go....

Nasty - with a CAPITAL N - the best way I could descibe it is if you mixed a packet of Jello up with some water and proceeded to drink it...the flavor was to overly sweet and it seemed to coat my mouth - not something water should do.

Since I forgot an extra bottle of water I did drink the whole bottle on my ride into work...I could not wait to get to work to get some actual H2O to rinse out the layer of K2O...

I still have the Lemon Twist flavor at home and I am quite unsure of how to proceed...I don't want to waste it...but yet the idea of a layer of lemon coating my mouth leaves something to be desired....I think I might open it and add a small amount to a full bottle of water and see if it comes out to be something like Propel - water with just a hint of flavor...

SPECIAL K2O SUM-UP

Retail Price $1.89

My Price $0.89

WW Points 1

Buy Again NOPE