MiscFinds4u.com » Cooking and Food http://www.miscfinds4u.com/blog Middle-aged mom and dad blogger who write about entertainment, cooking, gardening, photography, travel and more from Seattle. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:09:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Giveaway – Talking Rain Sparkling ICE Carbonated Flavored Water Taste Test http://www.miscfinds4u.com/blog/2012/02/03/talking-rain-sparkling-ice-carbonated-flavored-water/ http://www.miscfinds4u.com/blog/2012/02/03/talking-rain-sparkling-ice-carbonated-flavored-water/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:13:39 +0000 Connie http://www.miscfinds4u.com/blog/?p=25289 Sparkling ICE is  a zero calorie carbonated flavored water made by Talking Rain.  The waters are caffeine- and gluten-free and sweetened with Splenda to which they’ve added B vitamins, vitamin D, green tea, and antioxidants (about 20% of your daily requirement in each 2-serving bottle).  Splenda is an artificial sweetener, something we’re trying to limit [...]

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