orange juice

i've been craving orange juice pretty bad the last 2 days. today i was gonna buy a small container of simply orange juice, but it had 41g of sugar in it. i am not lacking vitamin C in any form but i didn't buy it because of it being high in sugar. pre op i didn't drink OJ much either but very rarely when i was on my OJ kick I would finish half a gallon in about 2 days and then i'd be fine for a few months. now i can't do that so what did any of you do if you wanted/craved OJ. did you have a tiny sip or anything just to get the taste or did you avoid it completely

I was told I could have it 50/50 with water.  Since I didn't like it that way, I didn't drink it.  If you can manage with 'just a sip' it won't kill you, but generally one sip becomes that gallon.

I don't drink my calories anymore. I used to drink a lot of juice. Those calories and sugar grams add up. What I do now is eat the fruit. I eat a lot of oranges. I get the juice but I also get the fiber and I don't get the great up and down sugar changes.
Can you have fruit yet on your plan?
Deb T>

yes...i've only had pears, cantelope, grapes, blueberries and kiwi though haven't touched an orange yet..maybe i'll have a piece or 2 and hopefully thatll satisfy it lol

I used to love my occasional OJ. My pouch doesn't really appreciate it much anymore depending on brand, etc. Have you tried the Crystal light sunrise (fake OJ)? I found that got me past the craving most of the time and it makes great slushies for the summer. LOL.

i will give that a try, thanks!

Totally agree on the Crystal Light Orange flavor. It surprises me but it has some of the density of OJ as well which you don't expect from CL.

i have had some orange juice, but i put my benefiber in it in the morning, i only have like a 2-4 oz glass, then i follow up with water....i only drink water, no tea, hot or cold, no crystal lights nothing but ice cold water in a jug all day long...i just dont want to take the chance of ruining my water,so i dont want to put my benefiber in it...i can not handle the articial sweetners that are in the crystal light and sugar free stuff..so its jus****er for me...besides my little bit of juice in the morning with the benefiber in it...i also eat oranges, watermelon and cherries with my meat when i eat my meals..but i dont drink with my meals for at least an hour after i get done eating..
have a great day,
debby

I tried Crystal Light a few times right after surgery, as I've had lots of trouble with plain water, but it gave me a bad headache every time.  I figured it was the Aspartame it's sweetened with.

But now, Crystal Light has a variety called Pure, and it's sweetened with Stevia. NO HEADACHES!  I'm so excited, because I can drink flavored water all day, but it takes me all day sometimes to get 8 ounces of plain water down.  It's getting better, oh-so-slowly but surely, but plain water still cramps me up.

 I drink the Trop50 It still has sugar but not as much and I only take a swig here and there but its yummy I was on an OJ kick a few weeks ago and got me some and now I good.