Now I know why Brisk tastes different from all other iced teas

[Ronnie]

I always thought Brisk had a more unique taste than other iced teas like Arizona or Snapple. I finally looked at the ingredients and the first thing on the list is high fructose corn syrup. I've been enlightened, and fattened.

[Dragoncat]

Welp. Time to never drink Brisk again.

[Von Ithipathachai]

It's a good thing I don't like tea.

But then again I prefer soda, which is probably worse.

[EricaofRenais]

That is why I make my own, all you need is a warm sunny day a quart jar water and tea bags.  Once you fill the the jar with tea bags and water just leave it in the sun for a couple of hours and there you go, iced tea, sweeten with you favorite sweet stuff.  

[Ronnie]

18 minutes ago, EricaofRenais said:

That is why I make my own, all you need is a warm sunny day a quart jar water and tea bags.  Once you fill the the jar with tea bags and water just leave it in the sun for a couple of hours and there you go, iced tea, sweeten with you favorite sweet stuff.  

Iced tea needs lemons though. Otherwise it's bitter as hell even with sugar.

[Dragoncat]

I like peach tea. You can get mixes for that too.

I very rarely buy tea in bottles or cans, most of the time I'll buy pop/soda.

@Ronnie wouldn't lemons make it more bitter/sour?

Edited January 30, 2018 by Dragoncat

[Ronnie]

Nah, lemons cut the bitterness with its sourness. Combine that with a bit of sugar and it's a refreshing sweet drink.

[Chocolate Kitty]

3 hours ago, Ronnie said:

high fructose corn syrup.

hell yeeeah

[Captain Karnage]

I love Brisk tea, nor fo I care about the corn syrup. I'm' more concerned about soy now these days.

[lunablaster]

Wow, well then it's a good thing I've been choosing Arizona over Brisk. I had no idea.

[Dragoncat]

I'm type 2 diabetic so...high fructose corn syrup probably isn't a good thing for me to be consuming. Plus it doesn't occur naturally in tea so yeah.

[EricaofRenais]

4 hours ago, Ronnie said:

Iced tea needs lemons though. Otherwise it's bitter as hell even with sugar.

I buy lemons and put a slice in the water with the tea bags.  It works very well.

@Dragoncat High fructose corn syrup does a number on blood sugar, as a type one diabetic I know because I used to eat food with it in it and then my sugars would do a roller coaster.  Once I cut that out of my diet my sugars became easier to handle.

[Dragoncat]

17 minutes ago, EricaofRenais said:

 

@Dragoncat High fructose corn syrup does a number on blood sugar, as a type one diabetic I know because I used to eat food with it in it and then my sugars would do a roller coaster.  Once I cut that out of my diet my sugars became easier to handle.

Yeah I remember you saying you're type 1 diabetic. That really sucks. So you have to inject insulin because you don't make it at all, right? Whereas I make some, but not enough. That's how I know the difference and explain it to people anyway. You probably can't eat any sweets or sugary stuff either, which also sucks. Mine's kept under control with pills, knock on wood.

[EricaofRenais]

1 minute ago, Dragoncat said:

Yeah I remember you saying you're type 1 diabetic. That really sucks. So you have to inject insulin because you don't make it at all, right? Whereas I make some, but not enough. That's how I know the difference and explain it to people anyway. You probably can't eat any sweets or sugary stuff either, which also sucks. Mine's kept under control with pills, knock on wood.

I use an insulin pump which mimics the way a pancreas gives insulin in that it gives me little bits of insulin every hour and I give a bigger dose when I eat. I can eat some sugar, I just have to count how much sugar is in the in the food I eat and give insulin for it.  As to the difference between the types yes you have it right, type ones have to take insulin to stay alive, while types twos make some insulin but not enough to stay healthy, and can control it with pills most of the time.

[Ronnie]

Update: even Arizona has high fructose corn syrup.

Okay Snapple, you win.

[genis]

On 1/30/2018 at 6:32 PM, EricaofRenais said:

I use an insulin pump which mimics the way a pancreas gives insulin in that it gives me little bits of insulin every hour and I give a bigger dose when I eat. I can eat some sugar, I just have to count how much sugar is in the in the food I eat and give insulin for it.  As to the difference between the types yes you have it right, type ones have to take insulin to stay alive, while types twos make some insulin but not enough to stay healthy, and can control it with pills most of the time.

i know this is a 3 year old thread, but as a type 1 diabetic it is easy to say i can eat and drink anything because of modern day technology. There are a few things to avoid such as regular soda because sugar in a liquid form just blasts your numbers in a matter of 5 minutes. However I still drink soda from time to time if my blood sugar is low or close to low (just take some insulin) and I also treat myself with diet sodas and drinks, i dont drink it often though because no mainstream brand companies use a healthy sweetener and almost always use sucralose.

[AnonymousSpeed]

On 2/1/2018 at 5:41 PM, Ronnie said:

Update: even Arizona has high fructose corn syrup.

Three years late, but-

1) You didn't find out what makes Brisk taste different if Arizona has the same quality
B) How are you surprised that Arizona Iced Tea contains corn syrup?

Unrelated to corn syrup but related to tea, I usually make my own just for cost reasons. A box of Lipton isn't much and can produce several pots. You don't even need to wait for a hot day, you can just boil the water.

On 6/12/2021 at 12:58 PM, genis said:

i know this is a 3 year old thread, but as a type 1 diabetic it is easy to say i can eat and drink anything because of modern day technology.

Very epic. Truly scientific advancement is a great blessing from the Lord.