Comments on: Minty Fresh

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 02:25:42 +0000

Eclipse mints are awesome but I get sick of the peppermint ones really easily. The cinnamon ones are best IMO. They bloat you up really badly though but its a small price to pay!

By: Nedward

Nedward — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 22:57:43 +0000

Must be genetic. I have 3 packs on my desk right now! Pepperint, cinnamon and spearmint. Has the “new” orange flavour come out in NZ yet? Its weird. First its like, mmmm so sweet, but that quickly turns to, “Oh, but so minty”… I seem to consume the peppermint ones fastest. I’m sure they are good for you. Where else do you get you daily requirement of phenylalanine? Not in fresh vegetables, thats for sure!

By: Martha Craig

Martha Craig — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:27 +0000

I got into them because they contain that other Scandinavian sweetener, whose name eludes me at the moment… and no energy to look it up. Made of birch gum, and very good for the teeth.

I mainly found my belly was just uncomfortable, but didn’t have too much effect on the bowels. You’ll all be pleased to know that in internet land.

The thing I have been having a lot of is Coke Zero. I likes it.

By: emily

emily — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:19:48 +0000

Martha, yes, I was worried about that too but haven’t noticed any ill effects. Guess I have cast iron bowels (that sounds painful).

Karen, I have changed my position somewhat on phenylalanine since I learned that it is actually an essential amino acid used by the body to make protein and is all perfectly natural. Jury is still out on aspartame however, which is what usually creates the extra phenylalanine. I’m not sure what kind of sweetener is in Eclipse as it doesn’t even say on the packet - isn’t that illegal? I guess it can’t be phenylalanine - there are some people who have a genetic disorder called phenylketonuria who cannot eat it at all or they go crazy and die!! hence why it is always labelled as “contains Phenylketonurics” or whatever it is.

I do hate diet drinks, however any residual sweetener aftertaste is burned away by the painful minty tongue scorch. Yum!

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:59:45 +0000

Is that your photo Em it sure is spiffy!

Yes, indeedy watch out for the Phena-lena-whatsit not so good on the bottom and word on the street has it that artificial sweeteners actuallly make you crave carbs…oh lordy no! Yes ,no, yes …
Anyway I thought you hated diet drinks…so how can you eat diet lollies? A?

By: Martha Craig

Martha Craig — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 04:08:35 +0000

I too went through a recent Eclipse addiction (mm, especially the cinnamon - like Smokers!), and those little Extra sweets are delicious. HOWEVER, without wanting to lower the tone, they had a somewhat adverse affect on my stomach and bit thereunder. Mmm, I’ve cooled off with them since.