Clear broth/bouillon ( not all brands;read label), soda water, cream ( double, whipping or single);linit to two to three tablespoons a day; note carb content decaffeinated coffee or tea, excessive caffeine may cause unstable blood sugar and should be avoided by those who suspect they are caffeine dependent, everyone should try to avoid caffeine. Grain beverages(coffee substitutes) are not allowed. Alcoholic beverages are also not permitted during induction; those low in carbohydrates are an option, in moderation, in later phases.

Herb tea ( without barley or any fruit sugar added).

Lemon juice or lime juice ( note that each contains 2 - 8 grams carb per oz) limit to 2 - 3 tablespoons. Mineral water, spring water, water.

Artificial sweetners.

You must determine which artificial sweetners agree with you, but the following are allowed: sucralose ( splenda) saccharin, cyclamate, acesulfame-k.Natural sweetners ending in the suffix .-ose. Such as maltose, fructose etc.., should be avoided. However certain sugar alchols such as maltitol do not affect blood sugar and are acceptable.

Saccharin has been extensively studied and harmful effects were produced in the lab when fed to rats only in extremely high doses.The u's food and drug administration ( fda) has removed saccharin from it's list of carcinogens, basing it's decision upon a thorough review of the medical literature and the national institute of science's statement that there is.

No clear association between saccharin and human cancer... It can be safely consumed in moderation, meaning no more than 3 packets a day'saccharin is marketed as sweetex or sucron.We discourage the use of aspartame ( marketed as nutrasweet, hermesetas and candarel because of questions about it's safety.

My preference, however is sucralose (splenda) the only sweetner made of sugar, sucralose is safe non caloric and does not raise blood sugar.It has been used in canada for years, and the fda recently approved it after reviewing more than one hundered studies conducted over the past twenty years.

Note that each packet of sugar substitute contains about 1 gram of carb, so don't forget to include the amount in your daily totals.