Water Flavoring Squeezy Thingies

Okay, so I got this water flavoring as a freebie at Fred Meyer this past fall. I discovered that I really like this stuff. However, I'm not about to spend $2.99 to buy more when the majority of the cost is the plastic container. So, I set out to make my own, reusing the container from the used-up freebie item.

Basically, this stuff is artificially-sweetened, fruit flavoring. You squirt a little bit into a glass of water and it colors and adds a hint of flavor to a glass of water. I like this because I drink more water if I use it. It's not super strong, like a glass of punch, but just lightly flavored. The way that the container works prevents one from using enough to make a glass of super sweet water. And if artificially-flavored Kool-aid isn't one's thing, then this is also possible to make with lemon juice and stevia or other powdered sweetener.

I was super pleased that the lid just screwed off. The place on the container where the lid meets the bottle was concealed beneath the plastic wrapping. After twisting off the cap, I mixed some Kool-aid powder and a couple of packets of artificial sweetener in about 1 tablespoon of water, then poured it into the squeeze bottle. I sampled some squeezed into a glass of water and adjusted the Kool-aid and sweetener until one or two squeezes was just right for my taste. That's it. I keep this in the fridge and expect to go through it in about 3 weeks or so, at which point I'll wash it out and refill, probably trying lemon juice and stevia or Splenda.