# Calorie free Slurpee, Yippee! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 22, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911 "2003-08-22T13:15:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AbbySthrnAccent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eb9ed0/32.png) [@AbbySthrnAccent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AbbySthrnAccent)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911/1 "2003-08-22T13:15:27Z")
From 330 calories to 0. I’ve got to go find a 7-Eleven. I haven’t had one in years, but they are one of those fondly remembered childhood treats. The Raspberry Ice Crystal Light version sounds good. Anybody had one yet? [New Diet Slurpee has no calories.](http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/front/2060986) ---
**Author:** ![Mithril](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mithril/32/3517_2.png) [@Mithril](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mithril)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911/2 "2003-08-22T13:38:42Z")
I’ve hed the raspberry and a orange/pineapple one. They’re both really, really good. Not all 7-11s carry them, though. I have to travel around 20 miles to get one, which means I don’t get it very often. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911/3 "2003-08-22T15:22:22Z")
I’ve heard of this. One of my WW co-workers came into a meeting one night with the lemonade version. I haven’t had one yet. Which is really silly, because I live in a condo that is literally RIGHT BEHIND a frickin’ 7-11. I should check and see if they have it. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911/4 "2003-08-22T16:42:57Z")
We don’t have 7-11s in Madison. When I was in Denver last year visiting my brother they had 7-11s on pretty much every other street corner. I was such the Slurpee Boy for that week. ---
**Author:** ![Sassafras](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a87d85/32.png) [@Sassafras](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sassafras)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911/5 "2003-08-22T16:46:42Z")
They are YUMMY especially the orange pineapple one. They leave a funky aftertaste which I kinda like. ---
**Author:** ![UrbanChic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9dc877/32.png) [@UrbanChic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UrbanChic)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911/6 "2003-08-22T16:56:49Z")
If I’m reading the article correctly, only the Diet Pepsi slurpee is calorie-free. The Crystal Light slurpees are a third of the calories of a regular slurpee. ---
**Author:** ![scout1222](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/34f0e0/32.png) [@scout1222](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scout1222)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 5:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911/7 "2003-08-22T17:44:31Z")
Very true. Thanks for pointing that out, since I didn’t actually bother to click on the link yet. Best to know these things up front. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911/8 "2003-08-22T19:16:05Z")
I am a grown man who loves frozen drinks. I could also stand to not push 32 ounces of high fructose corn syrup into my gut every day, so I tried the Diet Pepsi Slurpee. I think it’s awful. The taste is okay, but the consistency comes out like tiny little ice pebbles in water – not the smoothness I’ve come to expect from a well-frozen Slurpee. I’ve also tried the raspeberry and lemon types, but they taste amazingly too sweet – artificial sweetener galore. And read the small print. The Crystal Light Slurpees have four calories per ounce. It’s not bad if you get the little kiddee-size cups, but when you drink a 32 ounce model, that’s more calories than a can of light beer. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Griffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a87d85/32.png) [@The\_Griffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Griffin)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2003, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911/9 "2003-08-22T22:23:49Z")
Diet drinks are for women and the devil. Give me sugar any day, I love a good sugar rush! ---
**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2003, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/calorie-free-slurpee-yippee/196911/10 "2003-08-24T15:31:36Z")
Ive had the Raspberry Ice Crystal Light, it’s really deeelish. I wish there was a 7-11 near me, but sadly there is not. Luckily, I’m spending the next week in a town where there ARE 7-11’s and I plan to make the most of it.