WW Food and Point Issues - V8 - Be honest!

I was looking at these at Wal-Mart. You get all 5 veges in just one can! Is it good or not so good? I would have bought them, but I didn't want to be dissappointed and then have them sit in my fridge taking up space.

I like V8 but 1/2 a cup is 1 veggie serving. While it says it has 5 servings in it -- really it takes 5 servings to make up that 1 official serving.

The other thing to remember it is very, very high in SODIUM!

Try the low sodium V-8. It's only 80 mgs of sodium for one can. Tastes pretty good too! You actually taste veggies, not salt.

Not the best choice because it lacks fiber that you get from the whole veggie.

Try purchasing one out of a vending machine or out of the cooler at Wal-mart or grocery store first to see if you like it. You don't want to spend the $ and then find that you can't stand to drink it! JMO....

You get all 5 veges in just one can! Is it good or not so good?

Good or not so good for what? I like V8, but I don't count it as a veggie serving. I like it really cold as a nice low-cal pick me up in the afternoon. You can also use it for a soup base.

I keep one in the frig at work. It's great for a late afternoon snack. Keeps me from choosing something I shouldn't.

Good or not so good for what? I like V8, but I don't count it as a veggie serving. I like it really cold as a nice low-cal pick me up in the afternoon. You can also use it for a soup base.


Well, for taste, what else?

Personally- I really enjoy V8 and I keep a couple in my desk or the fridge at work for emergencies. They are good as an add-on to lunch or I use them for the 4:00 pm slump. One will keep me going until 5:30 when I get home and start dinner.

They are high in salt so I wouldn't rely on them all the time. I do count mine as a serving of veg but nothing beats fresh veggies.

I would buy one at a grocery store or convenience store to try it out before buying a case of the stuff.

BTW - Costco usually has them in a case for less than what grocery stores charge.

Ok, I tried it this morning. I poured it, cold, into a glass, and had a few sips. I didn't like it :( Should it be at room temperature?

Depends...I like it cold.

Do you like tomato juice because it is really the same concept of it.

But life is too short to drink something you don't like. :P

Depends...I like it cold.

Do you like tomato juice because it is really the same concept of it.

But life is too short to drink something you don't like. :P


True! I'd rather eat the veges :carrot:

As a beverage, V-8 and tomato juice make me gag, but I like them as soup bases. I heat them in a small pan with equal parts of water, and add a teaspoon of chicken broth base (about 1 bouillon cube) for ever 12 oz or so of liquid. Then I add veggies like corn, peas, carrots, beans, onion, and cabbage. And if I don't use corn or peas, I might add some potato or pasta.

It makes a really good vegetable soup.

I like V-8 either way. It's not everyone's thing though so if you don't like it then don't force it on yourself.

I prefer the original veg. based v8 at room temp. I have yet to find one of the fruit flavored ones that I like.

I like it better with a splash of worchestshire sauce, and maybe a drop of tabasco. My Dad used to make me virgin bloody marys and that's basically what this is, without the pepper or celery salt. It's a good low-cal snack in the afternoons, I think.
It's one of the only ways I can get veggies in any form into my 3 year old also!

V-8 juice is not Core, right? I love it and have avoided it because of that. Never thought about using it as a soup base. If you use it in soup as opposed to just drinking a glass of it, would it be considered Core or would I have to add points? Sometimes the Core diet confuses me!:?:

It is not core no matter what.