Kellogg’s™ Special K® brand began as cereal designed to help women eat healthy, but it soon became more than just a good breakfast choice. After several years on the market, Special K® discovered that they could make a weight loss plan designed around this simple cereal. But it didn’t stop there. Today, people can follow the Special K Challenge™ with not only several varieties of the cereal, but they can also have energy bars, cereal bars, snack bites and even waffles that are designed to help dieters lose weight. And now the have even added a unique line of flavored water to their product list called Special K2O™ Protein Water. This fascinating line of products claims to assist consumers with losing weight through eating and drinking the different Special K® products, but we want to take a closer look to see if this specially designed water is as helpful as the company claims it is.
Ingredients At A Glance
Special K2O™Protein Water is a fascinating concept. Special K® adds 5 grams of both Protein and Fiber to this water in order to make the product “diet-friendly.” The two added ingredients, though, have been researched as weight loss agents, and the results are that diets high in Protein and Fiber can assist in weight loss.

Protein helps with several essential functions in the body, including muscle tissue maintenance, cell maintenance, and basic metabolism. Many diets work towards higher Protein content (especially low-carbohydrate diets), usually aiming at filling the dieter up with this ingredient instead of filling them with simple carbohydrates. Special K2O™ uses Whey Protein Isolate for its source of Protein, a Protein that has the highest known Biological Value (a measure of the protein’s total use in the body compared to how much is consumed).

The Fiber contained in Special K2O™, as far as we can tell, comes from the carbohydrate content of the product, but it appears to be from sugar—not a great source of fiber. If there is a different and more beneficial source, we could not find it. It would be much more beneficial to see a normal source of dietary fiber such as psyllium rather than sugar.

Other ingredients in this mixture include sugar and two artificial sweeteners, Calcium Lactate, Calcium Gluconate, Citric Acid, Phosphoric Acid and artificial flavors. These four ingredients generally work as preservatives.

Special K2O™ comes in four different flavors: Strawberry Kiwi, Lemon Twist, Tropical Blend and Mixed Berry. The four options make this drink consistent without making it boring—dieters have a little more of a choice in what they drink in order to stay healthy.
Cost
Special K2O™ is available at several different locations online as well as in grocery stores nationwide. Online grocery shops such as Netgrocer.com retail 4-count packages of the water at $7.69 per package, making the purchase moderately expensive (a little less than $2 per bottle). Of course, prices may vary slightly from location to location, so we suggest shopping around for the best deal as well as the best shipping options.
Website In Focus
The official Special K website is graphically rich and very user friendly—more so than almost any other product we’ve run across. The site offers information on all of its products (including ingredient lists), a magazine designed to support those using their diet program, and even a chat group. There is also a personalized Special K Challenge™ section where you can design your own diet plan through a series of questions related to your habits and diet weaknesses. This incredibly simple questionnaire produces a very detailed day-by-day meal plan for the two-week challenge. You can even print the plan, send it to a friend and email it. The site also provides a coupon for future shopping. This adds to the ease of the program. The site is beautiful, useful and informative.
Positives
Contains Protein and Fiber, two ingredients proven to assist in weight loss

A flavorful option to help get both ingredients into your diet

Official website is incredibly helpful and informative
Negatives
Relies on sugar for fiber content

Moderately expensive per bottle
Final Thoughts
Special K®’s diet and snack products have become very popular because of their ease of implementation and their great taste. With new products and varieties coming out every day, it is obvious that this line of products is finding great success. Special K2O™ Protein Water is just one of many options the brand provides for people taking the Special K Challenge™, helping individuals make smart meal and snack choices with delicious options. The Protein Water provides both Protein and Fiber to help increase weight loss results, but it should be known that this product will most probably have very little success on its own. The advantages of the two central ingredients are only significant when they are part of an overall high-protein, high-fiber diet. Consumers shouldn’t expect miracle results, but they can expect steady weight loss if the Special K Challenge™ is followed closely. If you are seeking a weight loss supplement, be sure and choose a product with ingredients that address both aspects of successful dieting. A proven fat-burner is needed to address excess fat on the arms, belly, hips, thighs and buttocks, and a modern appetite suppressant is needed to control caloric intake and help curb cravings. Effective weight loss happens when both dieting needs are addressed. Add a healthy eating plan, and exercise – and you will have success.

SOURCE: http://www.sensational.com/diet/KelloggsSpecialK20ProteinWater.html?b=60...