POWERade Zero Mixed Berry Tastes Not So Great
This week we had two double header softball games in the wonderful heat and humidity that is Maryland. The first game was on Tuesday and the second was just yesterday, Thursday, and it was pretty warm on both days. Tuesday was far worse, with a combo hit of humidity and heat that really sapped our strength. I didn’t bring any water, though I chugged a bunch of water and Diet Coke before the game, and was really feeling it in the second game. To remedy this in time for our Thursday game, I took a trip to our local Giant and picked up a few bottles of Powerade, which were on sale 10 for $8, a pretty sweet deal.
That’s when I saw that Powerade had come out with a line of calorie free products. I actually never looked at the caloric content of Powerade before and was surprised. One of the regular bottles was on the fat side of 200 calories a bottle! That surprised me… until I realized that the only time I’d be drinking it would be when I was burning significant calories.
However, since I don’t mind Diet Coke (I actually prefer it now), I figured I’d give Powerade Zero a shot to see if I’d like it too. I didn’t. The after taste of the artificial sweetners was too overpowering, which surprised me. I think I don’t mind artificial sweetners in soda because of the carbonation, but without the carbonation the fake sugary stuff hits you full on. I’m not a fan of artificial sweetners in my coffee either, so that could be the reason.
Luckily I only got one bottle to test it out and have three more regular Powerade stuff to feed my thirst.
Incidentally, the Powerade website has a pretty cool soundtrack.
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Oct 20, 2008 - 08:10:25Wow! It is quite obvious that your taste buds are dying, if not dead already. The taste of POWERade Zero Mixed Berry is quite exhilarating. Not only does it quench the thirst that forms in my mouth while owning noobs in tennis, it is also quite a delightful drink to consume while eating a peanut butter and jelly waffle sandwich for lunch. Though I disagree with your stance on the taste of POWERade Zero Mixed Berry, I do respect your opinion. I beg that you once again try the drink that I have fallen in love with. Perhaps if you try it again, you will enjoy it. Things are not always love at first sight, for this is probably your case here. Please try this luscious drink one more time, for me. I know you will change your mind about the taste of this wonderful concoction from POWERade.
Thanks,
Juan
I tried the grape today and compared to regular Powerade it is very sweet. In fact it’s too sweet. I have found that a lot of the zero-calorie drinks that use sucralose are too sweet as if they over-do it a bit. Never been a fan of the bright blue drinks and that’s why I went for the grape. All I can say is they need to tone down a bit on the sucralose.
I agree, they’re probably working on the formula but someone has to like it for it to make it past the focus groups… I’d like to meet that person!
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