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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