Hey, how are you? It's been a while. I have had some ups and downs with my ankle. Looks like it will be several weeks in a walking boot, then a visit to a few doctors in Boston during May and June to see if I can get the same diagnosis twice. One of the diagnoses floating around is PTTD, a degenerative disorder requiring major surgery and possibly involving both feet. Fun times!
One bright spot this week was an opportunity to sample Ocean Spray's new energy juice drink, Cranergy. I like cranberry juice, but not the stuff that's full of high fructose corn syrup, and even the 100 percent cranberry juice is a bit cloying for me. So I don't buy it regularly.
I'm also not usually an "energy drink" fan, per se. Oftentimes energy drinks are full of caffeine or different herbs that I'm not sure I want to consume and that I certainly don't want my kids drinking. At least not before I consult with an herbalist, like that's gonna happen.
We received Cranergy in the "cranberry lift" flavor, and I did enjoy it. A 12 ounce bottle has just 50 calories, thanks to Splenda. The energy part comes from some B vitamins (70 percent of your daily niacin, B12, B2, B6 and pantothenic acid), as well as some green tea extract. I imagine the green tea adds caffeine, however I've heard from health gurus such as Andrew Weil and Mehmet Oz that the caffeine in green tea is gentler on the body than the caffeine found in coffee. The only con that I can see is that they've added some coloring, Bue 1 and Red 40. That's a pet peeve of mine. But I'm no purist, so it's not a deal breaker for me.
So! I liked it. It is light, but doesn't taste watered down. It's sweet, but not too sweet, and usually I find Splenda-based drinks way too sweet. My six-year-old son liked it too. His review consisted of a long giggle before he exclaimed, "Love it!" It's a nice new option for fans of cranberry juice.
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Have you ever heard of ISOsport energy drink? It is loaded with B vitamins, sweetened naturally by Quercetin and Isomaltulose and tastes great. Even more important is that it really boosts energy and is better than FRS. Check it out...your kids can enjoy it too.
I'll definitley give CranEnergy a try. That is one of my peeves is drinks with high fructose corn syrup.
Its good to see a big company like Ocean Spray not using it.
Since cranberry juice is already full of great color, Ocean Spray might even consider not adding it to the drink.
No one really care what color it is and it would save them money.
Hi there, same here I don't usually drink any energy drink and I don't also let my kids drink it. It's a great presentation you have and it's like that I'm to consider it when I need one. At times that I have no choice but to drink one :)
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Some time we are very concerned about our health, we do not understand what to do ... It's very easy to make better health. we must use Nature made vitamins. Vitamins function in many metabolic reactions which take place as food is utilized in the body, Vitamins control metabolism and energy of our body.
How often do you think we need to drink energy juice? Is there any health benefit we get from drinking it?
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