Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Thoughts on Vitamin Water

So, I'm not a fan.  A friend of mine offered me a bottle of this beverage while we were hanging out earlier and at the time it sounded good.  It was supposed to be dragon-fruit flavored.  I thought, "well, I like dragon-fruit...I bet this will be pretty good".  Unfortunately, it followed suit with every other sip of Vitamin Water I've ever had.  It just tastes like really watered down gatorade.  The worst part is that it is about $1.00 per bottle!  Crazy....well, I guess no more insane than buying a bottle of gatorade, but then why wouldn't you just buy gatorade?  You could just buy a bottle of water instead, and it would probably be much more satisfying....and if you got it out of the tap or such dispensing units, it would be for free!
Thinking on it, what specifically is Vitamin H2O supposed to do for you?  Supply you with your daily amount of vitamins?  Don't people realize yet that taking 500% of your DRI is not particularly good for you?  For that matter, gatorade is way over-used too...I don't think your body needs that many electrolytes.  
That's really all I have.  Sorry...didn't mean to rant.  

3 comments:

  1. You know, water is often $1 per bottle too. But it is much more delicious and refreshing than any of it's colored counterparts.

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  2. Word to the wise...I crush up a multi-vitamin and mix that with food coloring and tap water to make a low cost alternative to vitamin water.

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  3. I think some other people don't realize that most of those vitamins they put in there just go right through you. I would rather take a multi-vitamin with water....or eat right so that I get my vitamins that way!

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