Showing posts with label coconut water. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coconut water. Show all posts

Friday, April 23, 2010

Coconut Water Ahoy!



Remember when I wrote about the up and coming drink that is coconut water? Sure you do. Well, tonight I took the plunge and bought a can...bottle...umm...box.

And drank it.

And, well, there were mixed results.

First drink: I was too nervous to really taste it. I'm not exactly a "try new foods" type of guy. But it wasn't as horrible as I thought it might be, so...

Second drink: OK, I tasted it that time. Not bad. The kind I bought was flavored with a bit of passion fruit and it had a slight fruity taste. Mostly bland though. And a touch thick.

Third drink: Still bland. Boring. And thicker.

Fourth drink: It seems to be getting thicker every time I pour some into my mouth. It's a little goopy and nasty. I'm not really digging it at this point. I'm wondering if passion fruit juice with coconut water flavoring might be the way to go.

Fifth drink: It's definitely got the consistency of cough syrup, but with a slightly more disgusting taste.

Sixth drink: You'll have to ask the sink - it got the rest of the glass.

So, in total: Not the worst thing I've ever voluntarily put in my mouth, but just not very good. It's supposed to be great for you, so...maybe dump a bit into some real juice, where the flavor and thickness can be diluted and disguised?

I think I'll stick with Gatorade.

Friday, March 26, 2010

Coconut Water - Really?


So apparently, the new Gatorade is...no, not Powerade. No, not Accelerade. No, not Staminade. No, not...um...Antisweatyade.

It's coconut water. Seriously.

The story is that coconut water has the sugars, the carbs, the sodium, the potassium. They say it's got it all!

I'm leery, but if you know me, I'm always leery. But here, I'm actually a little leery of the taste. Hey, if it's nasty, it doesn't really matter how good it is for me - the R's has a picky palate.

So I'll go get some and do a little taste test. For you. Because I care.

Believe me, if it's nasty, you'll hear about it.