“Stop drinking so many Monsters!” Yeah. That is a really strange sentence, but it is one that I uttered many times when my now twenty-five daughter was a teenager. She, in turn, would say, “Why?! I’m drinking it because it tastes good and gives me energy to stay awake.” Really? Shouldn’t a teenager already be full of energy?! I never really understood why all those energy drinks were so popular- and so expensive!
Flash forward to 2021-
Now I am the one guzzling energy drinks just about every day. However, I am not throwing back Monsters; my go-to energy drink is Aspire. Plus, at my age sometimes I do need a little help in the energy department.
Since I am trying to stay healthy at my almost-geriatric age, any product with the word “healthy” on the front of it catches my trifocaled-eye. I do keep in mind that just because a product claims it is “healthy” does not make it so. After studying the nutrition facts on the can and doing some research, it appears that Aspire is the real deal- it is “Healthy Energy”. Aspire does not contain any calories, sugar, or carbs. It has a bunch of vitamins like B6, B12, C (you know, all the really good letters), biotin, niacin, and only 55 mg of sodium. Aspire passes my stringent (well, maybe not scientist-level stringent) nutrition test.
A drink being good for you is one thing, but how does it taste? We all know that some of the healthiest drinks taste awful- anyone for a tall glass of beet juice? Well, Aspire definitely does not disappoint in the taste department. There are several flavors: raspberry and acai, dark cherry lime, mango lemonade, cranberry, apple and acai- so just about anyone can find a flavor to enjoy. I haven’t tried them all yet, but I can definitely vouch for the raspberry and acai, mango lemonade, apple and acai, and cranberry. It is a very crisp, refreshing drink with no after taste.
The can even looks pretty and somewhat sophisticated- that fancy A and all those flowers? You don’t even have to be embarrassed while you enjoy the drink.
The label claims Aspire is “Calorie Burning”. Now, I am not sure if this is true, but I like to think that drinking a can of this yummy, refreshing liquid burns about 1200 calories. Please don’t burst my bubble!
