Over the last several years, the energy drink market has just exploded. I know there are some 5-10 different varieties at my local convenience store, and I live in the middle of Nowhere! It is some 30+ minutes from the nearest "city" (if, by "city," you mean somewhere with a handful of fast-food outlets and a Wal-Mart), yet this little convenience store miles from anywhere has an impressive selection of energy drinks - proving their popularity across the boards.
Now, I am no fan of energy drinks, generally speaking. I have always found them too sweet, too strong tasting, and not as powerful a pick-me-up as a good, old-fashioned cup of coffee. They also have a tendency to upset my stomach. So I really didn't care to try BluFrog at first. I got a sample right around St. Patty's Day, but I didn't want to waste my adult mixer only to find out it tasted like all the rest, so I set it aside. But the vessel's design was so cool, it lured me in after a few days.
Now, BluFrog is strong, but in that good way: it has 1/2 the sugar - and 1/2 the calories - but all the caffeine. But the most interesting thing is that it has no artificial colors or flavors! That's right: BluFrog (and it is blue) has no artificial coloring or flavors. Already, it's healthier than almost all the other sports drinks, but it also has 100% the recommended daily allowance of thiamin, niacin, riboflavin, and other healthy ingredients - and 300% the recommended daily allowance of vitamins B6 and B12. On top of all this, BluFrog also contains Quercetin, a potent flavonoid antioxidant.
Even when I decided to try it, I drank my BluFrog slowly, ever mindful of that heavy stomach and coated throat the other energy drinks give me. But BluFrog really is smooth, and pretty tasty. I can't say I'd drink it every time I wanted a beverage, but if I needed the energy, BluFrog really would be my first choice. The cool can, low sugar, and healthy ingredients also make it a great drink for kids. You obviously don't want them "bouncing off the walls," but BluFrog has less sugar than chocolate milk or most prepared iced teas - it even has less sugar than a glass of Kool-Aid! - so you really don't have much to worry about.
Finally, BluFrog doesn't just give you a burst of energy; the carbohydrates help maintain it. Liquid carbohydrates do not need to be digested, and so deliver fuel quicker. These carbohydrates aren't likely to upset your stomach either, and the low level of sugar helps in this regard, as well, meaning you get solid energy from this energy drink - not the shaky, stomach-roiling nervousness other drinks pass-off as "energy." BluFrog really is worth a shot, even if you have to pretend you're just buying it "for the kids."
Go check out their website and enter their contest while you're there. You could win video gaming accessories or vacations to places like New York and Chicago! Also tell your local grocer(s) about the site if they don't already carry it!
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