Powerade is better than Gatorade

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WaTaGuMp

Lifer
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Dr Pepper is objectively better than your brominated vegetable oil swill, sir.


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JMC2000

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you get used to it quickly.
Bleh, I can't stand the aftertaste of those zero/low calorie sweeteners other than stevia (somewhat), and I'd rather have truly sugarless foods/drinks than stuff sweetened with stevia.
 

MaxDepth

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Yeah, stevia, is something I just cannot get used to. I had a bunch of it growing but I dug it all up and gave it to friends. Yes, it is sweet but that weird aftertaste is something awful. Bleech.

I tried making simple syrup with it; it comes out brown. Drying, then powdering the leaves, was worst than the fresh.

And I'm the guy who likes the taste of molasses. So if I say it tastes bad; you know it's got to be bad.
 

MaxDepth

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I used to go the powerade route until I realized as I get older, HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) makes me feel pretty crappy if I have two or more in a day. So now I go with Gatorade. Sure it is sugar but I don't feel like I did with the other one. Probably just as bad though...
 

LPCTech

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As, for stevia. Its the only non sugar sweetener thats not bad for you but, yeah it tastes odd.
 

WaTaGuMp

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Well shit, when I was buying my Grape Powerade I accidentally picked up what I thought was 1 Twisted Blackberry by mistake. It turns out I picked up 2 but missed this one I brought home, it wasn't bad, but I wouldn't buy it again.
 

JMC2000

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Well shit, when I was buying my Grape Powerade I accidentally picked up what I thought was 1 Twisted Blackberry by mistake. It turns out I picked up 2 but missed this one I brought home, it wasn't bad, but I wouldn't buy it again.

That's the same feeling I have towards Twisted Blackberry.

I still don't know how they messed that one up.
 

Captante

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Overall I like Gatorade better ... believe it or not my favorite is the original citrus full-sugar flavor. Kinda reminds of drinking it when I was a kid (a long time ago!) and it was all you could get.

Powerade is too sweet in most flavors although I am partial to their Mango.

The best use for these sports drinks IME is when your in recovery-mode from food-poisening or similar. The sugar keeps your stomach from freaking out and unlike cola or ginger-ale it puts some stuff back.
 
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