taste test: vitamin water b-relaxed

it’s a weird flavor combination but i thought i would try it nonetheless. jackfruit + guava mixed with some b vitamins and theanine. now i have no idea what theanine is or what it does but since it’s put in something that i can buy i assume i need to put it in my body.

at first taste it has that weakened candy version of guava you might expect. it is sweetened to make it stand out in the flavor profile, but not like a gummy-candy sweetness. as it gets in your mouth the guava is still the most pronounced flavor. the jackfruit is almost non-existent and that saddens me. i was hoping for at least a balance in flavors but alas there was none. the finish is smooth with no sticky aftertaste like gatorade.

overall would i get it again: yes. was it refreshing: yes. it’s one of those that on a hot day when i need something tasty and water just won’t cut it. a decent find and one i will probably buy again.

on eating right and portion size

my better half is on a mission. she’s attempting to overhaul her eating habits and in turn has taken to copies of self magazine and online journals as help. now please, i don’t mean this as a slight, not at all, what it is meant to be is a guide as to what to expect.

first things first, the overhaul of the cabinets. the mission: get rid of anything remotely bad for you with the exception of the dried fruit and nut category.

here’s what it comes down to: start going through everything that has food related items contained in it and anything that has the following 5 ingredients in the list of the first 3 on the package need to go in the bin.  the ingredients are flour, saturated fats, sugar, high fructose corn syrup, and hyrdrogenated oils. yeah that pretty much accounts for all the items i found.  this should be interesting.