Well, we’re back with a SimplyNature Kids organic juice product, and if you read my review of the Fruitastic Fruit Punch, you pretty much know what to expect this time around.
Once again, this is basically a severely watered-down juice product that I can’t see any kid enjoying. The taste is very, very light, and there’s virtually no detectable sweetness. Despite all this, though, I will say that I found this one to be better than the fruit punch, because the lightness benefits this one a little more.
Whereas fruit punch is one of my favorite flavors, and should also be—as the name suggests—a collection of powerful-tasting fruit juices, lemonade can sometimes be a little too sour or tangy when full strength. Since the flavor is weaker, this prevents that from ever being an issue. The berries unfortunately also suffer the same fate, and although I would have liked for those to taste much stronger, there’s really nothing I can do about it.
Honestly, I’m starting to kind of appreciate these a little bit more, because I can’t stand the taste of water, and don’t always want to add those drink mix powders, which are made out of chemicals and “natural flavors”. These provide a nice alternative to water, with a mild flavor, a mere 35 mg of sodium, and a scant 10g of sugar (per 8 oz. serving), while also providing 100% vitamin C and 31% juice (weird percentage). It’s not something that I can sit back and sip, but I’ve found myself going to this more and more when I’m thirsty and want something with a little bit of flavor. Rather than soda or some other junk, I’ve also been drinking this for dinner quite a bit lately.
That being said, I think I’ve had my fill of these for the rest of the year, but this is a pretty healthy drink that tastes like I remember sports drinks tasting in the ’90s. If you want a throwback to when they were predominantly water, with some flavoring thrown in as an afterthought, here you go.
Overall: 5/10. I still can’t see any kid in the world liking this, and still believe that they’re catering this to the wrong demographic, but this watered-down juice product is kind of growing on me as a (slightly) more flavorful alternative to water. Whereas the fruit punch disappointed me because I really like the flavor kick of a normal fruit punch, this Berry-Licious Lemonade works better as a diluted juice because, at the very least, it prevents the lemonade part from being too sour. The main drawback to this is that the berry flavoring also suffers the same fate—if that was a wee-bit stronger, this might have been even better. It’s decent, but I wouldn’t put this anywhere near a normal child, and I can’t say that I’ll even buy them again at any point in my life.
