Gatorade Thirst Quencher Powder
[{'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Alright I’m gonna get real my sister has had struggled with anorexia I think most of our lives she ended up getting super sick I wanted to get better she really didn't know how. she loves Gatorade zero she’s obsessed once she was bed ridden I had a super crazy idea that I had no idea if it would work but I ripped off the label a told the one lie I will never regret. I found the zero kind in bulk powder we don’t lie so she never second guessed me I got some popsicle molds and the rest is history her body was eating up that sugar learning to process it Digest it give her not much but she was starting to sit up a lil and eating more and more of them going to being able to do 6-10 a day while doing counseling she was talked up enough to take down little buy little real food and because of the cal intake she didn't know much about she wasn't feeling bloated or pains with would usually be followed with tears and restraint of any more solids. I’m happy to say she’s healthy today living her life mental health dose not just go away but she’s thriving."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Mixing your own Gatorade is so much cheaper than buying bottles. This makes 9 gallons for less than $10. You can’t beat that price/Fl oz. if you have kids who have sports practice regularly or if you drink a Gatorade during your work out this will save you a ton of money!\n\nPros:\nPrice/fl oz is extremely cheap\nThe flavor is better in my opinion\nLess plastic waste\n\nCons:\nIf mixed with cold water it will leave a residue in the bottom of the glass or container you mix in. I prefer to mix with hot water.\n\nIt’s not grab and go, but making it in bulk and filling a reusable water bottle isn’t that much of an inconvenience.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "I love Gatorade especially during the hot Arizona summers when we have to stay hydrated to survive. I'm not a fan of the new Gatorade flavors, I'm old school & love the original Lemon lime. I was hesitant when I first purchased this because I wasn't sure the powder would deliver the quality taste of buying Gatorade from a store. I was satisfied that the powder is even better & tastes fresher than the store bought bottles. This goes a long way, one scoop is perfect for a quart of water. If you love Gatorade this is a cheaper way to buy it than buying the bottles at stores. I love that Amazon has this & it always arrives perfectly packaged (usually wrapped in bubble wrap). A great buy & value to keep yourself hydrated."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2019', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "According to my neighbor, whose son just got married. I used to use it for that in my college days. Anyway, it's a lot easier to store, and cheaper than the big bottles, and I can water it down as I don't like it full strength - trying to cut down my sugar. But I get dehydrated a lot more in the hot sun than I did in my younger days, and watered down this keeps me going.\nIf you are making it full strength, like I did for my neighbor, dissolve the powder with about a cup of boiling water. Then add in the cold water and ice. Won't get the sugar left over in the bottom."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2018', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "Great for hypoglycemia since you can just use what you need. I think Gatorade has been instrumental in saving my life tbh because my blood pressure drops too much if I drink the amount of water I need. Apparently if it doesn't have sugar or salt in it, water alone can adversely affect some people, rarely. I'm not sure what's going on, but the Gatorade powder helps so much with keeping up my strength all day. If we run out, I sleep much more and can't move. It also reduces hunger somewhat. I'm very grateful."}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': "my son has high school basketball practice 6 days a week for 2 hours...i knew the last thing he wanted to do was add more water weight to his school bag so what i did was find two 32oz bottles and I make one for during the day and one for practice\ncost wise you can't compare and since he drinks 2 a day that would been at least a savings of $2 to $4 dollars a day...plus the gatorade bottles you get from Costco or Sam's Club are either 18oz or 20oz size bottles much smaller...this way he just takes the empty bottle with the powder and just adds water when he needs it at school...on top of that he has a water bottle so I keep him hydrated...hint by the different flavors so it doesn't get boring...the 32oz bottle works best as it's the right size for 1 scoop of powder...hint 2 you don't need the shaker bottles the powder mixes very easy"}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2021', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': '⁃ I compared the taste of the thirst quencher with the taste of a store-bought Gatorade bottle of thirst quencher. The similarities were numerous and the powder and water mixture was almost indistinguishable from the Gatorade bottle mixture. The only difference is that, the Gatorade powder mixture had a taste of a powder product that has been mixed with water. This would be similar to the difference between Lipton ice tea from the bottle, bottled at the factory and Lipton ice tea made from the ice tea powder and water mixture at home. I however have a sensitive sense of taste so this may not be an issue to many. This is not a negative in any way. In any case, it would be impossible to recreate the factory bottled Gatorade using the powder and water.\n⁃ Would recommend it to anyone who wants to move away from the more expensive store bought, factory bottled version. The difference is so slight that the cost savings are completely worth it. I should have switched a long time ago!'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2017', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-4 review-rating', 'review_body': 'Gatorade changed the order of ingredients, moved natural and artificial flavor from 9th to 3rd. natural and artificial flavor usually means artificial sweeteners,which is exactly what this now tastes like now, all to do what...save 10 calories? See attached picture, left side is old formula, right side is new. UPDATE: After using a full can I have adjusted to the new taste. It does serve the purpose for replenishing electrolytes.'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'I -hate- that Amazon doesn’t permit us to rate the vendor separately from the product because good products shouldn’t have to suffer low star reviews due to poor vendors. And it drives me crazy when I read reviews for a product and any low star reviews are (justifiable in most cases-) complaints about the vendor/shipping. That said…..\n\nGreat value for the money and great taste. I love Gatorade & having the powder allows me to save money and mix as I go instead of having to buy cases of bottles that end up 1/2 finished and forgotten and then tossed - which = more plastic waste. Also, mixing my own i can control how sweet I’d like it to be.\n\nShipping wise….The can was double boxed (to the size of the can) BUT with no internal cushioning of the can so any crushing of the box would in turn crush the container, as in my case. I saw in other reviews the same problem but I always seem to think, “That was just their experience.” Apparently this is a consistent problem w/ the vendor/distributor as I’m now part of that “crappy experience” club.\n\nThe top of the can was partially popped off, (in the 1st photo you can see the dent, I had to push the can back into form to get the top off safely, I wish I had taken a pic before that so the actual dent could be seen) there was powder everywhere and approx 1.5” less powder in the can. I’m sure at packaging there’s probably 1/2” - 3/4” from the rim to the powder to allow space for the scoop, as in other cans I’ve had. I know it sounds nitpicky but with all of the powder that poured out of the packaging when I opened it, that’s money if you’re budgeting for products to last you a certain amount of time. (Hence, why we miserly folks who love Gatorade shop for the values! Ha ha ha…)\n\nOther than that, arrived on time, our delivery person is always awesome, and “blue flavored” Gatorade RULES! \\m/ >_< \\m/'}, {'review_meta': 'Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2020', 'review_star': 'a-icon a-icon-star a-star-5 review-rating', 'review_body': 'When possible I buy powdered Gatorade because it\'s cheaper than bottled and because who needs more plastic bottles to use and recycle? This is my first time buying the powdered Fruit Punch Gatorade, but I\'ve had the bottled version a lot in the past. It\'s one of my favorite flavors for during or after long runs or cycling outings.\n\nI haven\'t done a blind taste test, but I\'m pretty sure the powdered does have a slightly different flavor. What some might describe as a "chemical" flavor (although obviously even pure water has chemicals H and O). It\'s not terribly off-putting, but I only gave it four stars for flavor. I\'ve seen comments about weird ingredients and possibly artificial sweeteners, but the ingredient list looks normal (for Gatorade) to me (in order): sugar, dextrose, citric acid, salt, sodium citrate, monopotassium phosphate, natural and artificial flavor, calcium silicate, modified food starch, and red 40.\n\nThat said, there is something different about the powdered version: the color stays with it even after digesting. Twice now I\'ve drunk a couple cups after a run, and when I went to pee a few hours later it looked like my kidneys were failing. Not just a pink tint to the urine but a full-on dark crimson color. Worse than after eating a bowl of beets. This never happened to me with the bottled version. Sorry if that\'s TMI, but if it spares someone else from an unwelcome surprise then I think it\'s worth it.'}]