I needed a boost of energy today and decided to try this little “shot” type drink called Refuel by CytoSport. It is labeled to have 5g of protein and 100mg of caffeine in it while only having 35 calories. Since I rarely ever drink anything with caffeine, I decided to give this a “shot”, literally.

The flavor I ended up purchasing was Tropix – they all have the same ingredients/nutritional information so choosing one of the three is based off flavor.

Overall the taste of Tropix was pretty good. It took me a couple sips to finish it and the after-taste wasn’t too bad after each sip. It wasn’t that flavorful but it wasn’t bad tasting either. I would be willing to bet that the other two flavors this comes in taste even better than Tropix.

After about 10-15 minutes I’d say I felt the effects of it. It definitely gave me a nice jolt of energy/made me feel way more alive (I was deathly tired at the time) and the overall effect of it lasted throughout the rest of the day with no crash.

Overall:

• Taste: 6.5/10 (not bad or great)
• Cost: 5/10 ($2+ which is way too high. needs a better price point IMO)
• Healthiness: 8/10 (can’t complain for what it is)

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