If you’re still reeling from the hustle and bustle of the holidays, you may be turning to energy drinks for a quick pick-me-up. So we’ve got you covered with today’s Love it, Like it, Hate it: We’re Getting the Skinny with Molly on the best & worst energy drinks on shelves.
For comparison: Cup of coffee typically has 100 mg caffeine; cup of green tea has approximately 25 mg caffeine.
LOVE IT!
- 0 cals, B vitamins, ginseng
- 160 mg caffeine per 16-oz can
- No artificial sweeteners or colors
- 0 calories, 0 sugar
- 100 mg caffeine
- The caffeine equivalent of a cup of coffee with the antioxidant benefits of green or black tea
- Available in flavors like Gingermint Green, Pom-Berry Black, Caramel Black Tea
LIKE IT!
- 45 calories, 11 grams carbs, 0 sugar, 120 mg caffeine
- B vitamins, vitamin C, artificially sweetened with sucralose (Splenda)
- Per can: 0 calories, 0 sugar
- Ingredients include guarana, caffeine, taurine, ginseng, green tea leaf extract….
- Artificially sweetened with sucralose (Splenda)
HATE IT!
- Per can: 120 calories & 28 grams sugar; 85 mg caffeine
- Water, glucose, ginseng, caffeine
- Natural ingredients, but more than a day’s worth of added sugar
Red Bull – sugar-free and regular
- Per can: 0 calories, 0 sugar, 80 mg caffeine
- Ingredients include caffeine, B vitamins, the amino acid taurine + artificial sweeteners acesulfame potassium & aspartame in the sugar-free version
- 0 calories, 0 sugar, 316 mg caffeine per bottle (one 8-ounce bottle is labeled as two servings)
- Contains a combination of multiple stimulants that can interfere with a wide range of supplements and medications, including antidepressants, anticoagulant drugs (aspirin, NSAIDS), Coumadin/warfarin.