Coconut Water
February 24, 2010
I don’t like most sports drinks – they have tons of sugar and calories, and it seems counter intuitive to me to drink something like that after I just worked out. I usually just drink water but coconut water seems be all the craze in celebrity and athlete circles so I picked up a bottle.
Coconut water is low in calories (just 60 calories!), fat free, cholesterol free and doesn’t have added sugar. The bottle of Zico that I drank has more potassium than a banana – 15x more than most sports drinks. It wasn’t overly sweet, it was just a splash of coconut added to water and it was definitely refreshing. It’s a great post workout drink for re-hydration.
PACKAGING: Most of the coconut water brands I’ve seen come in tetra paks which are BPA free and 100% recyclable.
WHERE TO BUY: Online or your local natural foods stores like Whole Foods.
