Ever heard of FUZE drink?
“FUZE is a delicious and smart line of all natural tea and juice drink beverages ‘infuzed’ with vitamins, minerals and antioxidants” that has just entered the Canadian market. Available for under $5, FUZE is pitched as a fun, stylish and tasty drink that is a favourite among celebrities (such as Ellen Page, Katie Holmes and Julia Roberts) at the moment and comes in a variety of flavours.
I was recently given the opportunity to test-drive some of their drinks, and I thought it was a great chance to try something new and see what all the hype was about. I’m health-conscious and love me a fruity drink, so it was a good idea, no? I’ve also been making an effort to live a healthier, more balanced lifestyle this year (Is that part of your New Year’s resolution?) and these seemed like they may fit right in.
Here’s what I got:
REFRESH
I tried this one first when I had a hankering for something tropical, and it did not disappoint. REFRESH is a thick and smooth concoction of peach and mango, that apparently contains 100% of your daily values of essential vitamins and calcium. It was a huge bottle so I can easily see how they fit all those vitamins in there! I really wasn’t expecting the thickness of the drink, but I like to think that it was due to real peaches and mangoes (thick fruits) being mushed up for it. Make sure you refrigerate it though—I let it warm up a little bit by accident and the consistency and flavor felt a little weird.
VITALIZE
…was the next one I tried. Again with the thickness. I’m not sure if I’d even label these things as juices! I think they have some additives to provide the additional smoothness and thickness that I experienced. This one was an interesting combination of blackberry and grape. Kind of like Welch’s grape juice, but thicker. This one promises a slew of electrolytes and antioxidants to help you re-VITALIZE after activity. Again, make sure this bad boy is ice cold before you drink it.
GREEN TEA WITH HONEY
I liked this one the best out of the bunch, but whether it was because I am an iced tea fanatic or because it was finally a proper liquid I don’t know. I was surprised to notice a very strong honey flavor. Usually when drinks claim that they were sweetened with honey you can’t tell. With this one you definitely can. I found it the easiest to drink and enjoyed the fact that honey was used rather than some bizarre chemical-sugar ingredient, however the sweetness was a little cloying. This was also the drink that had the least amount of calories, about 180 per 547mL bottle.
Final Thoughts:
They were pretty big bottles, but I guess they have to be to justify the price. I like that vitamins and antioxidants, etc. were included in the drink—it made me feel like I was putting more into my body than just sugar-laden juice. I thought the packaging was pretty cool, too. You could almost make art out of those bottles!
While I probably wouldn’t buy them for myself (I generally prefer plain water) I think they’re a better alternative to sugary pop and would definitely drink them if they were free!
Which brings me to some great news for you, dear readers: I will be randomly drawing 3 lucky winners to receive their very own FUZE prize pack to help you start the new year in a healthy and tasty way!
Each prize pack includes a 12-bottle case of each flavour I reviewed (Refresh, Vitalize & Green Tea) plus a FUZE t-shirt.
Details:
- Send me an email at gingercorsair (at) gmail (dot) com with the subject line “in-FUZE me!” Subject line must be exact since I’m using Gmail filters
- You must be a Canadian resident (Sorry to all my international readers!)
- I will randomly draw 3 winners on Friday, January 23rd and contact them for shipping details
- Environics PR will directly ship out the prize packs
Good luck!
8 responses to “Product Review & Give Away: FUZE Beverages”
Sounds yummy.. I may buy one just to try it instead of my regular Arizona iced tea.
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Just a girl trying to find a balance between being a Shopaholic and a Saver…
Or… you could enter the draw and get some for free? 😉
Did you decide not to get the free stuff sent to you from Stephanie?
Dang it! I’m in the US….lol. Interesting about the thickness of the drinks, is there anything on the bottle to let you know how thick it is? I’ve always wanted to try Fuze, but it seemed a bit pricey for me.
QL: Yeah the drinks seemed “thick” to me. I was expecting something more along the lines of apple juice viscosity, but these felt bulkier somehow, it’s hard to describe.
Still juicy, not like a smoothie or anything, but definitely thicker than drinking plain water or some natural type of juice.
There are clear bits on the bottle so you can actually see the juice inside.
I dunno, they were handing these out during a baseball tournament we were having in August, I had the pina colada one, at first it was like YUM! but by the middle of the bottle i was like YUCK, so syrupy and thick and so much sugar. It also left my mouth dry for hours afterwards, I’ll stick to my Greens +. 😉
Bobby, I kind of felt the same. It took some effort to get through a whole bottle before it got warm (hence my comment on the Refresh flavour).
They really are sugary. I wish I had kept the bottles and I could have listed the ingredients. I got all swept up in the big list of vitamins!
I just read in your most recent post that you said you should be taking vitamins, I take “Greens Plus” It’s expensive but has a ton of good stuff in it. you take a tablespoon in water every morning before breakfast, it tastes kind of like bitter macha tea, not very pleasant, but it’s better than hiding it behind all that sugar. I like to take it so I don’t have to worry about eating a perfectly balanced diet everyday, I take greens + and I know I’ve got my nutrients and my vitamins. Check your health food store. http://www.genuinehealth.com/ ( I think i’ll do a post on it)
I just tried FUZE and despite all the ‘Healthy Infuzions’ it purports to have it is much too sweet and syrupy. I think I’ll stick to water, it’s cheaper and tastes better.