Trader Joe’s Tangerine Juice

Price: $2.49
Serving: 1/2 bottle, 8oz
Calories: 110 per serving
 Calories from Fat: 0
Fat: 0%, 0g
 Saturated Fat: 0%, 0g
 Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0%, 0mg
Sodium: 1%, 15mg
Protein: 1g
Carbohydrates: 8%, 25g
Fiber: 2%, <1g
Sugar: 23g
WW Points: 2 per serving
WW Points: 4 per bottle

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Trader Joe’s says: Fresh from California

Abi says: There was a time in college when I was depressed but I didn’t know I was depressed and all I did was drink juice. No food, just juice. My favorite juice was Naked Tangerine juice. It was both sweeter and tarter than regular orange juice.

Fortunately, that experience with vast amounts of juice drinking has not scarred me permanently. I remembered the amazing flavor of tangerine juice while I was at Trader Joe’s the other day and decided that since I’d taken a bus to Wal-Mart to get a car battery (I kid you not) I would treat myself to some expensive juice. Yes, my Trader Joe’s is next to a Wal-Mart. And yes, I carried a battery home on a bus. A car battery. It was really, really heavy.

This tangerine juice is just as good as I remember the Naked Juice being, and remember, I wasn’t eating back then, so juice was A-MA-ZING. This juice comes in the standard ‘two servings per bottle’ size and requires shaking before drinking. In a lot of items I don’t enjoy separation (cheese sauce, for example), but in juice it says to me ‘This is real juice with real fruit ingredients’. If you don’t like pulp and having to shake your juice, this may be a problem.

I’ll probably buy another bottle of this juice the next time I go to Trader Joe’s. It is healthier than chocolate milk, even if it is not shelf stable, and the package is totally recyclable.

December 11, 2008 | 2 Comments 
Filed Under 2 Points, 4 Points, All Natural, Cholesterol Free, Fat Free, Five Stars, High Fructose Corn Syrup Free, Juice, No Preservatives, Tangerine, Trader Joe's

Adina Natural Highs Hazelnut Hook Up

Adina Natural Highs Hazelnut Hook UpPrice: $2.49
Serving: 1 can, 8oz
Calories: 110
 Calories from Fat: 20
Fat: 3%, 2g
 Saturated Fat: 7%, 1.5g
 Trans Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 3%, 10mg
Sodium: 11%, 260mg
Protein: 4g
Carbohydrates: 6%, 18g
Fiber: 0%, 0g
Sugar: 18g
Weight Watchers Points: 2 Points

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Adina says: Get a pure rush from this rich, smooth brew - packed with a guarana kick and the antioxidant equivalent of four servings of fruit! We add a sexy swirl of buttery caramel and a splash of reduced-fat milk to our Organic, Fair Trade Colombian coffee. No chemicals - and never, ever anything artificial. Drink no evil.

Abi says: “What does guarana do?” I mused aloud to my coworkers while typing away at Wikipedia.

“Is that the one that helps with memory, or is that another one that starts with a ‘G’? I always get them confused.” One responded. “Or is it that bat poop?”

I shook my head and said “No, that’s guano.”

It turns out that guarana is a fruit that’s 5 times as caffeinated as caffeine. While this was exactly what I needed at 3pm, my taste buds thought otherwise. The Adina Natural Highs Hazelnut Hook Up is just plain gross and reminds me that I really, really need to pay more attention to my senses. When you smell a cold beverage and your stomach flips, that is a bad, bad sign.

As a woman who enjoys the occasional hazelnut (I’m from Oregon, land of filberts) and hazelnut-flavored item (vanilla latte with two pumps of hazelnut syrup) Instead of a creamy nuttiness there was nothing but ultra-sweet blech overlaying weak, milky coffee. The company’s website says that this flavor involves a “sexy swirl of buttery caramel” a statement that makes me wonder if they just don’t know what hazelnuts are. I’ve purchased a couple other items from the Adina Natural Highs series (vanilla and espresso) with the hope that hazelnut is simply a weak point in the line-up.

If you feel like ignoring my advice, you can get a 24-pack of Adina’s Hazelnut Hook Up for $45 from Amazon.com

Ingredients: Fair Trade Organic Colombian coffee (water and coffee), reduced fat (2%) MILK, Fair Trade Organic evaporated cane juice, natural flavors, pectin, guarana.

December 9, 2008 | 3 Comments 
Filed Under 2 Points, All Natural, Coffee, Dairy, Hazelnut, High Fructose Corn Syrup Free, One Star, United States