Everly Energy Drink Mix Powder Variety Pack - Keto & Vegan, Sugar-Free with Natural Sweeteners, Organic Caffeine & Electrolytes - 4 Flavors for Hydration Boost, 20 Servings

I was looking for something sugar free to help flavor water and increase my kid’s hydration. I had purchased a fruit punch Everly in the past and thought we’d try something similar but different. Boy was I surprised when I realized that this is caffeinated! It was my mistake- I didn’t mean to order an “energy” product- but it’s actually been great for my spouse to have a little pick me up along with flavoring his water and helping him to stay hydrated through his work day. Dissolves easily in a little bit of room temperature water and then we add cold water to fill the water bottle. A little goes a long way with this product if you’re just looking to add a hint of flavor to your water!

My stomach can no longer handle coffee or tea all day long, but between workouts and lunch comas, I really like (need?) to have caffeine throughout the day to help me stay upbeat and productive. Long before giving up on coffee, I tried stevia as a sweetener to reduce my sugar intake and I hated it. I couldn't switch and threw out the tub I had bought. But that experience prepared me for these drink mixes.Just as synthetic artificial sweeteners aren't as tasty as sugar, stevia isn't as good-tasting as those artificial sweeteners. Like a lot of healthy choices, this one is a bit of a sacrifice and I can totally understand the negative reviews. Stevia is not some magic replacement for sugar. It has its own flavor. Each of these are essentially stevia flavor WITH other flavors. There's no getting around it.But with all that said, I've gotten over my aversion to stevia and now survive on this stuff—and I'm very glad it exists. I overcome the packaging (which truly is a pain) by emptying a packet into a squeeze bottle (B00VREUEFE) using a funnel (and I do this OUTSIDE), and then filling the bottle with very hot filtered water and shaking. Once cool, I put it in the fridge, where I also keep cold, filtered water in a big jug. When I want a drink of the stuff, I fill up an insulated bottle (B078SH53ZS) with cold water, and add some of the mix concentrate, counting to five-one-thousand. And bam, I'm caffeinating again without artificial sweeteners!I do wish they would offer more flavors. Watermelon, strawberry-kiwi, would be nice. I'm not into lemonade, so I haven't tried that one. The Pomegranate flavor reminds me of Robitussin circa 1982, so I haven't gotten that more than once. The Fruit Tea tastes a lot like the Fruit Punch but with a little tea flavor and graininess. There was a small amount of a very fine sediment when I mixed up that bottle. I didn't get it again, either.So I stick with Peach Mango and Fruit Punch, with Peach Mango being my favorite. I probably drink three Peach Mangos for every Fruit Punch. But that's just my preference. One last thing to note with the Peach Mango is that the dye leaves behind a permanent residue on my clear squeeze bottles (Fruit Punch and the other flavors do not.) The company says the dyes are all-natural, but the stain is impossible to wash off, so it seemed worth noting.If you've read this far, just imagine each of these are labeled as 'Stevia Flavor with Peach Mango,' or 'Stevia Flavor with Fruit Punch,' etc. (and know what stevia tastes like) and your expectations will be set a little more realistically. This ain't Gatorade, but it is consumable caffeine without artificial sweeteners.

I usually love anything fruit punch but the flavor of this has a strange aftertaste, almost like a medicine, cough syrup type taste. The bag is very small and the powder that comes out of it kind of shoots out and you end up getting more than you want and a big mess. If they could put it in a different container that would be helpful. I definitely won't be buying this again. I appreciate that It's sweetened with stevia though and not a harmful artificial sugar. That's actually the reason I bought it. I've been searching for any more natural energy drink. If I could just get you to the taste. Ugh. I might try another flavor.

Only flavor that’s good is BERRY …. Rest are yuck but I do mix the BERRY energy (caffeine) with BERRY HYDRATION (no caffeine) bc they are better together although I would be happy with just zero caffeine. I wish the company would use ALLULOSE not Stevia bc STEVIA always has a weird aftertaste. All sugar subs spike your insulin like sugar but not ALLULOSE as not a sugar or sugar man made sub. BETTER CHOICE IN almost FALL OF 2023. I wish they would supply a perfect caplike spoon … free to receive tommeasure their recommended amt. I find it best to use amt in approx 17 tall VOSS waters then secure cap and shake/ mix well. Then use empty identical VOSS bottle and pour half of forst bottle to just almost top of “O” in VOSS empty bottle. Add one can each LIME BUBLEY (zero carbs / sugars) and cap off rest of both bottles with more VOSS water. Refrig and delicious‼️ Equals GREAT ICED TEA as you like during year round major hydration drinkers in this home. Flavor is key and price is pretty HIGH should off the 4pack in one flavor TOO …. BERRY PLEASE‼️

Unfortunately Everly decided to make cheaper versions of their drink mixes and failed. Look, taste, smell, ingredient list etc are very different for the new versions that come in a pouch. Their original flavors are excellent and I'd go as far as say Pomegranate Maqui Berry is the best tasting drink I have ever had. The new Pomegranate Berry that comes in the pouch is nothing like it and I wouldn't buy it again. Fruit Punch is just awful even though I almost always like Fruit Punch flavored drinks. Strawberry Lemonade is mediocre at best, but I wouldn't buy it. The only flavor I may still buy is Peach Mango as it doesn't stray as far from the original and still tastes pretty good. I do like them providing Energy options for all flavors although don't care for the fact they doubled the amount of caffeine per serving compared to the original Peach Mango. I am also happy to buy in pouches if it lowers the cost. However, that doesn't matter much if 3 out of 4 flavors taste bad. I really hope Everly goes back to the original formulas.