Wednesday, February 6, 2008

G2: Electrolytes that taste (bitter)sweet

Have you tried G2? No, not the world leader summit where nothing gets accomplished. That's G8. No, not the processors Apple used in their adorable first-generation iMacs (so many colors!). Those are G3s. No, not the pitcher with over 300 career saves. That's Goose Gossage. I'm talking about the new low calorie Gatorade.

I could tie this in to sports, but I won't. I drink it because I'm a firm believer in electrolytes, and if I'm going to drink Gatorade, which tastes like nothing, I might as well drink G2, which tastes like nothing and is less bad for me.

Except G2 doesn't taste like nothing. In fact, G2 tastes almost exactly like the bottom of the Otter Pop, where it gets slushy and syrupy, and you can actually feel the sugar disassociating with the melting ice. It truly tastes like getting home from swim practice in the summer.

So as long as I'm going to drink a sports drink, I might as well drink one that tastes like nostalgia.