amnesiack | Juice!

I've long been a fan of fruit-based beverages. In fact, I've been known to say from time to time that I consider the fresh fruit smoothie to be one of mankinds greatest accomplishments. Over the last few weeks, though, I've become increasingly obsessed with juice, weighing and balancing such factors as price, flavor, texture, nutritional value, and thirst-quenching-ness. I've begun to acquire multiple containers of juices that meet various criteria so that I can mix and match what juice to drink at a given time based on my mood and the strengths and weaknesses of a particular concoction.

On one end of the spectrum, you have things like Dole Orange Strawberry Banana. This is a slightly watery, pulp-free juice that's good for quenching large thirsts or drinking with meals, since the flavor is not overpowering and you get a sizeable quantity (64oz) for $2.50. On the other end, you have Odwalla's Citrus C-Monster, one of my absolute favorites. Because it is $2.99 for an 8oz bottle, this thick, pulpy combination of 6 or 7 different fruits has to be consumed sparingly. I treat it as a desert that I drink.

I originally intended to go into a great more depth in regards to various juices and how they should be rated against one another, but I'm going to assume that everyone has already stopped reading at this point, so I don't think I'll continue, except to say...

Wooo! Juice!