It's true.
What's the hot thing right now? Spider-Man No Way Home.
My son saw these limited edition G FUEL energy drink cans and had to buy them. Spider-Man has been his favorite in the Marvel universe for a while. And of course we both loved the new movie, which is what these cans are based on.
They are both Radioactive Lemonade flavored, so any day now my son should start showing some signs of superhero powers. But it's ok if he doesn't.
Happy New Year!
Another recent Mtn Dew addition to my collection was this Baja Punch can.
It's another summer-themed can, this one featuring a beach ball, a shark, jellyfish, and an octopus with sunglasses. That's cool.
As with last week's Mtn Dew flavor, I didn't actually try this one by my son said it was good.
Can Mtn Dew pull off one more new flavor for me to feature this month? Especially with next weekend being Christmas? Come back to find out...
The cold weather has finally hit my area. So let's close our eyes and remember a time when the weather was warmer...
Welcome the newest can to my collection, Mtn Dew Baja Flash. It has a pineapple coconut flavor and the design immediately makes me think of a tropical beach. There's a tidal wave, a palm tree, a crab, a submarine, a mean fish, etc.
I didn't drink this particular soda but my son said it was good. But aren't most Mtn Dews good?
The countdown to Christmas has begun. What can treat is in store for next week? A Christmas punch? Come back and find out...
I admit a very hot cup of black coffee helps motivate me every morning. So it's with slight disgust that I present this week's can... International Delight Iced Coffee.
Nope. I can't do iced coffee. I can't even do room temperature coffee. It has to be just below scalding for me to enjoy it. And the thought of flavor or creamer in my coffee is gross. I've tried caramel-flavored stuff and cocoa-moco and all kinds of sugary sweet coffees, but it's just too sweet for me that early in the day. Mine has to be black. A little bitter makes it a little better.
And in conclusion, thanks to the person who gave me this can. I know I never would have bought one for myself.
This week I was given a couple of 23oz cans, both happened to be teas. Let's see who wins in a heavyweight taste-test boxing match.
In one corner is mango-flavored Peace Tea. In the other corner is peach-flavored diet AriZona tea.
Ding-ding, round one has begun. Ding-ding, the match it over. The drinker of both teas said they were both pretty good. So we'll call this rumble a tie.
So you thought that was too quick and uneventful? What else did you expect in a boxing match between aluminum cans?
A few people in my family have birthdays in October, so several years ago we decided to have a fall bonfire and weenie roast to celebrate all those birthdays at once. And last night was our annual Fall Weenie Roast.
One of my takeaways from the party was this Squirt Zero Sugar can. One of my kids had never had Squirt before and asked if it was good. My mom said it's one of the few sodas that really quenches her thirst. Later, upon closer examination of the can, I noticed it even says that right on the can, "Thirst Quencher."
And coming next week... Halloween!
A couple of new cans this week that belong in the fruit family.
Here we have a wild cherry flavored Pepsi with zero sugar.
There's also a strawberry banana V8 V-fusion can.
Ok, that's one of the five basic food groups. Are there cans for the other four food groups?
There's nothing special about these recent additions to my can collection other than they're all small 7.5 oz cans.
Cherry - Regular - Diet - Zero
Don't worry, next week's post will make up for this week's short post... as soon as I figure out what it's going to be about.
Looking through cans I've recently acquired, I was trying to find cans that shared a common theme. It was unexpected, but I realized two cans had bears on them.
The first can is Golden Bear lemonade which is actually an AriZona tea can. It's a strawberry flavored lemonade that sounds delicious!!
The second can is a Polar seltzer water can that's lime flavored.
And the big coincidence with these two cans is just last night I drank a strawberry-lime drink. All the connections with these two cans are nearly unBEARable.
While visiting someone yesterday I noticed a Pepsi can on their kitchen table I didn't have. In fact, I hadn't seen one like it before. It was branded as "Soda Shop" and had the old-time Pepsi logo across the top. The flavor was cream soda.
After hearing my admiration for the cool-looking can design, they offered me one and said they had another flavor, too. Then they handed me a can of black cherry.
Wow. You never know when you're going to see a new old-fashioned thing.
Some Pepsi cans have been sitting in my food pantry for a little while, so I decided to group a few of them together in this week's post titled "Fruits and Football."
First, two Pepsi flavors sharing a new can design. There may be other fruity flavors available, but these are the only two I currently have: Mango and Wild Cherry.
In addition to those two, a Super Bowl 54 can has been taking up space for over a year and a half.
This was the Super Bowl played in Hard Rock Stadium in Florida between the Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers on February 2, 2020. Demi Lovato sang the National Anthem and the half-time show was Shakira and Jennifer Lopez. And since I try to keep this blog spoiler-free I won't say who won.
What do you think of a half-time show featuring KC and the Sunshine Band and the four-person band from Santa Monica, CA, called Chief? Perfect lineup, amiright?
This is a video gaming household. So I wasn't surprised to see my son bring home this Monster energy can that unlocks in-game content for Apex Legends.
Apex Legends is an online multiplayer shooter where each player selects a legendary challenger to fight for glory, fame, and fortune on the fringes of the Frontier. As of today, I believe there are 18 characters to choose from when you enter a game. The character featured on this can is called Wraith.
Although not one of our main games, we have played a little Apex Legends. But to unlock extra in-game content is always nice.
Now if only there were cans for Angry Birds...
Someone I know recently saw this drink at the store and decided to try it. After all, how could a watermelon-strawberry flavored energy drink not be delicious on a hot summer day?
After a few drinks of the bland water he said it was not delicious.
Looking at the back of the can may provide some clues to his disappointment.
Never judge a book by its cover... or a sparkling beverage by its can.
HelloFresh is a company that sells healthy meal-kits. Someone I know has been buying from HelloFresh for a while and they said occasionally a meal will include free bonus items. One of the bonus items they got was this 6.8 oz can of non-alcoholic ginger beer.
Bundaberg is an Australian family owned brewing company. This ginger beer was craft brewed for over 3 days. Some of their other products are a sparkling fruit drink, root beer, cream soda, and more.
So let's see you wrap your laughing gear 'round that!
Following my strange non-alcoholic root beer experience last month, I recently had a similar experience when I found this non-alcoholic water at Walmart.
I've been on a big flavored-water kick for a while now, so I'm always on the lookout for any new or interesting flavors. A couple of weeks ago I saw this Orange Mimosa water at Walmart.
I'd never heard of that flavor before and am typically a fan of citrus, so it was an easy buy. It was later after we got home that I noticed the label said "non-alcoholic." Of course flavored water wouldn't have alcohol. So I went to Google and looked up orange mimosa.
OH!!! A mimosa is a cocktail composed of champagne and chilled citrus juice. Who says you can't learn a thing or two from shopping at Walmart?
