Feeling depleted and faced with a wall of health juice and fortified water options? You’ll never hesitate again. We’ve broken down the top brands and the best buys for every young professional on the go. Here’s to your health
Odwalla
Company Profile: Probably the most well known name in health juice culture, Odwalla’s juices and smoothies are made with the freshest, highest quality produce. The drinks are even taste tested to ensure quality and are packaged and shipped in rapid succession to make sure you enjoy the freshest product possible.
Products: Odwalla makes a variety of beverages from juices to protein drinks and smoothies to superfood drinks. The beverages are full of nutrients while also providing a low-calorie option.
Notable Buy: “Blueberry B” superfood drink. We chose this one for its high and varying nutrient count, including a multitude of B vitamins that are essential to the proper functioning of one’s metabolism.
Vitamin Water
Company Profile: Created by an NYC entrepreneur while trying to keep up with his own hectic schedule, he decided to pop a vitamin C lozenge and swished it back with a gulp of water. The flavour combination and vitamin benefits spawned the idea for the Vitamin Water line. Popular with everyone from students to celebrities, Vitamin Water is the secret weapon of YPs everywhere.
Products: There are 12 vitamin options in the line, all with a distinct purpose and taste.
Vitamin Water takes their products (and you’re well-being) very seriously. Each bottle includes dosage instructions, as well as the best time of day to benefit from the infused waters.
Notable Buy: “Go-Go” is one of our favourite Vitamin Waters for its concentration of vitamin E, an important antioxidant for the maintenance of good health. It’s the perfect pick-me-up in the afternoon, and all at zero calories per bottle.
Bolthouse Farms
Company Profile: Bolthouse Farms began as a farm-based company and became one of the largest produce suppliers in the Midwest. Bolthouse Farms supplied companies with the ingredients to make their signature products; companies like Gerber, Campbell and Heinz.
In 2003, Bolthouse established their beverage line utilizing a state-of-the-art bottling facility to maximize our consumption of delicious and healthy fruits and vegetables.
Product Line: Bolthouse beverages appear in the form of juices, smoothies, breakfast smoothies, protein shakes and Cafe drinks. The bottles come in personal 8 fl. oz. sizes to 32 fl. oz. multi-serving sizes.
Notable Buy: “Peach Parfait” breakfast smoothie. Have breakfast on the go in convenient liquid form, heading out the door, in the car, or on the elevator. This smoothie blends real peach purée, fibrous whole grains and creamy yoghurt for a complete and pre-prepared breakfast. A key YP time-saver!
ALO
Company Profile: ALO provides all natural (never made from powder or with use of preservatives) aloe vera beverages full of vitamins, minerals and amino acids to supplement your healthy lifestyle.
Product Line: The ALO product line includes the original aloe vera blend, combined with eight other nutritious and flavourful ingredients.
The Coco Exposed line features the original aloe vera blend and coconut water. Coconut water and aloe vera are both full of different vitamins – mixing the two is like a multi-vitamin in a bottle.
Notable Buy: Coco Exposed: Aloe & Coconut Water + Passion Fruit + Pineapple. Among its multi-nutrient content (including Vitamin A, C and calcium), this beverage includes a whopping 30% of your daily value of iron. Deficiency in iron can cause fatigue and body weakness. Don’t get left behind.