Hydration Station
Staying properly hydrated is always important, but all the more so when you’re being active. Check out some of the new hydration helpers now available.
I’m typically not a fan of flavored-water drinks. Gatorade tastes weird a

Like Water for Chocolate
I sometimes have a hard time trying new things, so it was with much trepidation that I gave Cabaret’s Brewed Chocolate a shot. It taught me one thing: Stop being a pansy! Unlike thick, hot chocolate, brewed chocolate is light, like a chocolate-flavored tea. While you can add cream or milk, I liked it in its natural state: light, chocolatey and refreshing. It’s said to give the mood a boost and increase energy while also having a calming effect. I didn’t notice the energy boost, but I did like the calming effect and the warm, fuzzy feeling it gave me. I’m especially interested in trading in my jitter-inducing coffee for awhile and seeing how the chocolate works in the morning. Each teaspoon contains only 24 calories and will make 4 ounces of the beverage. It pays to try new things!
What’s Tappening?
I swore off drinking bottled water long ago in favor of refillable containers and tap water. But who knew tap would become trendy? Now, the Tappening campaign has begun to encourage people to make tap their water of choice when possible because of the cost and pollution associated with the bottled variety. The Tappening campaign offers BPA-free plastic bottles with slogans “What’s Tappening?” and “Think Global, Drink Local.” Tappening also offers a bag made with 100 percentpost-consumer recycled materials in case you need a new gym bag.
Pups Drink, Too
Taking the pooch on a road trip just got easier with the To-Go-Bowl by Furry Travelers. Whether you’re headed to the park or just on a quick errand, the dog bowl will help Fido stay hydrated. The water bowl is designed to fit into a car’s cup holder—and it holds both water and treats. Although it says it prevents messes, I’m sure my furry friend would manage to slosh water about, but it’s just water, right? —Erin
Want something solid to munch on? Check out our jalapeño poppers review or how to eat good in the neighborhood at Applebee’s.
Comments
I’ve love to drink my tap water (scratch out that extra $16 every week and a half on Poland Springs) but my tap tastes like poop.
“What’s Tappening”
*groans* Oh, that was horribly hilarious!
I need to start uping my H20 intake so I may grab one of those bottles! I wish those to go water bags/bowls worked for my dog. Frank is an english bulldog and his face is too flat to fit into those things haha.
Brewed chocolate?!? I’d never heard of it. But I am more than up for trying anything chocolate.
Chocolate flavoured tea! I’m there.
Ooh la la. The brewed chocolate sounds soooo good!
I know I need to drink more water. A LOT.
Im at that stage where Im trying to be sure that my Toddler doesnt ‘peepee her underpants’ 🙂 and my needing to pee just throws a wrench in it all.
but Im on it.
starting….soon 🙂