GHOST Hydration - Sonic Cherry Limeade (24 Sticks)

I am a huge fan of ghost cherry limeade energy drink! So, I had to give this a try. The flavor is delicious although it tastes nothing like the energy drink. It tastes more like a cherry slushy. It is very sweet. It is sort of expensive even though I got it on sale so it cost me just under $1 a packet. Cheaper than the energy drinks. Thought it would be a nice after workout drink since it has no caffeine and I already drink too many ghosts a day as it is. You can taste a little bit of the powder in it but I don’t mind it’s not bad . Overall, I would say this is a quality product and would recommend it. Super sweet! I use 1/2 a packet per water bottle and still pretty sweet.

I should first say that I LOVE these packets. Especially the Cherry Limeade flavor. It tastes like I'm cheating with a real sonic Cherry Limeade. I would make them by the pitcher full and it was super helpful for helping me stay hydrated. I have used these packets for almost 6 months now and have been dealing with some pretty unmanageable eczema. I recently came across some research that supports evidence that Red Dye can wreak havoc on our gut's microbiome and cause dysbiosis which makes your gut lining more permeable and bad bacteria can leak from your gut and cause chronic inflammation/illness. I realized since I was drinking at least one packet of this a day that the red dye from it could be the culprit of my eczema. I decided to quit drinking these packets about 3 weeks ago and my skin has made a 70% turnaround. It is now healing, feels like skin again and along with a probiotic I am taking I am confident I will get my gut and skin back to status quo. I say all of this to say that I strongly suspect that the red dye in this electrolyte packet was a culprit. I absolutely loved it, the flavor, the nutritients, how easy it was for me to drink my water, but the red dye needs to be removed in order for me to purchase again. I'm hoping the manufacturer sees this and can use color alternatives! The photo I am attaching shows when I was consuming the electrolyte packets on a daily basis and 3 days after I stopped. I am not particularly sensitive to red dye either, it can happen to anyone who consumes enough of it. I was drinking roughly 1 packet a day for it to cause all my skin issues. Please please please find an alternative to the red dye 40 so I can go back to enjoying this delicious drink!

Not your traditional use, but our office go-to, when we are off the coffee for the day and need to hydrate. Sweet and mixes well with a little shaking.

Taste is good but needed to add sodium because it doesn’t have near enough. This mixed well. It’s a bit expensive considering it’s low in sodium. I bought for hydration so the sodium is necessary.

I've been using Liquid I.V. Firecracker (Popsicle) hydration multiplier for a few weeks and decided to give this Ghost Sonic Cherry Limeade a try as another flavor option. This one really hits the mark for me! It has a very strong cherry limeade flavor, and you don't taste the saltiness of the other ingredients like you typically notice in most hydration packs. It is a little too strong for a regular 16oz bottle of water in my opinion, and has a very sweet flavor when mixed at that ratio, so I usually put about half a packet in about 12-14oz of water to lighten it up a little. It seems to work well because I have been working outside building a tiny house in 110-115 degree heat and when I start to fade I will drink one of these and I am quickly ready to get back to it, and I'm 55 years old and not in the greatest shape. I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good tasting hydration mix that doesn't make you think you're drinking lightly flavored ocean water. I know there are a lot of brands and flavors out there to choose from, but if you're a fan of cherry limeades I'd give this one a try!