Don't get me wrong, it's tasty but if it has any actual benefits, it's not listed anywhere.
I don't get it, everyone says how amazingly healthy Rivella is. I see no health benefits. it doesn't replenish electrolytes as far as I can see so is it just considered healthy as compared to soda?
There's nothing special about it, as far as I know...
BTW... did you get your free one today? They were handing out samples like it was the end times.
It must be healthy they tried once to market it in england it failed most likely because it was too healthy!
How can it be healthy? The third ingredient (after water and that milk sludge thing) is sugar.
They were giving them away on the Slow-up Basel bike ride thing on Sunday. Eurgh. So sweet. As an energy drink it may be OK, as the taste wasn't too bad, but it left my mouth very sticky. Had to rinse out with water pretty quickly.
Its because people believe historic marketing guff like
plus all the stuff about Swiss alpine herbs.
Like almost all soft drinks though, its just a flavoured sugar water, so you can argue about the plusses and minusses of the Swiss cow impact, but you'll always be "heathier" drinking water. Or milk.
Rivella Blue is the diet version and a refreshing alternative to Coke Zero which I drink way too much of.
Didn't know they had a diet version. Shame they weren't giving any of that away, but I guess as I was on the 45km loop, they expected most people to need energy/sugar. Can't see the point myself; that's what cakes are for.
it contains everything milk does. But what counts is that it is a really nice drink to enjoy
And it belongs to our childhood memories like Ovo Sport. But let's face it, it's kind of an anachronism because it's between the health and the "plastic" section. Not enough supplements (as anyone would really need them) and not enough artificial tasting (not really needed as well) but obviously liked a lot.
See. Even smart people believe the marketing crap. It does not.
It doesn't contain the fats, the calcium, the vitamins, many of the minerals nor the micronutrients that milk does.
Exactly. If it contained everything that milk does, it would be, erm, milk.
And no Wolli, it's not even nice.
OMG
I hate Rivella! it tastes like a syrup I used to drink when I was sick as a child!
I don't think it has benefits, I think is just a marketing strategy...
The green Rivella is awesome.
cheers
SC
If you eat a bag of crisps with it you've got the electrolyte effect. Drinks that advertise "electrolytes" and "fast hydration" are a load of marketing bollocks anyway.
I'm not a massive fan of Rivella but will drink the Rivella Grun version occasionally because it seems to take away that weird after-taste from the normal version.
There are very few "leisure beverages" that contain much of anything that you need. Water, fruit juices, herbal teas are the only liquids that won't have crap in them. That said, if you need a sugar injection, it's easier to buy a Cola or Ice Tea than by going to out patients for an infusion.
That's why you see athletes eating chips during timeouts rather than sipping on their gatorades right?
Plus the dehydration impact of salt!
Drinking too much fruit juice will certainly make you fat too.
How to define "crap"?
To me tons of sugar is Crap.
I've heard that Guinness is good for you.
Not only does it give you strength (I have seen the posters) but it tastes a million times better than Rivella