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The pros: Trader Joe’s Oh My Guava might remind you less of a juice product and more like Trader Joe’s Agua Fresca, but with a distinct tea taste. This product comes in a nice glass bottle.
The cons: If you are hoping for a super sweet juice product, you might be disappointed in this. This is much lighter tasting. The black tea also mutes the color of this product.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Vanilla Coconut Beverage is vegan, gluten-free, and soy free. Also there is an unsweetened variety. Pretty long shelf life compared to dairy.
The cons: This item only comes in a half-gallon size. Quite a bit of saturated fat in each serving.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Watermelon Cucumber Cooler is a love it or hate it flavor. It is light and refreshing, but not everyone will appreciate the cucumber flavor here. This drink does have a cult like following.
The cons: This may be a love it or hate it flavor. Regardless of your feelings towards this product, it is also seasonal, so if you love it, you better stock up on it. Availability of this product starts to dwindle before summer is over.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Very Green Smoothie is very fruity and pleasant to drink.
The cons: If you are a regular smoothie drinker then this can get expensive quickly, however, this is also sold in a quart sized container.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Strawberry Chia Smoothie is super flavorful, thick, and very well done. This has great strawberry flavor even though apple juice is the first ingredient.
The cons: Price. With a little bit of prep, this could easily be made at home.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Calamansi Cooler is new and perhaps a bit unfamiliar. If you enjoy citrus that is a bit tart, then this might be for you. For only 8% juice, this has 210% of your required vitamin C for the day.
The cons: It’s a flavor that might take some adjustment. Not a lot of juice. Mostly water and sugar.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Lemongrass Spearmint Flavored Water is a surprisingly tasty combination of flavors. Even if you stay away from the flavor of spearmint, you might actually embrace the flavors here. This product is also organic.
The cons: At a cost of less than a dollar per bottle, it might be financially better for you to infuse your own water at home, especially if you find you like your water with just a bit of natural flavoring.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Lemon Ginger Flavored Water is organic, flavorful, and refreshing.
The cons: While the flavors in Trader Joe’s Lemon Ginger Flavored Water say natural, they are actually extracts.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Organic Mango Lemonade is a delicate and successful balance of sweet, acidic, and tangy. As an added bonus it happens to be organic.
The cons: Nothing really jumps out.
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The pros: Trader Joe’s Coconut Water with Pineapple Juice is a complete surprise. Let’s be clear, I’m no fan of coconut water, but I really liked this.
The cons: For coconut water, it’s priced well, but for juice it’s on the high side at almost $1 per 8 ounce can.
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