• CmdrShepard@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    They’re pure sugar water and caffeine. I drink them but do you honestly think there is a chance they are healthy in any possible way?

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      1 year ago

      No? I mean it’s a decent source of B vitamins and taurine, but cmon.

      But I don’t think chocolate is healthy and I let my kids have chocolate sundaes sometimes too.

      I don’t see why teaching my children moderation could ever be seen as bad.

      FWIW I don’t normally allow my 8 year old to drink pop (friends birthdays are about it) but my 17 year old having a large Starbucks coffee once or twice a week was not a big deal to me.

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        1 year ago

        That all seems reasonable, but none of this was alluded to in your previous comment and it gave the implication that you were suspicious of energy drinks being labeled “unhealthy.”

        Also I think there are benefits with chocolate. It’s the sugary Hersheys type chocolate that is nothing but empty calories.