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player ready...Do three new summer beverage offerings make the grade?
Taco Bell
The drink: Pina Colada Frutista Freeze
Price: $2.19 for 16 ounces
The pitch: “Enjoy the tropical tastes of the Pina Colada … Frutista Freeze!”
Nutritionals: 230 calories, 58 g carbs, 48 g sugar
First thought: You think Taco Bell, you think pina colada, right? Surprisingly refreshing — not the sickly coconutty sweetness you might expect. Just tart enough from cocktail-fruit-cup pineapples.
On second thought: That coconutty flavor? Artificial.
McGrade: B+
Jamba Juice
The drink: Blackberry Bliss
Price: $4.79 for 24 ounces
The pitch: “Blended with sweet, juicy blackberries, it’s the healthy, fun way to boost your bliss this summer.”
Nutritionals: 380 calories, 91 g carbs, 80 g sugar
First thought: Combination of blueberries, blackberries, strawberries and raspberry sherbet creates indistinguishable “berry” taste. Sweet, but not too sweet, not sour. Enjoyable.
On second thought: Is it worth ending up with a million bits of berry seeds stuck to your teeth?
McGrade: B
Wendy’s
The drink: Coffee Toffee Twisted Frosty
The price: $2.59 for 10 ounces
The pitch: “We start with our irresistible, real dairy Frosty and add coffee syrup … mix in chocolate-covered toffee candy … to create a rich, indulgent treat.”
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Nutritionals: 540 calories, 83 g carbs, 69 g sugar
First thought: Unslurpably thick (use a spoon). A sophisticated coffee beverage, with terrific texture from toffee bits — we’d almost describe this as a crunchy drink with a creamy afterthought.
On second thought: On a diet? Run away.
McGrade: A