I tried coconut water tonight

cherilynnbailey
cherilynnbailey Posts: 25 Member
in Food and Nutrition
If your ever in the mood to barf... Just take a big sip of coconut water lol Ugh
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  • chaney3000
    chaney3000 Posts: 267 Member
    I didn't like it either. I saw everyone drinking it and thought I would give it a try. Not worth the 3 dollars I paid for it.
  • Alyssa_Is_LosingIt
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt Posts: 4,696 Member
    Yep, pretty nasty. Also I don't like to drink my calories unless it's booze.

    I never understood what the obsession was with that stuff.
  • cherilynnbailey
    cherilynnbailey Posts: 25 Member
    Lol
  • Chapnau
    Chapnau Posts: 17 Member
    Yep. Barf.
  • rldeclercq4
    rldeclercq4 Posts: 269 Member
    cherilynnbailey wrote: »
    If your ever in the mood to barf... Just take a big sip of coconut water lol Ugh

    When I was in Hawaii last summer at a local farmers market a guy was preparing fresh coconuts from drinking from so I figured when in Rome I'd drop the $5 for a fresh coconut. NOT WORTH IT! It was so gross but I put on a brave face and suffered through it. I'll stick to regular water, it's worked for humans for eons
  • kk_inprogress
    kk_inprogress Posts: 3,077 Member
    Agreed!
  • augustremulous
    augustremulous Posts: 378 Member
    what? I love love love coconut water. I like the Harmless Harvest brand, but I can't afford to have it regularly. Of course the best coconut water is straight from the coconut. If you can find coconuts at your local market you should try it.

    That said there are a bunch of crappy coconut waters on the market now, since they've become so popular.
  • cherilynnbailey
    cherilynnbailey Posts: 25 Member
    Maybe that's it
  • sureitstime
    sureitstime Posts: 67 Member
    Like @augustremulous said fresh coconut water is absolutely amazing! It tastes nothing like the bottled crap which they pass off as coconut water.
  • augustremulous
    augustremulous Posts: 378 Member
    Yeah I don't like Zico or Vita Coco, and those seem to be the most popular brands.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I've never understood this
    bleck.
  • piheart
    piheart Posts: 122 Member
    Not the best tasting but maybe the best hangover cure I've ever had. Try it!
  • pebble4321
    pebble4321 Posts: 1,132 Member
    There's nothing like a fresh coconut with a straw on a tropical holiday day.
    Unless it's a fresh coconut with a straw and added rum, pineapple, coconut milk etc.... but then it would be a piña colada and would need a cherry and an umbrella too.

    I think it's meant to be good for rehydration due to electrolytes etc (though I may be making that up) but not very practical to carry on a run.
    I've never bothered buying it in a bottle though.
  • canadjineh
    canadjineh Posts: 5,396 Member
    I never have it back here in N. America, but in the Philippines, oh my goodness Buko Juice with the little gelatinous bits of young coconut meat still in it!!! Best long distance bus ride refresher EVER!
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,984 Member
    We get it at Asian stores. Granted what I and my fellow Asians like may not appeal to the taste buds of Americans. That's why when there's a Zombie Apocalypse, Americans will die first due to starvation because they can't stomach eating foods that don't include intestines, tendons, and coconut water. :D

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  • ClubSilencio
    ClubSilencio Posts: 2,983 Member
    As far as bottled coconut water goes, Harmless Harvest is in another league. Each bottle (the smaller size) contains the water of just one coconut. And they are meticulous in their harvesting (no bad coconuts).

    Too bad a 16 oz bottle costs like $7.99.

    I remember last summer I went to get a bottle after running one steamy evening, cottonmouth and all. They only had 1 bottle left in stock and just as I reached for it this girl next to me had similar ambitions. We both looked at each other and then, realizing she wasn't about to budge, was left with no choice but to pull out a single car key and brandish it. That's how delicious this coconut water is.


  • AddieOverhaul
    AddieOverhaul Posts: 734 Member
    I bought two cans. Threw out the first one after one sip and gave the second one to a friend who likes it. So nasty. And I'm not a picky eater at all.
  • snowflake930
    snowflake930 Posts: 2,188 Member
    Me too. Definitely not worth the calories
  • oedipuss
    oedipuss Posts: 51 Member
    I bought a carton of coconut water, took a sip and immediately suspected that it was some sort of prank; it tasted like the water from where an entire football team had just washed their socks......bleurgggh!
    Now I'm dreading it because I'm going on holiday to Mauritius and apparently the hotel gives you a glass of chilled coconut water on arrival after your long flight....noooooooo!.......please let it taste better! I don't want to be rude and decline. Maybe I should just hold my nose and drink or tip it in a conveniently placed indoor plant pot when nobody is looking like they do in the movies! :D
  • Owlie45
    Owlie45 Posts: 806 Member
    Me and my family have tried a few different brands and I can't say I would rather die from dehydration then to drink that stuff again.
    My friends dad loves the stuff and will buy it by the case.
  • Bbeliever215
    Bbeliever215 Posts: 234 Member
    I've tried several brands and not one taste like fresh coconut water and they all have a "thickness" to them. I am so not a fan. I've also noticed the new crazy with maple water and that's horrid too but more tolerable than the coconut water.
  • rainbowbow
    rainbowbow Posts: 7,490 Member
    tastes like a sweaty armpit :lol:
  • one1fast68
    one1fast68 Posts: 51 Member
    try ordering a large water at sonic - ask to add white coconut and mango to it. may not be the same thing but - yum
  • Afura
    Afura Posts: 2,054 Member
    Probably the mango makes it a little sweet. Coconut water by itself I agree is gross. I agree with a sweaty musty kind of taste to me.
  • ntnunk
    ntnunk Posts: 936 Member
    I tried it once. Nasty.
  • laurenjennifer1987mfp
    laurenjennifer1987mfp Posts: 55 Member
    I love coconut water, fresh is best but bottled is fine. I don't buy it often though, too expensive!!
  • shrinkingletters
    shrinkingletters Posts: 1,008 Member
    I'll drink coconut water if it's flavored with pineapple or something that might mask the overwhelming coconutty flavor. Therefore, I rarely do. It's too expensive, and it tastes like toe juice.
  • Alluminati
    Alluminati Posts: 6,208 Member
    I only drank it straight from the tree. Just like fruit, there's variations in the sweetness of the water. When you get a good coconut, it's AMAZING. When you get a watery lame one it tastes like the buttocks of a mule. I've never tried the ones in the can because I imagine they will taste like buttocks.
  • extra_medium
    extra_medium Posts: 1,525 Member
    Alyssa_Is_LosingIt wrote: »
    I don't like to drink my calories unless it's booze.

    correct
  • debsdoingthis
    debsdoingthis Posts: 454 Member
    edited March 2016
    I have tried a few brands and I can't stand the ones that have the gross floaty bits in it. Very cold over crushed ice with a shot of lime juice, (Yes, you put the lime in the coconut ;) ) is a great thirst quencher. Other than that I only buy coconut water to make coconut rice.

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