March 23: OWater

God love my wife. She's always making sure our family does all the things we should in order to stay healthy. Most of the food we eat is now organic; specifically fruits and veggies, but now even milk! She keeps us informed on the latest news regarding the effects of certain foods on the human body. And, she continually stresses fitness as a top priority for all us so that we're around for a long time. She does all this out of love, of course. My wife also likes to try new "healthy" brands and products, and, unfortunately, I'm always selected to participate in those trials, as well. Sometimes it's a good thing, sometimes not so much. Beverages I can do better than foods. Not sure why, but most "healthy" beverages are some form of water, whereas food expands into other, stranger categories. In fact, my wife has hooked me on LaCroix Pure Sparkling Water. I like all of the flavors, but the Cran-Raspberry is my fav. Thus, when my wife brought me home a bottle of OWater the other day, I wasn't too concerned about trying it. Okay, so it did sit in the fridge for a few days...but, hey, I forgot it was in there! Anyway, it was Mandarin Orange flavor and today I decided to give it a whirl. Not bad, but slightly different from the LaCroix of which I've grown so fond. It's consistency is just water, whereas the LaCroix has more of a fizz-feel to it (I know, hence the "sparkling" in the product name). When I drink LaCroix I don't feel like I've just gone to the sink and filled up a glass from the tap, which is exactly how I felt with my OWater. I think I'm going to stick with what I know going forward on this one, but, honey, if you're reading this, keep the food trials coming. I'm kind of starting to like it, as I figure even if the experience is bad, I'll continue to have something to write about here.