Hint Cucumber Water: No Deal!

I was in a funk, and in Whole Foods - a dangerous combination. One that could lead to purchasing wildly overpriced chocolates and convincing myself organic calories don't really count.

I resisted though, because my head was already at the spa. I had an appointment booked for a massage, and was looking forward to the little spa perks like water spiked with cucumber and oranges and little bowls of raw trail mix. Just the taste of either puts me in an instant relaxation mode. So when I saw a cold case of Hint water, my hand went directly to the Cucumber variety.

I had hope for Hint. No sweeteners, no preservatives, no sugar...it pushed all my buttons. But my first giant swig pushed all the wrong buttons. I was assaulted by the strong scent of dirt, and the flavor tasted more like discarded cucumber skins than anything else. Maybe that's from their "natural flavors" but it was too much . Less a hint, more a smack in the mouth with a clump of grass clippings.

I do still have hope for the fruit flavors, but the Cucumber is just not working for me.