Mountain Dew Energy

[Kez100]

My son doesn't drink the likes of Red Bull, Monster etc and has been an avid opposer of them, but he has now come home saying he likes Mountain Dew Energy. I asked him if it was similar (because of the energy description) but he said he thought not - it was a fruity drink.

Does anyone know anymore about it?

[bruffin]

Its a drink with caffeine if that is what you are asking.

[BabylonPI]

Highly caffeinated yucky false energy high inducing crap IMO

[LadyMaryChristmas]

Crap like this is banned in most of europe. I'm pretty sure there's an age restriction in the UK, 16?

[Kez100]

Thank you. That answers that! Hopefully once I let him know, he'll be as against it as the other stuff and not even buy it again. I'm sure we can think of a much better fruity drink for him.

Won't be happy with the shop if there is a age restriction.

[bruffin]

There isnt an age restriction and there is no ban in europe. France tried to ban Red Bull because of tuarine a but couldn't prove there actually was a health risk, so no longer ban it.

[Kez100]

Thank goodness for sensible kids! I told him and he disagreed but we agreed to go to the shop and look at the ingrediants - we did and he was astonished! Happy to drink something different now.

Thanks for your help. I thought I might have been over reacting but just had a gut feel! When I actually saw the neon/flourescent packaging in the shop - then I knew!

[Mewsical]

You can get Mountain Dew which is not the energy type from a few places - I get it from Chinese supermarket. It's like a fruity 7Up.
My DC love this as a treat but I made the mistake of getting the energy one from Asda and am now drinking it myself.

[Mewsical]

I have used this website before, it's interesting to see how much caffeine is in a pepsi and other drinks compared to energy drinks! Am now going to check I have the caffeine free Mountain Dew.

[SchroSawMummyRidingSantaClaus]

Mountain Dew is lovely and basically just lemonade with caffeine or there's a raspberry one in Asda as well. Pretty hard to find the non-energy one over here though unless you go to a foreign store.

[Kez100]

It might be lovely but is it recommended drinking for a 14 year old?

[SchroSawMummyRidingSantaClaus]

You could try and fine the non caffeine one but it might be a bit tricky... If he really likes it you could order it off the internet.

[bruffin]

tesco sell the normal mountain dew, but am sure that has caffeine as well, the energy one just had a but more.