I ’m light , twitchy and kinda have the run . This was never going to finish well . The mission : essay if caffein - infuse munchies like cookies , mints , chewing - gum , and lollipops pack the same punch as energy drinks and coffee . ( wind : Most do ) .
Well , at least the snacks I tried . But almost all were a little sketchy on the accurate recoil you ’re bewilder . Packaging tends to only equate the caffein dose to an mean cupful of coffee bean ( which is roughly 100 mg ) . Generally speak , anything over 300 magnesium of caffeine a day is considered as high - intake , but everyone feels the essence differently . Personally , I drink about 3 cups of java to quetch come out my mornings , and was ready to give thistaste testa go .
So in the name of news media and spoiled ideas , I drink in enough wine Friday night to give me some cob webs ( but not a hangover ) come Saturday morning . The prescript for Saturday were mere : utilize the caffeinated snacks instead of coffee or energy drinks ( and leave alone caffein anovulant to dieters and athletes ) .
The Ups, The Downs, The Jitters
My thoughts written throughout the Clarence Shepard Day Jr. :
11 am : Ugh . Want to go back to bed … Holy female parent of Brewtus I need a coffee , maybe a bacon and egg beigel , too . I ’m tryingBuzz Strong ’s Caffeinated Cookies , rather . They ’re made with Swiss dark and white coffee chips , not to mention Brazilian coffee bean . Let ’s see here : 12 cookies in a $ 5 box seat ; 4 cookies equal 1 cupful of java . reasonably operose on the coffee berry flavor , but these things really taste pretty good .
11:30am : Ended up eating 6 cookies , along with a banana smoothie to well delineate my stomach . Do n’t want to get sick , plus milk and cookies is always a win .
12 atomic number 61 : Should not have munched on those additional two cookies . feel bloated ( my stupid defect ) , but also more awake . Overall , hitchhike up for Buzz Strong ’s Caffeinated Cookies , and I ’m indisputable they ’re a much better afternoon collation than breakfast . get ta shower down and brush biscuit from my tooth .
12:15pm : Good time to tryJolt Energy Gum , from the guys behind the double dose Jolt Cola . There are 12 chiclet pieces in each mob , and 2 pieces bear about as much caffeine as a loving cup of coffee . That ’s 6 cup of coffee per pack ( $ 10 for 6 ) . I have “ Amazing Race ” Spearmint and Icy Mint flavors here … judge the latter , but both also check the herbal uppers guarana and ginseng . WTF : publicity really pronounce “ not a substitute for sleep . ” Really ?
There ’s a weird aftertaste … I could be wrong , but I think it ’s the Aspartame ( the same hokey lure used by Equal , NutraSweet , etc . ) . Aspartame itself ispretty controversial , so beyond taste perception , these may not be for you if you ’re interested about its debated wellness danger . I ’ll press ahead with 2 pieces , though . That brings my caffein consumption so far up to the eq of three cups of coffee .
12:35pm : Jolt glue works astonishingly well . It would be cool to take tramp , and I almost sense like I find the essence faster than I do with say , a Red Bull . It does n’t have an energy drink ’s pelf - rushing , though . Sort of miss that , but hopefully it means no gelt clang , either .
Between the shower bath and caffeine , I ’ve shaken off last night ’s crapulence and I ’m passably much effective to go at this point . Normally would n’t need any more caffeine in my daylight .
1:15pm : straighten my position up , some friends come around for a passing game of hoops . Dropped two circular tablets ofBlitz Energy Gum .
This stuff and nonsense is clearly targeting Red Bull . Each $ 3 metallic silver mob has 8 musical composition , with the total mob equivalent in caffeine to 6 “ leading marque ” energy drinks . That ’s definitely more economical than a single can of everyone ’s favorite coughing sirup - alike Vodka mixer .
What ’s more , Blitz Energy Gum also contains taurine and a bunch of B vitamins ; so no surprisal that it also tastes a fiddling like Red Bull . Still , there ’s an odd aftertaste , again mayhap due to the Aspartame .
1:30pm : This stuff work pretty quickly , which is salutary given its boxwood go on and on about how it ’s steep three times quicker than energy drinking . Myeh . It still taste like a sour bomb crawled into my mouth , farted , then break .
Hopefully aFoosh Energy Mintwill wash that crap out . Each medium sized tablet packs 100 mg of caffeine ( about the tantamount to 1 loving cup of deep brown ) . Flavor is minty fresh , but there ’s that aftertaste again . Just checked and yep , it ’s also artificially with Aspartame . That ’s got ta be what I ’m tasting ? Getting pretty freakin ’ sick of that preference . Oh , these mint also have B vitamin and Ginseng . That ’s kind of coolheaded . 12 piece in each $ 3.50 tin .
2 pm : The Foosh mints kicked in . I ’m at the eq of five cups of coffee for the day . Throat still feels parch ( despite all the water I ’ve been drinking ) , and feeling a little sweaty . I ’m a little twitchy and eager to get out of the house . Time for some basketball — I’ll have you know it break down .
6:30pm : Sooo … a few things . Firstly , I sop up at basketball , even when pepped up on Joo Joo beans . I must commend that . Secondly , I ’m a pretty fit person ( I train inCapoeiraevery other day ) . But my pectus is pixilated , and I experience light-headed . Worse still , in what ’s clearly due to the caffeine ( more than the elbow I took to the stomach ) I ’ve had some epical bathroom battles in the last half hour . You probably do n’t need to love this , but my derriere hurts and I do n’t remember eating Indian .
Like some kind of dealer see for fellowship on a downward whorl , I also spend around some caffeinatedfruitandcoffee / chocolate - season lollipops at the game . They ’re sell in camp of 10 for $ 10 , and each giant sucker ( 1.25 - in wide ) contains 60 - 70 magnesium of caffein . General consensus : the yield ones are extremely sweet , and the berry blast will make your mouth bluer than the Na’vi backwash in James Cameron ’s Avatar . The milkier flavors ( Irish Crème , French Vanilla , etc . ) were the favorites , and a couple of my Friend grabbed some for their next exam cram session . ( That ’s me on the far right below , smiling like a mad man . )
7:30pm : Grabbed a bite to eat after gain I ’ve not been hungry at all today . No surprise given that caffein is an appetite suppressant .
9 necropsy : Officially crashed out for a while there : find like my consistence has been run twofold hurrying all day . Going to veg - out in front of the telly ; judge and shake this light - headed feeling .
10 pm : Munched on someGamer chuck . Four - Pearl Sydenstricker Buck bite is a disgusting mix of cheese coil , tomato almonds , sesame sticks , pita chip , fried onions and pizza cashews . Disturbingly enticing , though … couldn’t help but land up the whole pack . Apparently , it contains a bunch of “ cognitive supporting ” vitamin and nutrients ( betacarotene , niacinamide , etc ) . Over my capitulum , but I ’ll take whatever brain booster dose I can at this point . I ’m wipe , and I ’ve still got the introduction for this tarradiddle to write . But I ’m so wire , I do n’t think I ’ll be fuck off to sleep before 3 am anyway .
Final Thoughts
I intelligibly had more caffein than is recommended by the creators and purveyor of this material , so it ’s no surprise my stomach is twisting like aMöbius airstrip , and I am experiencing the other effects of overcaffeination , too , like increase eye rate and blood atmospheric pressure plus some head ache and anxiety .
caffein issaidto be the most widely used psychoactive substance in the world , with about 90 percent of North American adults consuming it each twenty-four hour period . But in a mug or in a snack multitude ? Me ? I ’ll vex to coffee .
peculiar thanks toThinkGeekfor shipping out all the chuck — severally linked to their merchandise page above .
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