Monster Voodoo Grape Energy Juice Review

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Monster Voodoo Grape Energy Juice can

Monster Voodoo Grape Energy Juice contains the following: white grape juice concentrate, apple juice concentrate, red grape juice concentrate, Concord grape juice concentrate, and plum juice concentrate. Despite that concentration of juice concentrates, the can says it consists of only six percent juice. However, I don’t need to concentrate much to notice its great grape flavor.

I’m not sure what the deal is with the whole “voodoo” theme, and I’m not going to concentrate at all on the relationship between grape and voodoo. I’ll let AI do that.

Okay, AI has told me that while voodoo and grape don’t have a direct relationship, the color purple and voodoo, um, doo. Purple is one of the three Mardi Gras colors — along with gold and green — and Mardi Gras has a deep relationship with New Orleans’ voodoo culture. Kevin Costner was in the movie JFK, which was set in New Orleans, and Kevin Bacon played a minor role in JFK. BOOM!

Oh, wait. We’re not playing Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon. My bad.

Monster Voodoo Grape Energy Juice purple color

Voodoo Grape’s enticing aroma and delicious flavor are pretty straightforward. If you’ve had a grape soda in your life, or voided a Sodastream’s warranty by using it to pump carbon dioxide into grape juice, you have a pretty good idea of what this smells, tastes, and feels like. It has a bold grape flavor that makes my mouth feel like it just got punched in the face by the Fruit of the Looms red grapes. Its carbonation isn’t as strong as a Grape Crush, but there are plenty of bubbles to tickle your tongue.

While it’s a great tasting grape beverage and it gets my heart pumping with 160 milligrams of caffeine, I can’t say I’d choose it over Monster Energy’s other grape-flavored energy drink, Ultra Violet, if I’m standing in front of store coolers concentrating on what beverage I’m going to pick up to wake my tired body. Ultra Violet also has a great grape flavor and the same caffeine amount, but with no sugar and only ten calories, which is a pretty easy tiebreaker when choosing between two great options.

Also, Milla Jovovich was in a movie called Ultraviolet. She was also in Dazed and Confused. In that movie, Matthew McConaughey played David Wooderson and debuted his real-life catchphrase, “alright, alright, alright.” McConaughey was also in the film A Time to Kill with — that’s right — KEVIN BACON! BOOM!

Purchased Price: $3.75
Size: 16 fl oz can
Purchased at: 7-Eleven
Rating: 8 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 150 calories, 0 grams of fat, 190 milligrams of sodium, 39 grams of carbohydrates, 36 grams of sugar (includes 36 grams of added sugar), 0 grams of protein, and 160 milligrams of caffeine.

Alani Nu Lime Slush Energy Drink Review

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Alani Nu Lime Slush Energy Drink can

There have been several Alani Nu Slush flavors over the years — Pink Slush, Blue Slush, Cherry Slush, and now this new Lime Slush. Here’s how the company describes it:

Icy, citrusy, iconic — Lime Slush Energy is here to sweeten your spring break with all the adventure and none of the sugar! A river of bold lime and sunny lemon flavors, each can serves up B vitamins, 200mg of caffeine, and our signature slushie twist. One sip? And, bestie, you’re off the map and in the moment!

Um, cool, bestie.

Despite trying several Alani Nu Energy flavors over the past year, this is my first Slush variety. I’m not sure why it took me this long, but if Lime Slush is any indication of what I’ve been missing, I must seek out the other Slush flavors.

Alani Nu Lime Slush Energy Drink in glass

To be honest, Lime Slush reminds me of the Bang Lime Pop Drop I reviewed a few weeks ago — another lime creamsicle-style drink that caught me pleasantly off guard. But while the Bang leans into the creamy, candy-like sweetness, the Alani Nu version takes a slightly different approach with a more pronounced sour lime flavor and a little less creaminess. Both drinks smell and taste wonderful, but I can’t say I like the flavor of one over the other.

Whether it truly tastes like a lime slush is debatable — I’d call it more of a lime sorbet, with a creaminess that you wouldn’t expect from something billed as icy and citrusy. But that’s not a complaint. It’s just a more interesting drink than its name suggests.

At 200 milligrams of caffeine, zero sugar, and only 10 calories, it also delivers almost everything you want from an energy drink without any of the guilt — which, combined with how good it tastes, makes it very easy to recommend. Though, like all energy drinks in slim 12-ounce cans, I wish it came in a larger 16-ounce version.

Lime Slush is another winner from Alani Nu — and a reminder that I really need to work my way through the rest of the Slush lineup to find out if any of them could also be my bestie.

Purchased Price: $2.89
Size: 12 fl oz can
Purchased at: Target
Rating: 9 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: 10 calories, 0 grams of fat, 190 milligrams of sodium, 1 gram of carbohydrates, 0 grams of sugar, 0 grams of protein, and 200 milligrams of caffeine.

SPOTTED (TRADER JOE’S EDITION): 3/10/2026

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Here are some interesting new products found on store shelves by your fellow readers. If you’ve tried any of them, share your thoughts in the comments. Spotted something new? Send your photos to [email protected].

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(Spotted by Sarah R at Trader Joe’s.)

SPOTTED: Reese’s Crunchy Peanut Ice Cream Bars

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Reese's Crunchy Peanut Ice Cream Bars.

I’m surprised that all these Reese’s Ice Cream Bars that have come out aren’t shaped like Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups. (Spotted by Robbie at Randall’s.)

Spotted something new? Send your photos to [email protected].

SPOTTED: Little Debbie Sticky Buns Cinnamon Multipack

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Little Debbie Sticky Buns Cinnamon.

Not new, but now sold in multipacks. Before it was sold individually. But now they come as a family that you’ll be able to rip apart as you go through the box. (Spotted by Robbie at Walmart.)

Spotted something new? Send your photos to [email protected].

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