My 2nd grader found out about it from his baseball teammates. It’s amusing how into “collecting” the harder-to-find flavors the kids get! His coach occasionally brings them as rewards after practice.

This is the hydration version— not energy. The ONE time I bought it for him myself, I accidentally got the energy kind! Luckily he took one sip and hated it, and I realized my mistake.

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Anonymous wrote:Prime contains double the amount of caffeine found in a cup of coffee. Are these 2nd graders drinking it? Or are they just asking?

That’s the energy drink, not the hydration. We allow him to drink Gatorade, so the prime hydration seems similar. I don’t buy it often, but it’s a great reward because he wants it so badly.

You sound like the parent of this kid:

Lol, your kids are the ones hoovering it at parties because it’s forbidden fruit.

This is OP- seriously, relax PP. You are a smug parent talking about how you strictly regulate treats and sugar. But you don’t see your kids when you aren’t around. Once you can’t control them all the time, they will eat more junk than my kid. Yes, my DS gets Prime but he also regularly says no to cake at parties and take a few bites of a treat and put it down.

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Anonymous wrote:I just want to point out that it's possible to have a 2nd grader, even one with older siblings, who doesn't watch YouTube videos or drink expensive sugar water. Like you can just say no. The more parents who say no, the easier it is for everyone.

You can blame influencers and older siblings or whatever, but in the end parents do this to themselves.

It's a beverage. Simmer down. I recall, in the days before you tube kids going crazy over Kool Aid, Capri Sun, Clearly Canadian, Snapple, etc.

+1 the only difference is advertising method, most kids don’t watch regular TV anymore

Even if the kid was in a no TV, no electronics household, all it takes is one kid to bring it to school and suddenly it's a thing.

And the kids want to give it to each other as gifts too. At the last 2 boy birthday parties I’ve been to, both for kids turning 8, the kid has received a bottle of Prime.

It tastes gross btw. But the kids love it. It does have a lot fewer calories than soda.

My kids love it. I find it tolerable when diluted with water by about 50%.

My third grader went nuts for it. He doesn’t watch YouTube (or have any screens at all) but heard about it from other friends. He gets it maybe once a month as a treat.

—signed, someone who drank Dr Pepper daily as a kid.

It has Sucralose in it, which can give them an upset tummy...

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Anonymous wrote:I just want to point out that it's possible to have a 2nd grader, even one with older siblings, who doesn't watch YouTube videos or drink expensive sugar water. Like you can just say no. The more parents who say no, the easier it is for everyone.

You can blame influencers and older siblings or whatever, but in the end parents do this to themselves.

It's a beverage. Simmer down. I recall, in the days before you tube kids going crazy over Kool Aid, Capri Sun, Clearly Canadian, Snapple, etc.

+1 the only difference is advertising method, most kids don’t watch regular TV anymore

Even if the kid was in a no TV, no electronics household, all it takes is one kid to bring it to school and suddenly it's a thing.

And the kids want to give it to each other as gifts too. At the last 2 boy birthday parties I’ve been to, both for kids turning 8, the kid has received a bottle of Prime.

It tastes gross btw. But the kids love it. It does have a lot fewer calories than soda.

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Anonymous wrote:Prime contains double the amount of caffeine found in a cup of coffee. Are these 2nd graders drinking it? Or are they just asking?

That’s the energy drink, not the hydration. We allow him to drink Gatorade, so the prime hydration seems similar. I don’t buy it often, but it’s a great reward because he wants it so badly.

Thanks, I did not know about this distinction.

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Anonymous wrote:I just want to point out that it's possible to have a 2nd grader, even one with older siblings, who doesn't watch YouTube videos or drink expensive sugar water. Like you can just say no. The more parents who say no, the easier it is for everyone.

You can blame influencers and older siblings or whatever, but in the end parents do this to themselves.

It's a beverage. Simmer down. I recall, in the days before you tube kids going crazy over Kool Aid, Capri Sun, Clearly Canadian, Snapple, etc.

+1 the only difference is advertising method, most kids don’t watch regular TV anymore

Even if the kid was in a no TV, no electronics household, all it takes is one kid to bring it to school and suddenly it's a thing.

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Anonymous wrote:I just want to point out that it's possible to have a 2nd grader, even one with older siblings, who doesn't watch YouTube videos or drink expensive sugar water. Like you can just say no. The more parents who say no, the easier it is for everyone.

You can blame influencers and older siblings or whatever, but in the end parents do this to themselves.

It's a beverage. Simmer down. I recall, in the days before you tube kids going crazy over Kool Aid, Capri Sun, Clearly Canadian, Snapple, etc.

+1 the only difference is advertising method, most kids don’t watch regular TV anymore

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Anonymous wrote:It’s all over YouTube and other social media. The hydration blends are basically just expensive flavored water, not even the same benefits of real sports drinks. I would prefer not to support KSI/Logan Paul but I get it for them occasionally as a treat. It’s better than soda at least.

Is it really, though?

Maybe not by taste, but it doesn’t have any added sugars and does has some nutrients added.

Anonymous wrote:I just want to point out that it's possible to have a 2nd grader, even one with older siblings, who doesn't watch YouTube videos or drink expensive sugar water. Like you can just say no. The more parents who say no, the easier it is for everyone.

You can blame influencers and older siblings or whatever, but in the end parents do this to themselves.

It's a beverage. Simmer down. I recall, in the days before you tube kids going crazy over Kool Aid, Capri Sun, Clearly Canadian, Snapple, etc.

I just want to point out that it's possible to have a 2nd grader, even one with older siblings, who doesn't watch YouTube videos or drink expensive sugar water. Like you can just say no. The more parents who say no, the easier it is for everyone.

You can blame influencers and older siblings or whatever, but in the end parents do this to themselves.

Anonymous wrote:It’s all over YouTube and other social media. The hydration blends are basically just expensive flavored water, not even the same benefits of real sports drinks. I would prefer not to support KSI/Logan Paul but I get it for them occasionally as a treat. It’s better than soda at least.

Is it really, though?

It’s all over YouTube and other social media. The hydration blends are basically just expensive flavored water, not even the same benefits of real sports drinks. I would prefer not to support KSI/Logan Paul but I get it for them occasionally as a treat. It’s better than soda at least.

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Anonymous wrote:What is up with Prime Hydration drink? My 2nd grader is absolutely crazy for it as are his friends.

Because they are fools who follow Logan Paul (Kardashian + toxic masculinity).

They are 2nd graders. They aren't exactly known for discerning taste.