Customer Reviews

GURU Lite, 100% Natural Low Cal Energy Drink, 8.3-Fluid Ounce Can (Pack of 24)

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For all you "label freaks" like myself-Guru Lite is the best "energy drink" on the market (I just wish it was twice the size). The fact that it contains Stevia-over nasty sweeteners such as Aspartame or Splenda is a Huge plus (not counting all the other garbage thrown in those other drinks.) The taste is definitely an aquired one. But for a guy who was downing 3 Sugar free Monsters per day (and my liver enzyme count showed it)...Guru lite has been the perfect replacement...(and my enzymes are back down to normal!!) Let that be a warning to those of you energy drink junkies slamming down 2-3 drinks per day.

Overall-Guru Lite is a great product-and while I love the taste of regular Guru, I'll take the 10 calories and no sugar versus 100 calories and 25 grams with the regular.

The taste takes some getting used to. Make sure you drink it ice cold. Sugar brings me straight down and artificial sweetners have there own side effects. This is where this product shines. No sugar crash or artificial sweetners. It gives a good pick me up. I am starting to get used to the taste as I am on my second case. I will continue to buy this product as I like the all natural aspect. You can read the ingredients and actually know what you are consuming. If you buy this and the taste is not to your liking try mixing it with juice. I mix mine sometimes with a 100% cranberry/pomegranate juice and it tastes great.

If you're anything like me, you have a busy life, and getting 8+ hours of sleep every night just doesn't happen. You need something to get through your day, and the proliferation of mass-market energy drinks has led you to chugging one, two, three or even more in a day! Not good! I know my own Bed Rull (clever!) drinking was getting out-of-control, and it was having a serious impact on both my health and my wallet. In my desperation for a source of healthier, more cost and eco friendly energy, I turned to my local natural grocery store and found this: GURU Lite.

Made with Stevia instead of all those "let's all wait for the news story about the horrible health impacts" artificial sweeteners, and containing only ingredients you can actually pronounce (sparking water, lemon juice, cane juice, guarana seed, luo han gua juice, steevia, echinacea, ginko, ginseng)it sounded pretty promising. But what about the energy? Well it works, I took my first sip, went "oh well, crap, doesn't work" and then 2 minutes later I was awake! No jitters, no "surge-o-epic caffeine" - just awake. It's refreshing, if you're used to the "wired wired wired wired zing zoom bzzzzz crash!" of normal energy drinks, get ready for one that actually just makes you feel like yourself. Not wired, not tired, not cranky, not crazy, just a couple extra hours of focus as YOU!

But what about the flavor? GURU Lite is best described as "not bad", I like it room temperature, you may prefer it chilled. Unlike those commercial heart-attacks-in-a-can, GURU focused on health over sugar-load, so expect a slightly lemony, earthy herbal taste. It is not by an means bad tasting, but it's not like liquid candy, it's a simple, natural flavor that doesn't overwhelm or make you want to chug twenty of them. You drink this for the health and energy, and the taste is secondary. I don't want you to think "oh it tastes bad..." because it doesn't, it's just the taste is definitely not the focus, it's not a soda, it's more like a glass of water - you drink it because you're thirsty, and this, you drink because you are tired and want to be awake.


What about the cost? Well, Amazon has the best deal around. I chose the subscribe-and-save option and came home to find a box, wrapped in a clear plastic wrap to protect against rain, two days later. Inside was my case of GURU (which looks exactly like the picture). I found with GURU not only am I drinking fewer of them than I did with Bed Rull, but I'm able to sleep better and of course I'm ending each month with tons of cash in my pocket that is no longer being spent on over-priced, junk-laden commercial "energy".

And the best part? I have all the energy I want at hand in a far, far healthier package. Give it a shot today, you will be pleasantly surprised.

I was a big coffee drinker until i realized how much sugar and creamer I was consuming in my 'cup of joe'. I also realized the energy crash later was due to my coffee fix. Discovering Guru was the perfect answer for me! The taste takes a little getting used to, (best ice cold) but the energy boost is just right and I don't seem to have the crash later. My son uses it for work-outs, and my employer and I swear it makes us happy! Also, I have gotten so I like the taste. Please don't ever stop making guru!

so when i first bought guru at a local whole foods, i was a bit skeptical. all the other organic, free-trade, healthy, hipster, etc. energy drinks did not provide an energy boost at all; some actually made me sleepier. so i wasn't sure what to expect when i chugged down the first can ... AND THEN IT HIT ME!! all of a sudden my room was so dirty why was it so dirty well i must clean it now and vacuum too i never vacuum but i'll do it now oh what i'm done it only took me thirty minutes wow i should do this more often well now i should go on a run running is good lets go runn wheeee!!

i ended up running for a good five hours to burn off all the energy. needless to say, i was more than pleased and went out and bought a lot more and stuck them all in my fridge. but then it stopped working. at first i drank them more slowly (i didn't want to go crazy again), but it had little effect. thinking i had to drink the entire can really fast, i started chugging the rest. still, nothing. no effect. what the heck?

i was close to giving up when i found a can that i hadn't put in the fridge. i decided that $2.50 energy drinks were too expensive to waste (and the taste itself isn't too bad, not to sweet and disgusting like other energy drinks) and drank the can. i didn't get the psychpath on crack effect like i did the first time, but i was pleasantly surprised to find that it gave me a considerable boost of energy.

fascinated, i decided to conduct a highly unscientific experiment drinking cold and not cold gurus. my conclusion? not cold = more energy. now whenever i go on a run, i drink a can of non-refrigerated guru and find that i can run a lot faster, harder, and longer than i could before. maybe it's psychological; maybe i'm a freak. but it worked for me.

maybe you should try it too.

I have tried many different energy drinks over the past 4 years and have come to the conclusion that Guru is the best. First, it is the most natural with NO Taurine, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Aspartame, Sucralose, Crystaline Fructose, fancy preservatives, or various other chemical sludge concoctions under the guise of natural and artificial flavoring. Second, it tastes great with no weird aftertaste, and it provides a nice energy boost for about an hour which is great prior to a workout. I actually read the labels on every food or drink product I consume, and I have not found another energy drink that is more natural.

I have been ordering cases of Guru Energy Drinks through Amazon for 2 years and will continue to do so.

I love monster energy drink (especially the assault flavor), red bull is OK, and just about every other energy drink is the same, good not great.

GURU is different. GURU lite is very good too. All natural ingredients, great taste, and a noticeable boost in energy, mood, and overall performance.

Money well spent if you want a tasty beverage that can satisfy and energize.

Guru Lite is the best energy drink on the market. It tastes somewhat like gummy bears, and has so many good-for-you herbs in it, plus a natural sweetener... what's not to love!?!

Based on the reviews I purchased one of these at the local store to try fully believing I would order a case. However, I found the taste of these similar to that of cough syrup. The taste definitely was not for me. However, the all natural ingredients, low sugar content, and energy contained in this drink are GREAT!! Unfortunately I won't be purchasing this item again due to the taste. I would suggest you buy a single at the local store before splurging on a case. I believe this product is a good quality product, and I am not a reviewer that will knock my rating to a 1 because I don't like the taste. Just because I don't like it doesn't mean you won't. Like I said try 1 before you splurge for a case.

A unique refreshing taste, almost no sugar, all natural ingredients. I enjoy the taste even more than GURU Regular. As far as I'm concerned, its the best one on the market!