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Sports & Creative Roots: Best Tasting Beverage to Help with Hydration

Try all four kid-approved Creative Roots flavors!

By Julie Dikken, Publisher of Evergreen.Macaronikid.com and Arvada.Macaronikid.com December 9, 2020

I have learned that my kids perform at their absolute best in every aspect of their lives when they participate in sports. Aside from keeping them in shape physically, every sport they participate in teaches them lifelong skills, building them to be the best people they can be. During the pandemic, it's become evident just how crucial their extracurricular activities are. In many cases, sports and physical activity have been one constant they can count on to release stress and get the exercise they desperately need. 

As they work hard to improve at their chosen activity, my job as a parent is to ensure they are at their best both on and off the track, field or gym. Hydration is one of the hurdles we as parents face daily, leading us to constant worry. 

Are they drinking enough? Are they consuming too much sugar? 

Photos courtesy of: Angela Duncan, Kate Kristoph, Renae Gonzales, Julie Dikken


Seeking the Best Tasting Beverage to Help with Hydration

I've stood in the beverage aisle at the grocery store looking at all the options, reading many labels before I came across one that piqued my interest. That beverage was Creative Roots

See this picture below? This picture shows what attracted me.  

Do you see it? 

You shouldn't, because Creative Roots is the one bottle on the shelf not filled with an unnaturally-colored liquid. After reading each serving of Creative Roots has 1 gram of sugar* and includes all-natural, plant-powered ingredients... that sealed the deal. I knew this was the beverage I would feel good about serving to my family.


Fun Design and Kid-Approved Flavors

Photos courtesy of: Renae Gonzales, Julie Dikken, Kelly Rowland Kerr, Aryn Nichols

While parents love Creative Roots because of what it's made of, kids love it for the simple fact that it tastes good. Creative Roots comes in four kid-approved flavors, all with 1 gram of sugar*. The fruit-inspired characters -- The Sploots -- are colorfully and creatively designed to encourage overall health and wellness, helping to remind kids of the importance of hydration, not only while participating in sports, but all throughout their day. Because, let's be honest, fun and taste is what works for kids... right?

Let your kids try all four Creative Roots flavors. Feel great knowing you are serving them something that is parent-approved!

  • Watermelon Lemonade
  • Peach Mango
  • Orange Pineapple
  • Mixed Berry

Creative Roots can be found at Safeway in both Evergreen & Conifer, the Evergreen Walmart as well as grocery stores nationwide. Look for them in the sports beverage aisle.

*Creative Roots contains naturally occurring sugar from coconut water as well as a sugar substitute called Stevia. Stevia contains no carbohydrates, calories or artificial ingredients.

I was given Creative Roots samples and compensation to facilitate this review. All views are my own.