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Once upon a time, waaaaaay back when Snapple was first “blowing up,” so to speak, in the early 1990s, I tried one of their products. I can’t be sure what it was, but given my memory of the flavor I expect it was an unsweetened tea of some kind. Hated it. Never had Snapple again. But then, feeling adventurous at the grocery store the other day, I saw “white tea” AND “nectarine” in the same bottle. I thought “What the heck, it’s been 15 years or so, I’ll give Snapple a second try.” SUCH A GOOD DECISION! It has a very light flavor, so don’t be expecting a taste explosion. Also, although it is sweetened to the point of being fairly high in calories for a drink, it’s still not that sweet…but then again that’s coming from me, so you have to take it with a grain of salt. Here’s what I’d seen (although it’s the green apple variety pictured, which I’ve not seen in stores):

Here’s what Snapple has to say describing their product: “So, just what IS White Tea? Well, it’s a baby tea leaf that’s plucked when it’s young so that it’s both light in flavor and high in antioxidants. We brewed up this rare tea and lovingly mingled it with the light fruit flavors of Green Apple, Nectarine and Raspberry to give you an all-natural beverage that’s naturally decaffeinated, kissed with a whisper of real sugar (but 33% fewer calories), and tastes simply great.”

Each bottle has 120 calories, which is why it falls under the “guilty” category. I generally despise consuming calories from beverages, which is why water and I get along so nicely. For a non-guilty alternative, try Diet Snapple Peach Tea, with a whopping zero calories per bottle – but it’s SWEET so I still like it! [Note: I tried the new green tea too - because they had it in Asian Pear - but I'm not a huge green tea fan (it's on the super-taster dislike list, so maybe that's why), but despite that, I'd still say it was pretty good!]