by Ashley Attanucci
Staff Writer

The school store is offering many new drinks this year, one of the most unusual being Iso water from Nestlē. It’s compact, sugar-free and a drink I have never seen before. Only $0.75, it’s a shock that I, a bargain hunter, had never bought the beverage.

School store lead clerk Diane Johnston said that this new drink was introduced into the cafeteria as an alternative to water under a buck.

Most students I asked said that although they have never heard of the drink, they would be willing to try it for a first time for only 75 cents.

“For 75 cents, it looks like a great buy,” said Senior athlete Oke Bamgbose.
Junior Katie Perdue, junior officer of Larriettes, said that although she likes the drink, she would rather pay 50 cents more for Propel, a beverage she is more familiar with. Similar to Propel, which has 10 calories, Iso water has 0 calories.

Despite the positive feedback from prospective buyers of Iso water, I could find nobody drinking the beverage during A lunch hour. And as I sat outside the school store tallying students’ beverage purchases, zero students walked out with the Iso water. 9 students, the majority, bought Ozarka water, 6 bought Gatorade, 3 Propel, and 6 with other drinks (out of 24 surveyed in 7-minute period).

Freshman Jaye Ballard said that he would never buy or drink Iso water.

“It’s terrible for you. Isotonic means its neither hydrating nor dehydrating,” said Ballard, a fact he learned from science class.

I did end up buying an Iso water for myself, and I liked it.

For under a dollar, why not buy Iso water and test it out for yourself.

To check out other drinks from Nestlē, click here.