Monster Vs. Coffee

What do you think of when your tired and need some energy? you could go to sleep, but at times when you don't have the leisure to do so, you usually of think if getting something that will give you energy. We're all tired in the mornings, i mean its just a fact. Day after day i see someone (won't name names... Matt) get a huge thing of MONSTER ENERGY DRINK and chug it down so he can have enough energy to last through Ms. Moise's dreaded Chemistry 2 class which happens to be 1st hour. (yeah, i know... not fun.) But that got me to thinking, if the school sells coffee here, why is it that students (not just Matt) go out their way just for a simple energy drink.

There really isn't any question as to why so many people love monster. i mean honestly... have you tasted it? no, seriously have you?.... have you? The flavor is rich and it has just enough kick to make you want more. But that's not all that's in there. It has Caffeine (much like coffee), L-Carnitine, Taurine (whatever that is), and good old sugar. It hypes us up. Its designed to keep us up for hours. Coffee on the other hand, is supposed to give us energy for hours, but only after a FEW cups! most people just drink about 1-2 cups. That's nearly not enough to last for a while. Plus, coffee gives you a temporary sugar high that is short lived and you end up crashing. This is a problem, because in today's society it is imperative to keep moving, from early morning till late night.

But this still doesn't fully answer the question "why are they so amazing?" and "why is it better?". I asked a few people why and the results came up that 1. it tastes WAY better 2. its cold and you can buy the can and 3. it gives you more energy. It also helps you think, due to a key ingredient: Ginseng. Though Monster has caffeine like coffee it has better ingredients and does not give you the after feeling like coffee does. I personally drink Monster XXL (not inteded for children under 10th grade), and i find that it does help me stay awake longer and that i don't crash as hard, or fast, as I do when I drink coffee. I like it more than coffee and it does in fact taste better.

So in all this, it seems like people like Monster more and it is better for you. But like coffee it should be drunk in moderation. That doesn't mean stop, it just means that drinking 2 or 3 everyday isn't the best idea. 1 every other day or 2 a week seems resonable. But hey I can't make that call for you. I know I'm probably  still gonna drink 1 a day.