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The Straight Story

(48,121 posts) Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:03 AM Feb 2013

Mountain Dew wants to Kickstart your breakfast

Mountain Dew wants to Kickstart your breakfast

PepsiCo today announced it is rolling out "a new way to do mornings" with Kickstart, a fruit-flavored Mountain Dew beverage.

PepsiCo has been working on the drink for some time. It says the combo of Mountain Dew and fruit juice will be available in Orange Citrus and Fruit Punch flavors starting Feb. 25.

"Our consumers told us they are looking for an alternative to traditional morning beverages – one that tastes great, includes real fruit juice and has just the right amount of kick to help them start their days," said Greg Lyons, Mountain Dew's vice president of marketing.

http://www.freep.com/article/20130211/BUSINESS07/130211026/Mountain-Dew-wants-to-Kickstart-your-breakfast

How about a nice cup of coffee instead. With baileys.

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Mountain Dew wants to Kickstart your breakfast (Original Post) The Straight Story Feb 2013 OP

lead balloon desperation. . . .n/t annabanana Feb 2013 #1

With genuine imitation fruit-like flavor substance and lots of caffeine. longship Feb 2013 #2

This sounds like the worst idea ever gollygee Feb 2013 #3

Pretty much what I was gonna say. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #5

Teachers will love them for it. Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #4

Well, actually, it's sort of a mixed blessing/curse from that perspective. Jackpine Radical Feb 2013 #6

I love mountain dew. darkangel218 Feb 2013 #7

My breakfast in highschool - big cup of coke and bear claw el_bryanto Feb 2013 #8

Oh shit!! the Publix near me still makes bear claws!! darkangel218 Feb 2013 #11

I think I'll stick to...... marmar Feb 2013 #9

Pour some Mountain Dew over a big bowl of Cheetos. A delicious part of healthy breakfast. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2013 #10

+1 darkangel218 Feb 2013 #13

Brawndo an ass load! Initech Feb 2013 #14

now with more electrolytes! fizzgig Feb 2013 #17

~facepalm~ Marrah_G Feb 2013 #12

I can't tolerate coffee for some reason LeftInTX Feb 2013 #15

Doesn't anyone just drink water anymore? Initech Feb 2013 #16

My sister... Jeff In Milwaukee Feb 2013 #18

I like to start my day with Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs! Poiuyt Feb 2013 #19

Perfect to wash down that healthy breakfast of deep fried sugar nuggets soaked in hormone laced Egalitarian Thug Feb 2013 #20

annabanana

(52,791 posts)

1. lead balloon desperation. . . .n/t

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:13 AM

Feb 2013

longship

(40,416 posts)

2. With genuine imitation fruit-like flavor substance and lots of caffeine.

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:14 AM

Feb 2013

gollygee

(22,336 posts)

3. This sounds like the worst idea ever

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:15 AM

Feb 2013

Chemical fake flavor and chemical fake food coloring on top of the high fructose corn syrup. Great way to start the day! /sarcasm

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

5. Pretty much what I was gonna say.

Reply to gollygee (Reply #3)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:18 AM

Feb 2013

More plastic food.

Oh well, the heritage seed catalogs have arrived. Time to start thinking about spring.

Baitball Blogger

(46,753 posts)

4. Teachers will love them for it.

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:17 AM

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Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)

6. Well, actually, it's sort of a mixed blessing/curse from that perspective.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:20 AM

Feb 2013

The HFCS amp them up, and the caffeine works like Ritalin to bring them down.

God knows what the various food dyes do.

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)

7. I love mountain dew.

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:22 AM

Feb 2013

The best soda ever. Hopefully the new blend will be just as good

el_bryanto

(11,804 posts)

8. My breakfast in highschool - big cup of coke and bear claw

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:24 AM

Feb 2013

I would hyper for about an hour and a half then unconscious for 3. I did great in highschool.

Bryant

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)

11. Oh shit!! the Publix near me still makes bear claws!!

Reply to el_bryanto (Reply #8)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 10:18 PM

Feb 2013

I wonder how many thousands of calories the two claws contain. Omg the best pastry ever!!

marmar

(77,086 posts)

9. I think I'll stick to......

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:26 AM

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Gidney N Cloyd

(19,845 posts)

10. Pour some Mountain Dew over a big bowl of Cheetos. A delicious part of healthy breakfast.

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 12:53 PM

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darkangel218

(13,985 posts)

13. +1

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #10)

Mon Feb 11, 2013, 10:51 PM

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Initech

(100,097 posts)

14. Brawndo an ass load!

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:18 PM

Feb 2013

fizzgig

(24,146 posts)

17. now with more electrolytes!

Reply to Gidney N Cloyd (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 12, 2013, 12:05 AM

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Marrah_G

(28,581 posts)

12. ~facepalm~

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 10:22 PM

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LeftInTX

(25,500 posts)

15. I can't tolerate coffee for some reason

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:22 PM

Feb 2013

I get my daily caffeine from diet soda. One or two a day.

I also can't tolerate sugar soda either.

Initech

(100,097 posts)

16. Doesn't anyone just drink water anymore?

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Mon Feb 11, 2013, 11:26 PM

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Jeff In Milwaukee

(13,992 posts)

18. My sister...

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Tue Feb 12, 2013, 12:26 AM

Feb 2013

has been drinking a Mountain Dew/Orange Juice wake-up for years. Mountain Dew just developed this?

New? Improved?

Poiuyt

(18,129 posts)

19. I like to start my day with Chocolate Frosted Sugar Bombs!

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Tue Feb 12, 2013, 01:37 AM

Feb 2013

Of course, my day ends about three hours later.

Egalitarian Thug

(12,448 posts)

20. Perfect to wash down that healthy breakfast of deep fried sugar nuggets soaked in hormone laced