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Drinks, supplements, bars are healthy alternatives to pop, coffee  These are some of the healthy energizing products at Wayne and Mary's Nutrition Center. (Inertia/for the SFBJ) Long days challenge everyone’s endurance, but there are healthy ways to enhance your performance. Here are several energy-boosters recommended by Sheryl Steele, manager at Wayne and Mary’s Nutrition Center, 3700 S. Kiwanis Ave. Shake mixes
Nature’s Plus Fruitein Revitalizing Green Foods Shake mix, a high-protein shake mix with more than 50 fruits, vegetables and green foods. Add to water or juice. Also available in exotic red fruit flavor. Packet, $1.85. Banana orange creme available in 1.4 pounds, $20.50, and 2.8 pounds, $39.99.
Nature’s Plus Spiru-tein high-protein energy meal mix from soy. Unique in that it has more than just whey protein, including spirulina and other elements, and it can replace a meal. Add to milk. Many flavors. Packet, $1.62; 1.2 pounds, $20.50; 2.4 pounds, $35.99.
Biochem Greens and Whey Protein Powder. Add to water. Chocolate and vanilla. Packet, $2.50; 11.1 ounces, $21.99; $22.7 ounces, $43.99.
Ready-to-drink
Guru 100% Natural Energy Drink. A healthier version of Red Bull and just as effective. 8.3 ounces, $2.30.
Synergy Organic Guava Goddess energy drink. A Chinese hand-made tea called kombusha. 16 ounces, $3.99.
Inko’s White Tea Energy. Jitter-free all natural adult energy drink. 15.5 ounces, $1.99.
Tea
Good Earth Ginseng Green Tea. With green tea’s balancing form of caffeine. 25 bags, $3.99.
Supplements
Country Life Ginseng Supreme Complex. A supplement with nine ginsengs in it. One tablet with lunch to get through the afternoon slump. 60 vegicaps, $11.28.
Pure Essence Labs Energy Plus. The combination of greens and herbs gives clean, clear energy. Two tablets once or twice a day could take place of coffee or pop. 60 tabs, $27.99.
Future Biotics Living Energy, with Chinese energy herbs, bee pollen and greens. Two tablets twice daily for balanced energy. 75 tablets, $10.45.
Nature’s Plus Source of Life, a good multivitamin with a guaranteed burst of energy from whole food concentrates. Three a day with food. 30 tablets, $11.65.
Energy bars
Organic Food Bar. Active greens variety is energizing and cleansing. (It’s actually green in color, but Steele says they taste much better than they look.) Protein variety has 22 grams of protein. Also comes in wild blueberry, vegan and Belgian chocolate chip. $2.99.
Biochem protein bars. Greens and whey comes in natural peanut butter flavor. Raw foods and whey variety comes in chocolate nut raisin. $2.49.
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