A friend of mine swears by it for it's nutritional value and hydration properties. Anyone here recommend it during the liquid pre-op, post-op phases and beyond? Can you use it to mix your shakes? Any specific brands better then others?

My surgeon doesn't allow any liquids that are more than 15 calories for 8 fl oz, so I haven't been doing coconut water since surgery. I used to like to drink it when I felt dehydrated or after a workout. It is really refreshing.

Being a Caribbean native, I was sooo excited about this big coconut water fad that's hitting the US (and some other places). I tried [what seems like] every brand out and I'm beyond disappointed. They are so gross! I don't know if the maker of these things have actually tasted real coconut water but man are they way off! WAYYY OFF! If you can get the real thing that's great, I live in New York and I can usually get real coconut water still in the coconut in Hispanic and Caribbean neighborhoods in the summer.

I have yet to find a brand of coconut water that doesn't taste...well...spoiled.

I use H2Coco and absolutely love it. So far, it is the only brand I have enjoyed and is easier to access than the real thing!

I drink 250mls of coconut Water after hot yoga as I believe it is better than sports drinks for replenishing some of what I have lost with the intense sweating hot yoga produces. It is 80 calories but worth every one of them in my eyes.