HI-C

Hi-C belongs to the school-lunch wing of this argument. You saw the little box, grabbed the straw, and knew exactly what kind of afternoon you were dealing with. It doesn’t have Capri Sun’s shiny pouch or Kool-Aid’s giant pitcher, but that straightforward juice-box energy is part of the appeal. Hi-C feels like childhood without needing much explanation, which makes it an easy vote even for somebody who hasn’t thought about it in years. Put it against SunnyD and you get a clean battle between two fruit-drink heavyweights. Put it against Juicy Juice and the juice-box tribe has to pick sides. When the straw goes in, does Hi-C still deserve your vote?