Food Theory: This Lemonade Could Kill You (Panera)

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What if I told you that Panera is deceiving you, Loyal Theorists? No, not because of their tasty bread bowls or mac & cheese. But because of their CHARGED Lemonades! This started as a theory, but it turned into something MUCH more serious. It certainly made me revved up and ready to warn you about the dangers of caffeine …
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[@eric98292]

September 2022, a 21 year old woman died after drinking this. They are currently being sued for her death. She had a heart condition and didn't know it had caffeine in it. Literally what Matt was warning about.

[@Zanyotaku]

I think she "knew" it had "Some" caffeine in it but people with long QT syndrome can have a cup of coffee and be okay... but probably not the maximum safe dose of caffeine. I'm super not looking forward to people turning this into mcdonald's hot coffee lawsuit part 2 though

[@carlag9888]

@@Zanyotakuthe McDonalds hot coffee situation resulted in real harm. Read about it.

[@Penultimate1785]

​@@Zanyotaku Why is every serious issue denied to a molecular level smh

[@Zanyotaku]

@@carlag9888 I Know, it was brutal but so much misinfo about how “ridiculous” it was and demonizing the victim was spread at the time it happened.

[@despacito4972]

Matt was right asf

[@pocky_cat5480]

As a person who actually works at a Panera, most of the cashiers take it upon themselves to warn parents about the caffeine in the chargers for children

[@xspoody_]

As someone who is a shift at Panera none of these associates could give two shits lmfao

[@Cocoaben]

how often do the parents not care?

[@Skumm93]

The bette roption would be to not stock said lemonade and just tell everyone that shit's poison, much more effecient

[@nejishadow]

@@Cocoaben work in retail and I'd say 70% don't care. Will buy M rated games, do the song and dance, all the bad and sexual content. And they're just "it's fine". Gets pretty aggravating

[@kwabecikuwu9161]

@@nejishadow i was playing 18+ games when i was like 5 and i came out well but sure

[@Supah_Sassy]

Here after Sarah Katz’s death… Mat was exactly right, and they’re probably going to dodge the lawsuit with the fine print serving size, too. Absolutely terrible. I hope her family gets justice.

[@SarahAbramova]

Apparently she died in September 2022. Unfortunately, she couldn't be warned in time.

[@NotSandhorst]

wait... the same sarah in the video?

[@SarahAbramova]

@@NotSandhorst I don't think so

[@mkdemigodzillawarrior]

Do you think they'll show this video as evidence?

[@Latencyz]

I don’t it’s her fault lol😂😂 r.i.p.f.m if u don’t get the ripfm reference look up purple monkey virus bongo buddy

[@yagirlchoco20]

I'm here after the sad and avoidable death of David Brown. Now two people with heart conditions have died because of the drink. This is more than frustrating since both could be with us today, enjoying their lives with their families, if this drink was actually advertised correctly.

[@justagalwhocomments]

Rest in peace David and Sarah 😢

[@Careless-sv6cf]

It's funny how it's advertised on door dash but not in the restaurant. I ordered a meal with the charged lemonade and on the door dash app it said "this drink has as much caffeine as our dark roast coffee" but when I went into Panera to pick it up there was no advertisements saying the lemonade was that heavily caffeinated. In fact 2 had signs saying sugar free but not a single sign about it being about as caffeinated as a tall Red Bull. I could easily see how people with disabilities and heart conditions could end up drinking this by mistake. Panera definitely needs to lose the wrongful death lawsuits because those deaths were definitely their fault because of lack of advertising.

[@PSCA1988]

Was David blind too?

[@rickyricardo3551]

Maybe they should have learned to read. They did it to themselves

[@earthmixxing]

The charged lemonades at my Panera are actually behind the counter to prevent people from constantly refilling. Not sure why this isn’t the case at other locations

[@RichardStarfish]

I’ll always remember the saying, “When life gives you lemons, make lemonade that makes someone overdose on caffeine which could cause kidney failure and might make them come back for more.”

[@littleredhead75]

This comment needs more likes 😂

[@justdislike]

Commenting few secnds before previous comments a few seconds ago.

[@societyofmonkey5617]

@don't be surprised it’s not

[@diamondkai0959]

@don't be surprised That is not it

[@nokia-gm8gv]

genius

[@epicmurtle5849]

As a Panera employee I’ve had to warn parents not to give their kids the charged lemonades.

[@luckyduchesse8924]

If you can, lookout for pregnant women too! Maybe they didn't see that it had cafeine 😅

[@RilGames.]

right now

[@nikkittykatplayzzz6619]

@@werroloco3112 🤣

[@ThisOldSkater]

You're doing god's work. Bless you!

[@werroloco3112]

@@ThisOldSkater thank you

[@vaixxxx]

Just read: A 21 year old college student passed, and their family just filed a lawsuit against Panera Bread claiming the lemonade, for the exact reasons you listed.

[@hellomate639]

I hope Panera gets sued them into the stone age.

[@bryand7817]

-__________- all this technology and ship and yet people out here dying of stupidity. No wonder we are where we are. 😂😂😂

[@arvidbergman]

@@bryand7817 This isn't stupidity - this is the passing of a young adult with a medical condition.

[@mariopokemon955]

​@@bryand7817how is a young lady dying because of Panera's stupidity in any way her fault

[@bryand7817]

@@arvidbergman no one said her Death was stupidity. Read correctly one of the many reasons we are here right now. -_-

[@allthingsaddi]

Just saw that another person died from this in October 2023. MatPat, thanks so much for making me aware of this issue. You are actually saving lives. I worked as a preschool teacher, and I tell parents all the time now that these drinks are NOT safe for their kids… my coworker said she would have probably let her child drink it if she had not heard from me that it was dangerous. You probably saved several lives, AT LEAST, by making this video. Thank you so so much

[@vianjelos]

The sugar content alone is dangerous..parents really have no idea what they are feeding their kids which is a bigger issue in general. It should be common sense that caffeine isn't good for kids in any quantity and small children don't need any added sugar in their diet either honestly.

[@nerdydrawer7265]

The fact that the comments I’m seeing of Panera employees saying they have to warn people of the caffeine level and it’s just out of moral obligation and not by any official protocol is nuts

[@Shothii]

It's not coffee@E19259

[@goobienub]

One guy lol

[@K3L-XMoto]

Bro, Energy drink's make you wake up a lot more with the vitamins in them rather than the caffeine. That's why they advertise them around the lip rather than the caffeine value in a very small print on the back.

[@SonjaHamburg]

Seems like an easy way to get millions in the freaky US system. Drink too much of it and then sue them.

[@Jamespetersenwa]

Well Penera is getting sued now over it because they killed someone with this drink. Some of these KZbin comments from their former and current employees will almost undoubtedly end up in a court case as evidence.

[@Ce1estiaYT]

I remember hearing about a story of a guy who was accused of driving under the influence of drugs, even though he claimed that he had not. He said it was the noodles at a certain restaurant, though no one believed him. That restaurant was later found guilty of putting drugs in their noodles, making them addictive.

[@prowthegamer]

BRO WHAT THE

[@magicsasafras3414]

Ima need them noods

[@Ce1estiaYT]

@@prowthegamer my thoughts exactly when I first heard it-

[@Turtleking_]

Wasn't it poppy seeds?

[@naipsiefilderussatser4067]

I think its poppy seeds.

[@robinabow]

I once had two large charged lemonades at Panera because I had no idea how much caffeine was in it. That resulted in the worst panic attack I've ever had which lasted for 3 days straight. I guess it all makes sense now.

[@JamesCook76131]

Doubtful, half life of caffeine isn’t even close to that length. Sounds like you got a case of “I’m a pusy”

[@panic3815]

​@@JamesCook76131you sound like you have a case of "I'm a giant asshole."

[@yorumad]

@@JamesCook76131 most people dont overdose on caffeine like you so yes their body can have negative reactions

[@JamesCook76131]

@@yorumad doesn’t change the half life dumbfck

[@noahw7]

@@JamesCook76131 Not at all... Caffeine metabolism varies wildly from person to person... To be fair if you have a panic attack that lasts 3 days from 400mg than you are very sensitive to caffeine and probably have problems with coffee too... But there are so many people who are that sensitive to caffeine...

[@SirAsdf]

Update from 8 months later, that lemonade did in fact end up killing someone.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

Update from 1 month later, a second lemonade has hit the tower.

[@Mets2015WorldSeries]

@@thewhitefalcon8539NO. that’s actually hilarious tho. Good job

[@cyprusmiraque]

I work for Panera, and AS SOON as I found out about how much caffeine is in these (around four months ago) I immediately warned pretty much everyone I talked to regularly.

[@chaytsai4890]

Thank you for doing gods work

[@commissarf1196]

Good 👍. That's called being a responsible human being right there.

[@Nitro15]

@@chaytsai4890 bro just mocked everyone's religion

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

@@commissarf1196 if that were true, they would just say not to eat at Panera. They have a lot of unhealthy food. Lol

[@Theunicorn2012]

I work for Panera, and AS SOON as I found out about how much caffeine is in these (around four months ago) I immediately warned pretty much everyone I talked to regularly.

[@em.ptrson]

Absolutely they need to advertise this better. I ordered one the other day, not even realizing it was a “charged lemonade”. I thought it was a flavored lemonade. I am 13 weeks pregnant, the recommended daily max of caffeine during pregnancy is 200mg. Thankfully when the cashier asked if I wanted half or full it threw me off, and I saw it was charged and looked it up in time, but I could have easily missed it and consumed an unsafe amount of caffeine.

[@Tristis_Nomani]

That wouldve been a yikes 😬

[@fentanylek]

yeah unsafe, my wife drank like 10 cofees a day when she was pregnant, dont overreact

[@sheeb3050]

@@fentanylek everyone might react differently to having that much caffeine

[@drzaius8430]

@mrsnaki I feel sorry for your wife. "Ohhhh the guys in chernobyl took 5000+ ronets and hour don't over react". People like you deserve to be ran out of civilization and left to the wilds because "our ancestors survived housands of year in the woods don't overreact!"

[@cleopatrak8792]

Congratulations on your baby

[@nguyenduyphuc3924]

And what's do you know, a young lady in Florida recently died from this drink. Panera saw all that red flags and decided it's probably fine

[@Latencyz]

It is fine I mean lol it’s obvious it has caffeine

[@Levatator3809]

⁠@@Latencyzthey said it was a regular drink and it has 4 times more caffeine than 3 Red Bulls. This young lady had a condition where caffeine was dangerous and this much killed her. So it’s not fine. ☕️☕️☕️

[@slater.77]

​@levibriggs6420 Panera clearly labeled that it was a caffenated beverage as well as how much caffeine was in it. Not even a small print either, there were signs hanging to warn everyone that it had caffeine. She had a heart condition yet chose to ignore the sign. Unfortunate that she passed away, but it was on her

[@Levatator3809]

@@slater.77 not they jus added it after it. Plus the lemonade had 390 milligrams of caffeine almost the recommended amount for a average human. That already is way to dangerous for one drink and it’s lemonade most lemonade has none so she was already thinking it had none.

[@slater.77]

@Levatator3809 in the lawsuit it states that she knew it had caffeine and just assumed it was a regular amount. Not dangerous for a healthy person, just should be limited. But a quick google search can tell you it is alot of caffeine, someone with a serious heart condition should be doing before consuming caffeine. And yes they did have the signs before. I go to Panera all the time and remember when the Charged Lemonade was first released.

[@T0asterbathb0mb668]

To think that now TWO people have passed from this drink. Panera needs to be held accountable.

[@bradentheman1373]

i read comments saying it’s 3.. that’s insane.. that’s INSANE.

[@mrrandom3207]

Panera does not need to be held accountable for anything. This is literally advertised as a charged lemonade and energy drink. So if u can't comprehend that you need to learn English. A charged energy drink means caffeinated lol. Period.

[@Brtt4849]

@@mrrandom3207over 100 mgs of caffeine, not really expected

[@hakeemsd70m]

​@@mrrandom3207 Exactly.

[@ThreadBareHope1234]

We're not gonna suggest cutting back on the non waters? I mean, i agree Panara should've been cautious, and I know some people are just like "I like it. I'm gonna have 4 of them today" and no one is stopping them, but a part of the problem is American's lack of restraint. I don't get people that can even stomach more than 3 soft drinks/ tea /lemonade.

[@marionmarionette]

I was friends with the sister of the 16 year old who passed away from caffeine overdose. It was a huge deal for our school, since he passed away in class, and actually scared me away from caffeine to this day. On the bright side of such a sad story, our school created a music room to honor his memory since he was so into music. Hope he rests in peace and that his story serves as a warning to other underaged kids against too much caffeine

[@nemo9324]

just dont drink all

[@imboredsonowimdirt7049]

God bless your soul

[@User14947]

Why is she drinking two anyway?

[@TapatioGuy_]

Oh yeah I remember this story. He took a couple caffeine pills, a cup of coffee and like 2 energy drinks before going to school.

[@Skimmy404]

Definitely. I once drank 4 cans of Redbull a LONG time ago (It was before test in HS, I think) and I ended up shaking and vomitting from too much caffeine. Caffeine should be more regulated.

[@abiparedes2001]

College students went crazy when these first came out cause we were all looking for extreme caffeine levels lol

[@sparkle0859]

I'm a college student and I'm thinking of trying this charged lemonade during finals week

[@noxiean]

@@sparkle0859 same

[@TheDirtymikenation]

just do Adderall like a real college student lmao

[@marlonb.4017]

Ong💀

[@Pg-ch5nb]

@@TheDirtymikenation 😂fax

[@shadow4380]

I'm sad to say that this drink killed someone. A girl, who had a heart condition, lost her life after drinking this lemonade. She had no idea the lemonade had caffeine and her family is now suing the company.

[@ethanthaman2858]

R.I.P Sarah Kats

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

Dennis Brown too. Also dead.

[@ethanthaman2858]

@@thewhitefalcon8539oh my condolences I didn't hear about them

[@izizxoxo]

@@thewhitefalcon8539He looks like such a sweet man. May he rest easy, thanks for bringing awareness 🤍

[@ikmwrime29sorryaira60]

May both people who died Rest In Peace.

[@Overweight_elephant]

This aged well

[@rk.008]

Very

[@Didi-dc9fx]

I worked at Panera. I actually quit last year. I use to have to tell customers with kids that those lemonade had caffeine. Kids and homeless came in there often drinking those lemonade. And it was ALWAYS the large cups.

[@lizardspleen9497]

THE LARGE WITH CANE SUGAR ADDED.

[@monroewolf]

somehow it’s ALWAYS the large cups. 😭

[@mostlyfacts82]

imagine being homeless there is a great deal on a sign "infinite refills" omg i can drink as much as i want! then you die of a seizure shortly after because the lemonde was drugged to the max. the fact that its addictive is so much worse since you dont think that fricking lemons,water and sugar are going to hae obsurdly high levels of cafine. i feel bad the that panera employee in the car rant video because she was so drugged up she couldnt explain what was happening in a believable way

[@YummyCracker]

@@amberhead468 Dead “meme”

[@5spec]

@@weirdyoutubechannels why

[@BabyGirl-ym8zo]

As a Panera employee I drank our new lemonades like 2 days in a row and had the worst and most severe panic attacks I've had in my life and just overall increased anxiety. I now know high caffeine makes my anxiety worse I've simply never exposed myself to THIS much caffeine especially since all it takes is ONE charged lemonade for it to be too much for me :) not to mention customers are getting refills of this stuff.

[@exposedin4k113]

Sameee happened to meee

[@PeakingBateaux]

Same, but it made me stay up for so long, the crash had me feeling like I had a fever or something. Most.of us now just mix 1/3 of it with sprite or the lime bubly.

[@janethf6989]

Imagine someone with worse anxiety they could have a panic attack

[@iluvcatslol5714]

Same but with pre workout instead

[@CowboyCookhouse]

you ever drink a red bull? its the same thing as those rebel drinks from dutch bros. nothing new

[@Rikku744]

Just saw that a 21 year old lady died and Panera is being sued for the lemonade now. I immediately thought of watching this video months ago. Insane

[@greenbean_123ean]

Same

[@scottwaldo]

MatPat literally predicted the future. RIP Sarah, you will be missed

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

And Dennis.

[@thatgirlreacts5465]

You don’t know that. You didn’t know the girl.

[@Blackfedoraowner]

@@thatgirlreacts5465so you are saying the girl is faking her death? I mean, if this drink didn’t have these kind of caffeine numbers it would be a little suspicious, but after another person dies and it is the same thing? I don’t know…

[@thatgirlreacts5465]

@@Blackfedoraowner no, I’m not saying that in the least.

[@justin379]

​@@thatgirlreacts5465Surely you won't be missed. Get to it

[@Rosa8princess]

I was just a baker there, so I would just get it as my free drink employees get, but it was pretty obvious in the marketing of it that it had caffeine in it. I was pretty happy about it and would drink it often to get me through my shift. But I had NO idea it was THAT much caffeine. Probably started having caffeine withdrawals without knowing it

[@mrshark3273]

Omg

[@DrCrow-jh4nz]

The tea I drink has 150 mg of caffeine so I feel you. I F E E L Y O U (14 and still in school)

[@Plant..]

Bro that’s fucked. The Panera I worked at had a sign on the front of the drink dispensers. I saw it had like 80 something grams of sugar and didn’t ever try it

[@Rosa8princess]

@@Plant.. I mean it had the amounts listed somewhere but I had no reference for how much caffeine that was😅 But after a while the drink would give me shudders because I guess my body was tired of consuming that much caffeine, but my productivity and motivation was all over the place since my body became reliant on the caffeine and I stopped drinking it often. Damned if I drank it, damned if I didn’t.

[@Pg-ch5nb]

Yeah I just drank a large charged lemonade. I’m ready to do my college work.

[@yvetteaura8701]

As someone who works at Panera, it is mandatory for us to tell customers that there is an insane of caffeine in the lemonade and we advise parents to not to let their children drink it. Even for myself, I limit how often I drink them and even then, I put half regular lemonade THEN the charged lemonade. Stay safe y’all.

[@borderline_sunshine]

Hi I work at panera bread and haven't heard anything from our managers about that???

[@hambone6793]

Why should it be the employees job,

[@lilvati]

Huge fan of lemonade here (I'm aware that's a weird sentence.) I am on the debate team at my school and we have a tradition of getting panera before or after our debate trips. Earlier this school year, we went and I was quite thirsty. So, being a lemonade fan, I decided that the strawberry lemonade looked so good. So, I drank a cup. Then another. Then another. Then half of another. We went and did our debate and I was feeling on top of the world but almost panicky. On the bus ride back, I felt like I was dying. As a caffeine addict, I'd say one cup throughout the day would be ok for most others in the same situation. However, I would not suggest drinking almost 4.

[@sethwright1798]

Must be location Based. I've never been told I HAVE to warn people but I usually do. The sugar content is insane too!

[@callistra9]

My sister worked at Panera and I remember her telling me something along the lines of "my coworkers would let the lemonade sit and then drink it and get high off of it"

[@Mike_9791]

Seems like I’m not the only one that came back to this video, because MatPat predicted the future, and Panera is probably getting away with it. (Edit: two deaths)

[@Latencyz]

We’ll I mean it’s not like it’s Panera breads fault she needs to read labels I mean it’s called CHARGED lemonade

[@rhythmgamerguygrey2363]

@@Latencyzto be honest the Panera I normally go to, the way they had stated it was on a blackboard. That wasn’t eye level…

[@darckap2785]

The family of the deceased is now suing the company.

[@Sterling913]

​@@LatencyzWhat does charged lemonade even mean 😂 Not to mention its a rediculous amount of caffein either way

[@yousussy4778]

​@Latencyz charged as in like a normal dose of caffeine? It literally has more caffeine than a fkn energy drink

[@aniqueevans1547]

Wonder if anyone else is revisiting this episode after a 21 year old student with a heart condition actually died from drinking this.

[@chocolate9747]

Yes exactly. They explicitly state that these drinks are caffeinated, but the shear amount of caffeine in these things is terrifying

[@wiscopolo44]

I came straight her, it is such a sad situation.

[@wilson6448]

:( She was a student at my college, I remember getting an email about her passing last year

[@greenbean_123ean]

That would be I

[@Boomer289-ol2vv]

Yes

[@dakotatheicewolf7917]

As someone who works at Panera, I always make it apparent to others that they have caffeine. In fact at my store, my manager has made it a requirement for all of us to state that the charged lemonades have caffeine so that kids don't accidentally drink them.

[@exposedin4k113]

Yep they made us do that to

[@MM-pv5tp]

Why did they put so much caffeine in the lemonade anyways?

[@hazeltree7738]

​@@MM-pv5tp Like they said in the video (At least I think they did), caffeine is addictive and makes you feel more awake. Basically your brain goes "Panera drink = Good"

[@jeandunham1363]

Sounds like you just had a manager with morals

[@neilstone3583]

Why can't kids drink them? Soda has caffeine

[@hallwayoatmeal]

The first time I had a charged lemonade at Panera I was HOOKED. I’m not kidding when I tell you I’ve been craving it ever since. I only had it that one time because I rarely go to Panera, but it’s no joke. The amount of sugar and caffeine in that thing is literally like crack

[@Khunark]

you shouldn't go anywhere near crack. it's much worse. literally

[@TheManWhoErasedHisNane]

@@Khunark Isn’t sugar like crack? It’s not something that’ll harm you in smaller quantities but large quantities is when it becomes concerning and flat out dangerous in repeated large amounts.

[@elbron7595]

@@TheManWhoErasedHisNane I believe sugar is 6 times more addictive than cocaine

[@loganhagen6294]

@@elbron7595 no. That's bunk "science". Sugar can light up the reward centers 6 times more powerful or often or whatever, but an addictive drug alters the chemical composition of the brain/body in such a way that your body's homeostasis is disrupted if you stop taking it.

[@PajamaOperator]

momento mori my friend!

[@conscientiousobserver8772]

A(nother) Charged Lemonade death has prompted Steve Lehto's channel to do a story on this. Commenters brought me here. Thanks MatPat!

[@TurquishXew]

I also watched Steve Lehto's video on this, and remembered about this video. I believe the death from the law suit in Steve's video is about the death in Sept 2022. Which currently is the only death I found that happened with the lemonade. It's just that the law suit is finally hit the courts now, which is sparking the news outlets to comment on it. So it didn't just happen.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

2 now

[@vper93]

This aged terribly well.

[@RainyPupper]

When I first started working at Panera, I always drank the strawberry mint lemonade, but it seemed a bit too strong for me and it gave me heart burn, so I would water it down. And I didn't just add a little water. I would do half and half, but even then, it was still strong. Whenever I worked late, I'd always wonder how I managed to stay up so long and feel so good. One day, I was getting the lemonade and I just so happened to look at the label where it said how much caffeine it had. It all made sense then, but it took me MONTHS to figure out it had any caffeine at all. Ever since, I've been trying to drink more water.

[@cyprusmiraque]

I had the same experience. I work at Panera as a baker, and I had a normal-sized one on the first day that we had them. It hurt my stomach to the point that I never got one again

[@realnowheregirl]

The real adult drink

[@namelessliberty9869]

it is very interesting that you could tell that something in there was very strong and needed to be watered down. Sometimes I do that to my coffee too, except I know it's coffee.

[@cryogelatin1952]

ow no, u addicted

[@hayliejoy2053]

Same here! Was an overnight baker and wondered why I could stay up for two days straight lmaoooo

[@Eroxi3]

I'm honestly so happy you're talking about this. The FDA is suuuuper shady and nobody talks about it, especially in reference to caffeine.

[@NotErasureWorld]

100th like

[@Sarlasmancranmaji]

They don't look shady, more like... passive, like Mat said, they look like people who want to stay out of problems for as long as possible.

[@hanhong2267]

@@Sarlasmancranmaji Yeah they aren't shady they just don't want trouble

[@joeljustjazzing]

Not really its the companies that are the back alley drug dealers

[@Kieran.studios]

My child siblings all had them and they’re under 10. My mom read it and they were bouncing off the walls

[@Mechthorian]

Not often I say this, but Mat absolutely called it. Panera is such a scummy company it's insane.

[@tigertoxins584]

usually, the nicer something looks on the surface, the worse it’ll be underneath.

[@robby_zhang]

Well, sadly this video had some truth to it as a 21 year old UPenn student died after drinking this and her family is currently suing Panera.

[@Beccah02]

I almost drank one last time I went to Panera. Fortunately I noticed it said charged and I checked what that meant. I have really bad migraines and caffeine can trigger them really bad. Energy drinks are the worst and if this worse than them, I am so glad I caught that before I bought it and drank it.

[@gedo2232]

Glad you noticed it in time, a good case of "that was a close one"

[@trevormachado]

I get the exact same problem from caffeine. If I were to have gone to Panera Bread without watching this video, I probably would have gotten the lemonade without realizing that it had ANY caffeine, let alone 390MG!

[@CubedEclipse]

Don't get any Dark Roast Startbucks coffee either. Those have 260mg of caffeine. They don't have any warning either, and people think it's a normal cup of coffee, yet it has 2.5x that amount.

[@Peperechaa]

Why So weak?

[@phloats.]

@@Peperechaa People's bodies differ from each other. My sister likes coffee, but it has no effect on her and she can't drink it without having stomach aches. I'm okay with caffeine, yet one big gulp would be able to make me stay awake in the middle of the night. Some people's bodies just handle things differently.

[@Hylian_Herald]

I like these a lot, but you DEFINITELY need to make sure you don't get multiple. At my Panera the Charged stuff is actually behind the counter, and they do actively try to discourage people from getting more than one, which is important

[@MetaKnight964]

They shouldn't be selling them in the first place.

[@Hylian_Herald]

@@MetaKnight964 Why not? If the company starts doing their due diligence and not leaving it up to each location to inform people about the content, why can't people make their own choices?

[@monkeyoperator1360]

@@Hylian_Herald because drugging the human population should be illegal .... they are litterly getting people addicted to a drug to sell products

[@Hylian_Herald]

@@monkeyoperator1360 Should alcohol be illegal? Alcohol is EXTREMELY addictive. If proper warning labels wouldn't be enough, it's out too. What about literally everything sold at McDonald's, or any fast food chain? Should they be allowed to operate? McDonald's is the single largest enabler of the obesity epidemic and cause of heart disease, and they hide their nutritional facts far more than Panera hides the caffeine content on the Charged lemonades. If your position is that people aren't smart enough to be ALLOWED to make their own food decisions even when informed, it's either all or nothing with banning food that's bad for you. That's not the kind of position you can go halfway on.

[@Diamondhero_IX]

@Gabriel Hill that's like saying companies should be able to sell Crack cocaine "because customers can make their own decisions" that is such a nothing argument and frankly irresponsible

[@boombazookajoe7480]

Re-watching this in 11/23 after seeing when it was originally posted in Jan., and this is eerily prophetic how this same exact thing happened to young Sara Katz. Her family is suing Panera (as they should) and I'm sure this video and others like it will be come up during the reviewing of evidence. It was very lighthearted when originally posted. Now its just a bit hard to watch. No amount of money can bring Sarah back, but I hope her family sues tf outta Panera and wins, to the point they gotta file for bankruptcy.

[@manitobasky]

Sarah passed in September of 2022.

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

Dennis Brown now

[@HEXS1N]

Here we are 10 months later, and there are now 2 people dead from drinking these. Your video needs to be seen by everyone. It could literally save lives.

[@jackk3094]

Im a teenager working at my local panera. Before I knew how much caffeine was in the drink, I chugged two cups and was completely mentally dysfunctional for hours after. I only buy them if I know I need to stay up for hours after I drink any of it. I have often warned my peers and any parents who come in, of the insane level of caffeine. It tastes great but please, be weary of how much you have,

[@viper7658]

Bro I’m 14 and had three my stomach felt like it was falling apart the next day

[@kayleeholt0712]

U could have died

[@Ultamami]

*wary, not weary😉

[@bellabean1686]

I drank 5, I stayed up for 3 and a half days we thought feeling tired at all

[@jeffreyseay7707]

You might want to quit your job. THIS IS DEADLY PRODUCT! I haven't had a job since the Thuy Trang car accident, at which time I was working for a company that made fuzzbusters, and even accused a superior TO HIS FACE of having murdered the first actress Power Ranger fans saw wearing yellow

[@TheBoltkitten]

As a Panera worker, the day these came out the entire store was absolutely wired 💀

[@asroriadraws]

Dang 😭

[@Sci-Fi_Freak_YT]

Same here

[@ayo2851]

Same over here, now I gotta warn everyone about these drinks in case someone decides to get them 💀

[@Blue71974]

These lemonades are the only things that give me energy and I go for the large sizes! It makes me basically bounce off the walls and makes the work day go faster. I should’ve known they were unhealthy but they’re the only thing that works! 😭

[@kilbert666]

I don't think you're telling the truth, given anyone drinking a dark roast would be equally wired.

[@ytnukesme1600]

aged horrifyingly well, that one.

[@disneymooners7391]

So sad she didn’t get to see your video before she lost her life to this drink 😭 I had no idea the dangerous amounts of caffeine they contain!

[@BIGTHANKSHEESH]

There was a 99.9% chance she was never gonna see this video worldwide (and that's recent). I hope Panera gets sued into the floor

[@mollusckscramp4124]

@@BIGTHANKSHEESH Exactly the reason why MatPat needs to take SSStalkerwolf's spot as the next big youtuber getting promoted on here

[@BIGTHANKSHEESH]

@@mollusckscramp4124 true that

[@jrhulkyolo2105]

If I were you I'd reword this comment because I know you weren't trying to be funny by it but people will think you're joking so just a heads up

[@disneymooners7391]

@@jrhulkyolo2105 How does it come off as joking? :(

[@redhalogaming8124]

I'm so glad he finally did a video on the panera charged lemonade. I would constantly tell my coworkers when I worked at panera that if they told me that these drinks had cocaine in them that I would straight up believe them. I used to work there for about 8 months and I was wired on these drinks and within weeks of me leaving my brain returned to normal and I felt so much better. These drinks honestly were probably some of the main reasons why I had so much anxiety working there.

[@1C551C]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@roxazaloah]

If you knew how much caffeine they had in them and knew it was bad for you, WHY WOULD YOU CONTINUE TO DRINK THEM. Seriously. It's not that difficult and people shouldn't need others to hold their hands over consuming a caffeinated beverage. FFS

[@J4CKS0N_D34R3ST]

@@roxazaloah so you research the healthy levels for every item in existence? That's not something that should ever even have to fall into the consumer's requirements, companies should just make sure their product meets basic safety levels.

[@molochitis]

The anxiety you felt from working at Panera is an inherent part of working there, but it is particularly concerning that a company with posters throughout their stores claiming the have “dedication to menu transparency” and “food you can trust” is intentionally misleading about the caffeine content in their youth-marketed “Unlimited Sip Club” subscription flagship drink line.

[@meganjane3]

The wild thing is that I usually actively search out 300mg energy drinks & they’re surprisingly hard to find! I needed it due to having hypokalemia and adrenal crash, but knowing I only needed it due to everything not working right, made me realize how dangerous that could be for someone with a functioning metabolic system!

[@joshds123_3]

@Alexander Hatt Bang is also 300 mg. I believe they're made by the same company actually. Lots of different available flavors. I believe the Ghost Energy drinks are also pretty high with around 250. If you're someone who likes the flavor of candy then they're pretty good.

[@whatiwonder4299]

@@joshds123_3 Bang went bankrupt after the Monster lawsuit. Can’t find them anymore at my local stores.

[@blitzfan9841]

KSI and Logan Paul just came out with Prime Energy drinks and those have 300 mg of caffeine and are probably healthier for you

[@shubhambhakta4989]

Rockstar zero endurance my friend! They are god send!!! Tryem out! You can usually find em for deals around 2 for 5

[@shubhambhakta4989]

@Alexander Hatt my guy!!! I live Reign! My fav is the red one

[@meowberri]

worked at panera when these first came out, anyone was allowed to have these, no prior warning. i would sometimes have to stop parents and let them know that their kid is about to drink heart failure

[@sakurakitsunestar]

YOU NEED TO DO A UPDATE SOMEONE ACTUALLY DIED AND THE FAMILY IS SUING PANERA

[@Xeogin]

The fact that both MatPat & Panera mention Dark Roast coffee multiple times when it's the roast with the LEAST caffeine really says it all on how little caffeine in understood in the collective conscience. Also, Panera allows sells that lemonade to-go in half gallon bottles. I almost bought one this week, but passed since it was ~$11. Update: Since this comment is gaining a lot a traction I think it's worth highlighting Kyle_P's comment on how this is actually a double misconception. The TL;DR is coffee beans puff up and become quite airy the more they're roasted. An easier visual might be popcorn, but since there's no shell it's gradual. A scoop of dark roast is considerably less dense than a lighter one and in turn less bean material overall, thus the coffee content as a whole, not just the caffeine, is less.

[@themasterofw4295]

What.... thats insane if someone didn't know and drank all of the half gallon ... O boi

[@alalalala57]

MatPat was just repeating what Panera said about their own drink.

[@Cruznick06]

@@alalalala57 12 oz dark roast coffee usually has around 260mg caffeine.

[@Jeff4theRaid]

Caffeine is understood but drinks aren't, I still don't remember which is hot cocoa and coffee or milk and coffee between a mocha and a latte

[@defiance4993]

At Starbucks our blonde roast has the most caffeine but a lighter sweeter taste which I prefer comes a shock to most people

[@beanmarie4545]

They need to label them! I was pregnant and I had never heard of these drinks and I almost drank one before an employee stopped me

[@riblaglaunti1719]

They are labelled.

[@rakeldishavardardottir3271]

No?

[@riblaglaunti1719]

@@rakeldishavardardottir3271 What do you mean "No"? Are you blind? Did you watch the video?

[@rakeldishavardardottir3271]

No” what I mean by that is they aren’t labelled as dangerous or have a age restriction so YOUR comment is what i mennt @riblaglaunti1719

[@riblaglaunti1719]

@@rakeldishavardardottir3271 That's dumb.

[@LindsayLoo_]

As an ex Panera employee- Ive always been a little bit skeptical about the charges lemonades. For some context: I quit my job as a cashier/barista/baker in March of this year because the work environment was just too nasty. I had been there for almost two years. I feel as if I have reason to give some dirt on this establishment. When they introduced the charged lemonades, at first I thought nothing of it and that it was just only slightly caffeinated. They literally put it right next to the sodas and the other bubbler drinks. Of course, knowing it was caffeinated I never recommended that kids try it. They made these “lemonades” look just like the other teas and other bubbler drinks. And so that’s why I think I would still see children as young as like- 6 sitting down with their families and drinking these. They make the colors look all fun and bright and pretty too which doesn’t help when kids are easily attracted to bright colors. They probably just think it’s juice and nothing more of it. While it is important that parents look at the labels they make it almost impossible to see the caffeine amount and really only show the calorie count. At the Panera I worked at, they eventually moved the 3 bubblers with these lemonades to the barista counter and we’d actually have to get these for guests ourselves. Maybe this was to make it known that these are caffeinated drinks but GOOD GOD the amount of caffeine in these is higher than ANYTHING we’d be making behind that counter. I would also like to add that out of my time working there, and when the charged lemonades were available- not ONCE did I ever actually witness them making these drinks. They would always just be filled up and never run out. It was bizarre.

[@bintangijlal]

I never thought Matpat's little theory would be proven right about Panera's risky lemonade. Bro literally called out Panera 10 months before the incident 💀

[@Stephofcourse]

I’m a nurse in the ER and we have a Panera in my hospital. I drank this straight (and I live off of caffeine and take adderall for adhd) and it mainly made my heart beat too fast. But I can see it affecting others badly. I personally mix it with half bubbly now so I can get SOME caffeine. Plus it’s too sweet anyway so the bubbly helps cut it

[@warmstrong5612]

So you have to cut it like crack?

[@7evYT]

What is bubbly? Like that Micheal buble drink?

[@celinechien8598]

i just mix it with some of their green tea LOL

[@KaylaPearlCPNinja]

I have ADHD and I’ve been on methylphenidate, I’ve been limiting my caffeine consumption as I have gotten older, mostly because I struggle with insomnia and that’s a painful combination of drinking caffeine and having trouble going to sleep at night.

[@7evYT]

@bobsaget7723 bro, you good?

[@liv4music943]

As someone who works at Panera, the caffeine per serving is when the cup is 3/4 of the way full of ice. I usually warn people about the caffeine around 4pm so they don’t stay up all night.

[@tylern6420]

So basically when the entire thing is lemonade and not ice, you're dead

[@jaletemur6680]

so thats why my limbs move without my demand!

[@exposedin4k113]

Yepp samee

[@tylern6420]

@@exposedin4k113 i turned into yellow slime

[@agentchaos9332]

So you're telling me a full cup of charged lemonade with no ice is closer to 1000 MG of caffeine?

[@mpitt0730]

Aged like wine in the worst possible way.

[@zacharynozzi255]

It’s insane that they didn’t disclose the caffeine in a more attention grabbing way considering so many people have health problems and can’t have caffeine. Or what if a pregnant mother stopped in for a few cups of that a day?

[@Araitne]

Already a lady died recently She had a heart condition and didn't know it had caffeine

[@TNBCvampchic]

I'm glad you also mentioned Starbucks refreshers because it was the first analog I thought of. In my Cafe, I always warn parents who are obviously buying them for their young child (and I'm talking like, toddlers wanting a pink drink) that this drink is going to have as much caffeine as their own cup of coffee. Some parents don't care, okay, fine, your choice, I warned you. Most of the time, they are SHOCKED because "nobody has ever told us!"

[@elfdragon1227]

You're doing better than the Starbucks employee at the Barnes & Noble I was shopping handing out samples. I specifically asked if they were caffeinated (I suspect I'm ADHD, but have no diagnosed problem with it, I just try to avoid it). They said no. So, learning that, actually they *do* have caffeine made me pretty upset.

[@tgbluewolf]

Parents not caring about the caffeine levels their children have might need to be investigated...😱

[@moolky6709]

yeah we also did at my store but would always say it's about the same as a can of soda which some parents dont mind giving their kids and some do. but the hot chocolates also have caffeine and so do a bunch of other drinks on the menu that don't necessarily seem like they would. then again at my salon most parents let their kids have drinks with monumental amounts of sugar in them. i never judged though but i would aleays let them know if they were concerned

[@lilowhitney8614]

​@@elfdragon1227 If you think you have ADHD then caffeine might actually be helpful. As counterintuitive as it sounds, ADHD meds are mostly stimulatents and coffee is known to help ADHDers focus.

[@micahbirdlover8152]

@@lilowhitney8614 what does that mean ❔

[@eve3455]

I have a heart condition that's severe enough to result in me avoiding caffeine as much as humanly possible, as it can make me /extremely/ ill. Rest in peace my former coffee addict. This sort of thing is horrifying because as someone who can't even have a cup of coffee without feeling the bad effects, I can completely see myself obliviously drinking one of these lemonades without realizing just how much of a grave I'm digging for myself. That tiny sign there isn't enough to tell people like me “hey, you need to avoid this” because it's obscured by the sheer amount of environmental context going “hey, this is okay! :D”. Thank you for making this video.

[@andieallison6792]

It's not "obscured" at all lol

[@kittyfrog0]

@@andieallison6792 it’s weird how you are pretending to not understand what this person means. And if you truly don’t, that’s sad.

[@pillager278]

Just curious what it causes you to feel? I have SVT and had surgery to fix one of the two holes quite a while back, I consume quite a bit of caffeine a day and don't really ever feel super great, I just never really considered it to actually be the caffeine

[@eve3455]

@@andieallison6792 I'd ask if you could read, but all you had to do to understand the concepts being expressed here was listening to the video we're commenting under in the first place, so now I'm caught up on which question to even ask anymore.

[@raruu3593]

I feel like this is the one theory MatPat is horrified has been proven true

[@abbexx4283]

Man, sometimes I just think some matpat videos are far fetched, but man…my guy predicted the future.

[@jbluewind4727]

As someone with a caffeine sensitivity (where it hits me 10x harder than an average person and lasts a little over 8 hours in my system), this is terrifying. I get the jitters from A SERVING OF TEA. The idea that there is not only a drink that could put me in the hospital that I could mistake for a regular drink, but that drinks and food could sneak in caffeine that I don't know about until its too late? Terrifying is an UNDERSTATEMENT.

[@Antonio-ys5zd]

I have the reverse effect of yours. The more caffeine I take in the more tired I get. Like right now as I watch this video I have an energy drink called Ghost. 200mh of caffeine. I feel nothing. I feel sleepy. To me caffeine doesn't effect me even though I am an epileptic

[@adedoyinayomide6763]

This is scary. We the caffeine sensitive should be careful

[@Evie0h]

@@Antonio-ys5zd interesting, may I ask if you have adhd like me? Most adhd people also get that opposite effect of caffeine. And btw, doesn’t exactly mean it’s not still doing bad things to you lol! Just curious, not being really effected by caffeine isn’t immediately a Sign of maybe having adhd or similar things, but it is true most people with adhd can be tired after caffeine instead of energized

[@Antonio-ys5zd]

@@Evie0h nope. Been tested and don't have ADHD. But I experienced no other side effects

[@jbluewind4727]

Meanwhile, I actually DO have ADHD XD (Edit I'm the original poster)

[@pikagamergirl16]

My biggest takeaway from this below "stay away from charged lemonades" is honestly, "so THAT'S why I wasn't allowed to drink any caffeinated beverages until I was a teenager". My parents did me right but I wish they had explained a bit more and led by example. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@desaug]

my parents are trying to quit, and its been hard and they are trying their best, adiction is very hard to get over :')

[@PriyaPans]

I know that some lemonade brands are thinking about bringing UK caffeinated versions. Why do sugary and fruits beverages need caffeine anyway. Why do you need to change your heart and brain activity with a drug every time you have a nice beverage. I understand that you get generations are moving away from alcohol but that doesn't mean we have to swap a neuro depressant for a neurostimulant and act like that's totally reasonable. I think we need to have more things like regular lemonade and orangeade and decaf soft drinks. If I want caffeine I'll go have some tea. Many people don't think water, if they're having caffeinated soft drinks most if the day. Maybe a caffeinated pre work out before gym. That will all add up. Caffeine also has a relatively long half life so it stays in your system for a long time. And then imagine in a weekend and you go out and have alcoholic beverages - then you just end up with high levels of a neurostimulant and a neurodeoresswnt competing. This will wreak havoc on cardiac health.

[@pikagamergirl16]

@@PriyaPans caffeine is addictive. If you can get people addicted to your product you will have multiple steady streams of income. From their point of view it is a way to entice new people who want caffeine and keep people drinking their products. It is a win win for them. Just a way to make more money.

[@PriyaPans]

@@pikagamergirl16 oh definitely. It's going to be a bigger and bigger problem

[@VaginalBros]

i used to drink an energy drink every day through middle school cause neither my parents nor I knew it was filled with caffiene. Pretty sure I have a hole in my heart now lol

[@Mardiddo1]

Unfortunately MatPat your theory was correct a woman died from this lemonade as of recent.

[@pachirisu31]

Now that lemonade has recently killed a man his 40s in Florida.

[@Robloxius750]

Breaking news a man in Florida died after drinking too much charged lemonade from Panera their family is suing Panera bread.

[@oriongurtner7293]

The ‘free refills’ part might be in that grey legality area, considering just two of the smaller size puts you well past the 400mg mark, but I don’t know for sure

[@FracturedLace]

The 'free refills' of a highly caffeinated beverage already close to the upper limit of safe consumption was also what raised my eyebrows

[@AllenMS828]

I was wondering the same thing.

[@michellevagnone]

I love Panera, as many people do, clearly. But I also was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (thickened heart muscle) last year and have to be careful about caffeine intake and what my diet consists of. So I don’t eat out too often since then, but I usually avoid any coffee and energy stuff. Thank you for doing this video because my condition is on the fairly serious side and that amount of caffeine could be a massive issue.

[@PhishFighters]

So use context clues, and read “charged” in the name. Could help you understand that it’s a energy drink. Then you can read to nutrition facts that are displayed right under the name of the drink.

[@Stormfire152]

@@PhishFighters hop off panera's meat bro, it isn't clearly labelled and even if it was that's still an absolutely absurd amount of caffeine for a lemonade to contain

[@princesslovelorn7832]

@@Stormfire152 people with gluten allergy ask a baker if the gluten free is really gluten free, people with caffeine intolerance can ask if a drink has any caffeine. The world can't adjust to every single condition yk?

[@hauntedhaunter6148]

@@princesslovelorn7832 people with gluten allergies asking if something is made in a completely gluten free area is a completely different issue. Something can be peanut free, but still made in a place with peanuts. Charged is also not clear. When we think of charge, we think of our phone battery. Our phone battery can only go to 100%, which is good, it’s good to have our phone at 100%. This lemonade, can go much beyond 100%.

[@CompSomAnichi]

@@hauntedhaunter6148 Yeah, plus I would have thought charged lemonade was just like "ooh coz it citrus and it sounds cool" not that it was a burst of caffeine

[@M3ltedNikhowaz6426]

Just came back to leave this as I’m sure many people have heard of a woman who had a pre existing heart condition and she drank this lemonade from Panera not knowing how much caffeine was in it and she sadly passed away the family is in a lawsuit against Panera for the death of their daughter.

[@ARPLATINUM]

Man...it actually happened. That's wild and incredibly sad.

[@christcobbler9858]

He warned us of the dangers 😢

[@thewhitefalcon8539]

It happened again. Dennis Brown.

[@Derbearxo]

I work at a Panera and the way that parents let their kids drink these is terrifying. They literally drink it and freak out in our dining room

[@exposedin4k113]

Yes I would warn them 2 times they didn’t care 😂

[@tgbluewolf]

If they've been warned in person by an employee, I'd honestly tell them that they're being abusive.

[@KCannaQueen]

I'm guessing it's because they're like a lil caffeine won't hurt... but they have no clue that it's not A LITTLE BIT OF CAFFEINE

[@Derbearxo]

@@KCannaQueen I stress so heavy that it’s triple a latte worth or 2 Red Bulls in a cup but most people still can’t really quantify how much that is so they’re just like “eh they’re kids”

[@plushdragonteddy]

aaa i really appreciate this video - caffeine hardly affects me at all (folks with ADD, like myself, are known to be affected differently by caffeine), but that's why it'd be SO EASY for me to overdose on it without noticing if it was snuck into something i wouldn't expect to be caffeinated. this PSA is entirely necessary, thank u guys EDIT: lots of folks in the replies are talking abt how add/adhd can also result in caffeine making u drowsy, and this is also true !! i made my comment mostly to point out the issue i personally have with caffeine, but i could also see how it would be SO DANGEROUS to basically be taking a sedative without knowing. like, imagine DRIVING after that much caffeine if it makes u drowsy. YIKES

[@SpringStarFangirl]

Honestly yeah! I rarely drink caffeine, and it always just makes me feel focused.

[@legerdemain444]

Came to say the same. I have ADHD and I always thought the caffeine effects were greatly exaggerated. I just feel normal after large amounts of caffeine, usually able to get some work done.

[@omegarugal9283]

im insensitive to caffeine too

[@cosmoniums5990]

@@legerdemain444 As someone else with ADHD I also don’t really feel positive benefits from caffeine. All it makes me feel is slightly sick and tired

[@edrhoad3058]

You're welcome

[@Sienna6164]

Rest in peace Sarah Katz. Thoughts and prayers to her friends and families ❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏😢😢😢 Prayers that her family win the suit

[@Araitne]

They definitely will It's a false advertising which killed a person

[@GoMathewVideo]

After watching this video when it was released I distinctly remember saying that Panera was setting themselves up for a big time lawsuit! This is so sad there is no reason why that girl needed to die if the company was being honest about the caffeine in their product. This is a clear indication that the law needs to put the foot down on deceptive marketing practices when it comes to caffeine in order to make something more addictive.

[@Vi_Vi_1]

Companies sneaking caffeine into products that shouldn't have it really irritates me. I'm extremely sensitive to caffeine--it doesn't give me an energy boost, but it DOES make me nauseous and shaky. I've pretty much cut caffeine out because it makes me feel so sick and now I'm worried I'm gonna eat some YOGURT and mess myself up

[@drazerowx8211]

I wouldn't call it sneaking. Most of the advertising and the containers that hold the charged drinks have it labeled on the amount. It's a bit lazy to not be more focused on it but it's not necessarily on the company if they told people who are interested in the product every step of the way that it has caffeine besides putting caffeine in the product name. Soda brands would probably be a bigger culprit of "sneaking" since you have to actively look at the ingredient label to know if anything but it's still there on the bottle or can usually.

[@peeparoni8634]

it feels kinda dystopian ngl

[@Enixon869]

​@@drazerowx8211 Yeah I feel like accusing a drink they call "Charged" of "sneaking in" caffeine is a bit like accusing a sandwich called "Inferno" of "sneaking in" Capsaicin

[@SentinalhMC]

Walmart now sells these little plastic bottles of overnight oatmeal you're supposed to put water or milk in the night before and drink for breakfast. 100mg of caffeine, in OATMEAL

[@drazerowx8211]

Also, common food ingredients contain natural caffeine such as chocolate and guarana meaning it's hard to avoid completely if you like chocolate products.

[@gemaster14]

I’m horrified. I always order lemonade because I don’t like the way soda tastes and because I’m sensitive to caffeine. I ordered the Starbucks refreshers when I’d go to Starbucks with friends, and I had no idea! No wonder I was having problems sleeping! This isn’t just shady, this is dangerous and malicious!

[@gc6096]

Indeed

[@thunderfyrekinggaming2243]

Pop not soda

[@jettqk1]

​@@thunderfyrekinggaming2243 Soda on the East Coast.

[@thunderfyrekinggaming2243]

@@jettqk1 pop

[@hmmm2872]

Your just incompetent

[@EmerialynCodeVenice]

I coincidentally saw this video in my recommended about a week ago and was planning to watch it later. I don't even eat or drink food not made by myself (due to my severe health condition), but it's also morbidly interesting to me how unhealthy famous products like this are. But after seeing that death about that college student in the news from yesterday, I'm watching this now with a very different mindset...

[@oofbruh2607]

Ten months!? They’ve had almost a YEAR to fix this and still haven’t?

[@Christopher-qx5wc]

I had a medium sized lemonade from there a couple months back. I knew it had caffeine in it, I can handle it pretty well. After I drank it, I immediately started feeling tightness in my chest and anxiety. I knew it was from the caffeine but I never knew just how much was in it. Yikes

[@insertianameia2224]

Yeah. Monster has like 86mg and a red bull has like 111. One of these is like 2-3 energy drinks, depending on the brand.

[@Mars_OG99]

I had one and just felt as tired as I already was😂

[@zaovi]

@@Mars_OG99 honestly, the high stim pre-workout that i’m using has 400 mg caffeine and doesn’t make me much more awake if not more tired

[@Zleaty]

@@insertianameia2224 bang energy drink 300 milligrams

[@jennasue799]

I have worked in 2 paneras over the span of 2 years- both had different locations for the soda machine, both having the charged lemonades right next to it. They replaced our flavored teas that were caffeine free, so many people have said "I tried it thinking it was also caffeine free"

[@GuiSmith]

Considering we just got through lockdown and secondary waves of a virus that notoriously causes heart problems… seems pretty predatory to me.

[@theredpillneo2296]

@@GuiSmith almost like it’s all part of the same plan..

[@thunderfyrekinggaming2243]

Pop not soda

[@desaug]

whenever i have caffine (only had it once in a boba in a smol amount) and it makes me feel not too good, probably becuz i dont even drink 'pop'- (im a kid btw)

[@thunderfyrekinggaming2243]

@@desaug pop

[@Alb410]

this is no longer a theory. it has happened

[@ryannorris-lue6741]

December 2023 another person has just died from cardiac arrest after having 3 lemonades. Panera denied their drink had anything to do with it. SMH Matt it’s unfortunate how right you have been.

[@ishouldhavetried]

Last weekend I went to Panera, got one one of these lemonades with my meal, then went to go see a movie. While I was at the movies, I thought I was having a heart attack. The caffeine content of these explains SOOO much!

[@Finalizor]

that is concerning

[@ishouldhavetried]

@@Finalizor I agree. And it was Avatar with alot of action scenes, so there were some parts I had to close my eyes and block out the movie to not excite my heart any more than it had to

[@Finalizor]

@@ishouldhavetried at least your ok now......right?

[@ishouldhavetried]

@@Finalizor Yeah all good. thanks for asking!

[@Mangaka718]

i had a friend in high school who would casually mention being hospitalized for drinking too many energy drinks, *as she was cracking open a new one.* i have no idea what happened to her later on, but now I gotta admit i think it must have ended badly for her...

[@flamboyantwarlock7101]

I mean, it was highschool. Chances are better she lied about that. I don't know when you were in HS, but when I was, the girls thought it was trendy/cool to drink a lot of Monster and that 100% sounds like something my friends' would've lied about for clout.

[@Seniorjohnson]

@@flamboyantwarlock7101 they also thought it was trendy to fake illnesses, back in my freshman year I was talking to a girl who swear she had leukemia because she was anemic and during the cold season her lymph nodes would swell but guess what she didn't she just needed more iron in her diet.(this doesn't only pertain to girls, i knew a few guys who faked breaking their arm or having a disability)

[@bootybuttcheeks]

She probably pissed acid

[@UnicornPug]

@@Seniorjohnson what the...

[@marcoottina654]

stating stuff like that AND opening a new one might be a sign of dependency. Let her be aware of what she's doing and risking, and talk with your parents so that your parents (who are adults) can speak with her ones. You might help a life

[@frostyascent1295]

As a former employee of Panera (recently) I was learning how to make the charged lemonade and my manager told me that the first week mango charged lemonade was added to the menu he drank a large cup of it and suddenly lost his sight and collapsed also one of the cooks and og at the Panera used to drink these charged lemonade everyday the big cups and one day he did his normal routine and in the morning he felt light headed and his body was shaking. No joke coffee and charged lemonade is dangerous people and it’s sad that parents let there kids drink this poison aswell

[@Operation3Sixty]

Here after a young woman died after drinking this. RIP Sarah Katz

[@sampsta1505]

This drink has in some cases more caffeine than pre-workout and anyone whos taken pre work out knows having a second is really bad idea. So i can imagine how bad she felt after 4/5 of those drinks, probably as if her heart was about to jump out her chest.

[@Zkiller-ec3up]

Me personally, if I have any caffeine what do ever, I make sure not to take pre-workout

[@mushyroom9569]

She should be feeling bad after 4/5 of those drinks. That’s about 90% of a normal 2,000 calorie diet as PURE SUGAR. Forget the caffeine, she should be worried about diabetes.

[@liamblylod5954]

Its literally insane. Most PWOs are also sugar free, so more than 4× the caffine of one scoop of PWO and, what, 340g of sugar on top of that? I coundnt even imagine how she's feeling after that

[@1C551C]

👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@karmadollie8063]

So, should she give time to getting gains?

[@readergirl6057]

As someone who is very allergic to caffeine and has had psychosis and heart arrhythmia bc of it, there definitely needs to be warning labels on these super caffeine drinks. I had a refresher from Starbucks one time not knowing that it had caffeine and, guess what, went to the hospital. Very glad I didn’t try the Panera lemonade last time I went

[@Tealagon-bi4ty]

You can be allergic to caffeine?!?

[@danitho]

​@@Tealagon-bi4ty You can be allergic to anything, I think. It's when your body reacts to something in a negative way, i think.

[@vaporean_boylove.0w083]

​@@danitho I believe it's when the body doesn't recognize certain food items as edible. So the body starts to attach that item to neutralize it, but it ends up giving you a very unpleasant trip to the toilet or as bad to put you in the ER

[@truckersquirrel]

They label them on the fountain that they have as much caffeine as a cup of coffee at the ones by me.

[@nicholasdean3467]

It's called charged for a reason. Also they advertise it as a refreshing energy drink.

[@playboireject2821]

they had 8 months to take this stuff off the menu and someone just died

[@TurquishXew]

She died before the video came out. It's just news of the law suit being heard in the court that just happened.

[@XenonX278]

this video has a whole different meaning now that we know someone has actually died from this.

[@DeosPraetorian]

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[@crystalvega7594]

As a Panera worker I drink way too much of this drink every shift, and usually I feel fine (I think something is wrong with me) one time I drank a large 30oz cup (no ice) in a 20 minute setting and I had a bad panic attack…whelp

[@darladay4766]

That's the thing about uppers, you're great until you aren't, or blow your heart out. Had a friend whose heart blew out a couple years after he quit, just from a little nicotine. The damage was done.

[@Coffeepotion]

Probably the sugar rush.

[@trombonesarecool1]

Oh my god I hope you’re okay!

[@crystalvega7594]

@@trombonesarecool1 happen months ago, I don’t drink the mango one that much anymore with diluting it with water

[@chaospuppy6730]

do you have ADHD? people with ADHD aren't affected by caffeine the same way non-ADHDers are.

[@romcomdemidoodle]

"I had too much caffeine and energetically danced my way off a cliff" 10:26 give the script writers a raise

[@foodianzgaming3631]

Ikr I was crying from this😂😂

[@autisticnation7140]

Coming back here to comment that Panera is now being sued cause someone died from the lemonades

[@crisv6170]

Welp Matt was warning them, someone died from drinking this and now is sueing panera bread and the first thing I was thinking about was this video

[@CZsWorld]

Quitting caffeine was one of the best decisions I ever made. It doesn't give you "energy", it makes your brain forget when you're tired. It's a culturally misunderstood drug, no better for you than alcohol, but potentially more dangerous because it lacks the stigma and restrictions. MatPat doesn't explore one of the other reasons that nearly lethal doses of caffeine are legal: the soda companies are in bed with the government.

[@fataldestinykai]

I used to drink energy drinks a lot, like too much. I'm working on at least cutting down on it, I'm having small amounts of coffee occasionally rather than just straight up sugar and caffeine. I drank it so much that the caffeine didn't affect me anymore and I just drank it for the flavor. Do you have any advice for when I'm craving pretty much just the flavor of them?

[@AzazelBathory]

Someone once put it perfectly when they told me caffeine steals energy/adrenaline from the future haha, I think it’s so true because later in the day it doesn’t matter how much you drink, your energy is all dried up

[@leritykay8911]

Well, for me, I don't know if there's a need to "quit" caffeine. I only drink 3-in-1 coffee from the little bags, and some cola sometimes. And frankly I've never believed in coffee making me more awake or whatever, I just sorta like the tasted of 3-in-1 coffee

[@kaischreurs2488]

"no better than alcohol" I think you're underestimating just how bad alcohol is for you.

[@kaischreurs2488]

@@leritykay8911 if it doesn't make you more alert that's probably because it doesn't affect you anymore because you drink it often, it was like that for me so I stopped drinking it then after like 3-6 months of zero coffee (don't remember exactly how long) I had one again because I was very busy with school and let me tell you just one coffee was enought to get me very noticably hyperactive and alert to the point that other people noticed.

[@elytra404]

this explains so much- i have adhd and it means my reaction to caffeine isnt becoming hyper, its becoming extremely tired. i remember a month or two ago i was feeling great, got a full nights sleep for the first time in awhile, went to panera and got one of these, and immediately passed out when i got home

[@felipecastanha9161]

Yeah, I don't wanna be that guy but I have medically diagnosed adhd, have to take the most powerful meds there were, and I still fill overclocked when drinking caffeine so that tired think, idk what you're on about, not trying to discredit you, just saying we don't all feel the same way and some hyperactive people react to substances differently At least I think so

[@elytra404]

@@felipecastanha9161 ik! some adhd people like my partner get really hyper from it, some have typical reactions! but it is specific to certain adhd people that caffine makes some tired. there can be other reasons people get hyper from caffine, sometimes thats just how body's react, but adhd is the only know reason people get tired from it! hope this helps! edit cause i forgot to say: i also have an adhd diagnosis, im only unmedicated cause of other health issues that mean i react badly to adhd meds

[@LoneHowler]

Caffeine naps with ADHD is the real deal, for me it got worse since the pandemic and possibly catching C-19. So I'm cutting back. Now I can chug an energy drink and pass out shortly after if I sit down anywhere. Going from an energy drink to tea has been difficult

[@GuiSmith]

@@felipecastanha9161 this is an interesting complexity you probably could experience for yourself with enough caffeine or stimulants, though I wouldn’t recommend trying. I also have ADHD and I also get hyperactive focus from stimulants. I’m on literally the prescription stimulant to focus day to day. Caffeine is too potent, especially with my meds, and gives me headaches, but it also relaxes me if I have enough at once. In my early teens, it took about one personal size plastic bottle of Mountain Dew to induce drowsiness. My understanding is that you have the pathways that require attention attended to by the stimulant, so you can get things done. But, after those are saturated, the pathways to get things done are the next to be saturated. Eventually I stop being able to do anything, and then my inability to sleep normally catches up with me and I crash. Having everything be nice and quiet in my brain is nice… until I wake up half an hour later with a splitting headache, but that’s a me problem. That’s the best way I can describe how caffeine does that. It’s really all about quieting things down enough that you get bored or sleeplessness catches up with you.

[@NoNumbersAtTheEnding]

Some people get tired when consuming caffeine. Some of those people have ADHD. However, the idea that ADHD makes people react differently to stimulants is a myth which has been disproved in many many studies

[@DrWildfox]

Kinda wild that food theory predicted someone dying from Panera lemonade

[@DaRealZerTs]

Mat was right once again, it’s not just a theory.

[@ryanz2547]

You breezed over this really quickly, but I think it’s good to keep in mind that these lemonades also come included with the unlimited sips pass, something I nearly bought a while back planning to spend the day at Panera drinking the new lemonades they were advertising. I work at a soda shop and drink at least 44oz of soda a day (most of which has caffeine) but I draw the line at a monster. That’s too much for me. I hurts to drink one so I don’t I have no clue what would have happened if I had actually spent a day at Panera drinking these. This isn’t right, and quite frankly, Panera won’t see me in their stores for a while after this. Thank you for spreading awareness :)

[@imaginefun13]

Yup, my mom and I tried the unlimited pass when it was heavily discounted and we always got the lemonades. I genuinely did not realize what "charged" really meant when I was drinking them. Or at least I assumed it was a pretty small amount of caffeine. We did eventually realize that it had a stupid amount of caffeine, so now we only use a little bit of the lemonade for flavor and fill the rest with regular lemonade and the green tea.

[@possesses.]

I agree with you but the video is 18 minutes long I'm not sure I'd call that "breezing over it really quickly"

[@Bluecifur]

I used to work at Panera. I also just had a sample but (a fourth of a cup or less) and I had crazy heart palpitations and it hurt.

[@BebopMansion]

He mentions it in the video yeah

[@queenfree85]

I'm with you on the Monster thing. I just left a comment about how just a few sips of one had me nearly ready to call poison control lmao!

[@EllaDABAMMS]

Funny enough, in the Parera’s near me(MD) all have the charged lemonades behind the counter and the cashier gets your drink for you. It used to be near the soda machine but they said too many people were getting refills. Ironically the coffees and blended drink are next to the lemonade.

[@thewaverlyjung]

I noticed that too when I went in to try it. I think since the video more employees have taken to warning people about it having caffeine as well.

[@paigesuckslmao]

i work at panera and they did move them behind the counter for maybe 2 weeks, then put them right back next to the soda. i thought keeping them behind the counter was a smart idea

[@nancykeener2052]

a person just died at Panera from the charged lemonade

[@mariechernjavsky6817]

These Panera drinks are insane! I was a senior in college last year, pregnant with my first and I thought these drinks were better than a cup of coffee! We had the 3 month free subscription so I used to order a large for my husband and I to share daily because we worked right across the street from a Panera! Once I got a large one for myself after work because I was exhausted and had a lot of work to do and I ended up spilling it everywhere and barely got to drink any of it. I had a full on pregnancy meltdown lol and went back to get another one later that night... no joke I spilled all of it again as soon as I got home😭 I joked afterwards that maybe I was just not meant to have that much sugar or caffeine because it would have been too much for my baby... after watching this, I seriously believe that spilling those drinks saved me and my baby! I stopped drinking them after the subscription ended and I now have a happy and healthy baby girl thank goodness💕 Panera should definitely have a warning for pregnant/breastfeeding mothers!

[@grapejuice3943]

Youre lucky, i cant believe they dont say anything its like every company rlly doesnt care about customers being actually alive humans at all

[@andrewpatton5114]

That's your guardian angel protecting you.

[@mariechernjavsky6817]

@@andrewpatton5114 I 100% agree!

[@kateapple1]

Pls don’t consume more than 100mg a day of caffeine if pregnant… dude. Go read some nutrition stuff and maybe educate yourself a bit. Try green tea or exercise.caffeine in that amount could cause developmental damage to the fetus

[@mariechernjavsky6817]

@Kate Apple Obviously I didn't know that this was an "energy drink" lol! I would never purposely drink something to harm my baby. I honestly thought the caffeine in this drink was from something like green tea meaning it would be LESS than a cup of coffee. Just like the majority of people in the comments I was fooled by how much caffeine was actually in it. Lol I shouldn't have to read a whole nutrition book in the drive thru of a Panera to see if a lemonade would be safe to drink while pregnant