PowerBars and cappuccinos, ginseng gum and Jolt: we on-the-go types have got to keep our energy up. But why blow bucks on designer drinks and faux-fitness fodder when you can get a natural sugar high for the price of ... come to think of it, no other high in your whole life will come this cheap. Nomad Apiaries’ honey sticks evoke the Pixy Stix of your youth, but it’s bee juice rather than colored sugar that fills the straws. They’re 35 cents apiece, or one measly dollar gets you four sticks, in any of five flavors — lemon, orange, blueberry, wild cherry, and cinnamon. Plus, they’re just so trompe l’oeil: amaze your friends as you sit slurping lustily through a straw — with no cup in sight! Try that with a latte.

Available at Cardullo’s Gourmet Shoppe, 6 Brattle Street, in Cambridge. Call (617) 491-8888.