Garden of Life – RAW Organic Meal, Organic Shake & Meal Replacement, Chocolate Cacao – 1.1 lbs (509 g)

2 reviews for Garden of Life – RAW Organic Meal, Organic Shake & Meal Replacement, Chocolate Cacao – 1.1 lbs (509 g)

1. 

   Rated 5 out of 5

   Amy – February 19, 2021

   First I do not usually write reviews although I’m taking the time to maybe try to help someone else decide if they would want to spend the money and try this. Do it… what would it hurt? In January, after turning 41, I decided it was time get healthier as it seemed each year I have been gaining about 10lbs per year and lacked energy. I have a sore foot so running or walking was not an option. So I decided if I can’t exercise I would try to start eating healthier. After watching fruits and veggies go bad in the fridge, I starting looking at easier ways to get that stuff in my body. Fast forward 10 months ahead, which is today, I have taken this in substitute of my breakfast every day. I am 34 lbs lighter and a lot more energy. I really believe my body was lacking all the nutrients it needed to perform everyday life. All the good stuff I’m putting in my body with just 1 glass far exceeds what I could cook in the kitchen. The night before I mix 1 scoop of the vanilla blend w water in a mason jar. In the morning I pull it out of fridge, shake up good, and drink on my way to work. I was not looking to lose weight by drinking this, I was looking at putting nutrition back in my life, but how can a woman in her 40s comp,ham about weight loss!!

2. 

   Rated 4 out of 5

   The Walls Household – February 19, 2021

   I took my time to review this product due to a lot of negative reviews about heavy metals and ingredients.

   I typically try to lean toward products that are organic and clean products and narrowed it down to a few – GOL being one of them. A LOT of people talk about heavy metals in this product, others say the ingredients have changed. I read a lot before purchasing this, because like you did not want to spend this kind of money on a product that is going to backlash and do more harm than good.

   From my own credible research, I discovered products that are plant based can contain heavy metals. Metals are found in the earth where vegetables are grown, so this is something that you cannot completely avoid. Luckily, GOL provides info online of all the heavy metals that are in fact in their product today. They even go to the land sites where their produce is grown and test the soil… pretty impressive! If interested just search this through the web. I also learned that in low amounts our bodies can absorb some of these…. like mercury. I read that mercury can be absorbed through fibrous foods.

   A breakdown of how I rate this product:

   * Taste and texture. Taste is decent. I bought the chocolate and it tastes like a lot of powders I have bought in the past. The texture is kind of chalky. I believe this is due to the greens in the powder. I have ordered several plant based protein powders in the past and all resemble this texture. Especially the greens alone. Make a smoothie to get past this!

   * Organic Flavor Blend – This is the only thing on the ingredient list that I do not like. It uses Flavors which contain chemical based product. These are not listed, just says Chocolate or Vanilla Flavor.

   * It claims to be a meal replacement… Well this is not a true meal replacement b/c its only 120 calories. A true meal replacement product should be at least 400 calories.

   * Pricey! But will pay for a good healthy product. No issues with digestion.

   * Mixes well with water and/or milk. I use a shaker bottle and this works easily and no clumps.

   I personally think this is a good product. GOL did rebuild their label by renaming it, and may have updated their ingredients… I know they had cases of salmonella poisoning years ago. I do not see any reason to not buy this again. Seems legit and honest.

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