The days are slipping by and I am getting closer and closer to beginning my fresh green juicing journey. I thought to myself, should I begin to prepare my body for the explosion of goodness that is going to be flooding my cells? If I was going to prepare my body, how would I do it?
Green Superfood!
Yesterday, I talked about the subpar green juices in a bottle, but from what I can tell, green superfood packets seem to be highly accepted out there in the juicing world as a safe and decent alternative to juicing when a fresh juicing experience is not available. Basically what these companies do is dehydrate the veggies and turn them into a powder. Then when the powder is added to a smoothie, glass of water, glass of milk, etc. you can drink to your health!
So, I decided to give it a try. Down to my Whole Foods I went and found myself looking at a wall of options.
After talking to the nice lady at Whole Foods I ended up selecting the pineapple lemon grass flavor from Amazing Grass for $2.50.
This packet can be mixed up a couple of different ways – with filtered water, milk, poured into a smoothie, etc. I decided to mix it with water since I would likely be using this option for when I am traveling and I probably wouldn’t have many options for what to mix it with.
First, I added a little bit of water to my glass
Then in went the Amazing Grass
I mixed it with a spoon
And then added more water and ice
It actually had a pleasant taste! I mean, don’t get me wrong it didn’t taste like a starburst or anything (a girl can hope, right?) but for mixing green superfood with only water I would definitely give it high marks. I am excited to try the other flavors that are available and think this will be a great alternative when I don’t have fresh juice at the ready.
I did this experiment at 3:00 in the afternoon, at the time of my normal daily dip in energy and I really do feel like this drink got me over the hump. For those of you that are trying to decide if you want to get a fresh juicer I would recommend buying some packets and giving this a try to see if it is something that you might want to work into your daily routine. Fresh juice is ALWAYS the best option, but for starting out or traveling I would give this two thumbs up.
Here is some more reading on this topic – see you tomorrow!
Nice Hair.org – This site provides an awesome overview of many different kinds of powdered green drinks with price points.
Health Kismet – Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Superfood Powders