
The wonderful folks over at
Sequel Naturals sent me a package of Vega Smoothie Infusion. If you are unfamiliar with Vega products, they are raw whole foods, all plant based of course, made into powders and bars. They are made with whole foods that are not genetically modified, no pesticides, no artificial colors, flavors, or sweeteners. The line also does not contain the common allergens corn, soy, dairy, gluten, wheat or yeast.
I drink the Vega Whole Food Health Optimizer every morning. It is loaded with quality proteins, Omega fats, dairy free probiotics, fiber, enzymes (they help the body digest foods) and 100% of the RDA of vitamins and minerals!
So, on to the Smoothie Infusion. It is meant to be added to your smoothies, pretty simple concept. You are drinking smoothies, right? It is a great way to get your fruits in, and by blending them into a smoothie, the body is better able to digest them.
The Smoothie Infusion adds 14 grams of protein and 6 grams of fiber along with Omega 3 EFA's and greens into your smoothie! That is amazing.
And for me, I want to have green smoothies, but as I do not have a nice high powered blender like Vita-Mix and I do not like a smoothie with chunks of greens in it, I tend not to make them. So, the Vega Smoothie Optimizer adds the greens I would put in my green smoothie, without the chunks! The following greens are in Smoothie Optimizer: spirulina, organic wheat grass, organic alfalfa grass, organic barley grass, organic spinach, organic sprouted broccoli, organic kale, organic kelp and organic dulse.
Now, 0n to the taste. Ok, honestly, I didn't detect a taste, and that is good as it means it did not take away from the flavors I was blending. It did make the drinks I made have a slight green color to them, but that was minimal and not a bad color.
I really highly recommend the Smoothie Infusion and the Whole Food Optimizer. No, I do not make any money from recommending them, I truly like them. I have not tried their food bars, so I cannot speak to them. But really, why wouldn't you want to try these? They contain such good nutrition and they are minimally processed, so very healthy for you. And the best part? The man who formulated them is vegan and a Ironman Triathelete, so you can be sure your getting high quality nutritional products.
Here are a couple of smoothies I made with the Smoothie Infusion:
1 cup frozen mixed berries (strawberry, blackberry, raspberry, blueberry)
1 serving Smoothie Infusion
1 banana
1 cup water
This was yummy, very berry.
Next one:
1 cup almond milk (unsweetened)
1 serving Smoothie Infusion
1 banana
4 ice cubes
This tasted really light and creamy. I really liked this one.
And my favorite:
I added all the ingredients from the second smoothie plus 1 cup of pineapple chunks.
This was like a dessert. It was cool, creamy and refreshing, really tasty!