I can hardly wait to dig into all of the goodies that Garden of Life Canada sent me recently. I am very excited to be one of 20 Canadians who have been chosen as Ambassadors for this amazing brand of foods and supplements.
I am currently perfecting a delicious, sugar-free, guilt-free chocolate bark using the Raw Meal and Virgin Coconut Oil from Garden of Life – stay tuned for the recipe which will be coming soon!
Speaking of the Raw Meal, it is ideal for anyone who is short on time or energy to make themselves a full meal! With a convenient shaker cup all you need to bring is a bottle of water and throw your powder in the container. When hunger hits, just shake and sip.
All you have to do is read the list of raw, organic ingredients and compare to mainstream meal replacements to see that this is a far superior option. Most of the name brand meal replacement drinks are chock full of chemicals, inferior and GMO oils, sugar and GMO corn maltodextrin plus artificial vitamins, plus highly allergenic and GMO ingredients like dairy and soy.
Here is a list of ingredients for one of the popular meal replacement brands:
Water, Corn Maltodextrin, Sugar, Milk Protein Concentrate, Canola Oil, Soy Protein Isolate, Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali), Corn Oil. Less than 0.5% of: Nonfat Milk, Magnesium Phosphate, Potassium Citrate, Cellulose Gel, Natural & Artificial Flavor, Calcium Carbonate, Salt, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Citrate, Choline Chloride, Ascorbic Acid, Potassium Chloride, Cellulose Gum, Monoglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Carrageenan, Potassium Hydroxide, Turmeric, Liquid Sucralose, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Acesulfame Potassium, dl-Alpha-Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Chromium Chloride, Red 3, Thiamine Chloride Hydrochloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin A Palmitate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Sodium Selenate, Potassium Iodide, Sodium Molybdate, Phylloquinone, Vitamin B12, and Vitamin D3.Contains milk and soy ingredients.
Organic flaxseed flour, organic safflower oil, organic brown rice syrup, organic sprouted brown right protein, organic oat grass juice, organic spirulina, sodium chloride, calcium phosphate tribasic, chlorella protothecoides protein, organic seed blend (organic amaranth, organic quinoa, organic millet, organic buckwheat, organic garbanzo, organic lentil bean, organic adzuki-bean, organic flax, organic sunflower, organic pumpkin, organic chia, organic sesame), organic fruit blend (organic strawberry, organic cherry, organic blackberry, organic blueberry, organic raspberry), Organic alfalfa leaf juice, organic natural flavour, organic coconut flour, vitamin C, niacinamide, pantothenic acid, mixed tocopherols, manganese amino acid chelate, vitamin A palmitate, biotin, lactobacillus plantarum
In addition to the Raw Meal, I received a container of natural flavour Raw Fit. After working up a good sweat, Raw Fit is the ideal, high protein replenisher for your body and is great to support a weight loss program. What is nice about the natural flavour is that you have 100% control over the taste so it can be truly customized to suit your palate, perhaps including savoury applications!