Review - Garden of Life: RAW Meal Chocolate Cacao

Trust me when I say that you need to make sure to get a proper nutrition when you start an intense exercise program. And, no, this doesn't mean you need to starve yourself. Actually, you're going to be even more hungry, so you need to make sure to eat enough healthy foods.

Last week, I received a 1.34 lb container of Garden of Life: RAW Meal Chocolate Cacao, a beyond organic snack and Meal Replacement, which is Non GMO Project Verified.

One container has either 14 servings (scoops) for a snack or 7 servings (2 scoops) as a meal replacement. For a snack, just mix one scoop with 8 ounces of water and for a meal, mix 2 scoops with 16 ounces of water. The meal replacement has 34g of protein, 16g of fiber and several vitamins & minerals (Vitamin A, Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin K, Riboflavin, Vitamin B, Pantothenic Acid, Zinic, Manganese, Molybdenum, Vitamin C, Iron, Vitamin E, Thiamin, Niacin, Folate, Biotin, Magnesium, Selenium, Chromium).

The ingredints include:

Organic Raw Sprouted Protein Blend - Organic Sprouted Brown Rice Protein, Organic Sprouted Brown Rice Sweetener, RAW Organic Cacao, Organic Amaranth Sprout, Organic Quinoa Sprout, Organic Millet Sprout, Organic Buckwheat Sprout, Organic Garbanzo Bean Sprout, Organic Lentil Sprout, Organic Adzuki Bean Sprout, Oganic Flax Seed Sprout, O(rganic Sunflower Seed Sprout, Organic Pumpkin Seed Sprout, Organic Chia Seed Sprout, Organic Sesame Seed Sprout, RAW Natural Chocolate Flavor, RAW Orgnaic Stevia (leaf), RAW Organic Vanilla Flavor

Organic RAW Fiber Blend - Organic Flax Fiber, Organic Coconut Fiber

Organic RAW Green Juice Blend - Organic Oat Grass Juice, Organic Alfalfa Grass Juice, Organic Spirulina, Organic Barley Grass Juice, Cracked-Wall Chlorella, Organic Wheat Grass Juice

Organic RAW Antioxidant Blend - Organic Strawberry, Organic Cherry, Organic Blackberry, Oeanic Blueberry, Organic Raspberry, Mixed Tocopherols

RAW Probiotic & Enzyme Blend - Bifdobacterism lactis, Lactobacillus acidophilus (3 Billion CFU), Protease 2,500 HUT, Bromelain 100,000 PU, Acid Protease 10 SAPU, Papain 100,000 PU, Lactobacillus bulgaricus, Saccharomyces crevisiae

Garden of Life is a brand that I've heard of, but never tried, well, that is until I received the RAW Meal last week, which is available in Original, Chocolate, Vanilla and Vanilla Spiced Chai. All the ingredients are organic, which is great for anyone that is getting trying to get back into shape. While the directions recommends mixing it with water, I've tried it with skim milk to make an amazing shake. 

Considering the flavor is called Chocolate Cacao, I was expecting a sweet chocolate flavor, but that wasn’t what I got here as the first taste was definitely bitter and a little grainy. Once I got use to the taste, it's actually pretty filling. It has plenty of vitamins and minerals to help your body prepare or recovery from any workout program. Overall, the RAW Meal Chocolate Cacao might not be best tasting protein shake, but it does keep you from getting gravings for several hours after drinking it and it also gives your body a boost during your workouts.

For information about Garden of Life products, please visit: www.gardenoflife.com

For more infomration about the Non-GMO Project, please visit:  www.nongmoproject.org/

*Disclaimer - I received a complimentary sample in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

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