Overwhelming Stevia Flavor
The list of ingredients are excellent.  No doubt about it.  An extremely healthy product.  However, I despise the taste of STEVIA.  I looked at the list of *other* ingredients, which is where I usually find natural flavors and stevia listed.  Since I didn't see stevia  on the label, I got excited and purchased the product thinking there would be no putrid taste of stevia to spoil my smoothie or shake recipes.  Wrong.  The first gulp had me sprinting for the sink.  Gross, gross, GROSS!<br /><br />If you like the taste of stevia, you'll like this product. If stevia freaks you out, like me, then a couple scoops of this horrid-tasting stuff will be hard to swallow.<br /><br />I gave three stars because it really is an excellent product IMO.  My dislike for stevia is a personal issue.  Many folks like stevia.  I'm not one of them, and never will be.  However, I wish manufacturers would BOLDLY list the addition of stevia in a more prominent way -- make this horrid ingredient easier to spot on their product labels.  I'm really getting tired of tossing out expensive nutritional drink powders with stevia.  Had I spotted stevia in the ingredient list, I would NEVER have purchased this formula, knowing my strong revulsion to the bitter taste of this sweet leaf herb.  Manufacturers use waay more than necessary.  Why not just keep the flavors of nutritional powders neutral and appeal to ALL health-conscience taste buds???<br /><br />I also tasted no "natural" vanilla and chai flavor -- whatever that means.<br /><br />I absolutely HATED the disgusting stevia taste.  But I LOVED the nutritional profile.  A serving size of 65g (2 large scoops) provides 240 cal, 6g fat, 22g carbs, 15g fiber, 26g protein.  Plant based protein blend: organic hemp, yellow pea, organic brown rice, flax.  Maca Rt (2,500mg).  Chlorella.  Omega 3 & 6 EFA's.  Digestive Enzyme Blend.  Mixed Berry Complex.  Dairy-free Probiotic Blend.  *Other* ingredients: natural vanilla and chai flavor.  Xanthan gum (does not list source: corn, wheat, or soy).<br /><br />Also listed in the mineral lineup is *iron* (as citrate) 18mg (100%) and a WARNING to keep the product out of reach of CHILDREN under 6 in case of accidental poisoning/overdose of iron-containing products.<br /><br />Net weight 16.3 oz. (461g).  Servings per container 7 (total 14 scoops).<br /><br />I feel like one of the other reviewers... I REALLY WANTED to like this whole food dietary supplement product.  I'm being very generous with three stars.<br /><br />Made in Canada.  Brendan Brazier is the product's formulator, a professional ironman triathlete and author of "THRIVE, The Vegan Nutrition Guide...shows you how plant-based whole foods can improve health, performance, and vitality."  Check him out and his yummy and *famous* homemade *raw food* energy bars.<br /><br />Websites to visit are:<br />[...]<br />[...]
Rating: 3 stars