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Green Super Foods, Drink to Your Health

August 14, 2007

green foods If you’ve read a few of the posts in this blog, you’ll see that I’m a fan of certain super foods and health formulas. There are certain health supplements (or non-supplement enhancement products) that I think benefit just about anyone who might adopt them. One of these is a good green superfood drink. A good green drink is made from freeze-dried plants and vegetables (and often fruit or fruit juices) and is actually a food product — not a supplement, like a vitamin or mineral supplement.

11 Comments Add your own

1. kim | August 30, 2007 at 5:40 am

Please can you give me a list of green drink products.
thanks
2. vanburen3 | September 15, 2007 at 12:42 am

Thanks for the comment. Please check out my most recent article, which offers a comparison of some of the best products I’ve found. I hope it helps.
3. Judy Kaskel | November 3, 2007 at 6:56 am

I am looking to make my own vegetable green drink…I’d like some receipes……THANKS
4. vanburen3 | November 9, 2007 at 4:49 am

I don’t know of any recipes for creating your own green drink powder if that’s what you mean. But I’m sure you could experiment with the different key ingredients until you find something you like. You will have to find a very well stocked natural foods distributor with all of the raw ingredients you are looking for. Some may be difficult to find, such as some of the vegetable powders. Most of the ingredients in commercial green drink products are purchased from suppliers or importers of the raw materials (or their distributors or formulation partners) and are only available in huge quantities or to authorized resellers. At this moment, I don’t know of any retail outlet for bulk, dried vegetable and fruit powders of the same quality as those offered to the product manufacturers. Hmmm, maybe I should get into the business!
5. Julie | December 5, 2007 at 9:37 pm

Hi,
I am wondering if you have found any studies, research or proof of these green drink mixes and how much you actually have to drink in order to get any measurable benefits?? I have used http://www.ph-ion.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWCATS&Category=210 in the past but thought I’d do some looking and see if I could find some unbiased proof of these products. If they work – then great – they are worth the money but I’d hate to be throwing money out the window! If you have any input or recommended places to look, I’d love to hear it! THANKS SO MUCH!
Julie
juliet272@gmail.com
6. vanburen3 | December 7, 2007 at 2:46 am

The products you mention in your comment are mostly made from grasses and spirulina, which are ok, but I prefer the BROAD SPECTRUM SUPERFOOD products that have multiple ingredients, including grasses, vegetable powders, fruit powders, omega-3 sources and other ingredients. Besides, the grasses with spirulina are among the worst tasting (even the ones with stevia or other sweeteners).

As for quantity, you need to find your own best amounts. But for a general idea, most people take at least one heaping tablespoon per day — and many people take two per day (one at night and one in the morning). I would consider 4-5 heaping tablespoons per day to rank in the “mega dose” category, which is what many athletes take. If you take one or two tablespoons per day and don’t really notice much, increase your dosage. If you’re up to 4 or 5 and don’t notice anything…change brands!

Check out my chart and comparison article (click on the home page and scroll down to find the articles) for more details on how these products stand up to each other. And thanks for the comment.
7. Darren Craddock | December 18, 2007 at 10:48 pm

I love Super Green food
For me I use one heaping tablespoon each day in juice. My favorite brand is Enerfood Super green Energy Drink.
It has a very mild taste and I always feel a natural buzz.

All the pill super greens leave me blah. I never feel anything. the same was tru for the garden of life and

I have tried almost all of the other supergreen foods and even made my own with spirulina, chorella, nutritional yeast and kelp, but honestly it wasn’t very tasty (and still pretty expensive.) That is why I went back to the enerfood. My favorite is to combine it with the Coconut milk powder.

You might want to check out the Enerfood at http://www.enerhealthbotanicals.com/Enerfood-Super-Green-Energy-Drink-p/ef.htm

I also think that one or two tablespoons a day should be enough, unless one is fasting or in a survival situation.

PS I keep Enerfood in my basement and in my emergency kit for distaster /emergency rediness. Lets face it – After a tornado I don’t want to try to live off canned beans
8. vanburen3 | December 21, 2007 at 2:22 am

Darren,
Thanks for your comments. I looked over the Enerfood product and it’s not a bad formulation. Maybe it deserves to be in my chart. When I create an updated version, I’ll consider adding it.

Some specific comments: It look to be quite heavy in spirulina, but many of the drinks are. Spirulina is a very nutrient-rich plant that does not cost a lot. So are Dulse and Kelp. The grasses, however, do not really pack much nutritional punch in comparison to some other things. It’s good to have them represented, but not dominating the mix.

I would not have added the yeast as a source of vitamin B, however, because not everyone can take it. For many people, it can cause digestive difficulties. The rest of the ingredients are pretty good ones.

Thanks again for your comments.
9. Bob Walton | March 28, 2008 at 1:55 am

Greens have made a huge positive impact on my health and life. Your post was a great reminder not to slack off on taking that nutrient. Happy sales to you.
10. Dave O | April 13, 2008 at 10:51 pm

I tried EnerFood and I didn’t like it. All it seemed to do is make my excrement green, and I didn’t feel any better. A few weeks into taking it, I called to return it for a refund and the guy who answered the phone said there is none, but to try taking half the recommended dose. I did that for a couple of weeks and no difference, and I got no energy boost whatsoever. I stopped taking it and about half a container sits on my shelf. Maybe I’ll use it for mulch when I buy a plant for the house!

I’ve been using Emergen’C which I like but I know there’s products with more nutrients. I just can’t find one worth taking and I’d rather not risk spending the kind of money to discover something just won’t help me. Any suggestions?
11. Desi | May 5, 2008 at 11:17 pm

I like Enerfood with the powdered coconut. The powdered coconut is not oily and mixes better with grape juice I use.
Enerfood is way too expensive,in my opinion.
I started mixing 1 level teaspoon of Enerfood,Coconut powder, and Hemptein. Most Hemp powder is 37% protein but Hemptein is 50% protein like Enerfood. The Hemp is a lot cheaper than Enerfood so I am cutting my Enerfood with Hemp of all things. :>)
I know for a fact it gives me a substantial immune sytem boost due to sores that wouldn’t clear up until the above. It is hard for me to judge amount of energy boost, but I’m going to keep taking it.

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