Happy Monday everyone!! Today’s a special day, because it’s the first day at my new job. I’m really excited and a little nervous, but so ready to get started on this new adventure. I’ll be in Colorado this week and my plan is to try to post M-F as usual, but please excuse me if life gets crazier than expected this week and I miss a day or two.
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But before the week gets started, I wanted to share with you a brand new product from Vega. You guys know I loveVega – one of my favorite sports nutrition companies and the company I personally use for my multisport training & race nutrition.
Recently, they sent me a few samples of their newest product – the Vega Energizing Smoothie. The smoothies come in 5 flavors: Bodacious Berry, Choc-a-lot, Oh Natural, Tropical Tango and Vanilla Almondilla flavors.The smoothie is intended to be an easy, on-the-go option for nutrition. From their website:
One serving of Vega Energizing Smoothie features
- Two servings of veggies
- 10 g of complete, plant-based protein
- 5 g of fiber
- 1 g of Omega-3
Just add water, shake and go!
The first one I tried was the Bodacious Berry – I tried it as a light breakfast smoothie before heading out on a short morning run. The flavor was pretty good, but mixed with water it was still a little chalky. It did give me enough energy to complete the run feeling strong, without feeling heavy in my tummy, though!
Next time, I tried the Bodacious Berry mixed with almond milk to give it a little more weight for an after-work snack. I liked the flavor and texture better with the almond milk, but the chalky texture was still there for me.
I had a similar experience with the Tropical Tango & Choc-a-lot flavors mixed with water, so I decided to improvise a little more. We make smoothies for breakfast most weekday mornings, so we mixed the Vanilla Almondilla with Bananas and Almond Milk and THAT was a fantastic combination. The timing of this was great, since we were out of other fruits to mix in for flavor – the Energizing Smoothie was a wonderful addition and the extra two servings of veggies, plus 10g of protein was great for my breakfast smoothie.
On their own, with water or almond milk, they aren’t my favorite texture. Mixed with some additional fruit, they are a great addition and amps up the nutrition! So, while this was not my favorite of the Vega products available, everyone’s tastes are different.
I’ll still be enjoying my favorite Vega Sport products while I ride & run this summer!
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Questions for You:
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Catch me up on your weekend – what was your favorite part?!
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Miz recently posted..ThE SuRprIsE CoMmEnTeR oF tHe MoNtH is:
10 grams of protein and 5 grams of fiber?? that’s great!! i’ve never had vega before but it sounds great!!
Linz @ Itz Linz recently posted..Marvelous In My Monday Giveaway
I know! The nutritional stats of Vega is always fantastic, a great company!
VEGA Rep – I would like to sample these!! I’m in search of a non-dairy based P.Powder! This line sounds like a winner!
i totally agree! they are delish!
lindsay recently posted..Enjoy the View
Need to get you some of this for sure – great products!
Ohhhh… I want that almond vanilla!
Good luck today! Can’t wait to hear about it. :)
Laura @ Sprint 2 the Table recently posted..Habit Formed
It was a good day!
i think the berry one is the best for smoothies. I tried the vanilla almond in a banana soft serve, now that was AWESOME!
lindsay recently posted..Enjoy the View
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report back on your day! good luck!
lindsay recently posted..Enjoy the View
Ooh – this would be great in banana soft serve – what a great idea!
Great review! I picked up two vega one serving pouches right before I left London and used them both to make protein muffins! I used chocolate and the natural. I loved them and the nutrition stats!
I know you’re going to rock your job! I want to hear all about it! So excited for you xoxo Love you pretty girl
Meg recently posted..Life is Marvelous
Which Vega product did you use in the muffins – the protein powder? Sounds like a great muffin! Thanks for the encouragement about the new job – so far, so good!
I haven’t had any of the smoothie mixes but that sounds about what I think they’d be like. I am crazy about the Vega One Vanilla Chai but I could never drink it with just water or almond milk. I blend it with ice, almond milk and yogurt.
Oh I love the Vanilla Chai & it actually was okay with water to me (I had it that way after my marathon in March), but SO much better mixed into a semifreddo. :)
Hm, I have seen this and they do look delicious!
Alex @ therunwithin recently posted..Changing What Isn’t Broken
What flavor do you think you’d try first? :)
Maybe it’d be good mixed with some Chobani???? I might have to try :) I love all the veggies/protein packed in there! I hope you had a GREAT day today!! And I promise, it’s not always this hot in Denver :)
Kelly @ No Sugar Sweet Life recently posted..{CHOcolate Cherry Greek Frozen Yogurt}
I still thinki Chobani should make a dairy-free product, then I could give that a try. :)
And I’m glad it’s not usually so hot in Denver, but at least it’s not humid!
This smoothie looks definitely interesting and easy as well.. I just hope I can try this someday and my family would love this too..
Thalia recently posted..Hosted Sharepoint
1. I am so excited for your move!
2. I LOVE Vega. When I was working at Central Market they came and did demos once or twice, and I kept trying to convince them to give me free samples. Sadly, I failed. ;) [Or should I have put a sad face?] I only tried their Chai protein powder, however. These smoothies look SO good!
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