Aug 272013
 

Garden of Life Garden of Life Raw Organic Protein, 622 Grams

Garden of Life Garden of Life Raw Organic Protein, 622 Grams

  • Provides raw organic sprouted protein and live probiotics and enzymes
  • Excellent source of protein
  • Good for those on low carbohydrate diets
  • Good for those with gastrointestinal sensitivities to milk, whey, soy and other protein sources
  • Supports digestive health and function with live probiotics and protein-digesting enzymes

Now you can unlock the nutritive power of living seeds and grains with raw protein from garden of life a certified organic, raw, vegan protein powder. Featuring 13 raw and organic sprouts, raw protein is an excellent source of complete protein, providing 17 grams, or 33% of the daily value, plus all essential amino acids. raw protein contains vitamin code fat-soluble vitamins A and supports digestive health and function with live protein-digesting enzymes and powerful probiotics.

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  1. 291 of 333 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    It is really good–if you blend it with bananas!, July 13, 2011
    By 
    Susan R. Doddy “Susan” (Pennsylvania) –
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    This review is from: Garden of Life Garden of Life Raw Organic Protein, 622 Grams (Grocery)

    I have been on Amazon and other sites for a day and a half now reading all the reviews on vegan protein (the main three brands–this one, Sun Warrior and Vega). I too, was hesitant to try it, but I went to my local health food store and bought a couple of the sample packets to try. I honestly think it is really really good! Here’s a little background on me and what helps: I have a Vita Mix, which I think is essential, or at least a blender, but a Vita Mix will turn any graininess into something smooth (anyone who has one probably knows what it will do to cashews). It took me a while to learn how to make and drink a decent green smoothie as well, so I have consumed green things and stuff that many people do curl their noses at, including raw brownies which I thought were good, but someone used to eating crap thought it tasted like crap.

    First, I really think if you are someone who is used to highly sweetened and artificially flavored processed foods, you may not like this. But if you are someone who has experimented with making interesting healthy concoctions or someone who’s dabbled with a raw vegan diet and green smoothies, I really think you will find this pleasing. Now, I’ve only made this once, but all I did was put about 10 oz or so of water in my Vita Mix, add some frozen bananas (which may have equaled about 1 1/2 bananas), started blending, then added the whole packet of Raw Protein (which I believe is the full 22g 2 scoop serving) and maybe a little more water to get the consistency that I wanted. I waited with bated breath until it was blended and creamy and then I tasted it and wouldn’t you know, it’s pretty darn good! To me, made this way, it tastes like banana flavored baby cereal.

    I was tempted to add in more fruit, but I really wanted to see what the least amount of fruit was that I could make this with and have it taste decent. The banana made it sweet enough for me and maybe it was ever so slightly chalky, but to me, I hardly noticed it. I found it to taste way better than whey protein, which to me has a sour milk kind of taste. Now, this is the first totally vegan, non-soy kind of protein that I’ve tried, but I think it’s darn good. I can see adding a little raw cacao powder to it and maybe like I think someone else suggested, adding a little almond butter or organic peanut butter just for something different, but really, you need to blend it to get rid of whatever graininess it may have and bananas to me have such a strong flavor that they are very good at masking other flavors.

    So, that’s it. Buy some samples and experiment with it. I’m going to try adding cacao next and maybe some peanut butter, but I’m perfectly happy with how this came out with just bananas. It kind of happened that way with my green smoothies–at first I was putting in all this stuff and making them so complicated and it got to the point where bananas and spinach or bananas and kale with maybe a couple berries tasted great.

    Update: I tried it again this morning (in my Vita Mix) with a couple tablespoons of raw cacao powder, frozen bananas, and a little bit of agave (which is all I had), but honey would be better and it was really really good, almost delicious! Plus, I have had absolutely no gastrointestinal issues whatsoever (not even one little gurgle) and I was worried about that because I have poor digestion although I did still take a digestive enzyme with it, but still, if something is going to react badly with me, the digestive enzyme won’t always help. I feel light, but satiated with a nice amount of energy from this. I’m pretty excited about this protein powder and I’m also hoping that it will help me quit my morning coffee habit! I think adding the cacao powder made it really good and gave it a mocha kind of flavor, but again, I put it in my Vita Mix, so I really think a blender of some sort is necessary with this. Later I think I’m going to try a little bit of orange juice and bananas and see how that is, but to me, the powder itself has a tiny bit of a nutty flavor, so mixing it with things that go with nuts is probably better. But certainly, this is far from being horrible tasting if it’s blended with other things, but I can definitely imagine that just mixing it in water in a glass would be fairly distasteful. For those without a blender or for using it “on the road,” I would suggest mixing it in orange juice or apple juice and using some sort of shaker cup or container with a lid.

    Additional update: This stuff is awesome! I have started to blend it with a little coconut milk, a couple pieces of frozen bananas, a whole fresh banana, raw cacao and a little mesquite powder (adds sweetness and a caramel/malty flavor) and it is so good that I truly do crave it. Another fantastic combo is coconut milk, bananas, and frozen mangoes or really, any frozen berries and bananas is really good. I did try it in a shaker jar with just…

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  2. 199 of 238 people found the following review helpful
    5.0 out of 5 stars
    Great stuff, January 6, 2011
    By 
    N. Alejo (Buffalo, NY) –
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    This review is from: Garden of Life Garden of Life Raw Organic Protein, 622 Grams (Grocery)

    I take protein supplements daily and this was recommended to me by an employee at the local Feel Rite Fresh Market. I think it’s a great product, I’m a huge fan of anything oranic, raw and sprouted and to get all three in one product is fantastic. This doesn’t have much of a flavor, it’s kind of plain/neutral and chalky tasting but that doesn’t bother me at all. I usually mix it with water since I don’t drink juice being on a controlled calorie diet but I could probably mix this with green tea and a little stevia, which I actually think would taste fine. This also has zero net carbs so those of you on a low carb/glycemic diet might find this product fits your needs as well.

    Supplement facts -
    Total calories 80
    Calories from fat 10
    Total fat 1g
    Trans fat 0g
    Sodium 10mg
    Potassium 10mg
    Total carbohydrate 3g
    Dietary fiber 3g
    Sugars <1g
    Protein 18g
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    Vitamin A 200IU
    Vitamin D 400IU
    Vitamin E complex 5IU
    Vitamin K 5mcg
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    Organic raw sprout blend 21,925mg
    RAW Probiotic enzyme blend 270mg

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  3. 16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
    1.0 out of 5 stars
    BEWARE this now has fermented soy in it if you can’t tolerate soy., May 30, 2013
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    RHar

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    This review is from: Garden of Life Garden of Life Raw Organic Protein, 622 Grams (Grocery)

    I have been using this for over a year. I started having stomach bloating & couldn’t figure out what was going on. I happen to look @ the label of this protein & found it now has fermented soy. I sent it back immediately. NO more of this product for me. I really liked it before it hurt my gut. Read labels people!

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