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[nameless]

Hello all,

During a trip to my local Costco, they were giving out free samples of a greens drink, which to my surprise actually tasted quite good.

I'm curious if this drink would be considered worthwhile from a nutritional standpoint:

http://www.greenstogo.com

It's a little pricey, even at Costco, at around $28/month. The ingredients look decent to me, but I'm not an expert on green drinks. I just know most supposedly taste awful.

Any good, or a waste of money?

[mitkat]

This drink does look pretty good, IMHO. The only things I'm a stickler about are here -

Nature's Garden Blend 1755mg:
Apple*, Lemon*, Carrot*, Spinach*, Quinoa Sprout*, Peach*, Kale*, Broccoli*, Acai*, Cranberry*

Nature's Super Fruits 305mg †
Acerola Cherry Extract*, Apple Extract, Pomegranate Extract, Mangosteen Extract, Acai Extract

Apple fiber is a super cheap filler with not a lot of nutritional benefit for the money.

Lecithin 650mg - Even though they mention no soy protein, this could be soy...in which case, again it's cheap and not that great for you.

Otherwise a good drink for a somewhat high amount of money. I'm a sucker for greens drinks however, and think everyone should give a higher intake of phytonutrients a try.

[nameless]

I am pretty sure the lecithin is soy derived (seems it always is). Is lecithin considered bad for you? If from soy, at least it should be non-GMO (according to the label, anyway).

The amount of apple in the product could be an issue, as yeah, it's cheap and has limited nutritional value. I wonder if I email them, if they'll give me the exact amount of apple fiber in the product... probably not, but could be worth a shot.

[Shepard]

The lecithin is almost definitely derived from soy. But, lecithin is usually considered to not have the questionable effects of other soy products. Lecithin does potentially have some nice health benefits, but the question has come up before on the susceptibility of lecithin to oxidize.

But, that dose is probably too low for any real benefit and is included solely as an emulsifier.