Athletic Greens Review

Why hello there! It's been awhile since I last blogged, but I was in need of some time away, especially after the wake of violence in Orlando over the weekend. My heart is absolutely broken over these senseless acts of violence. 

A wonderful friend of mine (@dani_nemeh on instagram if you want to follow her) shared a quote from pastor Rick Warren that I really loved, "Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone's lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don't have to compromise convictions to be compassionate." I'm going to end my thoughts on all the violence with that quote because I truly think it speaks volumes. 

On a much lighter note I do want to talk about Athletic Greens. The team at Athletic Greens sent me some of their superfood cocktail packets to test out. If you follow me on instagram you know I love my smoothie bowls, so I was super pumped about adding even more nutrients to it.

Right off the bat I LOVED the individual packets. Life is busy and I found the individual packets were really convenient for grabbing while out on the go to throw in a shaker bottle, or even when I was home making a smoothie not having to measure it out was great. Athletic Greens is completely allergen friendly so everyone can enjoy it- a big bonus for people like me who can't have gluten or dairy! The one thing I did not like about the packets though is that it says "superfood cocktail." I think the word cocktail is really misleading and even one of my friends questioned if it had alcohol in it, which it doesn't. I think if it said "superfood blend" or even "superfood mix" it would be much better.

Another thing I really love Athletic Greens is that it's packed with superfoods! We could all use more superfoods in our diet and having them all packed in the same place made it easier to get the nutrients. Since Athletic Greens is packed with so many nutrient rich foods it provides a natural boost to your immune system- an awesome bonus for people who suffer from auto-immune diseases like me. Even if you don't need the added boost for your immune system you're still getting a full days serving of fruits and vegetables. For any fruit or veggie haters this could definitely be helpful! One packet of Athletic Greens contains only 40 calories (4.8g carbs, 1.9g fiber, 4g protein) so you're getting a powerful nutritional boost for very few calories. 

To be totally honest, when I first tried Athletic Greens I was not a big fan. I included it in a fruit smoothie and the taste was really overpowering to me. I'm not sure if it just didn't mix well with all the fruit and protein powder or what. I'm not one to give up, so I tried it again in a very simple green smoothie and liked it MUCH better- I think it would taste really good in this green apple smoothie. I also found it to be good blended by itself in just water, but if you don't like protein powder blended with just water than you might not be a fan. Like anything else if you don't like it the first time don't give up! Try having it in a different way because you may end up liking it!

If you want to see how other people are using Athletic Greens or just get some awesome foodie inspiration checkout their Facebook page or instagram! 

P.S. If you're interested in trying Athletic Greens be on the lookout on my instagram and Facebook page today and tomorrow!

*I was not paid for this review. Athletic Greens sent me products to try, but I did not have to give a review. I wanted to share an honest review with you because I know some readers are interested in such products. All thoughts and opinions are my own.