We tested several green drink mixes and have a favorite and a solid runner up.
Green Drinks for Health
We Put Green Drinks to the Test
Who doesn’t love a great life hack. Juice can be one of those great hacks but who has time for the mess. One doc pointed out that if you just drink the “juice”, you lose most of the good stuff.
Dr. Josh Snodgrass recommends that you use whole leafy greens and make your own “juice”. This isn’t to be confused with the famous diet that says “no juice” Doc Josh bends the whole vegetable so that it is thick like a smoothie and you don’t lose any of the fiber and other critical nutrients.
But when you don’t have time for that we found five solid back up mixes. Our day starts with cold brew and our favorite green drink goes to the beach in our Fan2Stage stainless insulated bottle.
Each of them packs a punch of dehydrated fruits and vegetables to help with your daily nutrition hack. Another great benefit is that all of these drink mixes are high in fiber. In fact, all of them had a higher fiber content than most of the nasty tasting “fiber” drinks we tested. None of the fiber drinks were good enough for us to talk about.
First Place – Suja Greens
Why? Top list of ingredients and nutrition. Well liked by panelists. Local Company too.
Pros
Great flavor
Portable bulk packaging
Good Ingredients
Organic Certified
Clear Nutrition Label
Includes Probiotics
Cons
Subscription model
And the rest in reverse order:
5th Place – Athletic Greens.
Why? The first thing we noticed was a lead content warning on the label. Really? a lead warning on a “nutrition” label?
Pros
Taste is top 3
Super fine powder blends easily
Cons
Subscription Model
Made over seas
Lead?
4th Place – Vital Greens
Why? Not the best tasting or easiest to use. Good overall if you can’t find the others.
Pros
Large tub format reduces costs
Cons
We couldn’t find single serving packs for the road.
3rd Place – Orgain Greens
Why? Very similar to Vital but easier to drink according to our testers.
Pros
Better taste
Low cost
Con
No single serving found.
2nd Place – Zena Greens
Why? Low Cost, power packed ingredients list.
Pros
Multiple flavors
Available in bulk or single serving
Great taste
Certified Organic
Lower Cost per serving
At Costco
Cons
No nutrition label
Not cut as fine, requires about an hour soak to get it to not feel gritty.
Finally our top choice.
