07 Jun 2014
by linettefm
in Food, Home, Product Samples, Product testing, Review
Tags: Almond, Almond Flour, Almond Meal, Bake, Baking, baking made easy, Banana, better for you foods, Bifidobacterium sp., Blueberries, Blueberry, blueberry bread, blueberry quick bread, breakfast, Cane Sugar, Dairy, Drinkable yogurt, drinks, Easy Baking, easy recipe, Filmjölk, Food, Frozen yogurt, fruit, Fruit Pectin, Granola, healthy eating, Healthy Eating Habits, Healthy Snacks, Honey, hormones free, Icelandic yogurt, kefir, kid's snacks, L. Acidophilus, L. Bulgaricus, L. Casei, L. casei + B. lactis 1billion, L. lactis subsp. cremoris, L. lactis subsp. lactis, L. lactis subsp. lactis biovar diacetylactis, L. rhamnosus, Leuconostoc subsp. cremoris, Live Active Cultures, Live Cultures, low sugar, low sugar breads, Maple Syrup, milk, Molasses, molasses breads, No artificial colors, No artificial flavors, no artificial sweeteners, non-fat yogurt, not treated with rBGh, one-bowl-baking, Pasteurized Skim Milk, Peach, Plain, Product testing, Protein, Protein Sources, quick breads, quickbreads, Raspberry, Recipe, Recipes, Review, s. thermophilus, Scandinavian dairy, seasonal fruits, Siggi Yogurt, Siggi's, Siggi's Review, Siggi's Yogurt, Siggi's Yogurt Review, skyr, Sprout's Market, Strained yogurt, Stubes, Summer Baking, Target, traditional Icelandic yogurt, Turbinado Sugar, Uncategorized Tags: All-Purpose Flour, Uncategorized Tags: Baking, Vanilla, Von's, whole wheat flour, whole white wheat flour, yogurt, yogurt based breads, Yogurt Drinks, yogurt tubes
I’ve been fortunate enough to get to try a whole host of yogurts, Greek style, European style, Australian style…the list goes on and on. Some have been great. Some, not so much. A few are now in my regular rotation. Siggi’s falls into that last category. You might not have heard of Siggi’s, but you really should make a point of finding yourself some.
Siggi’s is truly a different kind of yogurt. In fact, it called Icelandic Skyr, a protein-dense low sugar form of yogurt. Truthfully, they
My local Target carries the Siggi’s Yogurt Tubes in Blueberry & Strawberry
had me at “low sugar”. In the U.S.A., almost everything you can buy in the markets is salty or sweet. Overly so at that. Don’t believe me? Take a look at almost everything in the middle of the market. Sometimes I think the FDA has revamped the 4 major food groups as salt, sugar, corn and soy. So when Siggi’s skyr says it’s not too sweet, I jumped in with both feet. It’s got all the probiotics and active cultures of the best Greek-style yogurts, but the yogurt here is the star, not some syrup on the bottom or some packets of stuff in a sidecar either.
Here’s another bone to pick: the tubed yogurt marketed mostly to kids is loaded with sugar. It’s practically syrup itself . Yuck.
But not Siggi’s. The yogurt you get in the cups is almost identical to the yogurt in the tube! Nice. And while it’s not as thick as the cups, I’d assume to promote viscosity and ease of eating, it’s not some runny mess either. Finally, something you and the kids can share, and not have them hopped up on a sugar rush later! I’m in love with a tubed yogurt? I am, and I have no shame admitting it. It’s so good hubby made a tube or two a part of his morning breakfast routine.
I have tried only the blueberry tubes from Siggi’s so far, but I’m a big enough fan that I have plans to immediately go and get the other flavor as well. You can also freeze them and have a healthy frozen yogurt treat!
This is a product unlike any on the market today in the U.S., and if you’re like me a day you’re fed up with all the sugar in everything, get some Siggi’s today. You’ll wonder how you ever ate yogurt any other way before.
Connect with Siggi’s:
I received the above product(s) free of charge from Siggi’s. I am not obligated to provide a positive or favorable review, just my honest opinion. My review is based on my experience with the product and/or brand, which may differ from yours.
Like this:
Like Loading...
09 Apr 2014
by linettefm
in Food, Living, Product Samples, Product testing, Review, Samples, Uncategorized
Tags: All Natural, Amino Acids, Aminos, Antioxidants, ATH Sports, ATH Sports Nutrition, Athlete, Athletes, Coconut, Cold-pressed, Cold-Pressed Hemp Seeds, Enzymes, exercise, fitness, gluten free, Good tasting Protein mixes, Hawaii, Hawaiian Products, healthy eating, Healthy Eating Habits, Hemp Gold, Hemp Seeds, Lo Han Fruit Extract, meal replacement, Mixed Martial Arts, MMA, Monk Fruit, natural, Natural Alternatives, Natural energy, Natural Hemp, No THC, Non GMO, Omega-3, Omega-9, organic, Organic Coconut, Organic Hemp, Organic Hemp Protein, Organic Hemp Seeds, Protein drinks, Protein mix, Protein shakes, Protein Sources, Sport's Nutrition, Stevia, UFC, Vitamins and Miner, Zero Sugars
Protein powders aren’t just for gym rats anymore. Everyone has to go, go, go, and a meal on the run is always appreciated. I am always seeking the new and especially a different approach when it comes to supplements and fuel for your body. The protein bar world is dominated and oversaturated and you can finally find bars that are both good tasting and nutritious, but I wish I could say the same for the world of drinks. Even though they have been around longer than the bars, they have not been what I call mastered by all. Many are filled with….well, fillers and loaded with sugars and cheap sources of protein. Thanks to hubby I have had a chance to sample many different powders, with some being great tasting but not so good for you. Some were good for you and tasted AWFUL (**cough-Arbonne-cough**). Only a select few have balanced both well. I saw a post on The Underground on a new brand that I had not heard of and it’s not your common mix, so when ATH offered to send samples, I jumped on it.
ATH Sports is a Hawaii based company and their Hemp Gold is derived from cold-pressed Organic Hemp Protein seeds. The cold-pressed process helps keep their natural antioxidants, vitamins and minerals, plus the enzymes intact. I also love that when it comes to sugar, they use an all-natural source….coconut, stevia and Lo Han Fruit Extract, also known as the monk fruit. The Lo Han Fruit is 300 times sweeter than sugar and your body metabolizes it more effectively. The ingredient list in this protein supplement is short and all that it contains is what I noted above. Don’t be fooled by the short list because this is the power punch you get from ATH Sport’s Hemp Gold:
- 15 grams of protein
- 2000 mg of Omega-9 Fatty Acids
- 6400 mg of Omega-6
- 420 mg of Omega-3
- 18 grams of Fiber
- 10 essential Amino Acids
- Non-GMO
- No Sugar Added
- Gluten Free
- Organic Ingredients
All the above from just 1 scoop! Each 3 pound container yields about 57 servings and ATH’s scoop size is a mere 24 grams. Each serving is only 130 calories, 36 coming from fat. The THC has been removed so testing positive for anything bad is not a worry! Not bad so far but let’s get to the taste test.
Taste Test:
The powder does not fight back when you try to dissolve it and you do smell the Organic Coconut notes, think almost a earthy scent when undissolved. It actually smells good and inviting, so far so good. I mix it and the color of the powder is deceiving, it is like a mustard-green but don’t be fooled……this tastes so good that you can’t believe it’s a protein drink. It’s like no other, no bad after-taste, no needing to chug it, no particles in the water that remain undissolved…..you actually are left with a Coconut butter taste that is better than any Coconut Water I have ever had!!! I’m a fan and can say of all the shakes, mixes, smoothies, the ATH Sports Hemp Gold should be an example to other brands, healthy, natural nutrition drinks can taste freaking awesome!
Get your Hemp Gold at:
I received the above product free of charge from ATH Sports. I am not obligated to provide a positive or favorable review, just my honest opinion. My review is based on my experience with the product and/or brand, which may differ from yours.
Like this:
Like Loading...
WOM-derful 