Garden Life Vegan Protein Powder Reviews Summary

Texture

Pros:

• "It blends really well."
• "It's delectable with frozen banana and other flavors, blends up thick like ice cream and goes down great with a big metal straw."
• "This powder also blends nicely, no residue at the bottom of the blender."
• "It's easy to mix! No clumps or lumps to worry about here."
• "This mixes very well (in my ninja) with ice, water banana, and a spoonful of Peanut butter!"
• "Although using this method, the mixture is more smooth with a slight grittiness, but not bad."
• "Its a smooth consistency."

Cons:

• "There was a very slight grittiness but it didn't bother me."
• "The first two days it took some adjustment to the different texture."
• "Unfortunately, the shake mix smells a little 'earthy' and is very gritty in texture."
• "A little grainy on the swallow, but what do you expect with all that goodness packed in there??"
• "They wrote in the description 'improved texture' and 'We’re taking a stand against chalky and bringing tasty back'. Sadly, the product is incredibly grainy."
• "It just DOESN'T dissolve."
• "It leaves snot-like clumps in the mix."

Taste

Pros:

• "The flavor is absolutely delicious, just like a chocolate milkshake!"
• "The vanilla flavor tastes like a dessert and after 3 days running trying this, I'm starting to crave it."
• "Tastes great with milk."
• "It tastes like chocolate with a hazelnut undertone/aftertaste."
• "Vanilla chai has a pronounced cinnamon flavor and I really like it, it's not an odd or hard to swallow flavor."
• "The chocolate taste really good! It is not as a strong of a chocolate taste so I add chocolate peanut butter powder to give it a bolder cholate taste, and yummy peanut butter taste."
• "The flavor is fantastic for something so healthy."

Cons:

• "It’s too artificially sweet tasting."
• "It left such a chalky after taste in my throat I coughed till I threw up."
• "The taste was just awful."
• "God awful artificial chemicals that plugged up my bowel."
• "Unfortunately, the taste is so much more artificially sweet; I am left with a maple-flavor sweet aftertaste."
• "The taste is...different. It's vanilla, but not a strict definition of vanilla."
• "It's a shame that the lightly sweet tastes completely awful."

Nutritional Value

Pros:

• "I love that it's vegan and gluten free and that it's so versatile with so many nutrients."
• "This meal replacement is just full of nutrients and nutrition good flavor and it dissolves!"
• "From being Non-GMO Project Verified and Certified Organic to containing Live Probiotics and Digestive Enzymes, this shake is truly a powerhouse of nutrition."
• "The fact that it's vegan, non-GMO, and gluten-free made me feel good about my choice."
• "Delicious taste, 20g plant protein, certified organic, 22 vitamins & minerals, and certified gluten-free."
• "The Garden of Life Tasty Organic Chocolate Meal Replacement Shake is not only delicious, but it's also packed with amazing benefits."
• "The complete plant-based protein is what I love most."

Cons:

• "This shake has 20 more calories per serving."
• "Unfortunately, there are new studies showing that Erythritol is actually bad for the heart."
• "Erythritol is well documented and known to increase your risk of heart attack and stroke."
• "The new formula contains Erythritol which has recently been found to increase risk for blood clots, heart attacks, and stroke."
• "I love all the ingredients except for the Erythritol. I read in a scientific report this year that it 100% causes cancer."
• "Now it tastes like a caramel chocolate with a very strong aspartame taste."
• "The new flavor tastes almost like an extra sugary tootsie roll? Very artificial, and disappointing as someone who is trying to eat cleaner."

Satiety & Effectiveness

Pros:

• "I have one serving at lunch and that alone keeps me full for about five hours, so it works very well for me."
• "Keeps you feeling full so that way there are fewer junk food cravings - which we all get from time to time :)"
• "This shake not only taste great but has helped me stay full longer than any other product out there."
• "It really keeps you full. You just got to get the drink down."
• "It keeps me full until lunch, and I have really long and busy mornings!"
• "It KEEPS you full for over three hours which I wanted."
• "It keeps me feeling full and energized throughout the day."

Cons:

• "It is disgusting warm or even just cold water."
• "It's too bad Nestle bought them because it will become low quality garbage as I'm already seeing happen."
• "Truly horrid. Made a serving and couldn't finish it."
• "Very Disappointed!"
• "It just doesn't taste good and definitely doesn't taste like chocolate."
• "I can't stomach the thought of drinking it again. I love the effects, but just remembering the taste and texture makes me queasy."
• "They change the ingredients and now it is truly foul and disgusting."