Beachbody Shakeology Product
I know you have seen the Infomercials on
Beachbody products like Turbo Jam, Hip Hop Abs, P90X and maybe a lot of you own some of the products. Beachbody has made a huge impact on the fitness industry in the last few years. They have programs for all age groups, all fitness levels, even kids. Included in the tools they have set up is nutrition assistance with items like vitamins, supplements, protein powders, and meal replacements. That’s where Shakeology comes in.
I was contacted by Jenny Twaddle, a Team Beachbody Diamond Coach. Jenny wanted to send me a weeks worth of Shakeology, meal replacement shakes to sample. She sent me 5 Chocolate and 2 Greenberry Shake packets. The shakes each contain over 70 ingredients including vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, phytonutrients, prebiotics, Amino Acids, digestive enzymes, and protein. It is only 140 calories, has 15-17 grams of protein. Shakeology has the equivalent vitamins & minerals of:
10 Cups of Cauliflower
4 Cups of Broccoli
4 Cups of Mushrooms
4 Cups of Radishes
3 Cups of Lettuce
1 Cup of Peas
7 Carrots
3 Raw Onions
I have been overweight most of my adult life in varying degrees or another, so I know what like replacement meals from other companies taste like. When I first made one of the Chocolate ones, I followed the directions and I chose to make it with milk. You do have to spend some time stirring it, or better results would come with a blender, but I just stirred it myself. The product was thick and very flavorful. It tasted like a real shake, with a little stretch of my imagination. But it was good! It completely filled me up and I was not hungry at all for 4.5 hours. That is a looong time in meal replacement shakes. Most of the others I have used run out after 3 hours or so unless I add protein powder to them. In subsequent days when I made the Chocolate Shake, I did add a bit more liquid to thin it down just a bit.
Jenny also sent me a couple Greenberry ones. I really was not sure what to expect with this one, but it did not sound like it would be good in milk, so I used orange juice to mix with this one. It totally turned the juice green! Hence the name, I suppose. I don’t mind greens, but to some, it may be a bit freaky. The taste was awesome. Really! It tasted just like the name, a Green Berry. It was refreshing and nice. I could actually think about making an adult beverage out of this. A delicious fruit punch! HAHA
The Greenberry mixed up very easily. It didn’t last quite as long as the Chocolate with milk one did, but it was a juice product. I was hungry after about 3.5 hours, which is not bad. I really like this product!
Beachbody recommends using the shakes daily along with exercise 3 days a week. There is a DVD set available for the Shakeology program as well. (you can get them free with the Autoship program) The set of 2 DVDs contains a 30-minute workout sequence and a 50-minute workout sequence. While you’re first starting out, they recommend you do the 30-minute workout three times a week. Then rotate in the 50-minute workout. They also have an eating plan available as well with lots of recipes. There is a whole system online that can help you succeed with these programs. Losing weight and getting fit.
You can log into the Beachbody website and click on “about” and then “join/upgrade” and join the workout gym and log your workouts for free or pay $39 for 3 months. The page details what you get with each account. Every day that you log your workout you are entered to win. Once a week they give away $1,000, one day they do an iPod touch, one day a Sony camcorder, another a Canon digital camera. The remaining days they give away $300.
Shakeology can help you:
• Lose weight
• Reduce cravings
• Increase energy and stamina
• Promote healthy digestion and regularity
• Lower cholesterol
Jenny is going to offer our readers a wonderful Giveaway of a weeks worth of Shakeology products! 7 packets of this wonderful goodness in a pouch! Here are the details.
Open to residents of USA only 18+ only. Ends April 29, 2010 at 11:59 PM EST
CONTEST IS CLOSED! CONGRATS TO NUMBER 49 HEATHER FOR WINNING!!
Chris Carroll has personally reviewed this product. I have not been compensated in any way for my product review and was supplied free product as listed for my review so that I could inspect and use the product in a real setting. My thoughts, opinion and review are soley mine. Your thoughts and experience may be different.