jram
February 4th, 2008, 02:19 PM
Has anyone tried this product? From my understanding, it’s only been out the last few weeks.
I am not a fan of vegetables, even as a kid (many moons ago) I would eat very little vegetables. I like fruits of all kinds if they are there but, won’t go out of my way to find and eat them.
Enter “SUPERFOOD” by Bio-Test. This nutritional supplement has now gotten me to take my vegetables and fruits without gagging on the taste of any kind of vegetables. Superfood consists of 18 organically grown berries, fruits, and vegetables which have been freeze dried and turned into a concentrated fine powder. No fillers, no extra flavoring agents, no sweeteners, nothing extra. However, we’ll get to the taste factor of Superfood later.
This product comes in a small container about 3-1/2 inches in diameter and 3-1/4 inches high and comes with a 7.5cc scoop. I’ve been taking 1 scoop but, Bitotest recommends 2 scoops of which I’ll be taking the next few days. If two scoops dosen’t make a difference, I’ll go back to one scoop. I’ve taken this product for about a week and a half now and I must say I’ve got this good feeling about me, whether it’s a placebo or actually working I can’t tell yet. Not saying that I can now go and lift like an animal but, I do have this very good feeling of wellness. Possibly because of that non-existent region of vegetable awareness I’ve always had of not liking and eating vegetables.
I’ve taken multi-vitamins that are good and which have an ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) Rating of 250mg per serving or four (4) caplets in their muscle recovery and immune support antioxidant blend. But Superfood would far surpass that. An ORAC Rating is based on a test used by the USDA to measure Antioxidant Potency of foods and nutritional supplements.
If Biotest facts are correct and I have no reason to believe they are not, USDA says the average serving of vegetables and fruits has an ORAC rating between 400 and 500g. All fruits and vegetables are not the same when it comes to their ORAC ratings as some are higher than others. Keeping that in mind, the ORAC Rating for 5 grams or two scoops of Superfood is equivalent to 5,315g, which according to Biotest is about like eating 10 to 12 average servings of vegetables and fruits. If this is true, I’ll have more than enough of my daily requirement of fruits and vegetables.
Now for a guy like me who doesn’t like vegetables, this product seems to be right up my ally. For me, my only gripe is that the taste is horrible. Some people say it tastes like tea. I can’t describe the taste, it may taste like some vegetable but since there are many vegetables I haven’t tasted I can’t make that comparison.
However, to mask the taste I mix the product in my pre-workout drink (Smash) and I will start mixing the product with Size-On and sip that mixture during my workout. On non-workout days I mix the product with V-8 juice. Both mix very well for me and it lightens the taste of the product. I’ve found that it doesn’t mix very well with cold water as it leaves clumps floating around after shaking and also doesn’t very well with my Protein shake, a good 20-30% seems to always stick to the bottom of my blender.
Other than the taste (I’m sure I’ll get used of it) and a few mixing difficulties, Superfood will be one of my supplements that I will continually use.
Good job Biotest.
:cool:
I am not a fan of vegetables, even as a kid (many moons ago) I would eat very little vegetables. I like fruits of all kinds if they are there but, won’t go out of my way to find and eat them.
Enter “SUPERFOOD” by Bio-Test. This nutritional supplement has now gotten me to take my vegetables and fruits without gagging on the taste of any kind of vegetables. Superfood consists of 18 organically grown berries, fruits, and vegetables which have been freeze dried and turned into a concentrated fine powder. No fillers, no extra flavoring agents, no sweeteners, nothing extra. However, we’ll get to the taste factor of Superfood later.
This product comes in a small container about 3-1/2 inches in diameter and 3-1/4 inches high and comes with a 7.5cc scoop. I’ve been taking 1 scoop but, Bitotest recommends 2 scoops of which I’ll be taking the next few days. If two scoops dosen’t make a difference, I’ll go back to one scoop. I’ve taken this product for about a week and a half now and I must say I’ve got this good feeling about me, whether it’s a placebo or actually working I can’t tell yet. Not saying that I can now go and lift like an animal but, I do have this very good feeling of wellness. Possibly because of that non-existent region of vegetable awareness I’ve always had of not liking and eating vegetables.
I’ve taken multi-vitamins that are good and which have an ORAC (Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity) Rating of 250mg per serving or four (4) caplets in their muscle recovery and immune support antioxidant blend. But Superfood would far surpass that. An ORAC Rating is based on a test used by the USDA to measure Antioxidant Potency of foods and nutritional supplements.
If Biotest facts are correct and I have no reason to believe they are not, USDA says the average serving of vegetables and fruits has an ORAC rating between 400 and 500g. All fruits and vegetables are not the same when it comes to their ORAC ratings as some are higher than others. Keeping that in mind, the ORAC Rating for 5 grams or two scoops of Superfood is equivalent to 5,315g, which according to Biotest is about like eating 10 to 12 average servings of vegetables and fruits. If this is true, I’ll have more than enough of my daily requirement of fruits and vegetables.
Now for a guy like me who doesn’t like vegetables, this product seems to be right up my ally. For me, my only gripe is that the taste is horrible. Some people say it tastes like tea. I can’t describe the taste, it may taste like some vegetable but since there are many vegetables I haven’t tasted I can’t make that comparison.
However, to mask the taste I mix the product in my pre-workout drink (Smash) and I will start mixing the product with Size-On and sip that mixture during my workout. On non-workout days I mix the product with V-8 juice. Both mix very well for me and it lightens the taste of the product. I’ve found that it doesn’t mix very well with cold water as it leaves clumps floating around after shaking and also doesn’t very well with my Protein shake, a good 20-30% seems to always stick to the bottom of my blender.
Other than the taste (I’m sure I’ll get used of it) and a few mixing difficulties, Superfood will be one of my supplements that I will continually use.
Good job Biotest.
:cool: