Do You Use Vega One Products/Shakes?
KetsyBaby
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I just bought a tub of the Vanilla VegaOne Nutritional Shake today, as my doctor wants me to aim for 100g of protein per day for weight loss (based on my current weight and the amount I still have to lose till I can have surgery on my bad gut). I was struggling to even get 80g of protein from dietary sources alone even with lots of Soy Milk, TVP and Soy Protein Isolate Meats, and High Protein Grains, Beans and Nuts. I just checked out the Thrive website ( http://thriveforward.com ) and am looking forward to watching the pile of videos recommended based on my chief concerns.
I like that it is tailored to the individual (the website that is), and it is not just focused on athletes either. I have most of my issues with mood, sleep, and general health concerns, and it was really nice to see that those were part of the Thrive focus. I think I may check out the books and resources, depending on how I like what I see and how the shakes taste.
Does anyone have any suggestions about how to prepare the shakes? They are super expensive:
$31.99 for 414g Plant Based VegaOne All-In-One Nutritional Shake French Vanilla
ON SALE at Shoppers Drug Mart, Toronto, Canada
Are they best right away or do they hold for a bit? Are they best with water or soy/almond milk? Do you find berry, chocolate, plain, or vanilla flavor your favorites? Is there a smoothie recipe you use when you make the shakes?
Just looking for ideas. Anything will help! :drinker:
Ketsy , Vegan x 5 Weeks And Loving It!
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I like that it is tailored to the individual (the website that is), and it is not just focused on athletes either. I have most of my issues with mood, sleep, and general health concerns, and it was really nice to see that those were part of the Thrive focus. I think I may check out the books and resources, depending on how I like what I see and how the shakes taste.
Does anyone have any suggestions about how to prepare the shakes? They are super expensive:
$31.99 for 414g Plant Based VegaOne All-In-One Nutritional Shake French Vanilla
ON SALE at Shoppers Drug Mart, Toronto, Canada
Are they best right away or do they hold for a bit? Are they best with water or soy/almond milk? Do you find berry, chocolate, plain, or vanilla flavor your favorites? Is there a smoothie recipe you use when you make the shakes?
Just looking for ideas. Anything will help! :drinker:
Ketsy , Vegan x 5 Weeks And Loving It!~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Created by MyFitnessPal.com - Free Calorie Counter
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I just tried the vega one French vanilla last week and i had it with unsweetened almond milk. It was super sweet!! Not in a good way
I like sweet things but this was over the top. I also tried the chocolate vega one with water...I am very sure it would be exactly what I am looking forward to if used with unsweetened almond milk. I am also looking for a good vegan protein mix and it has been hard. I tried two other ones and they were horrible!! They were way too grainy. So vega one was the best by far 0 -
I prefer PlantFusion, it's not too sweet and mixes easily.0
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I have never used Vega. I'm sure it is a good product, but too pricey for me! I have tried the plant protein blend in vanilla and the brown rice protein blend in vanilla from Vitacost.com. I just ordered a Sun Warrior brown rice protein, natural flavor, that I haven't tried yet. The Vita Cost plant blend is pretty sweet for me, and a little chalky. The Vita Cost brown rice protein powder is less sweet and not as chalky. I also use Nutiva hemp protein powder and whole hemp seeds.
I like to blend my protein powder with a banana to cover up the chalkyness. I sometimes also add nuts or nut butter, sometimes coconut oil. One smoothie I have been making is brown rice protein, hemp protein powder, cocoa powder, peanut butter, half a banana, vanilla extract. I think that works out to something around 20-25 grams of protein depending on the amounts of course.
I have been getting close to 100g of protein on some days so check out my diary for some possible ideas. I have been relying on one protein shake a day when I work out to provide me anywhere from 15-30 grams of protein though. I do not use milk substitutes. I think they are expensive and unnecessary. I also don't rely on unfermented soy such as TVP, fake meat, or soy protein powder.0 -
I just bought some individual sizes of Vega One to sample. I really liked the chocolate one made with water and a banana and ice. This morning I had the Vanilla Chai one. It was good, but I didn't like it as much. I bought the berry to try too, but I'm thinking that I will probably like and purchase the chocolate one because I love chocolate, and this seems a good way to get the chocolate taste, but still be in the vegan/decent eating type lifestyle...0
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I like the protein bars. The shakes are too expensive for me. I find it more worthwhile to use a high protein powder like Pea protein and add my own fruit and flavorings.0
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I tried a sample of the chocolate and hated it. It was very sweet and had a strange flavor.
I've tried a lot of proteins and have settled on pea protein as my favorite. It has a fairly neutral flavor and smooth texture. I recommend Vitacost pea protein (sweetened with stevia) and Life's Basic plant protein (unsweetened).0 -
I tried to the berry Vega One this morning. Didn't like it at all. I want to go try pea protein now! Thanks for the tip.
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I tried to the berry Vega One this morning. Didn't like it at all. I want to go try pea protein now! Thanks for the tip.
I strongly advise making it into some form of a shake or smoothie. It will not taste good just in liquid. Even in shakes and smoothies, it took awhile to adapt to the taste. I definitely drink it for the macros not the taste. 0 -
I did however just make a passionflower iced tea with plenty of lime juice and some stevia with ice and pea protein powder and it was very tolerable.0
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Maybe I won't try pea powder...I want more than tolerable... 0
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Sorta off topic but since it's leaned that way a bit:
I don't like the Vega taste at all, I use PlantFusion. Still not what I'd called delicious (it *is* protein powder, after all) but it's not horrible (at least not in the chocolate, I didn't like vanilla) and mixes up really fast and easy. I make it with either Silk vanilla or vanilla almond milk.0 -
Hello, not sure if you are aware but FDA Recalled Vega One Nutritional Shakes and Vega Sport Performance Protein Product For Antibiotic Contamination! It contained trace amounts of chloramphenicol (CAP), an antibiotic used to treat typhoid fever and eye infections! "According to Web MD, CAP can cause aplastic anemia and hella allergic reactions in some people. Pregnant or lactating women should not take this drug!" - http://vegansaurus.com/post/66840423364
Here is the fda recall accouncement: http://www.fda.gov/Safety/Recalls/ucm374392.htm
Vega one announcement: http://vegarecall.com/
I started taking it in March, and felt really ill in June for a whole weekend...I felt more sick than ever before and thought it was a bad stomach virus or food poisioning. Literally on the toilet for two days straight. Lost probably 5-10 pounds that weekend and I am very tiny, I might need to go into the docs now and check it see if this was the cause and if I have aplastic anemia or something. Unforutnately I don't have the vega jars anymore with me to confirm the stock number, but odds are within those 2-3 jars I took over the spring/summer mine were contaminated too...0 -
Here are the lot numbers that were recalled: http://vegarecall.com/lot-codes/
Many products and flavors were unaffected.0 -
I put a scoop of garden of life raw protein in my smoothies. I add bananas, blueberries, and almond milk to mask the taste. I have tried VegaOne but didn't care for it. Raw Protein has 80 calories, 17 grams of protein, and less than one gram of sugar. If I feel like something chocolate, I add some cacao powder.0
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I use Vega. Chocolate and berry (with water) are my favorite flavors. I've experienced blends to go bad by next day so I blend and drink same day now.0
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I love vega berry protein powder. I make a shake in the vitamix with water or unsweetened almond milk, frozen berries and 2-3 cups of kale or other greens and one or two tangerines. I drink it within a few hours as it tends to thicken because of all the fiber in the greens.0
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I don't love the taste of vega either, but stirred into oatmeal and fruit is pretty good0
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I personally prefer arbonne vegan protein (pea and cranberry protein), it is the only one I have had so far that isn't overly sweet, doesn't use fake sugar or just tastes gross. 100g of protein seems like a lot to me though, even for extreme athletes.0
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I am a Phood devotee. I've used Vega and it was okay but waaaay to expensive. The vanilla Phood is a little sweet but I use reduced sugar almond milk and a few frozen strawberries and it turns out great. I forgot to add ice one time when I used a banana and I ended up with what was basically vanilla pudding, but it was tasty none the less. I put it in the fridge and used it as fruit dip later in the day.0
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I don't mind Vega in smoothies, but I can't drink it just shaken up with liquid. Right now I'm using Garden of Life RAW protein powder in chocolate, and I blend that every morning with: a cup of almond milk, a banana, a handful of spinach, flax seed, ice, and a tablespoon of peanut butter. Works out to be around 30g of protein.
I don't know if this is a company wide thing, but both Vega and Garden of Life products are on sale at the Whole Foods in my area (Seattle) right now.0 -
Vega products are great, I gotta admit I'm not the biggest fan of their nutritional shake, I would recommend order them in sample on their website so you know which one you really like ( it would be unfortunate to spend 60$ on a product you aren't going to use.)
Vega sports shake are higher in protein and taste better in my opinion ( only tried vanilla and chocolate)
I like their protein smoothies better too ( Only tried chocolate),
Vega one nutritional shake offers more nutritional benefits but if you're only aiming for more protein then I personally wouldn't go with that one.0 -
I like Sunwarrier better. The Vega vanilla is OK but I did not like the others, especially the berry.0
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I use Vega One. My preference is to blend it with soy milk and a banana (preferably a frozen banana), and - because there is one taste in it that I don't enjoy - I like to add about 1Tb of Dandy-Blend and 1/2 Tb coconut oil, which masks the objectionable taste very well (you could probably use cocoa powder or the like instead of Dandy-Blend, but Dandy-Blend is a nice product too). Especially if you use a frozen banana (I have a Vitamix, which blends things beautifully), it's a thick, chocolately shake that I enjoy. And the Vega Sport Performance mix gives you 25g. of protein per scoop for 120 calories, which is great.0
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Vega is a good product, there's no doubt about that. Just a bit overhyped and overpriced in my opinion.
I'm currently going through a bag of SunWarrior Warrior Blend. When I'm done with it, I'm going back to my preferred standard. I use truenutrition.com to create my own custom vegan protein mixes. Flavors, sweetness, supplements, protein sources and just about anything can be customized with them. Also, the price can't be beat. My mixes usually cost just under $7/lb.0 -
I like the Chocolate and French Vanilla Vega One flavors the best. I often use them as a quick breakfast when I am headed for the gym. I just use water and a shaker bottle. I have also used the Vega One Bars in Chocolate. Be warned that they have more calories and fat but they can be a treat meal for post workout.
The shakes are great to use when traveling as a quick meal when I cannot find anything decent to eat.
I checked my containers for the recall when the word came out but I did not have them.
I like their website and Brendan Frazier's Books are also helpful. I am not a pro athlete but I want to act like one - more motivation!!0 -
I learned how to make Vega One tasty (to me at least) In a blender, throw in 1/2 to a full med Banana (depends on your calorie needs 1/2 has about 55 cals) 1/2 a scoop of Vega vanilla or chocolate (it's expensive!) 1 TBSP of Peanut flour (or PB2) or regular nut butter if you are not concerned about the fat/cals. Blend with ice and unsweetened almond milk. NOTE Vega is sweetened with stevia, some indviduals need time to adjust to this and find it bitter, I reccomend using stevia in things like tea to help adjust to it, after about a week I couldn't taste the bitter anymore just the sweet.0
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I use the Vega protein powder with frozen fruit and unsweetened or vanilla soy milk and water. I don't like it when the shake is too sweet, which is why I use half water and half soy milk.
Usually I use strawberries, mango and banana *(all frozen) to add flavor. I make it pretty thick - I think the banana helps with thickening the texture.0 -
I just started using a pea protein from Nutrasumma. I paid $25 for a 2 lb tub. Its cheaper than Vega and comparable in taste to the pricier Vega or PlantFusion. Plus they make vanilla, chocolate, apple pie and cookies and cream flavor. Im just waiting on our local supplement shop to get the apple pie flavor in.
When i was using Vega or PlantFusion though i just blended mine with soymilk and three bananas. Yummy.0 -
I tired Vega One and didn't like it, well that's an understatement, I almost threw it up. I've used the vegan Shakeology (also very expensive) but am now using AmazingGrass. I love it, I got the pomegranate mango flavor. I make it with coconut water and frozen mango and I think it's super delicious and refreshing.0
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As a few others have mentioned, I prefer Plant Fusion. I get the plain flavor and add things to it. A lot of the time I mix it alone with unsweetened almond milk & it's quite tasty. I found Vega odd-tasting and too sweet.0
