I guess Operah Winfrey drinks it and talked about it on her show.
Has anyone tired it?
I have a friend who used to work with me at JDPA. She became a full time mom after having her second child but is still friends with many of us at work. She now sells Monavie which is a juice made primarily of the acai berry. She has tried to get me to try it but I have always ignored her.One of Tania’s doctors is having take super doses of vitamins. The doctor also wanted her to start drinking acai berry juice twice a day. I thought if a doctor is telling Tania to take it maybe I should look into this a little more.
The acai berry comes from the acai Palm tree which is a tall and slender and grows in South American (Brazil). The acai berry is a dense source of anthocyanins and has the highest amount of antioxidant properties, is higher than any other edible berry on the planet. I guess this makes it good for you? If you go online you will see a lot claims of what it can help from weight loss to depression to muscle aches and joint pain.
Unfortunately, the juice doesn’t come cheap. It cost anywhere between $18 - $45 a bottle. The cheaper brands contain mostly water, while the more expensive brands contain more acai berry juice than any other ingredient. Costco sells an it at $18, but it is mostly water.
We bought a bottle at a vitamin store. It taste like medicine and is very gritty. I also called my friend and she brought over a couple of bottles of the Monavie brand that she sells. It is about $40 a bottle but she gave me a couple for free to try. The Monavie brand taste much better is suppose to have a lot more things in it to make it better.
Tania and I are both going to try it out. We’ll let you know what we think.
6 comments:
Scott Loves acai!(and oprah) He gets the acai smoothie at jamba.
It's suppose to work wonders... My mom sales it... and my parents both drink it...
when I worked at jamba juice there were people who came in every day for an acai smoothie & swore by it. it's pretty good.
I have heard of it but I thought it was just the latest snake oil potion...let me know if it works.
I tried a shot of the Monavie a couple of months ago and thought it tasted a little strong. If it wasn't so expensive I might of bought a bottle...anything that says it will help you loose weight I usually will try.
My last buy was this dark chocolate that made all the same promises that Monavie made...it is a cure all. But most important it was suppose to help you curve your appetite.
It tastes great but it didn't help me eat less. I think it made me just want to eat more chocolate.
If you think the Monavie taste strong you should try the brand we got at the vitamin store -- cough syrup! I am going to try it for a month and see what happens.
There's this yummy Brazilian restaurant by my house that has what they call an "Acai Bowl". It's acai berries and juice made into a thick smoothie with strawberries, bananas, and granola. It's taste like an amazing fruity parfait. I'd recommend trying to recreate it.
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