Nutiva is the creation of\u00a0author and\u00a0activist John Roulac, whose book “Backyard Composting” helped jumpstart the home composting movement in the 1990’s; and whose fight against the US DEA, helped mainstream hemp foods in the United States.\u00a0 Nutiva markets a range of hemp products: bars, oil, seeds, protein powder and shakes; as well as extra virgin coconut oil.\u00a0 The Hemp Shakes come in three flavors: Amazon Acai, Berry Pomegranate and Chocolate.<\/p>\n
Manufacturer’s Description:<\/strong> The powdered shakes contain nourishing superfoods, such as hemp, blueberries, pomegranates, a\u00e7ai and goji berries, maca root, and ramon nuts, that are rich not only in protein but in minerals, antioxidants, and healthful fatty acids. Hemp protein contains 66 percent edestin\u2014easier to digest than soy\u2014and, unlike most soy protein, isn\u2019t processed with hexane solvents.<\/p>\n Product Label:<\/strong><\/p>\n Ingredients:<\/strong> Organic hemp protein, superfood Amazon blend (organic mesquite pods, organic Sambazon\u00ae a\u00e7ai, organic maca, organic Brazil nut protein, organic tropical fruit flavor), organic guar gum, inulin from chicory root.\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n Comments: Ok, I’ll admit it…Nutiva is one of those companies that makes you feel noble just buying their products. Hemp foods are nutritious. They’re green. They’re organic. They promote sustainable agriculture, and provide an profitable alternative for smaller growers. Hemp producers were the underdog in the fight against the DEA (and inclusion of marijuana in the “War on Drugs” never made sense to me, anyway).<\/p>\n But I also have to admit that hemp foods are an acquired taste. Shelled hemp seed is actually pretty good: the seeds are soft, mild-flavored and almost buttery-tasting. But hemp protein powder is relentlessly green and gritty…anyone used to dairy protein powders like whey will be in for a shock. It’s better, however, in the form of shakes such as Nutiva’s.<\/p>\n I picked up a container of the “Amazon Acai” Hemp Shake from iherb.com for $15.00 – this is the equivalent to 14 servings. There is no sugar (or artificial sweeteners) added to the product, which is probably why the label recommends using vanilla rice milk as an “ideal” liquid to blend it in. Needless to state, rice milk isn’t something I keep around the house, so I picked up a quart at the grocery store, to give the shake mix its best shot.<\/p>\n It’s wasn’t pretty to look at: the resulting shake was greyish, with dark flecks. But it was mild-tasting, with a slightly sweet, vaguely fruity taste. As I expected from my experience with hemp protein, it’s gritty, but nonetheless drinkable. Not great, but not bad, either. It tended to be watery at first (thanks to the rice milk, which is quite thin), but got thicker after standing for a few minutes.<\/p>\n Nutiva Hemp Shakes are an excellent source of dietary fiber, and is certainly a more nutritious way to get it than using expensive fiber supplements or “cleansing” products. Hemp is fairly high quality for a plant protein, so is suitable for omnivores as well as vegetarians, too.<\/p>\n [usrlist “Taste:2.5” “Quality:5.0” “Efficacy:4.0” “Value:3.0″ avg=”true”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Nutiva is the creation of\u00a0author and\u00a0activist John Roulac, whose book “Backyard Composting” helped jumpstart the home composting movement in the 1990’s; and whose fight against the US DEA, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[8,12,1],"tags":[113,114,115,305,181,225,226],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":651,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282\/revisions\/651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n \nServing Size 4 level tablespoons (30g)
\nCalories 100
\nCalories from Fat 30
\nTotal Fat 3g
\nSaturated Fat 0g
\nTrans Fat 0g
\nPolyunsaturated Fat 2g
\nMonounsaturated Fat 1g
\nCholesterol 0mg
\nSodium 5mg
\nTotal Carbohydrate 15g
\nDietary Fiber 8g<\/td>\n\nSoluble Fiber 2g
\nInsoluble Fiber 6g
\nSugars 3g
\nProtein 9g
\nVitamin A 0%
\nVitamin C 0%
\nCalcium 2%
\nIron 25%
\nThiamin 20%
\nPhosphorus 15%
\nMagnesium 30%
\nZinc 15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n \n