Emerald Balance was originally created\u00a0by herbalist\/nutritionist\/cosmetologist Jan Lovejoy as an easy-to-drink nutritional supplement for her mother, who “…was suffering from fatigue, edema, pre-diabetes, and post pacemaker surgery.”\u00a0 Emerald Balance became the first product for Lovejoy’s company: SGN Nutrition.\u00a0 It’s a drink powder containing 40+ “superfoods,” phytonutrients, herbs and probiotics and a claimed ORAC value of over 3,000 units per serving.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Emerald Balance comes in two additional versions: Amazon and Chocolate Emerald Balance Plus.<\/p>\n
Manufacturer’s Description:<\/strong> Emerald Balance is a delicious, nutritious superfood drink your body will love!…And best of all we made it taste great, because we know all these wonderful ingredients won’t do you any good if you can’t get them past your nose. Emerald Balance is refreshingly different – a whole-food supplement your entire family will enjoy…Mix just one tablespoon or a convenient packet of this great-tasting drink with 6-12 ounces of pure water, or add to your favorite protein shake to get the antioxidant equivalent of 8-10 servings of vegetables and fruits.<\/p>\n Product Label:<\/strong><\/p>\n Comments:<\/strong> I picked up a 30-serving canister of Emerald Balance at bodybuilding.com for $28.79 – a considerable savings vs. buying direct from the company (I’ve seen it as low as $24.98 elsewhere, but I’m a bodybuilding.com regular, thanks to their low, flat rate shipping and fast, efficient service).<\/p>\n Dissolved in water, Emerald Balance looks just like the other “green” supps I’ve tried over the years…dark green with an ever-so-slight hint of grittiness.\u00a0 It has a rather peculiar flavor…sweet, but with 4 distinct flavors: spearmint, citrus, berry and tea. \u00a0It was an odd and somewhat unexpected combination, but not unpleasant…I thought it was drinkable, enough.<\/p>\n Overall, it’s a\u00a0reasonably healthful\u00a0brew: it provides a solid whack of probiotic (good) bacteria, packs a good antioxidant punch, and – unlike some other “green” drinks I could name – contains a minimum of fibrous filler (which leaves more room for the actual green stuff).<\/p>\n One problem with drinks of this nature, however, is that the sheer number of ingredients makes it difficult to pack useful doses of individual components into a small serving size. Nonetheless, I expect Emerald Balance could make\u00a0a decent\u00a0contribution to a balanced diet (in terms of antioxidant intake and alkalinity), although, in my opinion, it’s not a substitute for eating whole, intact vegetables and fruits.<\/p>\n [usrlist “Taste:2.5” “Quality:4.5” “Efficacy:4.0” “Value:3.0″ avg=”true”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Emerald Balance was originally created\u00a0by herbalist\/nutritionist\/cosmetologist Jan Lovejoy as an easy-to-drink nutritional supplement for her mother, who “…was suffering from fatigue, edema, pre-diabetes, and post pacemaker surgery.”\u00a0 Emerald […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4,10,13],"tags":[20,77,105,196,204,213,241,262],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299"}],"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=299"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":596,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/299\/revisions\/596"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n\n
\n Serving Size 9.4g
\nCalories 39
\nCalories From Fat 8
\nAmount Per Serving
\nTotal Fat 1g
\nSugar 3g
\nTotal Carbohydrates 6g
\nDietary Fiber 1.7g<\/td>\nProtein 1g
\nSodium 11mg
\nPotassium 84mg
\nCalcium 39mg
\nSilicon 54mg
\nVitamin A 160IU
\nVitamin C (Natural) 371mg
\nVitamin E (Natural) 97IU<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\n Ingredients:<\/strong>
\nNutrient Dense Superfoods 2880mg<\/strong>
\nBarley Grass Juice Powder, Certified Organic Beet Juice Powder, Organic Carrot Juice Powder, Chlorella – Cracked Cell, Parsley Juice Powder, Spirulina Powder, Watercress Juice Powder.
\nAntioxidant Blend (ORAC Value= 3,083) 2675mg <\/strong>
\nAcerola Berry Juice Powder, Bioflavonoids (Citrus), Blueberry Powder, Grape Seed Extract – 92% Green Tea Catechins – 60%, Orange Juice Powder, Pineapple Juice Powder, Red Raspberry Powder, Turmeric Powder, Vitamin C – Natural Rose Hips, Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopherol), Dandelion, Aloe Vera – Freeze Dried, Spearmint.
\nPow R Fiber 790mg <\/strong>
\nApple Fiber, Apple Pectin, Flax Seed Meal – Certified Organic, Rice Bran Powder.
\nEnergizing Cellular Support 1695mg<\/strong>
\nBamboo, Cinnamon, Gingko Biloba – 24% Horsetail, Lecithin Powder – 99% Oil Free, Siberian Ginseng – Eleurtherococcus, Suma, Stevia.
\nImmune Support <\/strong>
\nNon-Dairy Probiotic Culture – 8.5 Billion 700mg
\nProprietary Blend: 710mg <\/strong>
\nAstragalus Membranaceous, Damiana, Ginger Powder, Silymarin Silibum Marianum – 80%, Nova Scotia Dulse, Royal Jelly 5% 10-HRD, Plant Enzymes: Lipase, Protease, Amylase & Cellulase.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n