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Odwalla Super Protein MatchaLicious Drink
By: | Sep 28, 2007
If you've ever wanted to know what real, unaltered soy milk tastes like, then look no further than Odwalla Super Protein Matcha-Licious. Odwalla didn't bother trying to get rid of the naturally beany taste of soy milk. Instead they chose to embrace it in a "close to Mother Earth" organic kind of way. Plus they added "matcha" which is another name for ground green tea leaves - more proof that this drink is probably as close as you will ever get to grinding up and milking plants.
I'll be honest and say that I drank just a few mouthfuls before I tossed this. To put it simply - this is just gross. There is an overwhelming green, grassy taste and aroma. I'm willing to sacrifice some taste in order to eat more nutritiously, but there are only 10 grams of protein per serving in this. That amount is readily available in meat (chicken or tuna) or beans - "super protein" they say - I think not!
One 8 ounce serving of Odwalla Super Protein MatchaLicious Drink has 170 calories, 10 grams of protein, 3.5 grams of total fat (5% RDA), 0.5 grams of saturated fat (3% RDA), and 23 grams of total carbohydrates, which includes no fiber and 21 grams of sugar. The bottle I purchased was 15.2 ounces (almost 2 servings) and cost $3.39.
The Good: Organic. Lots of vitamins including 100% of your daily requirements of vitamin B6 and B12.
The Bad: The taste, the price, too much sugar and too many calories.
The Verdict: Not worth it - too expensive, tastes horrible and you can get that amount of protein from many other sources. There may possibly be some people out there that are more one with the universe than I and might enjoy appreciate this.
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How funny, I heard the title of this one and got all excited- I simply adore matcha and soy beans, so this actually sounds amazing to me... I guess I'll have to hunt it down and see for myself!
I..... enjoyed it.... *looks away shamefully*
I've never tried this one, but the chocolate protein one is my absolute favorite. It is sooo good.
Ugh, I've found just about all of Odwalla's drinks pretty hard to swallow. Not surprised to see this one.
@ Chrstine - lol I knew there were people out there who enjoyed this :0)
I love this drink! I feel so alone in the world suddenly. In fact, my store stopped carrying it and I'm going crazy trying to find it.
Looking for a fortified drink to be able to use as a one meal a day replacement drink for my mother and myself.E