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We are totally hooked on Amazing Grass Kidz SuperFood! Since this berry drink powder is made with organic green foods, orange, yellow, reds, blues AND purple foods (70%+ certified organic ingredients), getting my toddler to eat up to 3 servings of healthy veggies has never been easier!

I have been looking for a supplement such as this for a while because my girl is PICKY when it comes to eating veggies.  Of the few I have tried for her, this is the one she LOVES.  She asks for her “grape juice” daily now!  This makes me so happy!  Kidz SuperFood is a nutritional powerhouse that combines 32 rainbow colored fruits and vegetables in an incredibly DELICIOUS berry drink powder.

Kidz SuperFood has certainly taken the “yuk,” and the drama, out of getting my 3 year old to eat her vegetables!  I am forever grateful!  Check out these amazing ingredients and nutrient-preserving method used by Amazing Grass….

A Healthy Diet For A Strong Immune System

Avoiding sugar and eating whole foods including fruits and vegetables is one wise way to nurture and healthy immune system. One serving of Kidz SuperFood gives you the antioxidant equivalent of 3 servings of fruits and vegetables.  It is so good, all you have to do is stir a scoop right into a glass of water!  I tried juice at first, and with water is the BEST,  No juice required!

Amazing Grass Kidz SuperFood phyto-nutritous fruit and vegetable blend contains:

Greens – Organic Wheat Grass, Organic Barley Grass, Organic Alfalfa, Asparagus, Lima Beans, Green Peas, Kale, Kiwi, Organic Spinach, Organic Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Green Beans, Zucchini
Oranges/Yellows — Apricots, Organic Carrots, Mangos, Pineapple, Sweet Potatoes, Tangerines, Yellow Squash
Reds – Organic Yumberry, Pomegranates, Raspberries, Guavas, Cranberries, Red Cabbage, Cherries, Tomatoes
Blues/Purples – Beets, Plums, Purple Grapes, Blueberries
Other Ingredients – Organic Evaporated Cane Juice, Organic Inulin, Organic Oat Fiber, Natural Flavors, Organic Guar Gum, Stevia, Probiotics (L. Acidophilus)and Vegetable Juice for coloring (from Carrots and Hibiscus)

Amazing Grass Kidz SuperFood Wild Berry Flavor

After tasting this berry drink myself I thought that there must be tons of sugar added or something.  It tastes really sweet, very yummy!  So I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was sweetened with organic evaporated cane juice and stevia.  BUT, not too much…..ONLY 1 GRAM OF SUGAR per serving!  Additionally, Amazing Grass Kids SuperFood is all natural, NO artificial flavor, colors, or fillers!

We also love that the Wild Berry flavor powder is dairy free, gluten free, decaffeinated, GMO FREE, soy free, and vegan! Honestly, the only room for improvement here is for them to go 100% organic!  But at more than 70% organic, we are completely HOOKED!  This is a product that will be used daily in our family for a long, long time!

They’ve used a quick-drying, low temperature, nutrient-preserving method to make a fruit and vegetable powdered drink that mixes easily with water or milk to provide your child with a fast, delicious way to drink up the healthy benefits of a variety of fruits and vegetables.

One 6.5oz bottle contains 30, 6 gram servings. Recommend 1-3 servings daily, for ages 2+ and sells for $24.99 here.

Amazing Grass Wheat Grass

Like I said, my daughter is not a vegetable eater. I am eagerly awaiting the day that this phase ends, but for now thank goodness for Amazing Grass!  Really, the only green thing she eats are avocados so I was not surprised she didn’t go for the Amazing Grass Wheat Grass drink. But, we like it so much we had to mention it here for all parents, or for kids that joyfully ingest green food.

I love that Organic Wheat Grass is a healthy way to make the body more alkaline.  This is a wonderful drink to have first thing in the morning to bring balance to our bodies.

Mix a tablespoon of this powder with juice, smoothie or water.  Just one serving and you hit your daily quota of green vegetables!  Wheat Grass: Whole leaf wheat grass powder when grown, processed and stored under optimal conditions is considered one of the most potent leafy green vegetables available. Wheat grass powder is an excellent concentrated food source of beta-carotene, calcium, chlorophyll, fiber, iron and vitamin K. It is also a very good source of protein, vitamin C, vitamin B-12, folic acid, vitamin B-6, trace minerals and contains all essential amino acids. Dehydrated wheat grass has been used for over 50 years as a vitamin and mineral supplement.

One 8.5oz bottle has 30 servings and costs $24.99 here.

BPA Free Packaging and Meticulous Handling Methods

Amazing Grass owner Brandon Bert answers our questions…

Are your containers BPA (bisphenol A) free?

Yes, all of our product containers are BPA free. We use the highest quality #1 PETE containers for our organic Wheat Grass powder and tablets and Green
SuperFood capsules) and #2 HDPE containers for the rest of our product line.

Why doesn’t Amazing Grass first juice the wheat grass?

We recognize that juicing is a very effective way to consume the beneficial phytonutrients from the plant, ONLY if it is consumed immediately.  Once a vegetable is
juiced, both light and oxygen do their work to oxide (minimize) away the goodness of the plant.  Imagine taking the juice through a further oxidizing or stressing process by spraying it dry and combining it often times with a “carrier” (i.e. maltodextrin).  Then this juice powder is stored for up to many months or years without the protection of its food fibers it developed during growth, to ward away these oxidizing forces.

Many companies opt for juice powders because it is cosmetically more appealing to have a drink powder without any fibers.  Our milling process has given us the ability to pulverize these grasses in a micro fine powder, with much smaller particle sizes than a human could ever achieve by chewing the grass, and that makes it easy for us to digest and assimilate.

Additionally, many growers will grow wheatgrass in trays or rapidly in warm conditions.  This quick growth produces more simple sugars and doesn’t compare nutritionally with the slow growth through a cold growing season. Essentially our powders are considered whole foods that provide a concentrated source of green leafy vegetable nutrition.

I have heard that if wheat grass is not juiced our body lacks the enzymes needed to break it down and therefore limiting our ability to obtain the nutrients from the wheat grass.

The important thing here to note is what enzymes are prevalent and how do they help us with getting the benefits from consuming the grasses. Wheat grass is a confluence of digestive enzymes (proteases, amylases, and lipases). These digestive enzymes are beneficial in aiding in the digestion and assimilation of the grasses themselves.  In the growth stages of the wheat grass plant, countless enzymes are produced. If they are not destroyed by processing, these enzymes can continue to function in the proper conditions even after the plant is harvested.  The level of potential enzyme activity retained in a plant after it is harvested depends on the way it is handled, stored, and packaged.

This is where Amazing Grass’ meticulous handling of the grass, frozen storage and nitrogen packaging plays a big part in the freshness and vitality of the “greens”when you open your container.

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