Sometime last year, I was given the awesome privilege to
receive a giant box loaded with ALL of Go Raw’s products! (THANK YOU GO RAW!!!)
I promised a review on our blog and finally here it is! Prior to receiving this
amazing box of goodies, I was hooked, and I still am, on Go Raw’s Spirulina
Snack Bar. Made with only a few ingredients – sprouted organic sesame seeds,
organic bananas, organic unsulphured coconut, organic dates and organic
spirulina – and loaded with protein, B-12 and the chlorella, this snack bar
will keep you full, satisfied and energized. It’s a great pre-workout bar! All
of their products are made the same way with whole, organic, unprocessed, raw
ingredients and provide the same wonderful benefits of energy and satisfaction.
To top it off, Go Raw is also an amazing, family owned
company that has a “goal and passion for contributing to this area of the food
industry”. Their products were one of the very first products I leaned on to
help me transition into a raw foods diet. In addition, they opened up a L.I.F.E.
center in Cali (Oh how I Wish I lived there!) that serves to help those who
wish to explore and transition to a healthy, raw lifestyle by providing meal
plans that include a salad, an entrée, desserts and drinks. For more infor and
to explore their products check out their website here. Also, you can like them
on FB at Go Raw and the L.I.F.E. Center…I warn you, the pics will have you
looking for plane tickets to Cali.
Ok back to the products. I’d love to write review on
everything I received but that would be a long post, and trust me, this is long
enough! So, here is a quick review for each category along with my faves and
least faves.
Bars: Banana Bread Flax, Live Granola, Live Pumpkin, Live
Apricot, Spirulina Energy.
My favorite is the Spirulina Energy
of course! It’s best enjoyed cold, right out the refrigerator with a tall glass
of water. My advice when choosing one is to give it a little squeeze to make
sure it’s crisp and not bendable. A bendable spirulina bar leads to serious jaw
ache due to excessive chewing. It is
good to note though, that the other bars are more flexible and a bit chewy, but
one, they are meant to be in that form with that texture, and two, they easier
to chew that way than this one. Still tasty, but a painful process! As for
taste, it may look green, but the flavor is sweet and nutty and addictive.
Trust me. One bite and you will be hooked!
Honestly, I liked them all for the
most part. If I had to choose a least fave, I’d have to go with the Live
Pumpkin bar just because it’s not as sweet as the other bars. However, for
those who prefer savory over sweet, this bar is perfect!
Flax Snax: Spicy, Sunflower, Pizza, Simple, Flax Snax
Okay, I’ll be honest I loved them
ALL!!! The most popular among us was the Pizza Flax. The secret to telling if a
product is a GREAT product is when my picky, omni husband tries it, likes it,
and continues to buy it and eat it.
Quick story, I had actually shared
my stash with Kerry and as we were splitting each product, my husband and her
BF were both taste testing them. When they tasted the Pizza Flax, my husband andher
BF immediately stole our bags! For a moment there, I thought a fight was going
to break out among us all..yes, over
food. LOL.
Touch the hearts of the non-raw, non-vegan
crowd and you have scored big! That is EXACTLY what these Pizza Flax Snax did.
Made with predominantly flax seed and spices, these crunchy round bites provide
a ton of flavor and are a great source of heart healthy fats, fiber and
protein. Only 180 calories in one serving and you already added 5 grams of
fiber and protein into your diet. Seriously, these babies are gold! The other
ones are just as tasty. I loved the Sunflower ones. Nutty, salty, crunchy
goodness. Yumm!
Super Cookies/Chips: Spirulina, Pumpkin, Original, Ginger
Snaps, Chocolate, Lemon, Masala Chai and Carrot Cake
Do you even have to ask me which
one was my fave!? Yep, Spirulina scored again! In all honesty, all of these
were tasty in their own way. If you love spices, Masala Chai, Carrot Cake and
Ginger Snap are for you. I really liked the lemon. It was not too sweet and
slightly tart. All these are worth trying. It just all depends on your taste
preferences as to which one you should choose.
Granola: Live, Simple, Chocolate and Apple Cinnamon
I wasn’t a huge fan of the
granolas. They were actually the last thing to leave my pantry. The only one I
would recommend is the simple granola made with sprouted buckwheat groats and
flax only because it’s perfect on top of sweet parfaits and used in a lot of raw
dishes as a base for a crust or to add texture into a mixed dish. Actually, Go
Raw’s Simple Granola is my go to for sprouted buckwheat groats so if you ever
need any, go get a bag of these ones! As for the others, the taste was okay,
but I definitely think both the taste and texture can be improved.
Sprouts: Sprouted Pumpkin Seeds, Sunflower seeds, Spicy Seed
Mix, Simple Seed Mix
Seriously, you can’t go wrong with
seeds that have already been soaked, sprouted and dehydrated for you. They
taste just as delicious, if not better than, their original raw and toasted
counterparts. No doubts, if I need pumpkin or sunflower seeds, I just buy a bag
of Go Raw, toss them in the fridge and use as needed. The boost in nutritional
value is worth the cost!
However, if you’re looking for a
delicious, crunchy, nutty snack then you MUST grab a bag of the Spicy Seed Mix.
This product was also omni approved and didn’t last very long at all. They
taste insanely delish – seasoned with lime, jalapeno, cilantro and other fragrant
spices – and if you’re like me, you’ll find every way possible to use them. I
used them to make an awesome spicy pesto and topped everything with them. And
when we got to the end of the bag, you better bet I did the chip bag head tilt
to capture all the bottom of the bag spices. They’re the new raw alternative to
Cool Ranch Doritos. Don’t believe me? Go BUY them and let me know what YOU
think!
Chocolates: Original,
Orange and Mint
Oh, Go Raw I seriously love you and
I am a very devoted fan but these chocolates are just no good at all. I’ve had
my share of raw chocolates and these I have to deem as my least favorite. They
are overly sweet and the oils are way too strong in both the orange and
peppermint flavors. They oddly taste
artificial. The texture is off; soft, chewy, and creamy yet dry. At first, I
thought maybe my tastebuds just needed to adjust to the pure flavors and
ingredients of true raw chocolate – and that may still be true – but I tried
them over and over within a week span and just couldn’t find myself to like
them. Cocoa butter truly makes a difference when it comes to creating
chocolate, raw or not.
So not ALL of their products are addictively tasty to me,
and I wasn’t expecting them to. All that matters is that they have a customer hooked
to at least one product and trust me, they have me hooked on MORE than one! I
highly recommend giving these products a try and discovering which one you like
the most!
So which one of Go Raw’s products do YOU want to try??
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