Review: INVIA Life

About INVIA:

INVIA gives you the power to free your mind and body, to do more. The simple-but-brilliant combination of ingredients in INVIA will break through “noise” barriers that block your focus, so that you can enjoy clear, higher-level thinking when you need it most.

INVIA promotes the brain’s frontal cortex – the region behind the forehead where the most complex mental activities take place. Using simple but sophisticated, scientifically-backed ingredients, INVIA taps the brain’s alertness network so you can dominate your daily challenges with maximum brain power.

Our Thoughts:

I've tried a lot of things over the years to increase memory, overall function, and alertness, and trying INVIA was no different. I love the ease of just opening a packet and pouring it into a water bottle. No fuss and no mess makes me a happy mom! The outside packaging is decorative but not too busy, however I do feel the directions for use could be a bit more clear. 

Of several supplements, the taste is always the kicker, right? I mean, a lot of times you really want something to taste good and yet, you're disappointed right from the start. Not so with INVIA! I received the mixed berry and absolutely love it! I am incredibly happy with the taste and the fact it's not gritty and dissolves nicely in the water. I also find myself wishing there were more at the bottom of my empty water bottle. 

One box of INVIA contains 15 packets. They encourage you to drink at least one per day, not exceeding four packets. I myself, prefer the one a day method, only because they last longer. They provide a money back guarantee, if you aren't satisfied with the product.

I do find myself better able to focus on tasks throughout the day, and have been sleeping sounder at night. With any supplement you should use the product for at least ninety days to get a good gauge as to how well it's actually working. I had my fifteen day supply and was able to notice slight improvements and would definitely consider purchasing more to continue. 

If you'd like to give your own brain a boost, you can purchase INVIA  direct from their website as well as learn more about what makes the product great, and you can find them on Facebook as well.

RETHINK water (unbottled)

Consisting of 70% paperboard, the RETHINK Water package is biodegradable and 100% recyclable. Should the carton find itself in a landfill, instead of in a recycling center, the RETHINK package will compress and break down, as opposed to plastic, which holds its shape and endures for thousands of years. The Tetra-Pak container is additionally impenetrable to light and BPA-free, which prevents carcinogenic chemicals from leaking into the reverse-osmosis filtered water.

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My Thoughts

What an interesting idea. We all need water and plastic water bottles are convenient. I'm always buying water bottles to keep in the house. Even though I try to refill a reusable bottle, sometimes grabbing the pre-filled bottles is just easier. To make myself feel less wasteful (even though I put them in recycling) I usually refill them a few times.

Trying RETHINK with a package that wouldn't last thousands of years if I didn't put it in the recycling for whatever reason, appealed to me. I liked the packaging and the way it fit into my hand. I found it easy to drink from and I drank my water faster. I kept wondering if it was really 16.9 ounces, because I'd down the bottle quick.

Taste, that's probably what you're wondering. RETHING does have a slightly different taste that from a plastic bottle. It doesn't taste like cardboard. The inside is lined with a foil type material (or so it looked to my eye). The water did taste good, while it had a slight different taste. It wouldn't stop me from buying this in a store and drinking from it.

Over all, I really liked RETHINK. I liked the packaging a lot. It's eye appealing and easy to toss into bags, lunch boxes, purses, whatever. It can be recycled but it if ends up in the trash, with the type of packaging, you don't have to feel so guilty. I say give this water a try.

Delicious at home smoothies with Jamba

INVENTURE FOODS EXPANDS ITS LICENSED JAMBA “AT HOME” LINE WITH PROTEIN-RICH SMOOTHIE FEATURING GREEK YOGURT AND ANCIENT GRAINS

Delicious, Ready-to-Blend Smoothie Kit Offers a Full Serving of Fruit,

Eight Grams of Protein and Just 110 Calories per Glass*

Consumers making healthy smoothies and smoothie bowls at home can rejoice as leading specialty food marketer and manufacturer, Inventure Foods, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNAK), advances its licensed Jamba® “At Home” line of ready-to-blend smoothie kits today with two new nutrient-rich varieties arriving in grocery, club and mass merchandise stores nationwide this month.

Pomegranate Pick-Me-Up and Berry Awesome Acai feature a blend of premium berries, fat-free Greek yogurt and ancient grains, including oat bran, amaranth, quinoa, buckwheat, millet and chia seeds. The unique recipes are as delicious as they are functional, offering healthy, on-the-go consumers a meal replacement snack that can be prepared in 90 seconds or less.

Each package provides two, eight-ounce servings when prepared as directed. Suggested retail price ranges from $3.99 - $4.99 per bag.

“Plenty of research exists today that suggests a direct benefit to increased protein intake and its impact on health, and consumers clearly have interest as evidenced by the number of new protein-enhanced snacks on the market,” said Dan Hammer, senior vice president and general manager of frozen division at Inventure Foods, Inc. “However, we found that while some snacks delivered on nutrient levels, many fell well short on taste. Our Jamba Protein Smoothies offer a rare combination of taste, nutritional value and convenience at once, and we’re confident that healthy eaters will appreciate our effort to ensure that they don’t have to sacrifice taste to get great nutrition in a frozen smoothie.”

Pomegranate features a blend of blueberries, strawberries and pomegranate flavored non-fat Greek yogurt cubes. Acai Berry offers a delicious blend of blueberries, dark sweet cherries and acai flavored non-fat Greek yogurt cubes. 

Each eight-ounce package contains frozen fruit and yogurt cubes that, when blended with one cup of apple juice, make two, eight-ounce servings. The gluten-free smoothies contain only 110 calories per serving and provide a full-serving of vitamin C.

In the eight years since its licensed partnership with Jamba Juice first began, Inventure Foods has introduced a number of legendary Jamba recipes as ready-to-blend smoothie kits found in the frozen fruit aisle of the store. The list includes best-selling varieties such as Strawberries Wild, Razzmatazz, Caribbean Passion, Orange Dream Machine and Mango-a-go-go.

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My Thoughts

These smoothies from Jamba were easy and delicious. The first batch I made, I used my regular blender and shared a smoothie with my husband. My next batch, I made half the bag in a single serving blender and just put the recipe in half.

These were tasty and like going by the smoothie shop to get one. I liked that these used Greek yogurt to add some protein. I found it to be filling and held me over for a good bit before I needed a snack.

I didn't find them watery at all. The texture was thick, but I was able to drink it with or without a straw. It wasn't overly sugary tasting, and instead tasted like the fruit that was in the bag. You'll want to make sure you're using a good blender that can shop through the frozen fruit and not leave it chunky.

I used juice to make mine as directed. As flavorful as it was, if you were watching calories, you could probably do half juice and half water and not miss out on the delicious flavor of these smoothies. 

I liked how convenient it was to make this. Having everything in the bag then just popping into the blender, saved time from having to chop up fresh fruit. I would use these again and will be looking for them in my grocery store freezer aisle.