Vega Energizing Smoothie Review

Several bloggers have had the chance to review this product already and so far I only read good things about this product.  I was happy when I received an email asking me if I would like to try the Vega Smoothie!

I received one sample of each flavors they have: Tropical Tango, Vanilla Almondilla, Choc-a-lot, Bodacious Berry and unflavored.

I am always looking for new healthy products that my stomach can handle.  It is not easy for me to find new food items to add to my strict diet.

When I got the samples I knew that the Choc-a-lot would probably not be OK for me so I did not try this one.

Vega is made from all natural, plant-based ingredients.  The Vega smoothie is dairy, gluten and soy free and contains no artificial flavors, colors or sweeteners. 

This is the Nutritional info :

I tried the Bodacious Berry  first.  It is very easy to make.  All you have to do is add water or juice, shake and voila!

I decided to go with a little juice and cold water.

The result was more like a beverage than a smoothie to me so I decided to add ice and took the blender out for a spin!

 and I got this:

How was it?
It was good but I think it could be better with fruits added to the mix.

I like that is all natural and that it has 10g of protein and only 90-100 calories.
It is very easy to prepare another plus for people who are on the go all day!

Tropical Mango was my favorite flavor.

Thank you to Christina over at Vega for sending me the samples!

Have you tried Vega yet? What did you think?

Running:

I ran two 5 milers over the weekend.  Saturday was very hot and my pace was not great.  Sunday I did the exact same route 3 min and 4 sec faster and with negative splits!  It was cooler and that helped a lot. 

I am focusing on my form trying to reduce eliminate the heel striking.  I am also counting my steps: chasing the magic 180 number.  That was one of the advice I got from my PT in Quebec.  It helps me in taking shorter steps.  It also forces me to speed up.  I am at 178 most of the run.  I do have to pay attention though and I count every mile to see where I am at.  I don't think I could be at 178-180 for a long run at this point because  I could not keep the pace I need to be at for 8 miles and up.   I need to get to a point where that pace is my comfortable pace and I am not there yet but I will keep doing this to get there.

Today I went for a 3 miles run and it was my fastest run in a long time and I had very little pain.  I have a black toe nail and that is causing me more pain than my injury these days :)