For some odd reason I wasn’t craving oatmeal this morning. Since this was such a rare occurrence I decided to take advantage of it and make a tropical smoothie.
It actually turned out looking more like a Brownie Frappuccino. (Do you remember those? They were sooo good right?)
In the mix – fresh mango, pineapple, frozen banana, kale, almond milk, and a packet of Sun Warrior vanilla brown rice protein powder I was sent to try out.
This wasn’t my first time trying Sun Warrior as Isaac’s mom had given me a small sample from her tub of the vanilla to taste a while back. I’d used it in smoothies, oatmeal, and chia pudding and enjoyed it immensely. I really like the vanilla flavor and I never experienced a chalky protein powder flavor when using it. That is, until today. Before I had been measuring with my Designer Whey protein powder scoop so I never really knew what serving size I was using, plus I was typically only using 1/2 scoops in order to save the limited amount I had.
This morning I used an entire packet of the vanilla in my smoothie and despite all the fruit I included the protein powder taste was a bit intense. I added some blueberries, which is what turned my green tropical smoothie brown. They helped a little but the chalkiness was still there. I looked up product information on the Sun Warrior website and found out that there’s actually more in the sample packets than what would be in one scoop of the powder so next time I’ll know not to use to the entire packet for my smoothies… which is actually good news because now I’ll get more mileage out of my packets. 
Sun Warrior brown rice protein powder is particularly awesome because it’s raw, vegan, GMO Free, 85% pure protein powder, and easy to digest! Plus, it’s recommended by the raw food guru, David Wolfe.
I also want to share some overall advantages of brown rice protein powder:
• Rice protein powder is a natural protein source with natural fiber. It is derived from brown rice and carries all of the essential amino acids.
• Rice protein powder is also hypoallergenic, meaning that it causes fewer allergic reactions than other protein powders, like egg and whey. It is also free of soy, milk, yeast, wheat, and other allergens that often cause allergic reactions.
• The body utilizes rice protein powder more efficiently than soy.
• Both rice protein and soy protein are priced similarly.
• Rice protein powder is vegan friendly. No animal products or byproducts are included in rice protein powder.
• The natural flavor of rice protein powder is mild and sweet, making it good to blend with water, juice, or other mixers.
• Rice protein powder is available in all of the major protein powder flavors (i.e. vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry).
Whew, hope I didn’t lose ya on that little ramble, but here’s the rest of my breakfast.
My favorite sprouted english muffin with better n pb and a delicious mug of Tea Spot Red Rocks tea. (Isaac will be super excited that his Redskins mug made the blog.)
All morning at work I couldn’t stop day dreaming about the leftover Thai Chick-Un za I had waiting at home for lunch. It’s really that good!
I ate a small slice straight from the fridge while another was in the toaster oven and a small mug of leftover soup was being reheated. It was just as tasty as last night.
So much so I had it again for dinner. Although difficult, it was only fair to spilt the last large slice with Isaac, it was his b-day pizza after all.
Now the leftovers are gone and I already want to make more!
In between all the pizza I had some grapes, a Poppyseed Heart Thrive,
and a few sip of this.
Wow, Jess you were right – the Strawberry flavor is awesome. It seems to have more of a fruity flavor than some of the others I’ve tried. I love it! Sadly, it’s one of the harder flavors to find around here. PS – Whole Foods in Richmond has the Synergy drinks on sale 2 for $5 right now. If you’re new to kombucha here’s your chance to try one out for a little less.
It’s almost Mod Fam day – get excited, this weeks episode is going to be about my favorite holiday – Valentine’s Day!
-Brittany
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Brittany Mullins, HHC
