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August 6, 2014

I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Millennial Central for Evolution Fresh. I received coupons for Evolution Fresh juices to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation.

After a particularly indulgent trip or just when we want to reset our eating habits, Josh and I usually turn to a 1 – 3 day juice fast.  If we just feel like boosting our nutrition a little bit, I might make some juice for breakfast, a snack, or sometimes lunch.  Normally we make our juices at home, but it takes a lot of time and a lot of tinkering to get the  juices just right (Read: sweet and minimally vegetal so that Josh will drink them).  I knew there were fresh juices available in grocery stores, but for some reason thought that they wouldn’t be available where I live — or worse, be terrible.

When I swung by my grocery store, I was surprised they had around 10 varieties of Evolution Fresh available! I picked up 7 of them so that Josh and I could have a little taste test when we got home.  I prefer to be able to taste the veggies in my juices and Josh would rather be drinking a soda, so I had to get one from each end of the spectrum — from Super Green to Organic V all the way to Organic Strawberry Lemonade.  Of what you see here, my favorites were the Super Green (tasted like a candied apple!) and the Sweet Greens (a million times better than what I make at home).  Josh loved the Pineapple Coconut Water and the Power Protein (this one was a little gritty from the whey protein).  We both really loved the Organic Strawberry Lemonade — so tart and delicious!

Because we normally just drink our juices and that’s that, we thought it’d be fun to liven them up a bit.  It’s summer, it’s hot (or should be, Michigan hasn’t gotten the memo), and we need our liquids!  I mixed 1 shot of the Super Green with the Organic Strawberry Lemonade.  The lemonade is the more standard choice, so I wanted to liven it up a little extra nutrition from the Super Green.  It still remained perfectly tart but took on a little of the candy apple flavor I think the Super Green has — totally refreshing.  You know what else would be perfect in this?  A shot of vodka!  The tartness would play nice with a citrus vodka or other fruity vodka.  For Josh’s mocktail, he mixed 1 shot of Power Protein with 5 shots of Pineapple Coconut Water.  The coconut water drink feels like something you’d drink after a long dehydrating day at the beach, and the power protein brought a slightly banana taste (plus protein, obvi).  We joked that this would be the perfect hangover cure after too many of my “Super Green Lemonade” + vodka concoctions because of the 1, 2 punch of hydration and protein.

Another stellar idea? (Not pictured, sorrrrry!) Is mixing half Power Protein, half coffee and blending with ice for a protein coffee frappe! The Power Protein is definitely has enough flavor to stand up to coffee and would actually add a nice sweetness to a frappe.  How do you like your juices?  Fruity? Packed with veggies?  With vodka (<– always)!  Have you tried Evolution Fresh?  You can check them out on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, or Pinterest.

P.S., I was also sent coupons to try these Evolution Harvest bars and just happened to be near a Whole Foods before they expired — fate!  I love that you can see the chunks of what went into these.  Plus the chocolate had a bit of a chew to it, which is a great quality in a bar for me (especially a chocolate one!).  I have a tendency to just inhale bars like this and forget to enjoy them, so the chewier texture was a definite plus.

Tagged with: Gluten Free • Juice • Soy Free • Summer • Vegan • Vegetarian