My friends would never guess from looking at me. My family isn’t attuned to the tell-tale signs. But each morning I dump it surreptitiously into my smoothie; in the afternoon I take it straight up in filtered, room temperature water. The murkier the better and if the stuff tastes like freshly mown grass – I’m in heaven. I’m a green powder junkie. I’ve worked my way through more green powder brands than John Mayer has bedded starlets. Why do I like green drinks so much? Remember when all looked hopeless for Popeye – Bluto was about to win Olive Oyl’s heart – and then he’d greedily gulp down huge cans of spinach? Popeye’s biceps would bulge with anvils and soon his arms would be rotating like crazy windmills and he’d knock Bluto into orbit. Same thing for me. Only my biceps bulge with Dyson vacuum cleaners and my arms are whirling dervishes of Swiffers.
When Oriya Organics asked if they could send me samples of two of their products I said something along the lines of, “Bring on Bluto!” By the way, they didn’t ask me to write a review and they certainly did not pressure me to write a good review.
One of my complaints about some green powder brands is that they put weird stuff in there – stuff that I don’t want – like sweeteners and flavorings. If I want that stuff in my drink – I’m a big girl – I’ll add it myself. And some brands can’t guarantee their powder doesn’t contain animal products. Oriya products are 100% vegan, non-GMO, raw, organic, have no artificial ingredients, sweeteners or funky preservatives and wacky fake flavors. Just powdered green goodness – beautiful as the smell of freshly mown grass. Time to knock your day into orbit.
PS Thanks to Oriya, if you order from their website and use the coupon code (through April 30) unrefined you’ll get a free shaker bottle, free shipping and a 10% discount!
Here’s the lowdown:
Superfood Protein Medley contains:
Sprouted Chia Seeds
Spirulina
Sprouted Brown Rice Protein
Hemp Protein
Chlorella
(21.2 ounces; 24 servings per container)
SuperGreen Medley contains:
Spirulina
Chlorella
Wheat Grass
Barley Grass
(8 ounces; 28 servings per container)
Superfood Protein Medley is soft-green in color and has a light, slightly sweet flavor, but I found it a bit gritty mixed with just water. This works better in a smoothie – though there is a powdery mouthfeel that remains. You’ll notice that “one level scoop” is a lot more than one scoop of the SuperGreen Medley powder.
SuperGreen Medley has a deeply green color and a flavor to match – really nice. It’s refreshing on its own and disappears like magic in smoothies.
The powders:
In water:
In smoothies:
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I’ve never tried one of these green powder drinks but I admit I’m curious. Are the ingredients dried and then ground up?
I think that’s right, Lorna. The ingredients are dehydrated then pulverized into a fine powder.
I have a hard time drinking fruit smoothies so I don’t think I could handle this. My husband could but I’m just a weirdie. That coupon code is a sweet deal though!
That’s interesting, Holly – – what is it about fruit smoothies? Too sweet? The texture? Just curious. I really like green powders just w/ water, but it’s pretty hardcore.
It is the texture. I don’t have a high powered blender so that would help but it’s not a priority in our budget yet. Every smoothie I make for my family is about half greens and they love it. I’ll just have to aspire to your greatness! ð
The green drink sounds good but I’m more intrigued by the protein powder ingredients. That sounds really good! I don’t like weird added sweeteners and ingredients either. Does the label say how much protein you get in one scoop?
Thanks for showing interest in our product line! One serving of the protein provides: 18 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber, 450 mg of omega-3’s and 53 mg of chlorophyll. Hope this helps!
Thanks for adding the nutritional info :-)!
Hi Patty – the Oriya folks just added this in the comments: 18 grams of protein, 3 grams of fiber, 450 mg of omega-3âēs and 53 mg of chlorophyll.
Thanks! That was a quick response and some good numbers.
Pretty high in protein, isn’t it?
I LOVEEEE green powders too! I really just love green everything, it’s my favorite color after all. It’s been far too long since I’ve had a wheat grass shot, and I am clean out of any powders. MUST hit the store!
Yeah, green is my favorite color, too.
How many servings are in each container?
Hi Susan – The Superfood Protein Medley is 21.2 oz. and contains 24 servings. The Superfood Medley is 8 oz. and has 28 servings.
Thanks, I was wondering about the ounces too! ð Though, what I’d really need is a small packet for confirming no allergic reaction :/ It should be fine, but I’ve had trouble with protein powders before…
Oy – scary! BTW, the ingredients I listed for each are it – nothing other than what’s there.
Love that! I guess I should’ve clarified that I’ve had trouble with powders with perfectly safe lists. Oh the joys! But thanks! ð
Love the high protein count! Always looking for clean protein in my diet.
Man! I just bought a big tub of ‘Amazing Grass’ on Saturday. This stuff looks awesome for next buy though. I like to add fresh greens but this stuff is a whole lot easier to transport and I’m pretty sure adds more bang for the buck nutritionally. Thanks for waking us up to the brand and giving heads up on the discount ð
Hey, just ordered a Super Green Medley….sweet discount! Thanks Annie ð
Cool! Glad it actually worked ;-)!
Fantastic Review babe! I love me the green stuff too. I wish I didn’t have a black thumb of death so I could grow proper wheatgrass, but the green powder is the next best thing! I love that this is plain jane. I bought a powder once and found it had probiotics that had been grown on dairy. I paid $50 bucks for it so I kept using it, but I wouldn’t buy it again.
Green powder is so much more convenient (duh) – and mixes up a lot faster than running the wheatgrass through the mixer and then straining it. Seems it’s the only thing I CAN grow, so I’d better stick w/ it.
Yes, stick with it, cause even though I’m sure the powdered stuff is good, there’s gotta be more nutrients in the real deal.
Thank you Annie ð
I have 3kg of spirulina that I bought when I was weight training and promptly forgot about it when I opened the lid and got a whiff of it. I managed to try 1/4 of a teaspoonfull in some juice and couldn’t finish the glass it was so horrific…BUT…I rediscovered the spirulina, I add a teaspoon of it a day to my morning green smoothies and can’t even taste it! Either my taste buds have died or my newfound morning smoothie does a great job of masking that fish taste ;). I add a bunch of home grown spinach every morning to my smoothie (or silverbeet) and used to grow wheatgrass. I don’t mind the taste of wheatgrass straight but find that you have to grow WAY too much to get a single serve. Buying it dehydrated in this form would be great as you could just add a tsp/tbs to your morning smoothie (or a glass of water) and be done with it. Not sure if we can get it over here but we can get barley grass and wheat grass dehydrated. The internet makes a great playing field leveller for we “rest of the worlders” ð
Glad you’ve found a way to enjoy spirulina (my super-smart computer keeps changing that to “spiraling,” which would be great fun, but not what I need right now)! Definitely helps to have it wrapped in a green smoothie. I love the convenience of the powder, but still try and get a glass of the “real” wheatgrass juice each day. Doesn’t always happen, but I do try :-)!
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I always stick with Spiriluna…maybe I should try some new green stuff!
Yeah – definitely get some other green stuff in the mix ;-)!
Really? With just water? I tried it once that way because I was sick and needed the help, but it didn’t really appeal. Perhaps a healthy go at it would be fair.
Yeah, straight up. I guess I’m a masochist. In a smoothie is the easiest way to go for sure.
I don’t know. I think I may give it a go. I’m cutting out my afternoon coffee, and I think this might help… Also might help keep the allergies at bay. I’ll report back. ð
That makes two of us…I’m going to coffee only on weekends. Boy, do I look forward to weekends ;-)! Happily, the green drink gives me tons of energy.
Thanks for this review. I have indulged in the past – but the things are expensive and there is nothing worse than getting stuck with a big tub ‘o yuck that cost you an arm and a leg! Loving the discount offer as well!
Haha! I have a big tub-o-yuck (brand will go unnamed) in the cupboard…Can’t quite bear to compost it.
Great review! I love this company, I’m so glad you did too ð
They’ve been great. And they have a great product so I’m glad to be able to share it.
I’ve been taking Oriya green drink for the past month, and it is by far the best green powder I’ve ever had. The taste isn’t too strong so you can put it in practically anything, and my energy level has improved. Instead of turning to soda, I am turning to my green drinks to give me the energy I need to get through the day. I never leave comments but thought I would about this product. Highly recommend.
Thanks for the feedback, Monique! It’s a high-quality product, no doubt about it.