Monday 3 December 2012

Review of 'Blue Diamond Almonds' Almond Breeze (Vanilla)

Blue Diamond Almonds Almond Breeze (Vanilla) (vegan)
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Summary: Wow, this turned out to be way sweeter than I expected.  It's great on its own and great in cereals and coffee/tea. The texture is really smooth/velvety and creamy and it's a very refreshing beverage. It's pretty low-cal for how great it tastes and I'd definitely buy this again. Check out the brand details below...fantastic company to support!

Where to buy: Freshco, Fortinos, Sobeys, Bulk Barn



Ingredients: filtered water, evaporated cane juice, almonds, calcium carbonate, natural vanilla flavor, sea salt, potassium citrate, carrageenan and sunflower lecithin.

Nutrition Facts*
Serving size: 1 cup
Calories: 90
Fat: 2.5g
     Saturated: .2g
     Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 150mg
Potassium: 180mg
Carbohydrate: 16g
     Fiber: 1g
     Sugars: 15g
Protein: 1g
Calcium: 30%
Iron: 4%
*Full nutritional profile available here.

Great, clean ingredients (unless you're concerned with sugar content). There's no added sugar, which is a big plus and the calorie count is nice and low! I'm happy for the 30% calcium content, since I'm almost always lacking in my daily calcium intake. My only issue is the sodium content. I really don't like that much sodium in just a beverage...it doesn't help when so many foods are already too high in sodium! Still...I'd buy this again :) It's just that yummy.

The official website has some really yummy-looking recipes: check out the 'Almond Cupcakes'.

Other 'Almond Breeze' flavours (all vegan):
Brand:
  • Soy-free
  • No MSG
  • Non-GMO
  • All refrigerated products are kosher
  • Gluten-free
  • No artificial flavours
  • No BPA in packaging
  • Almonds are grown by a growers cooperative

2 comments:

  1. Which fortino did you see
    Is it in fresh section

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  2. Hey 'b',

    This was found in the Fortinos at Quarry Edge Dr in Brampton. I believe it's found in the organic section on the shelves, not in the refrigerated section.

    Hope you find it!

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