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105 of 107 people found the following review helpful.
I can't believe this tastes GOOD!
By Asay
I am a huge fan of the Original Raw Meal but the taste definitely left something to be desired. The new Vanilla Raw Meal tastes great! I only use one scoop (to keep the thickness down a bit and to stretch out the canister) with almond milk and a little ice. I think having it super cold improves the taste.I will continue to drink the Original for breakfast (mixed with OJ) since I'm addicted but now I have a great lunch substitute as well!Highly recommend.***EDIT - I recommended this to a friend and she HATED it. Was very mad at me for saying it tastes good...SO I would like to say that this tastes good to me but I really like healthy things. This does NOT taste like a vanilla milk shake. For those of you familiar with Raw Meal, you will recognize the gritty texture (though I feel it is less so than the original) and it still has a "green" taste which is kind of weird mixed with the vanilla. Again, I repeat, this is NOT going to taste like ice cream. This is a healthy alternative to the chemical-laden meal replacement shakes that many people drink but the taste will be an adjustment.***

45 of 47 people found the following review helpful.
Tastes good, but adding fruit helps!
By Jennifer L. Katzen
Tried this for the first time today and was surprised by the flavor! It kind of tastes like cake batter! What makes the taste so-so is the strange after-taste. After experiencing it, I put my shake back in the blender and added a cup of blueberries. This took care of the after-taste and made the shake much more enjoyable. I'll continue to use this, but will definitely add fruit to it. A slight grit, but this is to be expected from powders. Again, the fruit helped.As others said, I too cut the quantity in half, as 16 oz. seemed like way too much to me. Here's what I did:1 scoop Vanilla Raw Meal powder8 oz. unsweetened regular almond milk4 ice cubes1 cup blueberriesTasted great and thickened up quite a bit. I chased it with a glass of water and feel VERY full. I'm glad I cut it in half! (For reference, I used a Vitamix to blend this up really good. Also, I'm a BIG girl, so if this makes me feel full, it should make just about anyone feel full!) Can't wait to try bananas next!

31 of 34 people found the following review helpful.
Avid health nut here, and love this product!
By Raymond Luc
Overview: I used to work for Vitamin World and always wanted to try this product that was on the shelves, however, our employee discount didn't cover brands that weren't manufactured by us, so I never really gave it a shot.However, I recently just moved to college, and using RAW Meal has been a miracle. With little money and little time for food preparation and shopping, I want something in a jiffy and something cheap.I know what you're thinking, this stuff is NOT cheap. It's actually a good deal considering that you replace an entire meal (which could cost between 5 to 20 dollars if you eat out) with just a scoop of RAW Meal with a banana, ice, and some almond milk. It fixes up in only 5 minutes total with my magic bullet with just a cup to wash afterwards, and the total cost is never over 2 dollars a pop.Another thing about being in college, I've been able to pay attention, focus, and study harder since I've started taking RAW Meal instead of eating the food available around my college campus.Flavor: I was pleasantly surprised with this product. I never mix this with only water, so no comment on that. When it first hits your tongue you might think it's a weird flavor, but as you continue to chug it down, the bad flavor goes away and you can taste the chocolate flavor. This is in no way a chocolate milk shake from a diner though. I however do have two usual recipes for the chocolate RAW Meal: 1 scoop of RAW Meal Chocolate, 1 Banana, 4 ice cubes, quarter cup of almond milk, blend. OR, 1 scoop RAW Meal Chocolate, 1 Tablespoon PB2 or PB2 Chocolate, 4 ice cubes, quarter cup almond milk. I also add whatever supplement I feel like having (inositol powder if I'm going to do a lot of homework, or BCAA/Glutamine/D-Ribose powder if I'm going to workout). For the vanilla RAW Meal, I do strawberries and bananas, oranges, and other fruits along with ice and almond milk.Ingredients: Everything in here is raw and organic, and it's mostly sprouted grains. Because of the diversity of ingredients, you are getting high quality protein that includes all amino acids, unlike a lot of other protein powders that have lower quality protein content.Value: The original RAW Meal is only 28 dollars right now, while the Chocolate and Vanilla variants are 40 dollars... I would like to see Choco/Vanilla drop to 28 dollars as well... 'nuff said.I would recommend getting this if you truly plan on replacing a meal (or meals) with this. If you still plan on eating 3 square full meals a day, then look for other superfood supplements -- this one is a meal replacement, and you're just adding too many calories if you want this as a snack.Overall: I would recommend this product.