I am sure most of you are familiar with Brendan Brazier’s Vega products (if not, click HERE to learn more). At the recent Natural Products Expo West I had the opportunity to try Vega’s newly improved Vega One all-in-one Nutritional Shake.
I really like this product. I am thoroughly impressed by how creamy it tastes when mixed with water (that’s a tall order for a vegan protein shake!). The new formulation has:
- SaviSeed protein (in addition to pea, hemp, and sprouted brown rice protein)
- Chia seed
- Superfruits
- More omega-3
- Probiotics
- Protein
- Antioxidants
- Greens
- More servings per tub
- Lower total per tub price
Vega One is also dairy, gluten & soy free in addition to being sugar free.
Available flavors:
- Chocolate (my favorite)
- Berry
- Vanilla chai
- Natural flavor
For more information about Vega One click HERE.
Can’t wait to try it! I like the Vega Sport Performance Protein in chocolate.
I wasn’t a big fan of the original formula, but I am very curious about the new version. Too bad it’s so expensive… I know you’re paying for quality and I wouldn’t expect to pay less for such ingredients, but it does place this particular powder clear outside of my price range.
The new version is way better in my opinion, but you are right, they are expensive.
vanilla chai is very good. I drink it with crushed ice and almond milk. Tastes great!
Yum…that sounds like a MUCH healthier frapoccino (sp?)!!!
I tried this and had a horrible allergic reaction – ended up in urgent care. I had never had an allergic reaction to something I had eaten before and I am 45. I gave the rest of my supply to my accupuncturist and when she tried it she had the same reaction! We both got hives all over our bodies. She had had the original version with no issues so it must be something in the new.
Oh my goodness…that is awful! I am glad I don’t have a problem with it. I wonder if you had some from a funky batch???
Okay, Whew!!! so i thought it was just me. For a whole week i would drink Vega one and feel like my body was on fire, It did not hit me at first, and for what I paid for this I did not want it to be true. So I stopped using the product and today I tried it, and here comes the fire and hives. So Thank you for your post. I will save the rest of this for my uncle, and try something else. Again Thank Laurie!!!
I did however like how it tasted and it mixed well with my almond milk. I am a little sad that I cant use the product.
Laurie,
I don’t think you had an allergic reaction, it was probably the Niacin in the powder, which makes you flush.
Hii
I have bought this in chocolate & i cant get over the taste. It is quite bad that i will chug it with my nose plugged and when im done i gag a bit after i unplug my nose. Do you have any ways to make it so i can drink this?
thanks so much
Hi Mary-Margaret… Maybe the product just isn’t for you. I would suggest returning it to the store where you purchased it vs. trying to force yourself to drink it. Sometimes certain products just don’t suit our tastes. Have a great week!
I got the chocolate &It was way too sweet for my husband and I. I doubled the almond milk, added frozen banana and strawberries along with ice…then we both really enjoyed it.
I am not a vegan or vegiterian. I am leaning this way. I grew up on dairy and meat. Found out I was allergic or intolerant to Dairy a few years back when I did allergy testing. (I have not gone in antifaltic shock or have an epi pen, just take benedryl when I need to.) I took dairy out of my system and when i introduced it back into my system, I could tell a difference. So I am taking dairy and soy out of my diet. (With soy I have the same symptoms that I have with Dairy). This let me to find a protein powder, to help with the protein I am not getting. I was lucky when I went to Sprouts and found a knowledgable person to help me in my quest. She told me about Vega One and I purchased the Unflavored one. I do green smoothies and put it in them. I have a gag reflex, related to smells. So the first one I made, I had to hold my nose and drink it fast. I even tried it with Silk Dark Almond Milk and had to do the same thing. I perfer it in the green smoothie and I do two scoops, that way I get 100% of good stuff in my diet. It is getting better.
I am glad to hear it is getting better. Sun Warrior and PlantFusion also make good protein powders.
Thanks.
Does Sun Warrior or Plant Fusion have one that is simular to Vega One?
Here are their websites for you to check out
http://www.plantfusion.us/
http://www.sunwarrior.com/
I love this product with lots of ice and a little vanilla flavoring! The only bad thing is the price!
dont buy!! the most disgusting beverage ever! I tried the berry shake and it looked like vomit. It was very thick and and tasted horrible, I am a health freak and understand that protein shakes are not supposed to taste amazing, buy this was intolerable!
Hi Brittany…for some reason people seem to either love or hate this product; there doesn’t seem to be very much in-between!
If you compare the new formula to the old it has half the nutrient/vitamin content for the same price & less product!
I found the chocolate tasted quite good actually, it tasted more like a natural lower sugar cocoa chocolate rather than the sugar laden milk chocolate.
This product made me very, very ill. It has been months since I stopped taking it and I’m still recovering. Here’s a link to many other people suffering serious side effects so buyer beware. http://veganbits.com/vega-product-review/comment-page-1/#comments
Buyer Beware: If you read the small ( of course) print warning on the container, you discover that to avoid negative side effects, it is advised you start with one quarter scoop and build to more over WEEKS! Unaware, I started full scoop, have every side effect and have worse symptoms than the ones I took the powder to cure. The small print calls it a “cleanser” not a protein powder. For those of you who are sensitive or using products for help with chronic conditions, WATCH OUT!
As I drink my Vega shake- berry with water mixed, my 2 year old son looks at me and smiles and says “shake!”. He wants my Vega, he loves it. It is definitely something to get use to, but now my body craves it, for those getting sick from it- maybe you should find out what you are allergic to? Vega is not processed, has great ingredients and is REALLY good for you. And for those who say its expensive, yes, it is. BUT I get mine always on sale, the one I am drinking from now was 50% off and I have a stock of 2 more. If you join the email club and looks at the emails once in a while they have sales at least 25% off. If you don’t like the taste, natural and chocolate are NOT the way to go. Chai vanilla and berry are your best bet, start out with a HALF of a scoop for a while. And mix with a banana, almond milk, frozen blueberries and ice. Eventually you will acquire a taste for it. I believe you can’t just go head on with Vega, it’s a lot of “good stuff” for your body at one time.
I just try vegan one berry last night for the first time after my workout. Well I didn’t like how it taste but the worse was when I was trying to sleep and couldn’t cuz it give it me to much energy and it keep up all night . Today I have to take something to help me recuperated my sleep and stay all day in bed witch I am not to happy about it. After this bad experience I would not take this protein ever again. I’m very disappointed…
I hope someone can help me and give me some anwers of why I couldn’t sleep after taking this protein vegan one berry. Thank you!
I love this product, but am bummed out that the nutritional/vitamins value has decreased. This needs to be re-evaluated.
I purchased the Vega One chocolate all in one shake so that I could have a shake before a work or for recovery after a work out. I definately like the taste. The first time I tried it, it did not appear to digest properly. I thought I just needed to adjust to it and tried it again. This second time resulted in a horrible experience. I threw up the entire night and now 3 days later as I write this review, my digestive system is still sensitive and I feel wosy. Hoping that no one else has this reaction.
Is this product ok for pregnant women and children. I can’t see why; but just thought I’d ask.
Hi Carolyn,
I am not certain as to the specifics of this product and pregnancy. I’d check their website if I were you and / or contact them.
Arbonne has a Vegan, gluten-gree Protein shake using pea protein in combination with cranberry & rice protein which make a perfect amino acid=perfect protein. Tastes good, no side effects that I know of. I recommend it:) Vanilla or Chocolate.
Vega One is NOT sugar-free. It merely doesn’t have any *ADDED* sugar.
… I like the chocolate; a distant second is the vanilla chai.
I love this product! I especially love the chocolate. I make green smoothies and it does the best job of covering up the disgusting vegetable taste. Too bad I got pregnant and had to stop using it. The label says that pregnant or nursing women should contact a physician before using so I’m gonna ask my midwife about it at my next appointment and hopefully she’ll give the go-ahead. I miss it!
Congrats on your pregnancy!!!
I’m pregnant with 3 month can I take (vega one vegan protein shakes) it’s recmanand for for me plz tell me…?
I believe the container says that it is not recommended for pregnancy. I would recommend checking their website for details.
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
Used the Vega dietary supplement and Vega sport “recovery” products & have gotten horribly sick with flu-like symptoms after consuming. Had high hopes as the ingredients seem exactly what I’m looking for in a shake mix, but something is not right in these products. Thought I was personally having an allergic reaction, but from looking at other reviews online, I’m not alone in my experiences.