Review: Greens First
September 14th, 2008
This formulation is a lot like many others: fairly robust with a variety of greens (barley grass, spirulina, chlorella), followed by filler (oat betaglucen, apple fiber, brown rice, lecithin), and then antioxidant herbs and fruits (carrot, green tea, blueberry, plum, and other fruits and veggies). The rest is a collection of veggie powders and herbs. This particular formulation is pretty heavy in the fillers with almost 4 grams of it (I look for under 2 grams of filler in a good formulation). This product’s label, like so many others, call their fillers a “Fiber Blend” to give it a purpose in the formulation. And while it’s true that many of these fillers add fiber, I look for a more substantial reason for the filler to call it anything but “filler.” The rest is really nothing special…a few herbs and not enough kelp to even warrant mention (a token amount). At $4.22 per ounce, I think this is a bit pricey for the quality of the blend.
Manufacturer’s Description
Contains 49 super foods, extracts and concentrates including super greens, vegetables, fruits, probiotics, soluble and insoluble fibers, herbs, spices, natural flavonoids, enzymes and lecithin. Eating five to ten servings of fruits and vegetables daily is ideal. However; it isn’t always possible. Now you can ENJOY many of the phytonutrient and antioxidant benefits of a fruit and vegetable rich diet of vibrant colors and dark greens…everyday!
Where to Purchase
Online at manufacturer’s site.
Taste
Sweet. Slightly fruity. Slightly earthy.
Flavored with stevia and natural flavors.
Ingredients & Nutritional Facts
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Pros
A decent formula with a good variety of ingredients that include green superfoods, fruits, and herbs.
Cons
A bit high priced for the quality of the formulation. A bit too much filler.
Recommended Usage
Mix one level scoop (provided in bottle), with 6-8 ounces of water. Stir briskly or shake in a closed container and enjoy one or more times a day.
Certifications & Manufacturing
Some organic ingredients.
Price
9.95 oz = $41.99
Price per oz = $4.22
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4 Comments Add your own
1. Jerry | December 29th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Scientific Phyto-Nutrition and the Standard American Diet: A Proposed Realistic Solution by Ezra Béjar, PhD, John Maher, DC, ABAAHP, Bruce Howe, DC, CCN can be read at
Greensfirst is by far, the best tasting greens drink out there and mixes easily and tastes well with other mixes such as protein powder!
2. Mark | February 20th, 2010 at 3:15 pm
I know the GreensFirst people and they’re top notch. I’ve met the NanoGreens doc, he knows his stuff. When it comes down to taste and how I felt using each, I thought the NanoGreens was just a bit better. I didn’t like the Stevia aftertaste of GreensFirst. But, both good products.
3. Dr John Maher | March 5th, 2010 at 11:42 am
Dr Howe and I are the developers of both NanoGreens10 and GreensFirst. We can tell you that are testing in 2009 has shown NanoGreens10 is much superior, as intended. We disagree with the notion that things like oat beta glucan and phosphatidyl choline are “fillers”, though we understand that non-scientists might say so. For those who wish to reads about the benefits of even these so-called “fillers” use the key word search bottom at http://www.nanogreens.com.
4. admin | March 5th, 2010 at 12:36 pm
Hello Dr. Maher,
Thanks for your comment. It’s true that “filler” to one person could be a nutritional ingredient to another. And very few natural ingredients (even fillers) are completely worthless. To me, something is a filler when it is a relatively inexpensive addition to the product that adds significant bulk to the formula, thus weakening the concentration of other herbs over a single serving. So, for example, while Flaxseed Meal DOES provide Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids, I consider it to be a filler because it’s an inexpensive ingredient that does not add the kind of nutritional value as other ingredients, relative to its bulk. I apply the same criteria to other ingredients that I refer to as “fillers.”
Congratulations on the NanoGreens formulation. It is, indeed, very competitive with other formulations.
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