Bolthouse Farms Perfectly Protein Vanilla Chai Tea
By Nick Manteris · 2 Comments · Leave a Comment
There are a few different brands that produce highly perishable juices and fruit smoothie concoctions. I haven’t tried them all, but I’ve tried several different ones from each company. I want to share one of the flavors that I like, but first I’ll give a brief overview of the companies.
Odwalla (the name comes from a character in a song-poem by the Art Ensemble of Chicago who leads "people of the sun" out of the "gray haze") was the first one that I encountered and even though I didn’t know it at the time, I searched for something like their Tangerine juice, literally, for decades. (Which is probably a story for another time.) In 2001 Odwalla became a wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company.
Naked Juice is another company that makes bottled smoothies and juice drinks and they never add sugar or preservatives to their products. PepsiCo owns the company and their products are also distributed through Starbucks.
The third company that I’d like to mention is Bolthouse Farms. They aren’t owned by one of the soda giants and probably can’t compete on the same level, but they have something the soda giants don’t: They have a delicious drink called Perfectly Protein Vanilla Chai Tea. It is made from a blend of soy protein, brewed green tea, chai spices and vanilla and contains various vitamins, minerals and amino acids. (One of the other ingredients is apple juice, which is a bit strange since it seems like something you wouldn't want to mix with chai, vanilla or tea, but it works in this concoction.) This stuff is way better than any of the other flavors I’ve tried from any of the aforementioned companies. The only problem is the price point...I could easily go broke buying these drinks on a daily basis if I didn't consciously limit my purchases. I need some sort of affiliate deal or a subscription discount or something.
(vanilla chai photo by simple tess)
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Wed, 03/10/2010 - 14:48 · Car,em James