Healthy Living in Singapore

$200 BLACKMORES GIVEAWAY!

HELLO FRIENDS!!!

I’m so EXCITED TODAY because it’s FINALLY March and I can share with you the deetz for this giveaway! I’m sure you must have realised by now that I LOVE doing giveaways and sending lots of nice and beneficial things to you guys so YAYYY!!!! SO HAPPY and EXCITED!!! 😀

Today’s giveaway is brought to you by none other than super famous brand Blackmores! Have you guys heard of Blackmores? They are Australia’s leading natural health brand specialising in providing lots of natural health solutions and supplements for healthier, happier living! I’m sure you would have seen their vitamins and supplements retailed in pharmacies or health supplement stores all over Singapore! And now they have their very own flagship store at Parkway Parade in Singapore retailing not just their products but with their award winning* Advisory Service to help you find products that’s best suited for your health needs!

Personally I’ve only tried their multi- vitamins before so I can’t say how effective ALL their products are but their brand is renowned, believes in natural ingredients and most importantly, and the biggest reason why I agreed to host this giveaway is because I love that Blackmores strives to be as holistic as possible- caring for the mind, body and even extending the care out to the environment as well.
A couple of months ago, Blackmores ran a campaign called #Blackmoresgogreen on Instagram to encourage people to be more aware of the environment and share practical steps in which to go green. I was immediately sold. Having a great brand is wonderful but to use that power and influence to spread the message of holistic living that cares not just for self but for the environment and people around? Well, that’s exactly what vegsmoothiebunny is about!

This time round, they are focusing on holistic living for the body and mind! They want you to play hard, eat well and sleep well which is EXACTLY what I always nag at your guys about advocate! Haha!

Okay enough talking, pictures of the stuff they so kindly sent over!

Eat well, play hard, sleep tight! I should change this blog’s name to this tagline! It’s exactly what I believe in !

JENG JENG JENG! ‘Play hard’ is a bottle of Executive B which ‘is a specially formulated combination of B-group vitamins and the
minerals magnesium and zinc – important nutrients to help meet the busy
person’s daily requirements. This formula is ideal for people who lead a
hectic lifestyle in a convenient one a day dose’. When life is stressful, you need more B group vitamins (new parents, students, workaholics- are you reading this?!) to support adrenal function and cellular metabolism as well as to support manufacture of serotonin which is a feel good hormone! If you are constantly tensed, stressed nervous or anxious, then you definitely need to look into increasing your magnesium levels!

Tied around it like a super hero’s cape is a stretchband! Yay! Stretching and low impact exercises for me please! 😀

The next factor to healthy living needs no introduction. I AM BIG ON EATING WELL and so is Blackmores! The included supplement here is Blackmore’s Probiotics 10 Billion which supports gastrointestinal tract immune system and healthy bowel functions.

Eat well guys- everything in moderation with lots of whole plant foods 🙂

And my favourite of the lot- sleep tight. This came with a lavender sachet which I’m gg to hide in my pillow. I am obsessed with lavender essential oil so this is perfect 🙂

Rest is the most important to me because you can try all you want but it’s in rest that the body repairs and heals itself. I especially love the idea of rest not just for its physiological benefits but because it’s a daily reminder that life’s healing and progress comes not just in the daily struggle and fight but in the willingness to let go, stay calm and allow nature and time to work its magic. Blackmore’s Sleep Sound Formula contains lemon balm, valerian and  magnesium to support and improve sleep. This, I’m definitely going to try this very week because truth be told, ever since starting my new job, the quality of my sleep has definitely declined. 🙁 Even though I try to go to bed early, I keep dreaming through the night and thus wake up feeling not 100% rested. Hopefully with increased light exercise and this formula, I’ll achieve better sleep so I’ll wake up each day a better and bright teacher all day, every day! 😀

Ta-da! So there you have it! I’m not giving away these products because Blackmores is big on Individuality and Customization. What I’m giving away is going to be suited only TO YOU! That’s right, FIVE lucky winners are going to win $200 worth of Blackmore’s services and products customized entirely for you and YOUR condition whether you are struggling with weight issues, low immunity, have digestive issues or brittle bones or just general well being! This $200 is made up of a naturopath consultation worth $100 and on top of that, winner will also receive $100 worth of Blackmores health products best suited for you determined by the naturopath AFTER your consultation! How cool is that!

All you have to do is head over to my instagram page and either repost my Blackmores photo or any photo and describe why you would like to embark on a holistically balanced lifestyle. Hashtag
#blackmoressg, #eatsleepplay and tag @vegsmoothiebunny in the post so I can see! 

So it’s post, describe, hashtag & tag. Got it? 😀

Contest runs 1-7 March so Go Go Go! Nothing like a brand new month to embark on more balanced living for a healthier, happier you!

I’ll be going for the naturopath consultation next week too so I’ll blog my experience after! Till then, don’t forget to play hard, eat well and sleep tight!

With love,
xx 
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*Blackmores Advisory Service was recently
awarded the ‘Most Outstanding Industry Contributor of the Year’ by
Complementary Medicines Australia! The award honours and recognises ‘the
consistent and dedicated contribution of an individual or team to the
advancement and promotion of any aspect of the complementary health
industry in the last 12 months.’


*** Invited review 🙂 No monetary transactions were involved and opinions are my own.

VSB SecretFriend Box Contributor: Second Helpings Beenut Butters!

Everybody knows I’m insanely in love with food that’s additive and nasties free. Not only do I want packaged food of the highest quality, I want them to be tasty and delicious too!

And today I’m going to introduce a food product made RIGHT here in SUNNY Singapore that ticks EVERYTHING on my checklist. It’s wholesome, free from nasties and MAD DELICIOUS.

It’s none other than…

 (Looking at this picture just makes me feel like eating all the bottles of peanut butter :/)

I first knew of this product when I was wandering around pasarbella about a year ago! Back then, I’d already just made the switch to Adam’s Natural Peanut butter after realising how FULL OF SUGAR and horrible things commercial peanut butter had. Have you ever inspected your jar of peanut butter at home? Some brands carry not just a load of sugar but hydrogenated oils as well that are really bad for you. Peanut butter is something I really love and want to eat everyday without harming my health!

(Check it out! Only 4 ingredients! And the mark of great peanut butter? THE SEPARATION LAYER.  )

So anyway! There I was at Pasarbella and chanced upon a small pop up store selling these little jars. Truth be told, I was already done for the day (Kale in ma’ bag!) and ready to go home but Tannie, the brain and muscles behind Second Helpings, with her big smile and even bigger personality!, offered a small sample and honestly, who says no to peanut butter?!

And I took one bite and I WAS HOOKED.

LIKE REALLY HOOKED. The thing about Adam’s Natural Peanut Butter is that it’s really dry and to up it’s sweetness I actually have to blend bananas into it. But For Second Helping’s beenut butters, it’s smooth and creamy and absolutely luscious. The moment I tried it I wanted to buy one for everybody I knew. It was THAT GOOD.

So for a girl who had no more money left in her wallet and was about to go home, I accosted my innocent boyfriend who wandered along and borrowed money to buy THREE jars of the beenut butters!

Second Helpings does flavoured salt/ sugars too and other kinds of peanut butters 

but my favourite is the Original one. IT’S SO GOOD you’ve GOT TO TRY IT FOR YOURSELF.

These beenut butters are also the PERFECT introduction for anyone wanting to try out a healthy lifestyle but don’t know where to start. Everyone I know who used to tease me about eating ‘dry, bland rabbit food’ has been hooked to this after I introduced it! It feels really good for me as well to know that they are making the healthier switch!

To find out more about SecondHelping’s Natural Peanut Butter, be sure to check out their facebook and definitely follow them on Instagram! They constantly update cool stuff, venue updates on their next pop up and collaborations!

And of course, if you would like to win a bottle of this AMAZING beenut butter and many other healthy, body lovin’ stuff for YOU and A FRIEND, be sure to check out the VSB SECRET FRIEND GIVEAWAY! Hurry because giveaway closes FRIDAY NIGHT!!

My Life Inc Singapore- Online Lifestyle Shopping Store for Health and Wellness!

Oooh. Look what we got here! Months ago (I’m the world’s slowest blogger on earth I know :/ haha) I was gifted with an enormous paper bag filled with lots of goodies from a company called
Well, to be honest I’d never heard of the company before so I went to research a little about it and guess what! My Life Inc is actually by Eu Yang Sang! How cool is that?! I’m sure everyone knows what Eu Yang Sang is — it’s after all a company with 134 years of bringing you health and wellness the TCM way! 
A quick browse through their website and I was beyond amazed that this was a Singapore website let alone backed by a 134 year old company I’d only till recently, associated with stuffy medicinal halls and foul smelling brews. 
Take a look at the website yourself! If anything, it reminds one of iherbinc don’t you think? And now we have our very own My Life Inc right in Sunny Singapore!
Another reason I absolutely love My Life Inc is that there is no mention anywhere on the website about achieving a certain body or slimming down to attain a certain look. (I’m very particular about this when doing online reviews or accepting collaborations.) Instead, they focus on optimizing health and aim to be a trusted online store by helping people source for healthy products that are ‘meaningful, functional and convenient’. Cools beans.

In fact, they personally
curate the products by vetting, testing and critiquing all their products and even offer brands from around the world. They are also exclusive retailers for more than 50% of products featured on their website! How’s that for finding someone an exclusive present for a special occasion?

My Life Inc has got tons of cool stuff on their website and cater to everyone – and I mean everyone, even organic food and products for babies AND pets! Take your time to surf through their webpage and see what they have on offer but here are are a few that caught my eye (I am particularly smitten with their lifestyle gifts! I LOVE HEALTH AND WELLNESS GIFTS!)

1. Acupressure Massage Mat

This really cool mat can be placed on the floor or your office chair and it helps alleviate backaches and ‘release blocked energy’. Super cool don’t you think?! I had a chance to try it out at the MyLifeInc office and it was just… really… cool. Haha. Looks like a great present for a funky grandma.

 2. AromaDough

I don’t know what this is but apparently is some sort of infused aromatherapy playdough you use to lull yourself to sleep. According to the website-

Aromadough is range of vibrant mouldable doughs that combines
the therapeutic elements of aromatherapy, touch therapy and color
therapy to create an effective yet fun way of inducing relaxation,
unwinding minds and bodies that are constantly on the go.

So basically you just mold the dough in your hands when you are stressed and the dough releases scents that calm you. BRILLIANT. I used to teach young autistic children and I can just see this as sort of a great tool to relax them during emotional flare ups and moments of panic and anxiety. Comes in different scents too!


3.  Teaism Gift Set.

THIS. IS GORGEOUS. Look at all that tea sachets all lined up so neatly. And Teaism is amazing. More on that later!

4. Sleepheart Bundle

This is another really interesting product! And SO CUTE! The lamb actually hides an MP3 in its tummy and you wear the headband/ Sleepphones that have embedded speakers and actually blocks out all sounds including your partner’s snoring (my mother says it’s like free tickets to the symphony each night HAHA!) ensuring that you get the best quality rest possible!

5. Aftershokz Bluez Open Ear Bluetooth Wireless Headphones

Are you often worried that when you loved ones go for a jog or walk home from their school with their music devices plugged in that they might not be aware of their surrounding or can’t hear oncoming traffic etc? These headphones are the PERFECT gift for them. Aside from having to deal with cumbersome wireless, these headphones actually deliver sound through your cheekbones to the inner ear! So you’ll be able to stay aware of your surroundings as well! Geez, they should make this compulsory in all secondary schools. Haha

 Onward!

My Life Inc also brings in healthy supplements and food!!! (I LOVE FOOD). They also do makeup / products from brands like Dr Hauschka,  Honey Mart, Intelligent Nutrients and many more! Super good for you if you are interested in holistic treatments or alternative therapies!

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OOH. Looks like SOMEONE found my stash!
Say hello to Neko-San! I’ll tell you more about him next time but he’s the cat from Sumikko Gurashi’s cartoon and I got him from Shinjuku in Japan for only 200YEN! More on that next time! 
Let’s see what inside the paperbag first! I’m sure you are just as curious as Neko San! 🙂
 

A WHOLE BUNCH OF GOODIES!!!! FOOD! HEALTHY FOOD! YUM! 😀 Let’s see what they are!

1. Sparkling Euphoria by Honey Mart

 

From the Website: 
“Craving a sweet refresher during the day but worried about calories and your sugar intake?
The solution is here, with Honey Mart’s Sparkling Euphoria!
The
subtle sweetness combined with tart honey vinegar creates a tantalizing
medley of flavors, while the slight carbonation gives you that quick pick-me-up when you need it most. Plus, with no added sugars, preservatives and colorings, you can indulge guilt free!
Enter a euphoric state of mind today with Sparkling Euphoria, now available individually or in packs of three. Available in 250ml. Buy 3 or 6 bottles and enjoy special pricing!  
Well established in Malaysia and growing popularity in other countries, Honeymart specializes in top quality honey products which are certified Halal. “

Personal Verdict: This took some getting used to haha and I don’t personally prefer it! I am a plain water supporter through and through!

2. Seed and Bean Organic Fairtrade Chocolate

Available exclusively on MyLifeInc in Singapore! These chocolates taste just like normal ones without all the junk! Still, chocolate is still chocolate so eat in moderation! 🙂
 
Natural bath products! So excited to try this because I’ve been thinking of trying out organic beauty products recently but didn’t know where to start (does anyone have any recommendations?) and this smells of lavender which is one of my FAVOURITE scents! 😀
 
I’m not a fan of protein bars at all because I think they taste terrible at best. Either too artificial or too sweet. But this 2 Degrees chocolate banana quinoa bar is just AMAZING. I know everyone is quite keen on questbars recently but give this one a try too and best of all, buy the bar, feed a hungry child! Yes please! Haven’t tried the GoodOnYa peanut butter chocolate one yet but doesn’t it sound really good? Mhmmmm. peanut butter. chocolate. 
Uh oh! Look who’s here to kaypoh. 
 Oops. See. This is what happens when you are a busybody. You fall with your butt up for the whole world to see.
“Go AWAY! Everything here is mine!”
Haha, Neko San is holding my FAVOURITE product of everything in the bag. MyLifeInc’s Teaism drink packs! These have honestly got to the be the coolest things EVER. 
Comes in FIVE different flavors: comfort, restore, protect, balance, energize.
And many benefits: relieving nausea and dizziness, helping digestion
and lowering flatulence, easing chronic pain, muscle aches and
rheumatoid arthritis, anti-inflammatory, minimizes symptoms of common
colds and allergies, improving overall immunity!!

 ” Mine, mine, mine, mine! I’m not sharing!”
“Okay, we have a competition okay? 
Whoever can hold the most sachets of Teaism gets to keep them all”
*drumroll*
.
.
.
And first up we have…
Squishy san!
ONE sachet!  .

Enoki San… TWO sachets! Not bad!
And for our last competitor…
 .
.
.
NEKO SAN!

Ladies and gentlemen, we have a clear winner! 😀

Haha okay, enough playing. Anyway! More about this super cool tea sachets! They are actually known as tea wands! (What a magical lovely name!) If you look closely, the sachet is perforated! So when you put the whole sachet into your cup you don’t have to struggle with tea leaves or the staple falling in to your tea and best of all, no need for a spoon to stir your tea! The Teaism sachet is sturdy enough to use as a spoon! Practicality factor 6/10. Cool factor 10/10!

I also recently learnt that the tea I’ve actually been drinking from usual lipton teabags etc, is actually not REAL tea- tea e.g. they aren’t whole tea leaves so they don’t deliver the potent antioxidents I thought I’d be getting by drinking tea! Cheap tea is actually made from tea dust, a by product of the harvesting of actual whole tea leaves!!! >.<

So I was really happy to know that Teaism uses whole tea leaves and not tea dust! And I can actually taste the difference! I feel like my daily tea drink just powered up x200. Haha.

Just place it in a glass of hot water and watch it turn to tea!


 Okay, while waiting for the tea to steep-

more fabulous products! Like freeze dried fruits! If you need a healthy portable snack that you can just slip into your bag for work or school, this is it! Everyone around me loved the banana chips which I thought I would too but my favourite turned out to be the Crispy Longan Chips. So unique and fantastic! I really like it! Although the real longan anytime for me, please, though this would do in a pinch. Comes in many different flavours as well such as banana, longan, lychee and even mixed fruit!


*All I need is eye power to get that pack of Govida freeze dried fruits….*

 Whoohoo. It worked. I am the next Matilda. 

Here’s my favourite one!

Even Enoki San likes it! 😀

Next up, for parents who constantly fret over what to give their kids for a sweet treat, My Life Inc also has a range of sweets with no nasties!

 

Sonnentor Fruit Gummies! All natural ingredients! Although it’s still essentially a sugar filled product that should be given to young children in moderation. Still, gummies you guys. We all need to live a little. Haha.

Hehheh. Ain’t nobody going to steal my gummies from me! Imma SIT ON THEM.

Alright, and since I’m very boliao and have a deep affection for making comics these days.. here’s saying good bye with a cuppa of Teaism! 

Yes! Try it yourself today! My Life Inc is having their last week of SALES now! Everything is going at almost 50% discount or more!!! Don’t miss it! Head over there, buy out all their Teaism and spread the tea joy with everyone around you today! 😀 (Or stock up for christmas/ birthdays hehheh) You can also like them on their FB page here or follow them on instagram @mylifeincme/ Twitter for product updates and motivational quotes/ pictures for inspired living!

Till next time!
xx

Drink Your Vegetables Today: Quick and Nutritious Breakfast- Maroyaka Kale Powder Green Smoothie

If you missed out on my previous post introducing the Maroyaka Kale powder that is available for the first time in Singapore, click here to find out more about it!

As a quick recap- Kale is one of the healthiest vegetables you can find. It is high in calcium and contains beta-carotene. It’s totally powerpacked with vitamin B6, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, magnesium and chlorophyll. However, Kale is REALLY REALLY hard to find in Singapore and SUPER expensive. They also don’t last long enough. Besides, who in the world has any time in the morning to pluck kale leaves?

Enter Maroyaka Kale powder to help all you busy people who don’t get enough nutrition and eat outside all day, errrrr day. Cheap vegetables not coated in salt and oil are virtually impossible to find in Singapore and now there is a fuss free way to drink all the veggie nutrients you need for the day! I’m also thinking this is a great way to sneak in nutrition for people who hate veggies. I’m planning to use them in baked goods soon and fool some people. Superfood kale cupcakes, anyone? 😉

Anyway, say hi to Squishy-san! He is my penguin and he.. doesn’t look too thrilled about the Maroyaka Kale. Meh, he says. Where is the fish? Want FISH, not veggies!

And this is Enoki-san. He is absolutely thrilled to find out what is inside the box!

*sniff*

I SMELL VEGGIES! *excited!*

The Kale powder is really the most convenient thing ever. They are packed individually into 30 sachets and you can bring them anywhere and pour it over your yoghurt, ice cream (instant nutritious ice cream, hey?) or even drink it straight with cold water.

*nomnomnom*

Here are the ingredients for a very basic nutritious green smoothie. 2 tablespoons chia seeds, 1 banana, 1 handful of spinach, 1 sachet of Maroyaka Kale Powder. LITERALLY a 2 minute breakfast. You can’t get any faster or more nutritious than this!

Put everything into a blender cup. I highly recommend the shimono blender.
(check my FAQs on purchase information)

*excited!*

*looks so yummy and green and deliciousssssss*

*sniff* Can’t wait to blend it all up! 🙂

And there it is blending away! Blend on high for 45 sec or till smooth.

“did you put any fish inside?”

And there you have it! My breakfast! One banana-chia-kale green smoothie topped with silvered almonds served with papaya wedges and a juicy sweet plum!

I guarantee you, with a breakfast like that, the world looks brighter, the people seem nicer and all around there are rainbows and unicorns. You will also have SO much energy and feel so happy and bright! It’s amazing what nutrition can do for you! Don’t start your day with blah food! Start it with the rainbow nature has to offer!

 
Stamp of approval from my herbivore friend! Haha. If you are like Squishy- san and carnivorous by nature… well, JUST TRY OKAY. Better to drink your vegetables in a gulp if you hate them than tortuously chew through them at every meal! Haha. As always, my honest, honest opinion is that no boxed product can EVER beat the real thing. You should never, ever based your health and nutritional needs on a single packaged item. However, this is the best/ most convenient/ fastest way I can think of for busy people who eat out often and don’t have time to think about nutrition to get some form of nutrition! At least get in some of your nutrition in the morning and you don’t have to worry much about it the rest of the day!
With mother’s day round the corner, I would think this would make a lovely gift as well for your mothers! Don’t buy her yet another massage chair or a box of chocolate! Give her the gift of health! My mom hates the real kale but this, blended with frozen bananas and peanut butter, she loves! It’s great for people not yet ready to graduate to the real thing (your vegetable-hating children!) or just beginning to eat healthy!
Maroyaka Kale now retails at selected Guardian Pharmacy outlets. Go get superfood-ed up today! 🙂
 

Okay, so I couldn’t resist ending off this post with a picture of my rabbit dust mitten! $2 from daiso! I love it! Haha. BYE EVERYONE! Remember that it doesn’t matter how big or small your body is. It is just a tool for you to use and love those around you so treat it well and get to loving all those around you already!
With much love, 
grace with a green smoothie mustache 😉

Launch of Maroyaka Kale in Singapore by Yakult Health Foods

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Hola! I’m back from hell week (hehheh, 18+ h work days and too little of my beauty sleep 🙁 ) but by the time you are reading this I’ll probably be off to KL to eatandEatandEAT with people I love so NO PROBLEM- Hell week was WORTH IT 😉

Anyway, today I want to share with you something I’m REALLY EXCITED ABOUT!!!!

KALE POWDER!! FINALLY! Somebody decided to turn my dreams into reality!

If you have been following me on instagram, you would know that I  ‘m a little crazy over  like kale!

I mean, what’s not to love? If you have never heard of kale, it’s achieved superfood status with it’s high antioxidant content! It’s primary nutrients include vitamin B6 (healthy brain function),  (fight infections), calcium (bone health), potassium (water balance and muscular strength), magnesium (mood and appetite regulator) and chlorophyll (detoxifier) etc.

I LOVE IT because other than broccoli (BIG LOVE!) no other vegetable has the ability to fill me up enough to curb the binge eating tendencies I used to have when I was battling my Binge Eating Disorder and Emotional Eating (answers to all your queries on this next time).  It’s PACKED full with nutrients but .. virtually impossible to get in Singapore. *sianfaceemoji.

There was a period of time I was so obsessed with it that my instagram used to be filled with kale updates telling people where to find kale and how much it’s retailing for in Singapore!

Cold storage does sell organic Kale from Zenxin Organic but I dislike it because although it’s ‘pesticide free’ and ‘organic’ there is this strange waxy taste when I blend it in my smoothies and I really don’t like that.

Also…

SIX DOLLARS for 3 stems. Please KILL ME NOW.

Then one day I struck gold and found it at The Organic Grocer at Pasarbella. A whole bunch for $10.99. I must have given it very good business after advertising to the whole world about them because a couple of weeks after I instagrammed it, prices went up by TWO DOLLARS! >:(

(I know I sound like an auntie talking about vegetable prices but vegetable prices are important to me okay, haha)

I was delighted with the bunch of course. But when you are the only grass eater   one who likes kale  in the family, a huge bunch is hard to finish by yourself. While I usually freeze my kale leaves for blending, thereby prolonging it’s ‘lifespan’, I like to eat it other ways as well such as as kale chips (if you have never tried, you MUST. SO CRISPY AND GOOD. It tastes like tao kae noi seaweed). And since it’s such a big bunch, it often turns yellow before I can get to it 🙁

So imagine my pure delight when I received the email to attend the debut launch of Kale powder in Singapore! If you can recall my post on my recent trip to Tokyo, you would notice that this is the VERY SAME product I saw on the pharmacy shelf in Tokyo and contemplated buying but didn’t because I was very suspicious of it’s contents and since my command of the Japanese language is limited to ‘thank you’ and ‘where is the toilet’, I couldn’t read the ingredient label well enough to tell if there were a million nasty additives in the box.
So THANK YOU for this invitation. The event was a blast. Maroyaka Kale is brought in by Abeille d’or Singapore in collaboration with Yakult Health Foods Japan. 

I never knew they had so many other health products as well. Apparently they’ve been selling this in Japan for 20+ years already!

Say hi to Jael, my JC classmate and PW leader who dictated that PW sessions should be filled with lots of chips and movie watching. Haha.

Attended by the heads of the respective companies themselves!

It’s so beautifully green!!

Look at that giant kale leaf! Wouldn’t it be awesome to wake up in the morning and walk into your garden and pluck that out for your morning smoothie?! I didn’t even know kale could grow till that big. AHHHH. I want to live on a farm!

The entire video was about the company’s dedication to health. No weight loss was mentioned at all. I LIKE. ‘Health products’ need to stop being so size obsessed and focus on health instead.

Hehhehhheh. They had a Q&A session for media personnel after and of course, I had to grill them on what was in the box. Additives? Preservatives? Sugar?

That’s the President and CEO of Yakult Health Foods Japan, Mr Hideaki Maruyama himself assuring me that there’s absolutely no sugar/ anything nasty added.

I also learnt that the kale is grown in special soil by contract farmers in the Kunisaki Peninsula in Oita Prefecture without the aid of agrochemicals, chemical fertilisers or pesticides. They actually remove the pests BY HAND. (T.T Japan, why are you so dedicated in whatever you do? T.T ) The leaves are harvested in the morning and transferred to the nearby Yakult Health Foods factory to be squeezed on the same day for freshness.

I’m holding the kale powder on the left and watashi no ajiru “my green juice” made from premium barley leaves on the right. I was gifted the kale powder but I actually bought back the barley one from Japan so I’ll do a review on that when I get the chance to try it! 🙂

And that concludes the event! It was a delight to see the little kids playing with the confetti 🙂 To check out my review of the Maroyaka Kale Powder and recommendations on how to use it for a totally nutritious and fuss free breakfast, click here!