Acai Berry?

[katygirl]

So the other day I was at Costco and I picked up a bottle of acai berry juice. I remember reading that acai berries were on the list of SUPER foods, it was on sale so I went for it. Does anyone else drink this/use this? I'm not sure if it really is a health benefit or just a bunch of hooey!

[Just Mary]

So the other day I was at Costco and I picked up a bottle of acai berry juice. I remember reading that acai berries were on the list of SUPER foods, it was on sale so I went for it. Does anyone else drink this/use this? I'm not sure if it really is a health benefit or just a bunch of hooey!

I bought that bottle, too, mainly because I'd just watched that Good Eats episode where he puts it in his smoothies (and has lost 50 lbs.) I kind of doubt any fruit juice is worth what we paid, but figured I'd give one bottle a shot. I think I'd need to have some daily, long term, for the benefits and I don't see myself buying it all the time because it doesn't add much flavor or anything. But it's fun putting a shot of some expensive elixir in my smoothie for now!

[TieKitty]

I've also heard that it's a "super food", but it's extremely expensive. I couldn't afford to drink it on a daily basis, that's for sure.

[TKay]

I think I read that it's good for weight loss. So when I went to get a box of EmergenC, I bought the acai berry one. When I take it, it seems to give me heart palpitations. I realize this is no double-blind study. But there seems to be enough of a correlation to make me stop using it.

I don't know how what I got in my powdered supplement compares to what you are getting in the liquid, so take my words with a grain of salt.

Good luck and let us know how things go. Man, I'd love to have a magic elixir to make things all better (and help the pounds fall off). ;)

[Gumbeaux]

IMHO, Acai berries are the most over-hyped food/supplement of the decade. Some of the claimed benefits are ridiculous. Red grapes, pomegranates, and blueberries have more antioxidants.

I think they make you lose weight by lightening your wallet so that you have less money to spend on food. :rolleyes:

[katygirl]

IMHO, Acai berries are the most over-hyped food/supplement of the decade. Some of the claimed benefits are ridiculous. Red grapes, pomegranates, and blueberries have more antioxidants.

I think they make you lose weight by lightening your wallet so that you have less money to spend on food. :rolleyes:


Yeah..this was kind of my thinking. I'll finish the bottle but I don't think I'll buy again.

[missy jean]

I tried the juice once and didn't really like the taste of it.

I think it was Dr. Oz who raved about it.

I prefer to eat fruit instead of drinking juices. But, I love smoothies because you still get the fiber