Meal Replacement Nutritional Shake by Ambronite - BANANA - High Fiber Superfood & Protein Drink for Healthy Weight Loss - All Natural Smoothie Mix for Men and Women - 13.3 oz, 1600 cal Pouch

Initially I was looking for a convenient meal replacement and was considering Soylent. After looking over their ingredients I started wondering if there was perhaps another meal replacement option with possibly healthier ingredients. In particular I did not want soy protein or sucralose.In this search I came across Ambronite & Ample.I've had the Banana & Ginger & Apple flavors. If you've ever had any type of powdered greens drink relative to those the flavor is pretty decent. Make sure to add enough water. If you leave it too thick the flavor and texture will likely be far less desirable and turn you off from it.I think the way Ambronite delivers their product to the consumer hurts them. They currently do not have a convenient, liquid ready to drink option like Soylent. Not a big deal - perhaps their concerned about waste? Unfortunately they only offer two package sizes - 1600 calorie and 400 calorie pouches. So as far as waste is concerned you won't be saving much here. Making this an even bigger issue is that the pouches are virtually unsealable after being opened. They have typical re-seal lines like gladlock, but you will be hard pressed to get it to work.Apparently they have taken note as both my 1600 pouches arrived inside a secondary re-sealable clear plastic bag that actually works. Also the pouches do not include a scoop. Again they've apparently heard the feedback as the clear bag for each pouch had a scoop.Unfortunately one of my pouches arrived expired as seen in the photo. I received mine 2nd week of Jan 2019 and you can see it expired in 2018. Supposedly the date is in Euro format but it's still expired. Tastes fine though :pAmbronite is currently priced at over double the price Soylent and slightly less or equal to Ample Original. However its a bit more carb heavy so if you are looking for an MR that's lighter on carbs you may consider Ample.Ideally Ambronite would start offering their powders in bulk sizes the way protein powder and weight gainer has been offered for decades now. Instead they, like Soylent and Ample try to push you into a subscription plan that offers modest discounts. I think whoever does this 1st could get a real advantage as people would rather have the discount upfront instead of stuck in another recurring bill. Also it would cut down on unneeded waste from packaging & shipping.

If, it is as labeled it will be tough to beat for ingredients. Taste leaves a lot to be desired for me. I'm going to look for a less expensive/better tasting alternative. if I can't find one, I will stick with this. I use it for backpacking. .

Not a big fan but it’s healhty. Drank it all but wouldn’t buy again :-/

The taste is fine, but the packaging is subpar. There was no scoop included, so I am guessing on the portion. Also, the bag is impossible to reseal once open.

It kind of tastes like grass (lawn type) with a hint of banana.

Cannot use this product because the advertised scoop that was supposed to be included in my package was not.