EnergyBits were provided by Bits of Health free of charge in exchange for a review. I was not paid for my review.  The opinions contained in this review are mine and based on my experience, and do not reflect the opinions of Energy Bits or anyone else.

I had heard a lot of buzz about energy bits around the twitterspere and was highly intrigued by them. Little green “bits” that are only a calorie per bit (adding up to roughly 30 calories per serving). So I decided to give them a shot when their brand manager, Jonathan Levitt, agreed to send me a sample.

They’re made of 100% Spirulina algae–their website says “Spirulina is nature’s equivalent to an energy drink – but its even better because it’s 100% natural, 100% green, is carbon neutral, has only ONE calorie per tab and contains no sugar, no caffeine, no chemicals, no gluten and no soy.” Sounds pretty good. I’ve had Spirulina before in Real Food Barres (which are pretty great) so I decided would be pretty great too.

I first tried them roughly 15 minutes before I headed out the door for ballet last Thursday (it seems all I do lately is run out the door to class at the last-minute–it’s that crazy time at the end of a college semester). Since I don’t really like swallowing pill (who does?) I decided to mix them into yogurt like is mentioned on their how to take page here–BAD idea. I ended up with a nasty mouth full of green, most of it sticking to my teeth–it was like it had become a paste in my mouth. I had to quick chew a piece of gum and scrub brush my teeth before I finally left the house.

BUT, I did have more energy than usual (and a pain-free ballet night).

Since I had enough for a second go around, I decided to take some this morning before my run as a replacement for my normal morning protein bar (which I’m out of currently since I haven’t been shopping in forever).

EnergyBits recommends that newbies swallow their bits so that’s what I tried this second time around. I ended up taking about 5 at a time and  even that seemed like to swallow at once for me. I’ve read in other reviews that people usually swallow about 15 at a time–that didn’t work for me.

I don’t think EnergyBits really suit me–I couldn’t find a way I liked eating them–but I do think they’d be a great energy source and replacement for protein drinks and bars if you can handle swallowing them.

EDIT: @Energybits on Twitter pointed out to me that there’s a Pinterest board with some more recipes to try out, I think I’m going to try the smoothie one with my remaining bits.

If you’ve tried them before, how do you like to eat them?

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EnergyBits were provided by Bits of Health free of charge in exchange for a review. I was not paid for my review.  The opinions contained in this review are mine and based on my experience, and do not reflect the opinions of Energy Bits or anyone else.