Happy Thursday Friends! I hope your week has been going well and you are looking forward to a fun weekend ahead. Tomorrow my girlfriends are coming over for our annual fort sleepover. I am excited to be able to to just chill with my friends and enjoy a fun evening.
Today I wanted to talk a little bit about Daily Harvest smoothies! I have been seeing Daily Harvest all over my social media for what feels like years. Of course, I was intrigued by the idea of delicious and healthy smoothies being delivered to me weekly, but I was always a bit hesitant over the cost (because ya girl is cheap). But after a while the advertisements got to me and I caved and purchased my first order of the smoothies and today I wanted to share my thoughts on the smoothies with you.
Before we get started, I will be sharing links to Daily Harvest throughout this post and if you make a purchase, I will receive a discount on my next purchase. I want to be transparent with you all, as always so it is important I share with you.
How it works
Daily Harvest is very simple to use. You can either go onto their website or on their app to browse the items they have available and add them to your cart. Once you have added everything you want, they will place the order and ship it directly to your house. Because it is a subscription service, every week you will need to go in and select the items you want for that week or skip the week. If you do not skip, they will automatically reorder the same items as the week prior and ship those items directly to you.
The items arrive to your house packaged in a food safe container which keeps the products nice and cool so they do not spoil. One thing I appreciate is they are packaged in recyclable containers so there is little to no waste with each smoothie.
What We Ordered
In our first package we ordered the following flavors:
- Cacao + Avocado
- Chai + Coconut
- Chocolate + Blueberry
- Chocolate + Hazelnut
- Cold Brew + Cacao
- Dragon Fruit + Lychee
- Strawberry + Peach
- Vanilla Bean + Cacao
- Watermelon + Dragon Fruit
When you are ordering, Daily Harvest gives you a flavor description of each smoothie so you have a reference point for the flavor. For example, the Chocolate + Blueberry is described to taste like dark chocolate covered blueberries. Here's a hint: it really does taste like chocolate covered blueberries. We ordered all of the flavors based on the description and which ones we thought would be the most tasty.
My Thoughts
What I Like:
The service is very easy to use. You pick what you want, it shows up at your door and you have a health, premade breakfast available to you. The flavors are interesting and not something I would have ever made for myself if I had just been making a random smoothie.
They do not add additional sugars to their smoothies. Because the package comes with frozen fruits and veggies, you are net getting some of the sugar additives you can find with other smoothies. The only sugar you get in the package is what naturally occurs in the fruits.
Of the smoothies we tried, I think my favorite was the Cold Brew + Cacao. It kinda tasted like a cold mocha and it was yummy. My least favorite was the Watermelon + Dragon Fruit. For some reason the watermelon taste weird to me, so I might not be trying that one again. We shall see - it's possible that particular watermelon was a bit more sour than I prefer.
What I Don't Like:
I won't beat around the bush, they are a bit pricey. At $7.99 a piece, it feels like I am eating an expensive breakfast. However, I am typically skipping breakfast or eating something that I really should not be, so if I pay a little extra to get a healthier option, I will splurge. If you are not going to eat a smoothie every day and like variety in your breakfast options, you could easily get 10 smoothies a month and have 2-3 a week which would be a little more cost effective.
Wrapping Up
If you are like me and are looking for healthier alternatives for meals, I would definitely recommend checking out Daily Harvest. Their smoothies are delicious and are super easy to use. All you have to do is pull the package out of the freezer, add your own dairy and blend.
Because we liked the flavors, we have actually placed 2 additional orders of smoothies and will likely continue to place orders every 2-3 weeks depending on how many smoothies we eat in a week.
If you are interested in trying Daily Harvest smoothies, use this link here: Daily Harvest. You will get $25 off your first order which makes the first package more affordable.
Well that is everything for today! I hope you enjoyed the product review - I am thinking about trying some of their other products and doing a review of those as well. If you're interested in hearing about them, just let me know in the comments section below.
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