G’day eaters!
Are you still feeling that Monday/end of a weekend where you were lazy and ate too much junk push to be healthy?
Yes? Good!
Because I’ve got a health product to talk about and I like us all being on the same page.
So…
How do you feel about probiotics?
If you’re reading you’re probably tuned in enough to the “healthy living community” to know that probiotics are a bacteria that keep your gut healthy (and you pooing regularly) and that yogurt is a good source of them.
And frankly, that’s about all that I know about probiotics aside from a rumor that adding honey to yogurt helps boost the amount of probiotics you can get.
Yeah, I’ve still got no clue if that’s true. If you know, please tell me. Until then I’m going to continue adding it to my yogurt because it’s tasty.
But I digress.
Of course we know that probiotics are good for us and we should probably take some kind of probiotic supplement. But we should probably do a lot of other things everyday that most people don’t.
I’ll be the first to admit — I don’t take any vitamins or supplements. I dislike the act of swallowing vitamins. It’s also hard for me to justify spending a lot of money on oils and pills that don’t provide me tangible results.
Sure, they’re doing good things for me on the inside, but if I don’t see results I’m not going to continue.
With that being said, when GoodBelly, a probiotic juice/supplement company, reached out to me to take their 12 Day Challenge I was skeptical. But, let’s be honest, I’m almost never going to turn down a free sample.
So I picked up three packs — a 12 day supply — of GoodBelly shots and committed to tossing one back everyday. Even if I didn’t see any results.
Luckily, these babies were little and tasty, so it wasn’t a painful process in the least.
And even more luckily, about halfway through the 12 Day Challenge I actually started to notice a difference: less bloating.
We all know that probiotics play an important role in poop, but poop…ahem…isn’t a problem for me. Bloating is, though, and before this little Challenge I had no idea that probiotics could help with that.
So I was very happily surprised when I started to notice my stomach retaining its flatter form long and longer into the day. The probiotics didn’t completely erase all my bloating, but I got a ton of bloat-reducing bang for my effort-buck.
I’ve been without these little probiotic shots for about a week now and I can definitely tell a difference. I’m bloated all over again and constantly trying to suck my gut in. And I miss my fruity little shots already.
But all of this good stuff doesn’t mean a darn thing if it’s not worth the money. So the million dollar question: Would I spend my own money on them?
You bet!
It’s about $4 (I think) for a 4-pack of shots. And each pack has a coupon on the inside for 50¢ off 2 4-packs. And it’s worth every penny.
But don’t take my word for it. Try it yourself!
GoodBelly has generously offered to give away a 12 day supply of their probiotic shots to one lucky eater.
To enter:
1) Leave a comment below telling me about one vitamin/supplement you know you should take, but don’t.
2) Tweet something about wanting to win free @GoodBellyDrink probiotic shots from @KaraHadley.
I’ll pick a winner later this week (probably Wednesday or Thursday), so be sure to check back.
Later eaters!
PS — GoodBelly did provide me the products for free, but all the opinions are my own.
Hi Kara!
I am so excited about your give away…I keep meaning to these.
I am supposed to take a multivitamin every day…but it does not always happen…
Good thing I eat a lot of vegetables!
I always forget my calcium vitamins to help my bones!
My doctor is always saying to take vitamin D. Usually I am pretty good at remembering, but sometimes I forget!
I always forget my multivitamin and have to remember to sort it in my daily vitamin case each week to keep on track!
Tweeted too! Thank you! https://twitter.com/Serene_streams/status/3044176…
Great giveaway!