Organic Mushroom Nutrition, Beauty+, Powered by Chaga + Collagen, Strawberry Lemonade, 10 Packets, 0.22 oz (6.2 g) Each

I love that it has marine collagen and not animal collagen. Tastes really good and love the ingredients but it’s not cheap, but good supplements are rarely inexpensive

This 10-count box of strawberry lemonade mushroom superfood drink is supposed to do amazing stuff: help support youthful vibrance, healthy hair, glowing skin & nails & antioxidant power to fight free radicals. The box says it’s an organic mushroom blend powered by Om Chaga & King Trumpet mushrooms, collagen, biotin + Vitamin E. I dumped it in a 12 oz cup of water (reverse osmosis so I gave it every chance to stay pure). I stirred it then let it sit for a few minutes so it completely dissolved. It stayed clear but was overly sweet. The box says no stevia so the sweet taste must come from the organic monk fruit extract. I wasn’t crazy about the taste & waited for the magical energy so many people were raving about. I’m always skeptical about wild claims made about dietary supplements—the box even says that the statements haven’t been evaluated by the FDA. I never did feel any different but it may be one of those things that you have to take continuously for a long period of time. Perhaps if I had taken more I would’ve noticed a change.

I put various powders in much of the food I eat. Protein powder. Acacia fiber powder. I add flavor to my water. And on. So I didn't think this would be a problem.I was going to substitute it for the probiotic powder I add to my fake juice every morning, but I dumped it in my glass and it was the type of finely ground powder that you know isn't going to dissolve very well. And it was a kind of off-putting beige color. So I put it in my cereal instead.Now, as an intermission, I need to mention that you're supposed to mix this powder with 12 oz water. That's a really weird amount. Most disposable water bottles are 8 or 16+ oz and most reusable water bottles are 16+. So, anyway, it was really too much for my bowl of cereal.The taste was REALLY strong and lemon droppy. And I don't love lemon flavor. I hoped the strawberry would dominate, but it did not. I still ate the bowl of cereal, but I hate wasting food, so.I'm sure I'm MUCH more beautiful already, though!

Om Organic Mushroom Nutrition Superfood Drink StickAfter reading several articles and listening to my favorite online dermatologist saying how much good mushroom extract can do for your skin and health, I decided to try this. I tried mixing this in with a cup of room temperature water and then shaking which normally removes clumps from other powdered supplements I use. That didn't work. It just sat in clumps and would not disperse.I finally mixed this up in a blender with my collagen powder and other soluble vitamins with greens. I could still taste the mushrooms. I don't care for mushrooms and no amount of flavorings will hide that taste. I am sure that this mix will work well for others that enjoy it. I just can't get past that part.

This review is for the strawberry lemonade flavor.Even after mixing thoroughly, after a few minutes the powder tends to gather at the bottom of my waterbottle like sediment, causing me to basically get mouthful of sand when I reach the bottom. This drinks flavor might even be bearable if it wasn't for the sickly sweet artificial aftertaste the monk fruit has. It's way too overwhelming and dominant to ignore. I'd much rather have it be not sweet at all honesty. I avoid sugar so I'm very familiar with all of the zero/low calorie sweeteners (aspartame, sucralose, stevia, xylitol, etc) and monk fruit is by far one of the worst. Although this drink may be good for me, I just can't get myself to finish even the 10 packets.