Customer Reviews

Garden of Life Super Seed Beyond Fiber, 600-Grams

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This is one of the best fiber supplements on the market. Not only does it include both soluble and insoluble fiber, it also includes beneficial probiotic bacteria and on top of that tastes great. Each scoop of Super Seed contains 7g of fiber from whole foods like flax seed, chia seed and legumes. On top of that, since it's a whole food fiber, it also adds nutrition to whatever you mix it with in the form of protein, vitamins, minerals and beneficial fats from the flax seeds(omega 3).

The best part about this is that it doesn't contain Psyllium which is the 'in' fiber these days but a lot of people find that it's too harsh on the stomach and can cause constipation easily if not taken with a lot of fluids. Super Seed is much gentler than your average fiber supplement and tastes great with anything. My favorite way to use it is to add half a scoop to Lifeway's plain kefir. It tastes great and is very healthy for me too. As with any fiber supplement, make sure to drink 6-10 glasses of water a day.

Yes, I said Poop. Isn't this why we want fiber? It's why I wanted fiber! Seriously, I started using this not so much to keep me regular, but to make sure I was regularly cleaning out! Perfect product. The taste reminds me of an apple pie baked with tons of cinnamon. I love it. I just mix a huge scoop with water and drink away. Use ALOT of water or it will get to thick and be more like a porridge. You can mix it with with room temp. or cooler food if you prefer. This is really a great product that I look forward to using. Eat, drink, poop!

I've been using this product for about a year. I stopped for a couple of months and noticed a marked difference in the way I felt and the ability to lose weight. It's not a weight loss product but taken along with watching my diet has made a difference in weight loss progress.

I've been mixing it with orange juice. Makes an interesting tasting drink. It has caused me no stomach upset. The probiotics are a welcome addition.

Two things you really need to know:

1. If you don't like cinnamon, not for you. Also try your favorite juice with a big dose of cinnamon and see if you can drink it. If not, then not for you.

2. It doesn't mix very well, the seeds are whole. I don't mind this, but if you need to feel like you are drinking 100% liquid, look elsewhere. It's a little like drinking apple sauce.

Years ago, I used to fast once a week and really take good care of myself. I fell off the wagon and started working and going out a lot and forgot that I really need to take care of myself. I decided to do a cleanse with the Garden of Life 10 day kit. It is suggested that after the cleanse that you maintain colon health with this fiber. I decided to take a chance and I love this fiber. I take this before I go to bed and in the morning I eat Fiber One cereal, (although the cereal has a sugar substitute that I am not crazy about), but these in combination make me feel like I am walking on air. You will lose weight and feel like a new person. I plan on continuing use and also using the Garden of Life cleanse twice a year. Get it!

Great stuff!!! I've helped my wife battle cancer since the end of 1999. She's got Multiple Myeloma and was given 3 years. We're now out past 10 years because we've made all the right decisions. We both take 1.5 scoops per day of Super Seed religiously. We feel it's that good. One scoop each in orange juice and the other scoop we split in a smoothie. Just remember, your intestines are the center of your immune system. You MUST keep them working properly or you'll break down... just like a car. :)

I feel I should defend this product about "bad tasting" remarks, because I have consumed at least 4 jars of this - two of them the smaller sized jars - and I find that what it says on the jar label is true, quote,"Color and taste may vary from lot to lot." That is quite true! Some of the ones I bought tasted very good to me, and others were not half as delicious. I recommend, if you should not like the taste, to mix it with some cold spiced apple cider/juice.
One of the things I like about this product is that it is not very sweet, and I dislike taking some other powdered fiber supplements that are sweet and come flavored with orange or citrus -- yuck! Which reminds me that I had read someone else's review of this product where they said it contained sugar, and it most certainly doesn't! One serving contains less than 1 gram of sugar, and that is sugars that are naturally occuring in the ingredients. This Super Seed is lightly sweetened with stevia.
I have ordered a jar of this to arrive every month with that service from amazon, because I am pleased with the stuff. It doesn't cure my irritable bowel syndrome, but I have had that illness for many years and don't expect anything to fix it overnight. Buying this Super Seed sure beats grinding flax seeds into a powder at home. It is wonderfully convenient that way.
I hope to be able to buy this product for a long time...

As a Board Certified Nutrition Specialist, I carefully research and try products before I recommend them. I hardly ever recommend over-the-counter products, preferring instead to use professionals-only brands. Super Seed is an exception.

In my opinion, this is the best commercially available fiber powder, and I frequently recommend it to clients.

Super Seed offers 6 grams of fiber (soluble and insoluble) from a variety of seeds, including flax and chia. But I like how it goes "beyond fiber" (as the label says) to also offer rich amounts of omega 3s (via the ALA in flax), 6 grams of protein, and organic cinnamon to help stabilize blood sugar levels.

As with all fiber products, it takes some getting used to. Super Seed blends pretty well in water or to thicken a smoothie. The cinnamon and stevia give this product a sweet, pleasant taste. Yes, it can also be a little gritty. Be sure to mix it well in plenty of water, consume plenty of liquids along with it, and drink it immediately.

I recommend you work up to 3 or 4 servings a day (easy does it, particularly at first) to meet your hard-to-reach fiber quota.

This product really works, I have been taking this for about two months and I am amazed how much better I feel. I always take one scoop full in the morning mixed with cranberry juice. I used to have stomach problems with many trips to the bathroom... NOT ANY MORE! With this product I have no more stomach problems at all! I have less trips to the bathroom and much more energy. I feel twenty years younger! GREAT PRODUCT!

I thought because of all the high reviews, this item would work to increase digestion production but for me, it slowed my digestive system down so much that I could hardly go for a few days. It also gave me a stomach ache and didn't make me feel very well. I took it with a full large 12 oz. glass of water and tried the doses according to directions - for a week I tried. I did not find it beneficial. I know other reviewers have found this item very helpful but for me, it seemed to be very sticky and slow my digestion down. It has a cold element to it and makes my stomach feel like it has a cold slow lump moving through it. I hope other people get a better response to this product than I did. Good luck!

At least with psyllium and a table spoon of aloe vera juice, and a teaspoon or two of Flax see oil, I was regular.