Amazing Grass Bars

i love the amazing grass superfood bars. amazing grass was cool enough to send some chocolate bars to the tucson marathon des sables camp i just coached. they were very well received.

today, febuary 1st 2009 is the first day the amazing grass: organic green superfood chocolate bars are available online. i've been eating them on my long rides lately and love the taste of the chocolate bars... plus i like knowing that i'm eating unprocessed organic goodness.

use my coupon code 'matthart' you get 15% off
# Cold Processed
# Raw
# Gluten Free
# Dairy Free
# Vegan

Best Meal Replacement - Amazing Grass

* outside magazine just named amazing grass superfood "the best meal replacement" - i agree.

so i'm walking through the slc whole foods a couple days ago and i see this display of amazing grass products i've never seen before.. whoa, where did these come from? i have after all pretty much been on trail for the entire month of august.. meaning a bit out of touch. after an email to my amazing sponsor i found out that they have done a deal with whole foods to offer these new products just in their stores. there are some great new additions to the line that i cannot wait to get my hands on (when i do i'll review them here).

• Amazing Meal Original Blend - Greens, Protein, Fruits & Vegetables
• Amazing Meal Chocolate Infusion - Greens, Protein, Fruits & Vegetables
• Amazing Meal Pomegranate Mango Infusion - Greens, Protein, Fruits & Vegetables
• Berry Green SuperFood - Gogi & Acai Infused
• Whole Food Energy Bar - No Sugar Added, Raw, Cold Processed & Alkaline
• Chocolate Whole Food Energy Bar - Fair Trade, Raw, Cold Processed & Alkaline
  

i'm most excited about the chocolate infusion meal replacement and the chocolate bars!

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here is the link to buy. if you use my coupon code 'matthart' you get 15% off!

Amazing Grass - My Amazing New Sponsor

when i first blogged a review of the amazing grass wheat grass i had absolutely no affiliation with the company. well i'm happy to announce that has changed as i'm adding amazing grass to my list of top notch companies that help me achieve my potential as an athlete. part of my contract that struck me was, "Our vision is to help people reach their pinnacle of health through better nutrition and an active lifestyle, while being conscious of the footprint we leave on this planet and the lives we touch.". this ethos resonates with me as it is essentially my mission statement as an endurance coach.

my trip to steamboat before the 3 days of syllamo was another example of how i think amazing grass wheat grass has changed my life. it's that good. since i come from sea level i knew my immune system would be extra stressed at 7,000 feet steamboat springs, colorado. i worked my way up to 3 tablespoons of amazing grass wheat grass powder a day just prior to leaving seattle. when i arrived i shared a room with a very sick person and there were two sick people in the house. my 3x daily dose of amazing grass gave my immune system a boost and the the antioxidants to fight off the sickness i was surrounded by ~ and i never got sick! even when i arrived in syllamo i slept in a bed with someone who was sick.. during the race. i might as well of had a wheat grass suit of armor on! anyway i'm very excited about this as i love the wheat grass, and i can't wait to try the superfood. i think the chocolate superfood will be perfect for my fruit smoothies!

get 15% off buying on their website by using the coupon code 'matthart'! and let me know what you think. i've had a handful of people already profess their love and noticeable increase in energy... good stuff.

Amazing Grass!

i tend to talk a lot about products i believe in. i'm a coach and an athlete afterall. my life revolves around my health. when i find a product i think improves my ability to train hard and recover i start telling everyone about it.

i've been interested in wheat grass ever since last winter. i stayed in slc with patagonia ultrarunner roch horton, ultra running legend and like 10 time finisher of the hardrock 100 (no i didn't get in ~ sux). i tend to study these types. you have to assume they are doing something right. so i ask a lot of questions, etc. ask karl meltzer about our first time we met in hawaii... i must have asked him 300 questions about how he trains in the first 2 hours.

anyway roch had a little plot of wheat grass and a wheat grass juicer on his counter. so i figured there must be something do it. however i wasn't interested in actually growing it if i could avoid it. after looking around a bit i found amazing grass wheat grass powder (at my local overpriced whole foods)! it's a great easy alternative and apparently has 10x the chlorophyll of tray grown wheatgrass.

here are some benefits:

• Increases and sustains energy naturally
• Detoxifies and cleanses your body
• High alkalinity helps balance your body’s pH level
• Strengthens your immune system
• Insoluble fiber gently cleanses your digestive tract and promotes regularity
• Complete food with enzymes and all essential amino acids (enzymes = proper digestion, amino acids = muscle repair)
• Natural source of antioxidants to help repair damaged cells (this one is huge for ultra athletes!)
• Excellent source of beta carotene, folic acid and vitamin C
• Whole leaf powder- not from juice!
• Dehydrated below 107 and nitrogen packed to preserve the raw food properties
• 10x the chlorophyll of tray grown wheatgrass juice
• Field grown outdoors through a cold winter
• Tested free of mold
• Gluten free and Vegan
• Certified Organic

now i can't claim wheat grass juice or the amazing grass powder taste very good. however i feel like that is a small price to pay for the health benefits (this is the same theory i used to use with jack daniels for the buzz beneifts). with the powder you can add small amounts to foods you eat and not notice it.. i've been putting it in my smoothies and shakes. even though i eat a lot of veggies already i feel like this has helped tremendously and i've been putting in some real work lately.

give it a try and let me know what you think.