This super oatmeal was the perfect start to a sleepy, grey Sunday morning (which was accidentally overslept!). What better way to make oatmeal a super food than with these super food samples the kind folks at Navitas Naturals sent to me to try and review.
I was sent some Raw Cacao Sweet Nibs, Organic Freeze-Dried Acai Powder and Organic Palm Sugar to review, along with a super cool Navitas Naturals water bottle (which is in one of my favorite colors and is something I’ve actually been complimented on numerous times already!).
I started with basic oatmeal on the stove. For both Ross and I (he had about 2/3 of the pot) we used 1 cup old fashioned oats, 1 cup almond milk, 1 cup water, 1 mashed over ripe banana and half a tablespoon of chia seeds (another superfood that you can also find at Navitas Naturals).
Towards the end of the cooking process I added in two teaspoons (two servings) of Acai Powder.
What’s the deal with Acai Powder and what does it taste like? Acai berries (pronounced ah-sigh-ee) are small, dark purple berries that grow on palm trees indigenous to Central and South America. They’ve been prized for quite a while, with ancient Amazonian tribes using it medicinally. Nutritionally, they’re a huge antioxidant powerhouse, loaded with monosaturated and polyunsaturated fatty acids, full of Vitamin C and many other micronutrients, including polyphenols and falvonoids. This quote below is also on the Navitas Naturals website, pretty cool! (You can read more about the study and findings in this article I just found).
In a recent study by the University of Florida with Professor Stephan Talcott, antioxidant extracts from acai berries were tested on their effect against cancer in a cell-culture model. The result? The acai extracts triggered leukemia cells to self-destruct up to 86%.
For toppings for our oatmeal, we went with juicy, sliced Plant City strawberries (love the Florida strawberry season!) as well as my other two Navitas Naturals samples.
Cacao nibs are full of antioxidants, iron and magnesium and are a Mayan Superfood. For the Organic Raw Sweet Cacao Nibs, Navitas Naturals takes partially ground cacao and rolls them in raw cacao liquor and then lightly mixes them with 100% organic sugar cane juice. While they are sweetened, don’t be tricked into thinking these taste like the traditional chocolate you’re used to! They still have quite a bitter aftertaste, just like unsweetened chocolate. However, the crunch is wonderful and I have found that the bitterness disappears when you add the nibs to things like oatmeal or banana soft serve.
To finish off our oatmeal, we sprinkled a little bit of Organic Palm Sugar on top.
Palm sugar is the crystallized nectar of the coconut palm flowers. Not only is it very sweet but it is also very ecologically friendly and has been ranked by the Food and Agriculture Organization as the single most sustainable sugar in the world (coconut palms produce an average of 50%-75% more sugar per acre than sugar cane, while using only a fifth of the resources). The glycemic index of palm sugar (GI35) is naturally half that of cane sugar, and also has high amounts of potassium, magnesium, zinc, iron, Vitamin C and many B Vitamins.
I loved the taste of the palm sugar, and I also loved how it melted over the warm oatmeal. I know this sounds cliché, and I hope you know what I mean, but the sweetness of the palm sugar just tasted more natural than the refined table sugar and other sugars that permeate our society.
I have more baking ideas in mind to use these super food products, but I was so glad I took the time to try them out in my oatmeal this morning!
Navitas Naturals has many other products I’d be anxious to try: Goji Berries, Hemp Seeds and Protein Powder, Lucuma, Maca, Mesquite, Wheatgrass, and Yacon.
Time to go get my study on! I have my third Nutrition Exam that I have to take by tomorrow night. It’s been a full couple days of studying, discussion posts, assignments, papers and more! (For those of you new to the blog, I’m taking some prerequisite courses so I can go back to school for a degree in Dietetics so I can be a Registered Dietitian! So excited!)
Question of the day: what superfood most intrigues you? I’ve tried several superfoods lately that intrigued me (chia seeds, cacao nibs, acai powder) but I really want to get my hands on some maca next!
Good luck studying for your exam! Your oatmeal looks awesome with all of the fun super foods. I am interested in trying chia seeds, I haven’t been able to find them locally yet.
I’m super intrigued by Chia Seeds. I seem ‘em all over the blogs and I’m dying to try them out. I just have to hunt down a health food store in my little corner of Florida. And aren’t the fresh strawberries to die for?
I found the chia seeds at chiaseedsdirect.com – they’re reasonably priced (actually cheaper than I found in a couple local stores) and it’s basically $25 for the 2 lbs seeds and shipping (fast shipping too). Not bad! Plus they last forever!
Your super oats look super delicious!
I love adding these powerhouse nutrients in oats. Such a great way to sneak in some amazing things for your body and they also add great taste!
Hope you are enjoying your weekend love.
Wow, what a bowl of oats is all I have to say about that!
I actually picked up a bag of hemp seeds by navita naturals on Friday.. they are great just thrown on a simple spinach salad.
I am intrigued by ALL of those superfoods simply because I’ve never heard of them (if you don’t count the blog world, that is) I think I am most curious to try chia seeds and maca though. Hope you enjoyed your weekend girl! xoxo
Good Luck on your exams, girl!
I´m sure you´ll be just fine
Have a terrific week!
Brazilian XOXO´s,
Gabriela
I’m looking to purchase Amazing Grass next. And definitely some chia seeds. Glad to see your reviews on all those products!
when did you change the layout to your blog!? did i miss this?! eep!
good luck on the tests!
haha no worries, I just changed it yesterday.
Still need to tweak and sync some colors, and maybe make a new header, but that requires more time than I have right now. 
Still, I had to get the new theme up ASAP, because I love how clean everything is! 
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