Frequently Asked Questions
What is kale?
Kale is a form of cabbage. It is a superstar vegetable rich in nutrients, fibre and antioxidants. Ordinarily, the nutritional data on kale does not include the ribs and stems. Our nutritional data does because we actually add these pieces to your drinkmeTM. Here are the reasons:
1) We want to give you the nutritional benefits of whole food
2) We want to give you all that precious fibre that works so well to remove toxins from the walls of your intestine
3) The fibre can prevent heartburn
4) We are simply different and offer the highest quality product on the market
How is drinkmeTM different from juice?
When you make juice, pulp sticks to the juicer and gets washed down the drain. drinkmeTM is a smoothie. It is a blend of whole fruits and vegetables, including the fibre-rich pulp. Here are a few great things fibre can do for you:
How much drinkmeTM should I drink?
The Canadian Food Guide recommends a daily dose of 7-8 servings of fruits and vegetables. 450 ml of drinkmeTM will give you close to this. It actually exceeds the recommendation of greens!
What time of day should I drink my drinkmeTM?
drinkmeTM is a healthy choice anytime of day. But as with most detox mechanisms, you'll reap the most benefits in the morning, after you body has had a chance to rest through the night.
What are whole foods?
Food in its purest form. There are two types of whole foods:
1) Unrefined and unprocessed foods e.g. a fruit or vegetable as is
2) Unadulterated foods processed without chemicals or additives e.g. drinkmeTM
Why is my drinkmeTM frozen?
Your drinkmeTM is not pasteurized, so we freeze it to preserve it. Freezing allows us to keep your drink whole, natural, and enzyme-rich. It also gives you the freshest, safest product - we freeze your drinkmeTM within one hour of washing, peeling, cutting and blending it.
How can drinkmeTM help me after a workout?
drinkmeTM can replace your fluids after a workout. It is extremely high in potassium and calcium, so it can also replace the electrolytes you lose in a vigorous workout.
What is an enzyme?
Enzymes naturally occur in all living things. They are biological catalysts that start and speed up every function in your body, including digestion. Your drinkmeTM is raw, so it contains living enzymes that naturally occur in whole foods. The enzymes help you easily break down and digest the drink, quickly converting it to vitamins and minerals in your body. It's the reason so many people feel an instant boost of energy when they drink drinkmeTM.
What happens to the enzymes in cooked food?
When you cook food, you de-nature the enzymes - they can no longer help you digest what you eat. This calls on your body to compensate by stealing its own enzymes to break down the food. It steals those enzymes from less life-threatening sources such as your skin, hair and nails. One of the results is pre-mature aging. Eating raw food will help you replace the enzymes that time and the process of living take away. Enzymes are your body's workers. You need them to keep your body functioning. That's why we make drinkmeTM raw and enzyme-rich.
drinkmeTM does NOT use concentrated orange juice. Why not?
drinkmeTM will NEVER use concentrates. It has to be raw, pure fruit for us - yet another high standard that separates your drinkmeTM from other beverages.
Here is a look at how the concentration process reduces the nutritional value and taste of orange juice:
Orange juice is boiled, evaporated in a vacuum, and homogenized, resulting in a sugary syrup. It is then frozen in big blocks and shipped to countries where it is defrosted and reconstituted with water. Next, the add-backs go in. These include glucose and fructose to enhance flavour and aroma, and avoid seasonal variations in taste. The add-backs never appear on the label because they come from a natural source.