Living Intentions just never lets me down. For a while now i have been fanatically obsessed with their spiced and flavored Gone Nuts mixes, they are just the best of their kind on the market. One thing is for sure, the team behind these products knows about flavor balancing and creating amazing textures in their treats. Being a huge granola person already i was really excited to try their Superfood Cereals. I tried out the chia Ginger, Hemp and Greens, and my favorite, Cacao Crunch.

Many raw cereals miss the boat in the flavor department and are rather bland. These are the exact opposite. They are packed with flavor!

Hemp and Greens - This flavor is particularly hearty and nourishing. It has a more traditional granola flavor. The coconut, banana and vanilla really stand out. I love it because each bite is crunchy, but then gives way to a chewy golden raisin center. This flavor is particularly packed with protein from green superfoods chlorella, spirulina, alfalfa, spinach and Hemp Protein.

Cacao Crunch - This cereal actually tastes like real chocolate! With raw cacao, maca root, mesquite, astragalus, and reishi you will feel a powerful boost of energy.  If you want an especially chocolatey breakfast or snack experience add raw Cocoa Powder to your nut milk before pouring over this cereal. How could your day possibly go wrong when you’ve started out with a breakfast like that? I’m being transported back to days of wishing my mom would buy Cocoa Puffs instead of Shredded Wheat. = ) When you’re raw you can enjoy chocolate for breakfast and feel great about it.

chia Ginger - This flavor packs the same spicy kick of real, fresh ginger. Actually the chia Ginger flavor reminds me of a childhood recipe of mine where i’d take gingersnap cookies, break them into small pieces and eat like cereal with milk. Not quiet the breakfast of champions. These superfood cereals, however, are actually the breakfast of superhero champions because not only are they yummy but they are packed with superherbs, and nutrients. Along with whole fresh ginger, this flavor also has wild chia seeds, raw brown rice bran, sprouted amaranth, Quinoa and pumpkin seeds, as well as wild Hawthorne berry. Yum!

Acai Blueberry - This superfood cereal is loaded with antioxidants. It is a combination of blueberry, acai, bilberry and elderberry in synergy with Vitamin-C potent amla berries and camu camu, this cereal is literally bursting with a powerhouse of benefits to keep you energetic, healthy and young.

What other breakfast cereal on the market has maca, astragulus root, reishi mushroom, wild Hawthorne berry, dandelion, Quinoa sprouts, and blue green algae? None that i know of. I love how on each package there is a “Superfood Index “ which breaks down the most potent superfoods in each flavor. The texture is crunchy, chewy and light. Many granolas depend on nuts as the base of their recipe. However, the base of Superfood Cereal is sprouted buckwheat, coconut, and sprouted seeds such as sunflower, pumpkin, chia and flax. In fact they are all nut free! You will not feel like you have a brick in your belly after eating these cereals. The sweeteners used are raw, clear agave nectar as well as raw local blackberry honey, and of course fruits such as dates, golden raisins, banana and currants. They are not overly sweet and wont leave you feeling jittery. Everything in the ingredients that can sprout has been sprouted, the life force has been awakened!

These cereals are perfect topped with a rich, creamy nut milk. I love cashew milk, but pistachio, almond or brazil nut would be delicious too. When making the nut milk don’t forget to throw in a bit of vanilla bean and a pinch of bali sea salt. I also love to put goji berry extract powder into my nut milks, as well as a bit of lucuma powder for a hint of caramel butterscotch sweetness. Berries and figs are full on right now in my area, so of course i've been loading my cereal bowl up with these fruits too.

An additional bonus to these wonderful cereals, and all Living Intentions products, is that they are hand made with a direct intention behind each creation. The intention is to bring to the market foods that are innovative, exciting, full of flavor, with all of the nutritional elements of a fully live, unprocessed food still intact. That is their mission and they have achieved it. They are truly a company with integrity in the live food movement, which is another reason i love these cereals! After a Superfood Cereal breakfast you will be Super Charged and ready to face the day.

by Anna Hays