BzzAgent TruMoo Flavored Milk Review! YUM!

To begin with, I had no idea what TruMoo actually was. Real milk just flavored? Flavored milk with less calories and sugar? A milk alternative that tastes like real milk?  I discovered that it's real milk that's flavored. It boasts at having 35% less sugar then other pre-flavored milk, no high fructose corn syrup, and uses no artificial growth hormones.

We don't normally drink pre flavored milk because we normally have powdered milk mixes on hand. But with all the hype surrounding TruMoo I have been wanting to try it out! So here's how it all stacked up for us.

We normally purchase 2% milk and I believe TruMoo is a 1% milk, but side by side with our regular milk here's how it adds up.

TruMoo                                     VS              2% Reduced Fat Milk

$2.50 1/2 gallon                                             $2.98-$3.25 per gallon

Calories 140g                                                 Calories 130g     

Fat 2.5g                                                           Fat 5g

Saturated Fat 1.5g                                          Saturated Fat 3g

Sodium 125mg                                               Sodium 130mg

Potassium 420mg                                           Potassium 400mg

Sugar 18g                                                       Sugar 12g

Protein 8g                                                       Protein 8g

  Also there's the  "Added Vitamins"

            Vitamin A 10%

Vitamin C 2%                                           4%

              Calcium 30%

                                                                             Vitamin D 25%

  Then TruMoo has

Vitamin B12

Foliate

Phosphorus

Riboflavin Or B2

So side by side comparison TruMoo is less easy on the wallet with a half gallon coming in at almost the same price as a full gallon of regular milk. It does have less fat and saturated fat, but I wonder if that's the same with a regular gallon of 1% milk.. TruMoo has MORE sugar though. by almost a whopping 6g! However, it is flavored so some extra sugar is to be expected. I like that it has Vitamin B and Foliate, I have no idea what Phosphorus and Riboflavin is, I mean I know what phosphorus is but I didn't think it was in food. Good old google shed some light on both of these names for me, and both of them are "typically found in milk" so more then likely my regular milk has this as well, it just isn't on the label.  Hmm... I wonder what else they leave off the label.
Now we also have to factor in the sugars and calories from adding chocolate syrup or powder to the plain milk. A very popular chocolate powder adds on 60 calories, 30mg of sodium, and 13g of sugar! Obviously TruMoo is a better alternative to that. We don't have chocolate syrup so I can't factor that into everything, but I would venture to guess it's around the same figures if not worse.

All those crazy numbers and vitamin names aside, the flavors for TruMoo are fantastic! The chocolate tastes creamy and rich, like melted chocolate ice cream. The orange vanilla tastes like a vanilla milkshake but less thick, almost like the inside of a dreamsicle without the orange coating. Both of them are very rich tasting, and exceptionally creamy, and slightly thicker then regular milk. The consistency reminds me of 1/2 and 1/2. Not quite heavy cream thickness but not quite as thin as milk. I think the thickness makes it ideal for milk shakes and smoothies. Both leave a slight film on cups and glasses but it easily washes out, it also doesn't stain cups, faces, or clothing.

My almost 5 year old LOVES these. She says they taste just like ice cream milk. Which I assume is a kid variation of what I said as far as taste. She's not normally a fan of vanilla flavored milk but she is crazy about the orange vanilla TruMoo. So it's kid approved!

So in the end, would we purchase this regularly? Well, I do like that it comes in smaller half gallons, full gallons of chocolate milk take up so much space in my fridge and there's the pressure to finish them before the expiration date, and the flavors are really yummy. It is slightly healthier number wise when you compare it to adding chocolate milk mix to regular milk. I would consider keeping a half gallon of this on hand for those days when regular milk just doesn't cut it for my nugget. I wish they had orange vanilla milk year round though, think about that TruMoo! Because it's a fun, different color that makes it more appealing then plain white. I totally understand that it's orange for Halloween, but consider keeping it! My child would be so very happy!
Overall this is a wonderful product if you're into flavored milk and I was not disappointed in the slightest!  I highly recommend trying this if you have flavored milk fans in your home! You don't really have a lot to lose either, considering how it compares to regular milk. Come on, a flavored milk that isn't loaded with 800lbs of sugar and tons more calories, you can't go wrong with that! I hope you consider it. You can also sign up for coupons on the TruMoo website so you can even get some money off your first jug! (TruMoo website link is below)

And in the spirit of Halloween....

 

I hope you at least go check it out!

As always,
Enjoy!

Bonus!
Goosebumps Haunted Hollywood Vacation Contest!

Right now if you head over to TruMoo.com you can enter to win a Goosebumps Haunted Hollywood Vacation! Enter to win a trip to Hollywood, (2 adults and 2 children under 18) for a terrifying behind-the-scenes tour of FOX Studios! Plus, you'll visit old town Pasadena for a frightening special effects experience.There's no purchase necessary but you can get extra entries by using the codes on the caps of your TruMoo bottles.

You can also print off a coupon for $2 off a Goosebumps DVD.

**I received this product free for testing purposes from BzzAgent. These are my true and honest opinions, I do not get paid to give good reviews.**

 

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