Suburban Reviews

Due to lack of fundage, babysitters, and other crucial aspects of trip-taking, the Queen, the Groupie, and the Oblivious One will not be attending BlogHer 2007. Having seen pictures of famous and not-so-famous female bloggers carousing into the wee hours of the night at previous BlogHer conferences, we are crying like spoiled children saying it’s just not meant to be, and finding more local ways to amuse ourselves. When we were asked to review a couple of Metamucil products, we took them up on it in a heartbeat. Anyone can tell you how well a detergent works, it takes a special kind to make fiber interesting, and Suburban Reviews is always up for such a challenge! So in lieu of a blogging conference,

Wecome to FibeHer 2007!

We were given two products to review, Metamucil Berry Burst, and Fibersure. The Berry Burst is like a traditional fiber drink, but with a fruit flavoring. The Fibersure is a fine powder you can either take in water, or mix into other foods and supposedly you won’t even know it’s there.

Before we got together, we each tried the Berry Burst out of sheer curiosity. Heather disliked the thick, gritty texture, but did admit the taste wasn’t completely unpalatable. Jen thought the taste wasn’t that bad, but says she feels it would be considerably better colder, say served over ice, and preferably with a splash of vodka. Jennifer’s husband actually liked it, but since he is a health nut and carb-nazi, we are not considering him a real human being and thus his opinion was null and void.

There had to be a way to make this stuff a little more tempting, and what are moms if not resourceful? So we got creative and mixed the Berry Burst fiber with some berry flavored jello and made as per box instructions. What did everyone think of it?

It wasn’t a total wash, as we know alcohol makes everything better, we decided if you made a Jello shot with it, after awhile you don’t notice the taste at all.

In fact after 3 or 4 it starts looking pretty darn good!

Finally we tried the Fibersure. Heather has been testing this in her coffee this week, and says it mixes well enough with hot beverages that you don’t notice it at all. We tried it here with applesauce, and found only the slightest difference in texture. The overall opinion was you wouldn’t even notice it if you didn’t already know it was there!

Baking with it, mixing it into yogurt, using it to get revenge on a spouse who has pissed you off making sure your sweetie gets his fiber, the possibilities are endless!

While we were not fans of the Metamucil Berry Burst(unless the Jello shots count!), the Fibersure by far exceeded our expectations and we heartily recommend it. You can find this awesome new favorite at any local drugstore or discount store for $6.99. They have are currently giving away free samples on the Fibersure website, so be sure to try it and let us know what you think!

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