Product Review: POM Wonderful

This week in the Recipe Mom’s kitchen we had the opportunity to sample a new product called POM Wonderful.

The product comes in this really cute little bottle, which was very appealing to my kids, and we all know that if a kid finds the packaging attractive, they are more likely to try something.

The juice was a little bit sweet, a little bit tart and certainly packs a  healthy punch.  I have heard a lot lately about the health benefits of pomegranate, as they are an excellent source of vitamin C and antioxidants.

I have always  liked the fruit, but did not like the work involved to get those little arils out so when I found the POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate juice I was quick to want to try it.  Although, I am also going to post Chef Akasha’s video of how to open a pomegranate too, as it is great tutorial on how to harvest this powerful fruit.

Now, as all of you know I am watching what I eat due to the fact that I have been on a mission this year to lose 87 opounds.  I am only 10 pounds away from my goal, so when I looked at the bottle and saw 80 calories for a 4 ounce serving, I was very cautious as to how I was going to use these little gems.

In the spirit of trying new things and being able to share those new things with our readers, I did try one of POM Wonderful’s recipes and it was a complete hit at our house!  We always have Pumpkin Pie for dessert at Thanksgiving and usually again at Christmas dinner.  Now I have always been a fan of pumpkin pie, but the standard version does get a bit boring year after year, so I had gone on a search for fun holiday recipes on POM Wonderful’s site, and low and behold there was my beloved pumpkin pie, but with a twist!  What better recipe to try this powerful little beverage in.

So, for Christmas I made POM Pumpkin Pie, but lowered the calories a bit by replacing the granulated sugar with Splenda Sugar Blend cutting 96 calories off the recipe, but I will tell you, this recipe rocked.  My kids who never eat pumpkin pie even tried it and really liked it.

In our final opinion of the POM Wonderful beverage, our findings were this:  It is a versatile product that can be used in place of the actual fruit, the health benefits of this fruit are worth their weight in calories, and the benefits that can be gained from this product are backed by a lot of research.

So, if you are looking for a great tasting product to help you with heart health, give you antioxidant properties and may even help with several other health conditions, give POM Wonderful a try.  Chef Akasha has some great recipes on POM Wonderful’s site for you to try, or just drink it by itself.  Either way, you will have a powerhouse contained in a cute little bottle.  We give this one two thumbs up.

Until next time,