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ALO Beverages Review & Giveaway

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ALO Beverages Review and Giveaway

ALO is a brand of beverages that contain aloe vera juice. You know that aloe vera is good for burns, right? Well, it’s also good for your body when consumed internally. It contains vitamins, minerals, and essential amino acids.
ALO has three lines of products. All of them contain aloe vera juice that comes from an organic farm and is made straight from the leaf and not from a powder. They do not contain artificial flavors, colors, or preservatives, and ALO is the first aloe vera beverage to receive the Non-GMO project verification. They are gluten free and fat free. You can learn more on the ALO Website and by watching the following video:

Please note: One flavor of the original and one coco contains juice from wheat grass. Wheatgrass is technically gluten free because gluten is found in the seed, not the grass. But personally I avoid it because there is a risk of contamination.

There are 9 flavors of ALO original, 3 flavors of ALO light, and 2 flavors of Coco Exposed (an aloe vera and coconut water beverage). I was not sent a Coco Exposed sample, but I tried three flavors of the original and one flavor of the light.

The ALO original drinks were delicious. I really liked the aloe flavor, and the other juices added to it, such as the watermelon and peach flavor which contain real watermelon and peach juice, were so tasty! What I didn’t like was the amount of sugar in them. I eat very little sugar, and so 15 grams per serving is a lot for me. Of course, it way less than soda and many other beverages. I got around this problem by mixing the ALO drinks with other unsweetened beverages and smoothies.

My favorite way to drink it is combined with my homemade kombucha. I know I haven’t written about kombucha before, but it is a fermented sweet tea. As the tea ferments, the sugar is consumed and mine often ends up being very sour and vinegary.  Mixing it up to half and half with ALO was delicious, and the kombucha added some carbonation to the drink.

I also used it for a second fermentation, which means that I bottle the kombucha with juice or fruit. It continues to feed off the sugars in the juice or fruit and becomes more bubbly. Plus, it gets the added flavor. The original ALO drinks worked perfectly for that, except one with honey, which is not supposed to be used in making kombucha.

ALO and Kombucha Drink

If you don’t make kombucha, that’s okay. You can still enjoy it’s benefits combined with the benefits of ALO by purchasing kombucha. If sugar is a concern, be sure to check the label. I have seen a range of sugar content from about 3 grams to 12 grams.

And if you simply don’t like kombucha, try mixing ALO drinks with any black or green iced tea. About a 50/50 mix is good, or to your liking.

These beverages do contain aloe pulp, which are rather large chunks of aloe. I don’t mind them at all, but my husband doesn’t care for them. I strained them out of his kombucha, but another way to get around the pulp is to use the beverages in smoothies.

I make my smoothies from a lot of veggies and add very little fruit. When using the ALO beverages, I leave the fruit out completely and add a little ALO drink to flavor and sweeten the smoothie. It’s delicious.

I thought I would like the ALO light varieties since they contain less sugar—7 grams per serving. However, they do contain erythritol and stevia and had an artificially sweetened taste. I mostly used the light ALO in smoothies.

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Giveaway – This giveaway has now ended.

One winner will receive an ALO drink prize pack.

  • This giveaway is limited to U.S. residents 18 and older.
  • Enter by leaving a comment on this post telling me how you would use ALO drinks to cool you down this summer. Would you drink it alone or mix it with something?
  • You can get additional entries by following ALO Facebook, Twitter, and/or Instagram. Leave a separate comment for each entry:

No purchase is necessary.  Odds of winning are based on the number of entries.  The winners will be randomly chosen and will be contacted by email.  The winners will have 24 hours to respond.  If the winner does not respond, a new winner will be randomly chosen.

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Comments

  1. I think I would like to mix it with the ice tea. Sounds yummy. I don’t ever drink soda’s and would like to be able to have my own drink. nThanks

  4. Love this stuff. Had the original and the honey. My mom found them in Costco and I had to go back for more. Two cases may just last a week or two that I purchased. Needed something to drink besides water but not all the sugar and ingredients that I can’t pronounce.
    Keep up the good work!

  6. I never would have thought to add this into my second fermentation of kombucha. I would definitely try this or try adding it into a smoothie!

  8. I would like to try these mixing them with my green tea I now am mixing So be life water to get electrolytes & vitamins that help reduce leg cramps.

  9. Oh I would love to try this. Alone or with Kombucha. Either way, I’m sure it’s delicious. I used to drink aloe juice years ago and loved it.

  10. Houston, Texas summers although wonderful in every way, tend to be incredibly humid! Working in the yard is a favorite hobby, but the heat and humidity combined, drains your body. I choose to drink these over Gatorade, which is full of chemicals your body can do without.

  11. I would love to be able to incorpate this lovely healthy Aloe juice in some smoothies as well as helping my husband with lunch… It sure is hot hot hot!! This would go fabulous in his lunch daily!! ????

  12. I would love to try these. I was trying to figure out how to incorporate aloe in my diet .

  15. I have only had the original and had no idea there were other flavors. I need to find them! !

  16. I think I would experiment . Mix it up with blended watermelon,protein powder another day. Whatever sounds good that day.

  17. I would love to try this. I have seen Aloe drinks in the store and have been thinking about it.

  19. I would like to drink it alone to try it first. Especially after a work out.

  21. From reading this I would use them in my daily smoothies. I just got a clean bill of health from colon cancer and breast cancer. Aloe is in my daily regime. I would love to win this to have a new way of making my smoothies. Thank you.

  23. have tasted this at least 6 years ago when I was in Aruba and got hooked on it. It was impossible to find here so I did not bother trying any longer. I recently saw that it is being distributed here. I will go back to drinking this but will mix with something else because of the high sugar content as I have since taken refined sugar out of my diet. I just wish it was sweetened with honey. It is really a delicious drink and great for your stomach. I will also add it to my daily smoothie.

  24. I’ve only tried the original but would love to try other flavors! Maybe in a smoothie. Mmmm. Aloe water makes me feel so refreshed!

  25. I would try these by itself. Maybe it will help with acid reflux.

  26. I have never tried this drink so I would first try it alone and then use some of the other suggestions like the green tea. Thanks for the giveaway.

  30. I’d drink it alone!! I’ve tried other aloe drinks but haven’t found one I love!!

  31. I would drink it alone and mix it with kombucha. I just bought one yesterday and loved it. I was wondering if I could do a second ferment with my bucha, but haven’t tried it yet.

  36. I would like to try it alone and then possibly mix it in with the tea I drink on a regular basis.

  38. Super excited to try this drink. I make water kerfir I would love to try adding this for second ferment

  40. I have 3 flavors downstairs. Refreshing so far, low in calories and I will research what I can mix it with. I would say I would buy it again was looking for an alternative to coconut water.

  41. My sister inlaw just introduced them to me . I drink them right out of the bottle .

  43. I love plain aloe Vera juice and these look even better! I would love to drink them straight over ice!! Thanks for the chance!!

  44. I am in the deep south, and we are still sporting the 90+ temps. I simple ice them down and drink anytime I am thirsty!!

  46. I would love to win some ALO I make breakfast smoothies. Sounds like a great idea to add ALO to my smoothie.

  47. Mixing with green tea sounds wonderful, but I would try ALO by itself first to know how I would like it mixed, if at all.

  48. I would love to try these. I was trying to figure out how to incorporate aloe in my diet.

  49. I would love to try these! I have a son with autism and the more natural his diet the better results we see! Would definitely put it in his smoothies!

  50. I would take my Alo drinks to the motorpool with me, after having them in the freezer for a bit to make them slushies to cool off with. Being in the Army the motorpool is where I spend most of my time outdoors during the day in the hot sun when I’m not on field missions. Alo drinks are very tasty and very expensive here! But I love them half-frozen out at the motorpool because they unfreeze slower than water and keep me cooler longer. A great refreshment at work and on the weekend!

  53. I love to drink it by it’s self. Would be interested in trying it mixed with something though.

  54. I would use the alo drink not only to refresh me during this hot summer but also to help my ibs stomach issues that seem to get worse as I enjoy summer foods. I use to think alo drinks or aloe drinks were nasty but my friend bought me one to try and I love it. I’m actually planning to buy some today! I hope to win this giveaway for the sake of my stomach. God bless

  55. We love these!! Our daughter especially likes them during sports season. Easy, quick way to get healthy nutrition on the go!

  56. I have celiac disease and just getting my health back. Iv been juicing and love the benefits so i would look into adding ALO to my juicing. This combination might also benefit my new start to working out…two weeks into and already see results. I have to go at it slow due to herniated disk..but right im rocking it!

  57. I would pour some chia seeds into the ALO beverage to get a super drink! I am a firefighter so I would get a drink that is hydrating and energy packed.

  59. I have had chrons for years and still have tummy problems on a daily basis
    I will use the alo straight on a daily basis and see if it improves my issues

  61. My husband and I love to drink these aloe drinks. They are helping with the healing of my intestines.

  62. I would love to try this product. I would try it alone, mixing it with my home brewed green tea or a juice blend. I believe it would be greatly beneficial to healing my digestive system due to gluten intolerance and multiple food allergies. Thank you!

  63. I would probably mix ALO with fresh watermelon or in my green smoothies. I have been on a watermelon juice kick this summer and like to try mixing the juice with different things. 🙂

  64. I would drink this by its self. Since being diagnosed with Gluten, dairy and Soy allergy my only drink is water so this would be a nice change.

  65. I would drink it by its self. Since being diagonsed with gluten, dairy and soy allergies water is my only drink so this would be a nice change.

  66. Always looking for gluten free items and would love to add this to help keep my body in the “functional range”. Had digestive issues so have eliminated many things. This sounds like a great option to make various drinks that are beneficial. Hope to find them in my stores!

  67. I love working in my yard and this would be a great cool down drink for afterwards!!!

  68. I am happy to have more: maybe muddle some raspberries with fresh mint from my herd garden, or harvest some basil to use with lemon or sliced cucumbers. And to be able to have wheatgrass in some form again? Yes, please! The sweet sunshine & the deck are calling…..

  69. I would definitely put it in my smoothies to boost the nutrititional value!

  73. I’m not opposed to mixing with something, but I think I would drink it by itself.

  75. I think the first time I’d try it on it’s own. Maybe super-chilled after an intense workout of just on a day when hydration feels like a good idea 🙂

  79. My whole family absolutely love it. My daughter is in sports, my husband has a GI track problems and I just love it. We all have our reasons to buy it. We get it at whole foods or costco when finances allow it. Love the original and honey.

  80. Would love to try these! Gluten free for 4 years! Always wondering if what I am drinking might be causing harm to my gut!

  81. I’d use it to cool down post my early autumn tidy up in the garden x

  83. I would love to try this as an addition to my green tea. Maybe it would help my acid reflux.

  84. I have heard good things about aloe Vera juice recently! I would want to try the fruit flavor alone… Or mixed with green tea! Yummy!

  85. Yummy & so good for ya! Would love to win! Thanks for the opportunity! ???? I would drink them any way you suggested! I like the chunks in the drinks and so does my daughter & we both love Kombucha!

  86. Would LOVE to try all of these 🙂 Gluten-Free is new to me and love trying new things.

  88. I like the ALO juice chilled & over lots of ice. The chunks get really cold!

  89. I would like ton just try this product in general… plain, mixed with something… maybe a tea but most importantly I have suffered from celiac disease for 4 years and I follow a strict gluten free and dairy free diet. I would just like to try something healthy for me and my 3 yr old son as he suffered from the same. Something healthy and refreshing for us.
    Thank you.

  92. Going to go follow ALO on Facebook now! 🙂 There are more flavors that I need to try!

  93. Just getting started with aloe..would love to drink it every day…I know how great it is for you. Thanks.

  94. As a constitution worker I need to stay hydrated a little more frequently then some. I would love to have a very healthy drink on the job, not just water.

  97. I will drink it every way I can. Mixing it with other things along with drinking it straight.

  98. I’d like to use Alo light or the Alo Coco and make Piña Coladas. I’d start out with 2 oz. unsweetened Pineapple Juice & 2 oz. Alo, add 4 oz. Coconut Rum and ice. Taste test and adjust my recipe if necessary. I love to make my own drinks because I hate a sweet, syrupy drink. Thanks for the contest. I will be my first time time tasting Alo. Cherlyn

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