Breakfast meal powder with adjustable thickness: Garu Seonsaeng Heukseon

A breakfast meal powder I reached for before morning swimming

These days, I signed up for morning swimming but keep not going.. And after diligently eating bread, cookies, and chocolate, I could feel my belly gradually getting bigger. ㅠㅠ I can't let this happen.. Pants that used to fit comfortably are tight now—shake, shake.

If I don't want to exercise, breakfast meal powder first—something to make my body feel clean and light from the morning! That's why I reached for Garu Seonsaeng Heukseon. I already loved Garu Seonsaeng milk tea so much that I finished a whole box in no time, and Heukseon is good too, I tell you!!

It's made with 100% Korean beans (seoritae and yak-kong), black rice, black sesame, green tea, almonds, and brewer's yeast! One 180g glass of water contains 10.4g of protein. Garu Seonsaeng Heukseon is great as a breakfast replacement like mine, or for replenishing nutrition after exercise.

Have you heard of black foods? This is a recommended seonsik (Korean grain-and-bean powder drink) for anyone looking for a snack or drink replacement, breakfast meal, or diet management without worrying about calories or sugar. These breakfast replacements are especially precious for dual-income office workers like us, or anyone always short on time in the morning 💚

Garu Seonsaeng Heukseon

The taste mixed with honey and plant-based milk

Zero synthetic additives + zero sugar. Naturally occurring sugars from the ingredients are only 2.3g. It's good plain, but if you add a stick of honey depending on your taste, it's even more honey-delicious 🐱 I love having a stick of honey, so I eat it plain too! These days I add it to my breakfast meal powder.

Honey dissolves surprisingly well in cold liquid too: put in the meal powder first, drizzle honey over it, and gently dissolve it—that's it! You can have it plain, or mix it with honey for health and flavor +1!

Not just for dieting—attention, too, if you're interested in hair-loss care and fuller hair! Think of it as a black-food and brewer's-yeast recipe. ♥

I mix it with water most often, but mixing it with soy milk or plant-based milk gives it an even nuttier, clean flavor. I quickly mixed some with water today, but I personally prefer it in Almond Breeze or oat milk rather than plain cold water. The flavor is better, and it somehow tastes sweeter?

It comes in a large 500g pouch that can be stored at room temperature; of course, keep it somewhere cool away from direct sunlight. It's a zip pouch, so storage is very convenient. Rather than transferring it to another glass jar, I actually prefer storing it as is, so it sits on the kitchen table and I drink it almost every day!

The older I get, one year at a time, the more I realize how important managing what I eat really is. A slim, pretty body matters, but health matters too! Even if you cut just 1g of sugar a day..! I read that eating habits in your 30s and 40s determine your health in your 60s and 70s, and I keep saying I'll change, I'll change—but it isn't easy ㅠㅠ

After having a filling breakfast meal powder like this in the morning, I end up unwrapping at least one less chocolate at work, so I'm gradually improving!

How to drink Garu Seonsaeng Heukseon and adjust the thickness

How to drink Garu Seonsaeng Heukseon

Ah, buying that water purifier was such a good idea~~ haha. Measure exactly 180ml. But after trying it, I think you can freely adjust the thickness to your taste; for me, about 2 heaping included scoops in 250ml is nice! The scoop is deeper and bigger than I expected, so following the stated amount makes it feel very, very thick. (My preference.)

Look at that silky powder! Health +1 all by itself.

Made with Garu Seonsaeng's special process, it dissolves without clumps if you add it directly to cold milk or cold water and stir it briskly with chopsticks—you don't even need a shaker! Cold water or Almond Breeze or cold milk, 180g.

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