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Curly Kale Flo is a 15-stick organic freeze-dried kale powder product I tried with breakfast drinks, smoothies, and salads. Its mild vegetable aroma was easy enough for me, and the portable, easy-cut sticks saved me from washing and prepping fresh vegetables.
Bvillage Organic Curly Kale Flo is a kale powder I chose to make up for not eating enough vegetables and to avoid preparing fresh kale. I mixed about a spoonful into water or soy milk in the morning, and also tried it in yogurt, banana smoothies, and cooking. It was easier to drink with soy milk or yogurt, though its mildly bitter vegetable flavor remained and it needed protection from moisture.
This is an organic freeze-dried curly kale powder I used in Korea while getting ready for work in the morning. Mixed with water, it was milder than expected and the individual sticks were easy to carry; the main benefit was simply keeping up a one-stick-a-day routine without prep.
The Packly RFID Passport Wallet is a travel passport wallet for organizing a passport, cards, and cash. I used it for overseas travel and found its separate compartments and slightly passport-larger size useful at airport and hotel check-in, though it is still a little bigger than a passport.
I tested 15 individually packed sachets of organic freeze-dried curly kale powder in Korea over several mornings, mixing it into water or yogurt. The fine powder blended well even in cold water, but I preferred it in yogurt or a smoothie, where the grassy flavor was less noticeable.
The Bitinya 360° Rotating Portable MagSafe Stand is a foldable phone and small-tablet stand I used at home, in the office, and at cafés in Korea. It held my iPhone securely even with its case on and worked well with an iPad mini, though I had to take care when adjusting the angle for larger tablets.
Polyverga Bergamot Polyphenol Extract is a 600 mg, 120-tablet supplement I tried in Korea. I found it had almost no bitter taste or scent and was comfortable to swallow, though I did not track a specific period of use or changes in test results.
Babillage Organic Curly Kale Flo is a freeze-dried curly kale powder in single-serve sticks, which I tried in yogurt and water for breakfast in Korea. It was much easier than preparing and blending vegetables myself, and I liked its mild kale aroma and the balance of tart yogurt with a lightly bitter finish.
The Day Tuntun Kids Cal-Madi Plus K2 is a children’s calcium supplement I gave my elementary-school-aged son in Korea. The individual packs made it easy to keep up with, and while I have not seen a dramatic change, he now takes it himself each morning.
LaraVita NMNH is a once-daily dietary supplement I tried while becoming more interested in health management after my 40s. Taking one capsule was convenient, and I felt a personal change in overall energy, though I could not confirm it as a direct product effect.
Kiglutagen Act Max is a kiwi-based glutathione tablet product I tried after receiving it while looking into skin-elasticity care in Korea. The 50-tablet bottle arrived neatly packaged, and the small tablets were easy to take with water, though I have not kept a long-term record of skin changes.
GL Keep Melatonin Magnesium Tablets are melatonin and magnesium tablets I tried once during a business trip in Korea. In an unfamiliar hotel room, I fell asleep relatively quickly and woke feeling fairly refreshed, but one use cannot show what regular use would be like.
Heukmidam Blue Ribbon Black Goat Extract is a 70 ml black goat extract pouch product from Korea. I tried its 30-pouch set while looking for something for my husband and me before childbirth; despite its dark herbal-medicine-like color, it tasted mild and nutty to me, especially chilled.
