Sat 26 Jul 2008
Red Bean Therapy. My mind runs wild at the thought of what this drink could be. At first, a thick pink sticky liquid- like the bottom of a dish of pat bing su, or maybe a pink-y milk like beverage, something like strawberry quick.
What it is however, is this; a barley tea like beverage, thickened with starch (seriously, this drink is chewy almost), and boasting the health benefits of red bean.
As a diet drink, no doubt it is thickened to make you feel more full, but it’s translucent appearance doesn’t jive with it’s texture. I feel like I’m drinking jell-o before it has had time to set up. Ew. Perhaps if the drink were more opaque I’d be down.
July 27th, 2008 at 7:18 pm
There’s no starch or red beans in this at all. “Black Bean Therapy” is made from black bean extract, vitamin c, sodium bicarbonate, L-carnitine, an emulsifer, and some standard preservatives. Overall it’s marketed as a health (rather than diet, but make of that what you will) drink for women.