Shaklee 180 - What's in the Box

I couldn't really call this a review blog if I didn't at least show you what you will be getting for your money.

I ordered my Shaklee 180 Transformation Kit at the end of December when the program was first introduced.  When I ordered there were some choices I could make on what kind of smoothee, snack bar, meal in a bar and tea I would like.  I decided not to make any choices for my first order and just took the variety pack that comes standard.

About a week later a pretty good sized box was sitting at my front door.  It was very bright and colorful and not just a typical brown cardboard box.  You will definitely know when your kit arrives.

The kit is filled with products that are intended to last for 30 days and provide you with two meals a day, snacks, tea and a metabolic boost supplement. The program also comes with online support that includes exercise and meal tips and suggestions. There is also a chance to win rewards while you are on the program.

**UPDATE - Now, when you purchase one of the Shaklee 180 Kits, you also get access to their mobile app.  It came out in early February. I am very impressed so far with what it has to offer.  I started doing a post about it here.

Inside the box your will find the following things:

3 canisters of Shaklee 180 Energizing Smoothee Mix
You can choose from 4 different flavors and mix and match in any combination you would like. The flavors include Vanilla, Chocolate, Strawberry and Cafe Latte.  If you don't make any changes you will get what I did - 1 can each of the Vanilla, Chocolate and Strawberry.

2 boxes of the Shaklee Meal-in-a-Bar
This time you can choose from two flavors, Peanut Butter & Chocolate Chip or Blueberry & Almond Crisp. Again you can mix or match but if you take the standard pack you will get one of each. There are 7 bars in each box.

1 box of the Shaklee Snack Bar
There are three flavors available including Chocolate Chocolate, Peanut Butter or Lemon & Cranberry.  There is also a variety pack box that gives you a few of each of the flavors.  This is your option when you take the standard order.  The box has 10 bars total.

1 box of the Shaklee 180 Energizing Tea
You get 30 servings of either Pomegranate or Green Tea with you order.  Again, you get to choose. The standard pack comes with Pomegranate.

1 bottle of the Shaklee 180 Metabolic Boost
This supplement is powered by green tea and helps gives your body a boost to help it burn calories naturally.  There are enough tablets for 30 days - 3 times a day. (90)

The box also comes with some written documentation, but I will have to admit I didn't spend much time looking it over and now I seem to have misplaced it.  I will try to do better about looking at it with my next box and if there is anything super cool or important I will provide an update.  There is lots of stuff online at MyShaklee180 so I think anything important can be found there.

I am saving the review of the online materials for another day.  I will also look at each product individually and do a review in the coming weeks.

My first impression of the kit was good overall.  It all looks very nice and it was well thought out.  I have enjoyed all the products I have tried so far and I have been impressed with the fact that I have not been hungry during the day following the smoothee and meal bar plan.  The tea does seem to provide a little pick me up so that was a nice surprise.

The things that concerned my were the amount of snack bars provided.  Only one box.  That isn't enough to have a snack bar every day.  But maybe that wasn't the intent.  But seeing that I haven't even eaten a single snack bar yet and I am 10 days in maybe this is really a non-issue.

One thing I do see as becoming an issue for me is the number of meal bars.  The program is set to have you do a smoothee for breakfast and some lunches.  I have only been eating the meal bars for lunch because I haven't figured out how to make the smoothee at work yet.  But I guess that is a problem I will deal with in about a week.