Review of Bivo by 2 Cuori in Cammino
We gladly share the review of Bivo made by 2cuoriincammino, who could thoroughly test the product in their great journey in Patagonia. Thank you very much Laura and Marco, we wish you good luck for the next adventures!
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***BIVO: perfect meal replacement ***
One of the fundamental problems to face when you do an expedition like we have done it is nutrition. How to have a balanced nutrition, the calories you need and the weight you can carry during a trekking? We have heard about Bivo thanks to the channel of Pescho Anvi who has first understood the potential of the product for outdoor activities. We have immediately contacted the company that has not hesitated to provide us some packets to test the use in our adventure in South America.
***But what is BIVO?***
The site www.bivo.it explains it well:
“Bivo is complete food which provides to your organism the nutritional balance of the mediterranean diet.
Bivo is the first Italian complete food, ready in 10 seconds and available in 3 great flavours.
Bivo does not replace your diet, but it is the ideal alternative when you need to feed in a quick, complete, and healthy way, without sacrificing taste.
Bivo is the favourite food of trekking enthusiasts (and not just them) because in any situation provides the energy and hydration that your body needs.”
In practice it is a meal replacement with the consistency of a milkshake that have different flavours. You just need to pour the content of a packet in the convenient shaker with cold water and shake it, in a few seconds it is ready! The product is with oat flour but also with different seeds to give you also a good quantity of micro nutrients that balanced the absence of fresh food.
***…and now our thoughts***
We have brought with us 30 packets of BIVO after having tried it during some training trails. We have used it for breakfast to give us the energy to start the day of trekking (a packet gave about 700 calories), as a snack when the day appeared to be hard and we were feeling without energy and during rainy days, when we could not cook: in all those situations Bivo has resulted to be perfect! Moreover, something really important, it after drinking it you are full for several hours, providing energy slowly…it is not to be confused with the gels based on maltodextrin that give only immediate energy. Another situation where we used Bivo was when there was an emergency: to be stuck in the mountain without food for bad weather is something you should not underestimate in Patagonia, and we don’t want to be unprepared.
The version of BIVO 1.0 that we have used during the GPT had some margin for improvements (consistency and flavour) that the company has managed to solve in the new version of Bivo Food 2.0, which has just been launched into the market with Natural, Mango and Cocco flavours. In the new version also they improved the packaging, reducing the portion to a little more than 400 calories, to make the product more fit to be used more than once during the day as a snack. We are looking forward to try it and share our thoughts with you!
***Will we bring it with us again?***
Absolutely yes! The convenience of having a balanced meal ready in a few seconds without even the need to use a camp stove, the nutritional efficiency and the small place it takes are all elements that in our opinion make Bivo a perfect product as trekking food, but also to have an emergency food.
Have you tried BIVO? Let us know what you think about it in the comments!
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