Cooler Cleanse LLC

This update is loooong overdue. After letting Cooler Cleanse know I had been disappointed with their product, they graciously reached out and invited me to try again. I decided to give it a go and everything went off without a hitch! The delivery went smoothly (super convenient) and the juices were fresh and tasty. Definitely a much better experience.

I was not happy with this cleanse. I did the 3-​day one. my juices were ready on time (I picked them up) and were as advertised. I thought all of the juices were good. I am someone who buys these drinks as one offs at various stores, so none of the juices were a shocker to me. however, my conclusion is 1) this is not really a «cleanse» but a crash diet and 2) it did more harm than good.
it’s a personal choice. my goals were 1) to give my body a rest from meat, dairy, alcohol, caffeine, processed food loads, and 2) do some deep cleaning. so read the cons with that in mind.
CON:
–the serious calorie restriction had negative consequences for me. adding up the calories on the bottles of my 3 day cleanse I got 1170, 1150 or 1110 calories each day. this made me tired, foggy, hungry. some might say, «oh, that is the cleanse working!» but no, it’s not. it’s calorie restriction which has negative consequences which continue below.
–I got constipated. constipation is toxic buildup! THIS IS ANTITHETICAL TO THE ENTIRE POINT OF DOING A CLEANSE. this is because the calorie restriction and not having fiber caused the next point:
–my metabolism slowed. this was very uncomfortable. I did not even eliminate on day 2! I’m not a scientist but there are other negative consequences to your body shifting like this. look it up.
–not chewing slows down digestion. again, antithetical to letting the toxins out!
–there is a lot of sugar in the drinks. five out of six of the daily drinks contain high fruit. this doesn’t give the body a rest from sugar
–they include agave in one of the drinks. this was a real disappointment, since agave has a fructose content of up to 90% (high fructose corn syrup has 55%). agave is not a whole food but has to undergo much processing.
–the almond milk drink is full of nuts (obviously). nuts are harder to process than fruits and vegetables, so is it really resting the digestive system?
–there is little nutrition in some of the drinks. there is one drink on 2 out of 3 days that is basically just lemon and water. this came at a time in the day when I was seriously hungry. I think it’s the 4^th drink, so maybe about 2PM. it’s the «master cleanse» concoction which gives you no nutrition other than lemon.
–the ordering of the drinks makes no sense. if it did, I would expect them to explain it, but they haven’t. in the afternoon when I was most hungry, I got the no nutrition master cleanse lemonade drink. yet right before bed I got the 480 calorie almond milk drink.
PRO:
because this juice fast was a big disappointment I spent a lot of my time on it researching the validity and science of cleanses. are they necessary? if so, in what form? does our body really need a rest? what is the science, i.e., what actually happens on different types of food regimens? there are literally hundreds of articles on it, so I don’t need to repeat it here, but it’s clear to me that this is not a cleanse but a crash diet and there are other true ways to help the body heal out there. I think this juice fast/​crash diet is a good option if you just need to lose weight in 3 days to fit into an outfit, but you’d be ok with gaining the weight back after your event/​vacation. it’s very easy to follow and involves no thinking at all– just do the 2 hour math and grab a bottle. anyway, my research was invaluable to me and here is what I will do in the future:
1) cleanse without sugar (no agave, no fruit)
2) don’t focus on calorie restriction
3) make sure I am eliminating and not constipated, unaided by supplements
4) chew; it’s part of the digestive system and keeps the metabolism up. this means:
5) cleanse with food. this ensures chewing and fiber, both of which maintain a healthy metabolism.
6) cleanse with a focus on vegetables
7) I don’t need a break from solid food, I just need a break from that list you always see: meat, dairy, alcohol, caffeine, sugar. and I would add for the short term grains and nuts and seeds. (not smoking is obvious).
8) cleansing with solid food ensures: proper digestion, elimination, metabolism maintenance, blood sugar level stabilization, adequate fiber and protein, which circle back to elimination.
9) the very nature of a cleanse itself is to clean, thus, a cleanse should not require the addition of a laxative or a colonic.
10) do not restrict calories to the point where I am so faint I feel as if I am going to fall over and that I don’t have any energy to exercise. eat when I am hungry.
good luck to you!

Picked up 3 1-​day cleanses at the the Juice Generation on Lexington AVenue — at the suggestion of someone from Cooler Cleanse when I called to order. All juices were within the expiration date but wen it came time to drink my #6 juice (almond milk protein) it was SO spoiled it made me gag!!! and so were the rest of my juices for the next day!!! The thought of drinking another juice makes me nauseous.
I called Cooler Cleanse and all they could offer me was a gift card! To me that is NOT customer service. NOt the right thing to do – turned me off to them, unfollowed them on instagram and will not recommend to any of my friends…
VERY DISAPPOINTING, to say the least…

This is actually a follow-​up to my (glowing) Cooler Cleanse review posted for the Ninth Avenue Juice Generation.
This time I opted to pick up my 3 days of juice at the 72^nd location. I arrived around 11 am, the same time I’d picked up my order in Hell’s Kitchen. The manager couldn’t seem to locate my order, got on the phone and I heard, «Oh, you put the order back in refrigerator?» Hm, what was it doing out of fridge? But he assured me that the juice was fine. When I got home 10 – 15 minutes later, the ice packs had melted – I mean, they were warm. Still, the less perishable 2 and 4 – grapefruit juice and coconut water – seemed okay. 1 and 3 were anybody’s guess – Cooler green’s a grody juice. When I got to 5, carrot-​beet, it was a bit off – somewhere between juicer fresh and juice pak-​like – and only got worse.
At 480 calories and 38 grams of fat, 6, the almond nut milk, is the pot de crème of the Cooler Cleanse – and 6 was definitely on its way south. Now there are juice afficionados who’ll tell you fresh juice loses most of its nutritional value 30 minutes post squeeze – who knows if that’s true. What we do know that once organic matter begins to decompose, bacteria do not change their minds and go home – they multiply. And that’s what happened to the coveted 6s.
So I wrote to the Cooler peeps – actually I answered their nice email inquiring how my cleanse went – and received an email back from Liz W. informing me that she’d «forwarded [my] e-​mail to the team members at West 72^nd…» I’m certain they were humbled, apologetic, contrite – not. And she offered me a free bottle of juice. Thanks, Liz. But no thanks. Between the pretty packaging and actual product falls the real and present danger of listeria. Give me V-​8 any day.

I find it convenient that you can have this shipped to you anywhere in the country. unfortunately the closest juice bar to me is 30 – 45 minutes away so having it shipped rather than going is more convenient. I went with cooler cleanse rather than blue print because of the variety. unfortunately I was constantly hungry and it ended up being a raw-​food with juice cleanse. The only filling juices are the essential green and almond milk. by the time you get to those you’re so hungry it isn’t enough. I hated the coconut water and spicy lemonade too. Next time I will be doing the blue print cleanse because of the options. There are different levels so if you want more green juice you choose a higher level. I will definitely be doing something with more green juice than fruit juice. I wish they let you pick what you juices were shipped to you!. If you don’t like green juice or are new to it this is a good start. It is the best tasting green juice I’ve ever had.

I like to do a juice cleanse about once per quarter & when it seemed like the options here in SF had all seen their turn, I was seeking alternatives.
Not being opposed to cross-​country deliveries (having done BPC before), this time I chose Cooler Cleanse for my quarterly reboot
They offer one cleanse option which took out all the guesswork & given I usually went all out w/​the Green Cleanses in the past, I was looking forward to seeing how mixing in fruits would affect my experience & results
Initial opinion… this was a pleasure! Fruits like apple & watermelon are used to sweeten their juices (as opposed to lemon) & it really helps to lessen the severe side-​effects that cleanses usually have on one’s system… plus, due to the minimal lemon, there were ZERO acidic-​stomach issues like I’d seen w/​my last couple of all-​veggie
Sweetening drinks w/​apple juice over lemon juice is genius & thanks to Cooler Cleanse for taking this route!
Final opinion… if you’re looking for a nice refreshing break for your insides instead of an internal boot camp like I’ve found w/​the all-​veggie rounds — mix it up w/​fruits & nut milks
Speaking of milks & such… my fav bottles were the coconut water (which was incredible) & most especially the Hemp Milk. Although the Almond Milk was all kinds of delish as well, that hemp was crave-​worthy!
I also really, really liked the Red Essentials which had beets & carrots & as I think back, I just found every bottle to offer such variety that I always looked forward to my next serving
Final results? 5 days; 5 lbs gone; ZERO stomach issues! Was never hungry & had lots of energy… win-​win all around!
Personally, I loved the Cooler Cleanse experience & would totally do it again in a heartbeat… like, say, next quarter?

I decided to try the Cooler Cleanse because I had been eating a lot of junk food over Super Bowl weekend. Prior to that I was eating healthy since the New Year and I felt I needed to mentally and physically do a quick reboot. I have tried juicing before, using my own juicer, and wasn’t a huge fan. I thought I’d give it another go and try using one of the various companies. I chose Cooler Cleanse because they are local and a little more affordable than others.
I chose the 3 day cleanse. My juice came on time as scheduled through Fed Ex. I made it basically the entire three days and I was never hungry. At times I missed chewing, so once a day I would have about 5 – 10 raw cashews. As others have said, I had trouble getting through all 6 drinks every day and I ended up with 5 left over. That was unexpected and felt like a waste of money. I never felt weak or light headed. I had a very slight headache on the first day. The one thing I noticed though was by day 3, I was an emotional train wreck. I felt like I was holding tears back the entire day. I have no clue if this had anything to do with the cleanse, but felt it was worth mentioning. Customer service was good. I received a few emails throughout the cleanse and that did provide some support and motivation.
As far as the juices– like others have said, drinks 1 and 3, the green drinks, were tough to get through. I don’t care for green drinks in general though. Drinks 2 & 4 varied each day and were typically fruit juices. These were my favorite: spicy lemonade, watermelon lime, pineapple ginger & grapefruit mint. However I hated the coconut water, as in nearly lost it just at the smell. I don’t like coconut water in general so this is not a surprise. The red one, which is drink 5, and you drink every day, was okay. It was drinkable but I wouldn’t say I looked forward to it. Drink 6, the almond milk, was like a milkshake but had a really strange after taste for me. I didn’t drink these because at this point each day I just couldn’t get through another drink and it didn’t taste good enough for me to force down.
All in all, I’m satisfied with my experience. I felt lighter and I lost about 5 pounds, which was a nice bonus. After just 24 hours people noticed that my face slimmed out. I tend to get a little swollen in my face when I eat garbage. I’m definitely turned off by junk food right now. My belly did hurt after my first solid food, but that’s my own fault– I jumped back in too fast. I did this with the goal of returning to healthy habits with refreshed motivation, and I believe I reached this goal. Can’t say if I would ever do it again or not though, but I wouldn’t rule it out yet either.

I think the experience is different for everyone, but I am not sure if I truly believe in cleansing with juice, and only juice. This was my first time doing a juice cleanse and I was able to make it through without any hunger pains. (day 1 being the hardest).The only thing I had a hard time with was the cravings to eat… I was not hungry, but just out of habit I did want to eat. I did feel a bit tired in the beginning, but never dizzy or weak. The reason why I did the cleanse was because I just moved and was eating horribly. Take out, pizza, Chinese non-​stop. I needed to reboot myself and get back eating healthy like I do the majority of the time.
I read the other two reviews (way more on other sites) and I agree and disagree about a couple of things. –I have had many juices before, so maybe I am used to the green drinks but I thought the first sweet green was really good for a green drink. Went down smoothly and was pretty tasty. I DO agree that the third drink of the day, which was another green drink (essential green with cucumber, celery, parsley, spinach, kale, dandelion greens, watercress, pear, lemon, ginger was absolutely horrible) I hate celery in any of my juices, and I had a really hard time getting that one down.
Grapefruit mint, pineapple ginger and spicy lemonade were my favorites.
The essential red was fine– beet, carrot, apple, lemon. I thought it was good.
HATE coconut water– but I dont like any coconut water… so that might just be me.
And the final drink of the night the almond nut milk was good– was like a milkshake. Brazil nut was a little gritty– and almost too many calories! I think around 600.
ALSO– i could only finish 4 of the 6 juices a day! So I had 6 left over, (i started to swap the flavors like essential greens and coconut water out for other flavors. so i was left with those at the end) I drank about two after my cleanse was over, but didnt drink any others because cooler cleanse says they start to go bad. (Kind of a waste of money because I did not finish about 4 of them :(…
Overall, I will probably not do a cleanse again. Yes i felt good after, I was craving veggies and fruits. nothing processed. I felt lighter– lost a few pounds. (not the reason why I did the cleanse– and I am sure it was mostly water weight)
(HOWEVER, i was stupid and had a little of my boyfriends pasta one night– KILLED MY STOMACH! you really have to work your way back onto solids like they say. Horrible pains!)