Great, great and oh so nummy. This is a wonderful snack

I had a coupon for this so decided to try it! I love it!! It's smooth and very tasty (I usually get the strawberry banana one).. It's a small drink, but it's enough to leave you satisfied! Will definetly buy it again.

great taste, smooth, creamy, fair price (especially with coupon) would definitely reccomend!

I get up super early to go to work and this is my quick breakfast for on the go. I love yogurt and this is perfect to just put in my purse. I find that when i have it first thing in the morning it gives me a boost of energy.

LOVE LOVE LOVE this yogurt, soo delicious! I wish they came in a bigger size! Perfect to grab on the go, or in lunches....by far the best tasting 'drinkable' yogurt I've had!

I enjoy Danone products, I like this one mainly because it's not thick. It's easy to drink, contains a few probiotics and is very convenient.

get product especially when you are on the go and need a little something. have also been able to get my kids to eat more yogurt by haveing this always in the fridge

Danactive tastes fine. It's a smooth creamy texture that goes down easy. My issue is with the health claims and the fact that there is WAY too much sugar per tiny serving. This is definitely not a meal replacement or even a diet supplement. I can get all the same probiotic benefits by eating a cup of plain yogourt at less price and with zero added sugar.

P A C K A G I N G

The packaging is a cheerful, bright yellow. It seems very uplifting and optimistic. The fonts are different all over the package; there are too many different font choices. The font colours are pale, but not too pale to read.

The flavour image and name is tiny and out of the way. You have to look for it, and that’s not something most are fans of. If someone has to look for the flavour and is in a rush, they’re not going to want to waste time searching for the flavour choice on one brand if it’s easier to spot on another.

The Weekly Pack portion on the right side detracts from the product name. The boldness pushes the fact the package has an ‘extra’ one for the week. It is evident they would have an even number in the package—what company would waste packaging on an uneven number? You’re not getting an extra one for free; you’re still paying for it. If it was free, their heavy advertising would be acceptable

The best before date is in an ideal location. It is obvious and legible. Month, day, year, in dark black lettering; no hidden, faded best before dates for this product.

The packages claim, “Your Natural Defenses will love a daily bottle of DanActive,” and beneath it states their claim as, “Scientifically Proven.” The first portion is written in large, white font on a blue background, while the follow-up is written in tiny, yellow font. It is placed in such a way that it seems a lie that it is ‘scientifically proven’.




P R O D U C T . P A C K A G I N G

The bottles of Danone DanActive yoghourt are tiny, especially when compared to similar yoghourts such as Yoplait Yop. DanActive has 93mL bottles while Yop has 200mL bottles.

The difference is size is not the only flaw DanActive has. DanActive also contain more calories, fat, sodium, cholesterol, carbohydrates, and sugars per serving than Yop. However, there is less cholesterol and more protein, both of which are a large positive.

There is no lid for DanActive. It is a rip-off silver wrapper that is not recyclable. Essentially, garbage. If there had been a plastic lid, sure it would have meant more packaging, but it would have meant you could seal your yoghourt and recycle the entire bottle.




P R O D U C T . U S E

Opening the first bottle, the smell is favourable. Tasting the first bottle, the result is unexciting. The yoghourt is thin and diluted, like drinking water. The flavouring is mild, barely recognizable, and distasteful.

There is not enough in one bottle to feel full, and even if there was it would not be worth eating—sorry, ‘drinking’. Not to eager to have any more of the product, but wanting to give it a good try, braved on to day two.

Sadly, second time trying it did not go as well as the first. I found myself gagging to get the yoghourt down. Every time subsequent yielded the same result. Over the course of a week I had drank the entire amount of yoghourt and felt no difference in my body.

On the plus side, when taken after using a lactose enzyme pill I did not feel sick as I do with other yoghourts. Being lactose intolerant, yoghourts do not mix well with me. That being said, I could stomach this yoghourt better than any other yoghourt I have ever tried.

Another plus to note, it was easy to drink on the run. Instead of fiddling with a spoon and a container, the ability to drink it one handed was handy—no pun intended.




C O N C L U S I O N

In the end, this is not a yoghourt I would ever buy again.

Did my natural defences love a bottle a day? Well, I can certainly say my taste buds did not. As for my natural defences, I do not believe so. Perhaps the product does work, but I suspect it would take awhile. A week bore no changes; maybe two would be the magic number.

The yoghourt is too expensive for too little yoghourt and taste. I do not think most would be willing to spend $7 on eight tiny packages of flavourless yoghourt. While I say ‘most’, I do not mean ‘all’. I am certain there are those out there who fancy this yoghourt!

Try it and tell me what you think, maybe you’ll like the qualities I find unappealing! I’d like to know if anyone feels improvement in their health over time with this yoghourt, too. If there are obvious health benefits then it may be worth choking down a bottle a day.

A few days ago, i received my voucher for a free 8 pack of Danone Danactive and I headed out to the store to pick up my free case. The packaging is nice and bright and sunny and caught my eye in the cooler. I went to Pricesmart and I only had the choice of strawberry, however there are other flavours in other size packages.

I was very reluctant as I opened up my tiny little bottle, but I pulled back the tin topper and gave the top a lick! YUM, the strawberry flavour and smell was quite pleasant. I popped back the rest of the drink in three easy swallows. The small size makes it perfect if you are feeling wierd about drinking your yogurt instead of eating it.

The taste was not too sweet and was not sour at all. It was just a yummy creamy strawberry taste that did not have a lasting aftertaste in my mouth. It was smooth and I found that the strawberry flavour was a genuine taste and not like a fake strawberry extract flavour.

My one and only criticism of this product is that it is not a substantial source of anything but the probiotic. 0% of your daily intake of the major viatmins and calcium and the same for fibre. For those on Weight Watchers, this product will cost you 2 points in the morning! By adding 3 grams of fibre they could have dropped that down to 1 point and who can't use more fibre in there diet! Diabetics should note that there are 14 grams of carbs!

so what about the pro-biotic, I asked my doctor about this as I am currently on antibiotics and he highly recommended using a pro-biotic drink or capsule while taking antibiotics. He also suggested that if you were experience bathroom discomfort while pregnant that taking the pro-biotic would be a good natural way to help turn it around.

So lets sum it up:

Taste - very pleasant, no aftertaste, no chemical diet/extract taste

Texture - smooth and velvetty

Value - Not bad $6.00 for a week plus 1 day supply, Probiotic pills are around 30 dollars a month so the drink is less expensive

WW Points - 2 points

Stars - I would give this a 4 out of 5 stars, losing one for its low nutritional value.

Would I buy it again?? - YES I WOULD