1st Phorm Opti-Greens 50

Quick flag before we get into it: this is a product overview, not a review. I have not used this one yet. Everything below comes from the published product page, and when a bag goes through the rotation at Black Iron Athletics, a full hands-on review replaces this page.

The Label Read

Opti-Greens 50 is 1st Phorm's flagship greens powder: 50 gluten-free, alkalizing ingredients per the label, including 8 organic grasses and greens, a plant-based digestive enzyme complex, carotenoids, bioflavonoids, and a probiotic blend delivering over 5 billion CFUs from 10 strains. You mix 2 scoops in 8 oz of water or juice. Two flavors, Natural Berry and Chocolate, plus travel sticks if you want single servings.

Here is what I notice as a coach reading a label: the 5 billion CFU figure is the only individually quantified ingredient claim on the page. Everything else sits inside proprietary blends. The Glycemic Balance Blend, which carries the product's signature idea, has a name but no gram amount listed. The supplement facts panel is posted as an image, so calories, macros, and per-blend weights are not in the page text, and you cannot line them up against another greens powder without squinting.

1st Phorm positions the product around immune health, gut health, digestion, natural energy, and pH balance, and frames the Glycemic Balance Blend as support for a steadier response to food. That is the brand's framing for what it built. I have not run it, so I have nothing of my own to add there yet.

One lane note while we are here: if you get drug tested, Thorne carries NSF Certified for Sport and that is my pick for that job, which is the same reasoning behind my Thorne Creatine review. Right tool for the right job.

Who It Is For

My supplement thesis has not moved: a calorie deficit with enough protein beats any stack, and supplements are force multipliers after the food is handled. Greens powders are not in my top tier, which remains protein, creatine, fish oil, vitamin D, and zinc. The research on greens powders is mixed, and whole vegetables win the comparisons that matter: fiber, satiety, cost, chewing.

So who is this for? The guy who already eats reasonably, wants insurance for the weeks when travel and kid schedules wreck the produce drawer, and likes the gut-health angle enough to pay for it. If you are skipping vegetables entirely, fix that first. And if the budget covers one supplement, creatine wins: see the creatine ranking and the full dad stack guide.

The Honest Math

$69.99 for 30 servings is $2.33 per serving. Subscribe & Save drops it to $59.99, or $2.00 per serving, shipping every 4 weeks by default. Travel sticks run $85.98 for 28 or $42.99 for 14, so convenience costs extra. That is the premium end of the greens category. Two dollars a day also buys real spinach. Just saying.

Get it at 1st Phorm

I am a 1st Phorm Legionnaire and the link above is my tracking link, so a purchase through it earns me a commission at no extra cost to you. This one was written from the published label and product page ahead of any hands-on testing, and it gets rewritten with a rating and my own photos once a bag has been through a real training block.

These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Talk to your doctor before starting any supplement, especially if you take prescription medication or have a medical condition.