Protein Powder Reccomendations

NefariousDrR

Hey everybody! I'm looking for recommendations for protein powder. The first one I used was the store brand for the vitamin shoppe in chocolate flavour. It was ok but way too sweet. I then tried out the isopure whey flavorless but that stuff left with me an awful rot-gut feeling. Any suggestions for protein powders to use/stay away from?

Chewitz

I like phd diet whey

francesgenao

what do you put the protein powder in?

Hippychick5983

I use Body tech - Whey Tech Pro 24. It comes in different flavors. The chocolate one is good. I have vanilla too and it is ok. I put it either in smoothies for breakfast or just water for a nice after work out drink.

bluecheesesticks

I love Orgain's Organic Plant-based protein powder! Chocolate and vanilla re both amazing! highly recommend.

NefariousDrR

@francesgenao I usually just dissolve the protein powder in some almond milk but I have also tried it with OJ and grape juice.

NefariousDrR

@Hippychick5983 that's the first one I used (I couldn't remember the name of it until you posted it-thanks!)! It digested well and the chocolate was but the sweetness of it was a bit too much for me.

PikaKnight

ON (Optimum Nutrition) is pretty decent for the price but if you don't mind spending a little more, I've found Trutein is really great quality protein powder. They have a lot of tasty flavors to choose from :bigsmile: And because of the quality, it's a really great powder to bake with.

Trutein also has this protein pudding called Magic Pudding. The chocolate tastes just like the kind you make from the box. I think their vanilla, though, is much better (and I tend to be a chocoholic!) :laugh:

lalaokoro

I like bsn lean dessert whipped vanilla...it's sooo good!!

TheSurge0n

Optimum Nutrition 100% gold standard whey protein- chocolate flavor is good.
I have been using this one

JustinAnimal

I know very little about whey protein powders, but personally prefer the taste of Body Fortress for both chocolate and vanilla. The chocolate is about the most decent I've tried when putting in straight water. I like the chocolate for my choc / banana / PB smoothies and the vanilla for smoothies with NF plain yogurt, berries and spinach.

Now, I wait for the person who knows that Body Fortress gives you cancer and eats your muscles at the same time...

PikaKnight

JustinAnimal wrote: »

I know very little about whey protein powders, but personally prefer the taste of Body Fortress for both chocolate and vanilla. The chocolate is about the most decent I've tried when putting in straight water. I like the chocolate for my choc / banana / PB smoothies and the vanilla for smoothies with NF plain yogurt, berries and spinach.

Now, I wait for the person who knows that Body Fortress gives you cancer and eats your muscles at the same time...

Haven't heard that one, but did hear that they were named as one of the companies involved in the nitrogen spiking scams.

sixxpoint

Trutein Lemon Cream Pie is good, but it's way too sweet. Optimum Nutrition whey flavors taste awful for the most part. Stay away from Whey sold in Walmart or Target. While cheap, they are likely laden with glycine and other superficial protein spikers.

Go with these, I have experience with each...

-BPI Whey HD Banana Marshmallow Pie
-Controlled Labs PROnom Vanilla or Chocolate Cupcake Batter
-XF Ultra Peptide 2.0 (any flavor is good)
-PES Select Snickerdoodle

hgycta

To be completely honest, I have yet to try a protein powder better tasting than Quest (especially their Vanilla Milkshake flavor). MusclePharm Combat powders are pretty good, too, but I always choose Quest if I can help it!

shellyamundson

I use EAS Complete Protein Shake - 25g protein per 150 calorie serving.
My two favorite recipes -
BREAKFAST SMOOTHIE: 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 3 cubes of frozen light greek yogurt, 1/2 cup frozen fruit (strawberries, banana, dark sweet cherries), 1 scoop protein powder. Blend in magic bullet and drink on the way to work. 185 calories.
AFTER WORKOUT SMOOTHIE: 1 cup ice cubes, 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk, 2 scoops protein powder, 1 T. PBfit or PB2 powder, 1t. cocoa powder. Blend in magic bullet and enjoy! 207 Calories

aakaakaak

Optimum Nutrition

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paris458

I like the muscle pharm cinnamon bun but I hate their peanut butter chocolate. I like Cellucor peanut butter marshmallow. My favorite is the BPI Sports granola bar, and their caramel vanilla is not bad. I also hate GNC Vanilla, blends bad.

sbtnicky

I like this one purely because it tastes like drinking a malted milkshake: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GP0NSI/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

The vanilla ice cream flavour is pretty awesome too. I honestly know nothing at all about protein powders in general though. I go entirely based on whether or not I can drink them without gagging. (I'm easily put off by certain textures so that's harder than it sounds.)

thankyou4thevenom

Stay away from Protein World if you don't like sweet. The slender blend is particularly sweet.
I prefer Solgar whey for smoothies. It's much less sweet.

NefariousDrR

@sbtnicky oooh! I love malted milkshakes! I know how you feel about gagging, that's how the isopure made me feel. Dry-heaving on my way to work is not how I want to spend my commute

agreenid

Vega One. The Vanilla one is slightly too sweet for me unless it's mixed with some other things (milk, spinach etc) but I really like the "Green/Natural" flavour and I've never ever had any issues stomach-wise (which I have with a lot of others).

Psychgrrl

Depends ...

I drink Isopure while lifting or after a run (has electrolytes). For breakfast, I like Fitness Labs 6-protein blend. I like Manitoba Harvest Hemp proteins in my smoothies.

gsschulte

dymatize elite the smooth banana is good and unique and it dissolves well. the cafe mocha taste great and has a little caffeine and I think it they all have a few grams of BCAAs tossed in for good measure. I mix mine with unsweetened cashew milk.

leanne0605

Optimum Nutrition

999tigger

Trutein if you are willing to pay the extra

mls100771

EAS 100% Vanilla Whey. You can use it as a base for all different flavors of shakes and it comes in a 5 lb bag!

_lyndseybrooke_

Cellucor - they're all great, but mint chocolate chip is my favorite
MusclePharm Combat Powder - cookies & cream is amazing
Dymatize ISO-100 - I've only tried vanilla, but it's good and I'm sure the other flavors are even better

nickycat73

Dymatize brand I find are the best tasting. I drink ISO 100 after a workout and Elite at night for recovery.

Asher_Ethan

LyndseyLovesToLift wrote: »

Cellucor - they're all great, but mint chocolate chip is my favorite
MusclePharm Combat Powder - cookies & cream is amazing
Dymatize ISO-100 - I've only tried vanilla, but it's good and I'm sure the other flavors are even better

Thissssss. I love this stuff.

MiltonAFC

I will always recommend MTS as a priority because the flavors are amazing, great profile, and I support the CEO, Marc Lobliner.

Two other brands I'll recommend would be Cellucor or Dymatize.