Smoothie King Gladiators

Okay so I absolutely loved these from smoothie king. I would order the vanilla gladiator powder, and then get strawberries and bananas mixed in and it would taste awesome and fill me up. I decided after spending $8 everytime I wanted one I'd buy a container and make them myself at home. Problem is that not only does the smell of the powder make me gag, it tastes awful too. I've mixed everything with it to make it tolerable but I'm not getting anywhere. Has anyone else had this experience? What protein powders are good and won't make me gag ?