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Opinions on Muscle Milk - lack of protein

simbalion85
simbalion85 Posts: 7 Member
edited February 8 in Food and Nutrition
MM powder was on sale, so I grabbed it. I'm used to most protein powders being ~150 calories and 25-30g of protein. MM was 16g. I don't get much protein and was pretty disappointed when I finally realized that. So I ask, is it worth it? Does it have phenomenal taste or other benefits that I can't get with any other one? I usually just get the Body Fortress, as it is only $15/2lb at the local grocery store with 30g of protein.

I was so mad at myself for not reading the label properly. :\

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  • jwdieter
    jwdieter Posts: 2,582 Member
    There is nothing special about MM.
  • peasantsong
    peasantsong Posts: 107 Member
    I've never tried powdered muscle milk but I've tried the bottled version and it is SO gross. I would not drink it ever again willingly!
  • UCSMiami
    UCSMiami Posts: 97 Member
    Search Consumer Reports Muscle Milk exposee where the protein powder had numerous fillers. There was a lawsuit and CR won.

    There was a very unofficial protein powder analysis done on reddit years ago which showed most manufacturers were short filling the protein content. It was not a proper study but that is all we have except for the CR study. Optimum Nutrition did well in this one. BF did not do to well.

    Find one made in a GMP facility and by a company with high standards. For example Ultimate Nutrition Iso Sensation 93 but it is pricey.

    NB: here is one link there are a few http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/2010/july/food/protein-drinks/what-our-tests-found/index.htm
  • mrsamanda86
    mrsamanda86 Posts: 869 Member
    I've never tried powdered muscle milk but I've tried the bottled version and it is SO gross. I would not drink it ever again willingly!

    ^^ Definitely, the premade one is nasty. And for the most part, pretty much every other powder/ready made drink I see has more protein in it for roughly the same calories. It just happens to have a super cool name is all.
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