What is your favorite protein powder ?

nevi74
nevi74 Posts: 2 Member
edited June 2015 in Food and Nutrition
I'm having a hard time finding protein powders that taste good, without the funky after taste. I've tried Walmart brand, Target brand, and Dymatize ISO-100. Thanks so much for your suggestions!
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  • palmettoadventurer
    palmettoadventurer Posts: 51 Member
    I get a custom mix from True Nutrition, which isn't the cheapest option, but works out well for me. You have total control over the ingredients, so you can eliminate whichever element tastes bad to you.

    (I'm lactose-intolerant and on a medically-required low sodium diet, though, and it's hard to find protein powders that work within those bounds and don't taste terrible.)
  • nevi74
    nevi74 Posts: 2 Member
    Thank you !
  • spiralated
    spiralated Posts: 150 Member
    http://designerwhey.com/
  • evileen99
    evileen99 Posts: 1,564 Member
    Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard whey
  • stelbell
    stelbell Posts: 1 Member
    For the last few years I've kept a can of Almased in the house. It's got no real flavor to it -- so you can make it taste however you want. I will use almond vanilla milk, cinnamon and chia seeds. Tastes kind of like horchata. Or mix in unsweetened cocoa powder for something chocolatey. The BF gets a fruit shake with Almased in it. It just gives everything a creamy flavor.

    www.almased.com
  • jpaulie
    jpaulie Posts: 917 Member
    Optimum or Syntrax Cappucino
  • auddii
    auddii Posts: 15,357 Member
    edited June 2015
    Trutein. Hands down. But, not all flavors are equal. I'd suggest looking for trial sizes for things that sound good; it's not worth it to waste money on the huge tubs when you don't like how it tastes or mixes. Speaking from experience here...

    ETA: Personal favorite flavors of Trutein are cinnabun and peanut butter marshmallow cookie. Chocolate mint tasted just like thin mints at first, but the the mint was super strong, and so it almost felt like I'd just brushed my teeth after I finished it. And I have friends who hate these flavors, so it really is just personal preference really.
  • duckgirl969
    duckgirl969 Posts: 9 Member
    I really like Dream Protein brand, I've only tried the Dutch Chocolate but I love it, no funky aftertaste. It's $32 for a 30-serving canister on Amazon. It's whey protein; 86 calories, 20g of protein and 3.4 g carbs per scoop.
  • jonleoni
    jonleoni Posts: 1 Member
    Cellucor Marshmellow Peanut Butter is prob the best tasting protein I've ever had!!!

    http://www.gnc.com/Cellucor-COR-Performance-Series-WHEY-Peanut-Butter-Marshmallow/product.jsp?productId=17166736

  • bulk_n_cut
    bulk_n_cut Posts: 389 Member
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  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    What flavor are you looking for?

    Do you usually mix with milk, water, or something else?
  • H_Factor
    H_Factor Posts: 1,722 Member
    Body Nutrition's Trutein. My favorite flavors are Chocolate Mint and Red Velvet Cake. Also like the banana and Cinnabun. I'm not a PB fan so I haven't had any PB flavors, but I heard they are good as well. Trutein has a fantastic profile (high protein, not a lot of carbs/fat)....offers 3 types of protein that digest over 6-7 hours in measurable amounts (unlike other triple protein blends that offer a proprietary blend, without telling you how much non-whey you're getting)....tastes great when mixed only with water (if it doesn't mix well with water, I don't want it....no sense adding calories to my protein mix just to be able to drink it). Sold at bodynutrition.com and usually can be found cheaper at bodybuilding.com. As someone suggested, you can order samples from bodynutrition.com for $2 per sample (tax/shipping included). That's a great way to try flavors that sound intriguing without buying a lot of it. Also, in terms of pure whey, I like Body Nutrition's Iso-Ology Chocolate. Hard to find a better protein profile and it tastes great.
  • Drdisney
    Drdisney Posts: 90 Member
    Body Fortress Chocolate .. 30 g of protein + 170 Calories/scoop and is cheap $17 US per 2+ lb can. It tastes ok. I drink it right after workouts so I usually just guzzle it down followed by a couple glasses of water so I don't really notice the taste that much.
  • CallMeCupcakeDammit
    CallMeCupcakeDammit Posts: 9,377 Member
    I mostly put it in my coffee, and I've been really liking the myprotein cookies & cream. http://us.myprotein.com/home.dept I like Optimum Nutrition's double rich chocolate. You should read this. http://www.forbes.com/sites/alexmorrell/2015/03/12/lawsuits-say-protein-powders-lack-protein-ripping-off-athletes/
  • swipingallday
    swipingallday Posts: 7 Member
    Any feedback on pure protein canned shakes? It has 36 grams of protein
  • mordant57
    mordant57 Posts: 58 Member
    Genepro. Completely flavorless!
    Also, if you have a Vitamin Shoppe around you, they have sample sizes of almost everything there. Get a bunch of single servings and see what you like.
  • Edoras77
    Edoras77 Posts: 2 Member
    My favourite is Muscle Pharm Combat Powder, it's gluten free low sugar and tastes delicious.
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    Everyone in here always recommends either 1) the absolute worst tasting, 2) the popular highly marketed choice, or the 3) gluten free, all natural, organic, flavorless, colorless, odorless, choice.

    Those people all have zero clue about protein powder. Sad to say.
  • bulk_n_cut
    bulk_n_cut Posts: 389 Member
    sixxpoint wrote: »
    Everyone in here always recommends either 1) the absolute worst tasting, 2) the popular highly marketed choice, or the 3) gluten free, all natural, organic, flavorless, colorless, odorless, choice.

    Those people all have zero clue about protein powder. Sad to say.

    how's the view from up there on your high horse of elite supreme proteinopia?
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    Body logix brand. It tastes good mixed with water.
  • fitnotfluffy
    fitnotfluffy Posts: 213 Member
    I really love Cellucor protein powders. They have great flavors, I've tried a few other brands but always end up returning to Cellucor!
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    sixxpoint wrote: »
    Everyone in here always recommends either 1) the absolute worst tasting, 2) the popular highly marketed choice, or the 3) gluten free, all natural, organic, flavorless, colorless, odorless, choice.

    Those people all have zero clue about protein powder. Sad to say.
    Taste is an individual thing, you can't dictate what people like.
  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    edited June 2015
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld wrote: »
    sixxpoint wrote: »
    Everyone in here always recommends either 1) the absolute worst tasting, 2) the popular highly marketed choice, or the 3) gluten free, all natural, organic, flavorless, colorless, odorless, choice.

    Those people all have zero clue about protein powder. Sad to say.
    Taste is an individual thing, you can't dictate what people like.

    I'm not. I'm just confirming that these choices are awful compared to actual good-tasting protein powder like PES Select, Controlled Labs Pronom, or XF Ultra Peptide 2.0.

    It's kind of like someone asking for beer that actually tastes good because everything they are trying tastes like piss... and then seeing pages of people recommending Corona and Bud Light.




    OP also said, "I'm having a hard time finding protein powders that taste good"
  • MollyBradford
    MollyBradford Posts: 14 Member
    Cellucor Cinnamon Swirl and Molten Chocolate are by far the best I've ever had.
  • HamsterManV2
    HamsterManV2 Posts: 449 Member
    Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard whey - Double Rich Chocolate. I think it's the highest rated out of all of the flavors for good reason! Good with water, good with milk!
  • jim9097
    jim9097 Posts: 341 Member
    Muscle Pharm Combat Powder is awesome. By the way; when can mix the vanilla in plain I prefer Fage Total 0 greek yogurt and add a little bit of frozen fruit and perfect. Most other powders turn it to paste...
  • beertrollruss
    beertrollruss Posts: 276 Member
    I use BSN Syntha 6 Chocolate Milkshake flavor. I also like Optimum Nutrition, but I switched to BSN because it lists the potassium content and the potassium to sodium ratio is favorable.
  • daaaaaanielle
    daaaaaanielle Posts: 114 Member
    Maximuscle Promax Lean in Vanilla.

    I find that it tastes a hell of a lot better if you put it in milk (if you can afford the calories).

    I use it essentially as flavouring for fruit smoothies too.
  • raven56706
    raven56706 Posts: 918 Member
    Optimum Nutrition Natural Whey... either Chocolate or Vanilla
  • Justthisgirl1994
    Justthisgirl1994 Posts: 226 Member
    edited June 2015
    I really like the taste of whey iso burst from gnc. Their french vanilla flavor is

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