Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey Taste

All protein powders are gross in water.

Gold standard is delicious in milk.

Fantastic with almond or cashew milk!

Batgirl1994 wrote: »

myheartsabattleground wrote: »

I LOVE mine now that I know how to work it since there's zero artificial sugar.

I add a packet of jello pudding mix to mine and mix it all in my nutrininja.

I actually think I'll try this. I've been drinking Lean1, and personally prefer it's thickness over ON. Perhaps this will give it a little more flavor and consistency??! Thanks!

Carlos_421 wrote: »

All protein powders are gross in water.

Gold standard is delicious in milk.

I try not to drink straight milk, or at least not too much of it, because it upsets my stomach. I don't think I'm lactose intolerant because I "can" drink milk, but it makes my stomach make all sorts of loud noises and I feel bloated for hours after a glass of milk. I'll probably try it in some soy milk though, or maybe almond, to see if it helps the taste though

That sounds exactly like lactose intolerance or at the very least lactose sensitivity.

I love the ON. Mostly I drink the Double Chocolate w milk. I see milk may not be the best for you, so I also use the vanilla w coconut water and fruits for smoothies.

mochapygmy wrote: »

Batgirl1994 wrote: »

myheartsabattleground wrote: »

I LOVE mine now that I know how to work it since there's zero artificial sugar.

I add a packet of jello pudding mix to mine and mix it all in my nutrininja.

I actually think I'll try this. I've been drinking Lean1, and personally prefer it's thickness over ON. Perhaps this will give it a little more flavor and consistency??! Thanks!

Carlos_421 wrote: »

All protein powders are gross in water.

Gold standard is delicious in milk.

I try not to drink straight milk, or at least not too much of it, because it upsets my stomach. I don't think I'm lactose intolerant because I "can" drink milk, but it makes my stomach make all sorts of loud noises and I feel bloated for hours after a glass of milk. I'll probably try it in some soy milk though, or maybe almond, to see if it helps the taste though

That sounds exactly like lactose intolerance or at the very least lactose sensitivity.

Yup. Sounds like a mild case.

you wont drink milk but will add an entire packet of pudding?

Batgirl1994 wrote: »

Thanks everyone!

The lactose intolerance would actually explain a lot. Not sure why I thought that those who are lactose intolerant actually get sick from milk.

I "stole" some of my roommates almond milk this morning, and I actually really liked it with the ON protein. She has the sweetened vanilla, which didn't taste bad but was super sweet, so I might buy my own unsweetened or even try soy? The better taste might also be because I took the mocha cappuccino flavor back and got rocky road haha. Either way, much better now!

Lactose intolerance can be anything from uncomfortable bloated tummy to major digestive issues. I have only thrown up on rare occasions, mostly get digestive issues if I consume too much. I buy lactose free milk because I don't like the flavor of soy.

I have the ON double rich chocolate that I just got and have been mixing with 1 cup of 2% lactose-free milk (I have the milk leftover from something, otherwise I'd probably use 1% or fat free). However, it seems a little sweeter than I would like, tastes like chocolate milk to me, which is fine but I'm not drinking it when I want something sweet. I like the pudding idea, I have some sugar-free pudding, I wonder how that would taste. Was also debating trying to mix some into my coffee in the morning. I think it will clump up if I mix with hot coffee, but I should be able to let the coffee cool, mix in, then re-heat. Anyone try this? I know other folks blend up their protein powder with yogurt and oats or fruit or whatever they want. I'm lactose intolerant so haven't tried yogurt in years.

If you are looking for protein powder that mixes well with water, Synthrax Nectar is one of my faves, the flavor I like is Fuzzy Navel. I think it is pricier than ON. I mix with 8-10 oz of water and it tastes like mild orange juice or like a mild orange drink of some sort. It's pretty tolerable.

Carlos_421 wrote: »

All protein powders are gross in water.

Gold standard is delicious in milk.

I'll have to disagree, what protein powders have you tried to say they all taste gross in water? It's the only way I drink mine unless I need the calories from milk.