I had super high hopes about the protein powder because I fell into the instagram trap reading literally all positive reviews (couldnt find any bad ones!). I ordered the chocolate but got a strawberry sample because everyone kept commenting its the best and they were dying for it to restock.
Well, I hated it. For context, im 41(f), working out 4x a week trying to up my protein intake. I HATE whey powders. I just cant stand that aftertaste. Ive tried so so many and wasted my money and im sad to say this was no different for me. It was so chalky, was hard to mix and had a horrible protein whey aftertaste. and what is that nasty sludgy foam it makes. I took two sips and was gagging.
Im terrified to try the chocolate. I saw someone say to use it for brownies if its bad to drink. I have a full bag and i really dont want to waste 70.00. \*sigh\* i had high hopes for this one.
However I did find one that works for me. I tried the 1up Nutrition lemon ice and i like it. Its overly sweet but it doesnt give me that aftertaste so I will just stomach this from now on I guess.
1UP is the brand. They are the best tasting I’ve ever had and are a whey isolate clear protein. The flavors I like are lemon Italian ice and strawberry Italian icw. Amazingly good tasting and super clean, lean, and tested for no extra bs and such.
I do clear protein powder + 2 servings of metamucil everyday.
I’ve tried a ton of clear protein powders, the best, smoothest, most “clear” that I’ve tried are Gramms and 1Up. Those are also unfortunately pretty expensive :( I’ve also tried Oath, Seeq, Ryse, and Clean Simple Eats. Oath has coconut milk as an ingredient and I could taste it in all of the flavors I tried. The others were all fine, just not as good as my favorites.
The trick with clear protein is you need to let it rest after shaking it. They will be frothy/not clear after the initial mix, and if you drink it like that it will taste like regular protein powder. The packages usually say to let it sit for only like a minute but I let it sit for at least 30 minutes usually.
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