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akohlsmithAvoid: * Naked Nutrition * Huel Once per week: * Garden of Life * Momentous 100% Plant Protein Occasionally: * MuscleMeds * Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass * Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Protein Shake * Jocko Fuel * Vega * Quest * Orgain * Equip Foods * Plant Fusion * Ensure * Muscle Milk * KOS Better Choices for Daily Consumption: * Owyn * Transparent Labs * Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey * BSN * Momentus Whey Protein Isolate * Dymatize * Muscle Tech Only the last one - Muscle Tech - is listed as no limit on safe consumption.
negative. Optimum Gold Standard Protein Shake was orange, at above 150% of consumer report's level of concern for lead, and recommend to limit to 4 2/3 servings per week. The Optimum Gold Standard 100% Whey is what was green across the board and recommend 1 3/4 servings per day.
well I guess we can chalk up the disagreement to lack of specificity. "Optimum Gold Protein Powder" isn't listed in the consumer reports article (unless I am blind, which may in fact be the case). There are two Optimum products listed: * Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Protein Shake - not recommended * Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey - recommended If I've missed one or miscategorized one I'll edit my post right away, but I believe I've got them listed correctly.
Careful - Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Protein Shake is listed under "occasionally" and their Gold Standard 100% Whey is listed under "better choices for daily consumption". Kudos on calling out Muscle Tech as having no limit on safe consumption. I missed that and grouped it with the rest of the ones in the same category.
AlexC310i had the same issue with whey and equip has been a game changer for me! no more stomach problems and it actually tastes decent with almond milk.
AndryasteI would start with equip prime vanilla and it mixes with just a spoon in milk. Well it tastes like a milkshake without the chemical afertaste. I have been using it two years now
BasilComfortable4794Equip protein! Use code kirasinthekitchen for $$ off!
CoconutDry546It doesn’t! I like the vanilla better than the chocolate (which is odd bc I’m normally a chocolate person)
Comfortable_Cry1335I can't speak on whey as it gives me acid reflux. I found a company called equip. it is grass fed beef protein powder. Minimal ingredients and tastes amazing. I was using almond milk , but switched to oat milk for inflammation reasons. almond milk is lower calorie tho. chocolate is the one
Confident_Eye808I use Ancestrial Supplements. Before that I used Equip. No whey.
DeadboltheadBest tasting is Dymatize cocoa pebbles or fruity pebbles. But it’s kind of a trash protein like 98% of them out there. It has maltitol or maltodextrin which doesn’t have to be on the label listed as a sugar. So like almost all protein powders, they load up on it to make it taste like a dessert. For high quality and still has good flavor, I go with Prime grass fed protein chocolate or True Nutrition grass fed chocolate brownie. True Nutrition is by far the best bang for your buck in the high quality category. Look at the ingredients and you’ll see about 5-6 things.
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Best for Sensitive stomachs
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Dymatize (BellRing Brands) - ISO100 Hydrolyzed Protein Powder
