SPORT Organic Plant-Based Protein

For me, it’s the cheap, lazy, low calorie high protein meal replacement. You definitely don’t have to incorporate it, but it helps get me to my daily protein goal (which isn’t astronomically high) without doing too much. As a 28y/o 5’4 137lb woman who’s doing a body recomp my protein goal is at least 92g or protein daily. I drink [GardenOfLife Sport Chocolate plant based protein powder](https://www.gardenoflife.com/sport-organic-plant-based-protein-chocolate). It is around $40+/- pending where you purchase, and usually lasts me a month at least if not longer. It’s the “cleanest”I’ve found, whole food based protein, I really like this brand in general. The protein powder is 180cal per serving (2 scoops), and I usually just mix it with water. It’s not bad tasting, and usually curbs my sweet tooth too.

I wondered about the difference in flavors.  I found Garden of Life’s self published metal tests and between sport protein powder chocolate and vanilla, chocolate had higher levels.  Edit: the article OP posted actually mentions this: Chocolate protein powders, for instance, were found to have a staggering 110 times more cadmium [1] than vanilla-flavored varieties.

Garden of life Sport. 30-45$ per tube.

Yeah there’s few options if you want caffeine plus clean testing. Legion Pulse, Momentous Strength + Caffeine, and Kaged Clean Burn all publish full COAs (heavy metals included). For something closer to a “protein coffee,” Truvani, Garden of Life SPORT, and Ritual Essential Protein are decent picks — all third-party tested and low-to-zero contaminants. If you just want a daily protein + caffeine combo that feels similar to Chike, you can also stack your own — i.e., a scoop of Momentous whey or Transparent Labs protein + an espresso shot or cold brew. Same function, but way more transparency.

I like pea protein blends. I like Garden of Life, OWYN, and Orgain.