
Optimum Nutrition
Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder
Trusted all-rounder, but price hikes and quality decline concern.

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This is what I do, too. Depending on the powder I use, I can get 16-28 grams of protein for 80-160 calories, plus the negligible calories in the coffee itself, which I choose not to count. My typical go-to proffee is SunWarrior pumpkin spice plant-based protein powder, which is the low end (80 cal/16 protein) or My Protein (chocolate or caramel) plant-based whey which is 100 cal for 20g protein. On days I expect I will have more calories to spare, Good Protein has a range of flavors on the higher end of that spectrum, but even when I use Good Protein, my 160-ish calorie protein coffee is nowhere near the calories in a smoothie that also has milk, banana, yogurt, other fruit, etc.
Also, you might want to check out My Protein’s Whey Forward line, which is vegan precision-fermented whey protein. They’re super sweet which I don’t love but they do blend really well because it’s a finer powder than plant protein powders.
I like myprotein salted caramel. Tastes like milk powder to me and it’s light
I’m curious what makes it bad? I love myprotein salted caramel flavor it’s the only one that I haven’t gotten sick of the taste.
Stuck to salted caramel since day 1, tastes like a milkshake when mixed with fresh milk.
vegan whey (animal free production of whey through fermentation). Google "Whey Forward" on the myprotein website. I use it all the time and it dissolves very well. The salted caramel is my fav flavor.
Breakfast: Fairlife Core Elite vanilla shake mixed with espresso Mid-day: MyProtein sugar-free powder mixed with 40 oz water (Fave flavors are blue raspberry, sour cherry, lemonade, and rocket pop) Dinner: Fage fat-free Greek yogurt as desert, sometimes with MyProtein cinnamon cereal flavor mixed in
Myprotein Chocolate mint flavour! It taste so much better with milk instead of water and it really taste like you ate a piece of mint chocolate, i love it.

Optimum Nutrition
Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder
Trusted all-rounder, but price hikes and quality decline concern.

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