Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Natural Whey, Chocolate, 5-Pound Tub
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Product Reviews of Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Natural Whey, Chocolate, 5-Pound Tub
Product Review: Bring It, ON!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is, bar none, the finest whey protein powder I have ever tasted. Whey has become a staple in my house ever since I started doing Body for Life and P90X, but I have grown concerned over time with artificial sugars and unnecessary ingredients.
I started out using Myoplex, then switched to a whey protein complex made by GNC. Both are fantastic, but nevertheless I've been searching for a product to take me to a higher level. Until finding the all-natural whey from ON, I wasn't sure that would even be possible.
One taste and I knew I had entered a whole new stratosphere. I'm convinced it's ON's micro-filtration process that yields the finest whey protein I've ever seen (or tasted) in my life. You're talking to a vanilla junkie here, so my expectations are high. I have rejected more than a few inferior products that tasted like a cure for ulcers or acid reflux.
As soon as my ON delivery came, I opened the lid and inhaled. While not quite the pure hit of vanilla I was anticipating, it still invited me to wet a finger and taste for myself.
OMG -- I could eat this dry for dessert. The consistency is so fine that the scoop settled all the way to the bottom of the container during shipment! I have never -- never -- come across a whey that tasted so good.
I'll check back in if my shakes don't deliver over the course of a series of workouts. But based on what I've tasted (and seen) so far, ON protein will become a staple in my household. You can't beat the bang for the buck, especially from amazon.
I've finally found the product I want at a price that's fair. I will be buying it from now on at regular intervals. No scouring at the local vitamin store. No fearing the price gouge at the register.
Thank you, amazon. Rev up your workouts, people... and bring it, ON!
Product Review: Best you can get
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been using this protein powder for several years now. After trying many protein powders over the past ten years, this is my favorite. To those that say it is clumpy, you are either not mixing/shaking it well, or you are doing so unproportionately.
I usually make smoothies by putting the following in a blender every morning in this order:
1 scoop of protein, this scoop is included,
add 1/3 (same scoop here) of splenda, they sell splenda by the bag
1 cup of milk, I use skim
1/2 cup of orange juice
1 cup of frozen blueberries (frozen strawberries can be used)
1 cup of ice cubes
Let the blender rip, I've heard of some add a banana to smooth it out some more, however I don't like bananas. You can also add a little bit of benefiber and grind some flaxseed in as well, more protein if you so desire. But the more powders you add the more liquids (i.e. milk, juice, ice) you need to compensate so it is not clumpy.
I have a huge box of 40oz foam cups I bought from a whole sale club that I then fill up with a lid and straw and you are good to go drink it on the way to work. Don't let it sit around for a long time, consume it as soon as you mix it, it tastes better, it's smoother.
Product Review: Good, but not great.
Summary: 4 Stars
I have been using Jay Robb 100%whey which I love, but it is very pricey. I can not use artifical sweeteners due to chemical sensitivity. Aspartame,even in small amounts, effects my cognative skills (I can't even count to ten)and causes SEVERE migraines. Splenda in small amounts is ok, but I would not want to take it daily basis. Stevia is a healthier option, but it does leave a slightly bitter taste in your mouth. This product mixed ok in milk, although it's consistancy is thinner than Jay Robb's. When mixed with 1/2 cup yogurt and 1/2 cup milk, the consistancy was much better. I am giving this four stars because of the price (12oz of Jay Robb is about $24.00). I don't hate the taste-it's just ok. If I wasn't using it every day for breakfast,I would probably opt to buy the Jay Robb. Product Review: Tasty, not clumpy protein.
Summary: 5 Stars
I have recently switched from an artificially sweetened protein to this, and can find no difference in taste. It mixes very nicely into delicious smoothies and is good value for the money. I would recommend this powder to anyone looking a nutritious meal replacement. Product Review: Tastes better than I expected..contains Stevia and Fructose
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the Natural Vanilla flavored Gold Standard Natural 100% Whey product.
It arrived at my door with a few days even though the tracking site never showed it as even arriving in my state.
I immediately opened it and poured 1 scoop into 5 ounces of water and mixed it with a fork.
It did not clump or stick to the glass.
I drank it down and detected a very faint aftertaste but nothing nearly as bad as the sucralose I tasted in their banana cream product.
It does not taste bad at all and I am happy with the flavor.
I can live with this product and will finish the tub even though it contains Stevia and Fructose.
I really wanted something with no sweeteners at all and once again I have made the mistake of buying a product with sweeteners.
If anyone knows of a product with no sweeteners at all please let me know.
All in all, if you know what you are buying and reviewed the nutritional info and ingredients carefully I highly recommend this.