Protein Review #6: Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard, Rocky Road

Ok this review is for Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey Gold Standard, Rocky Road.

I personally love ON. They are one of the top brands. It's a clean protein, it doesn't do a lot of caloric damage, excellent muscle recovery, moderately priced (actually you can get these on sale all the time), tons of flavors, and they're thin so they won't fill you up. I have tried strawberry(meh), strawberry banana (pretty good) and fruit punch (good) by the tub. but i didn't want to buy a WHOLE tub to try a new flavor. Luckily thanks to Nashua Nutrition I was able to get some samples. The first one being rocky road.


Guuuuuuuurrrrrrl. You know I'm more of a fruity person, i don't really like chocolate flavors but DAMN!!! This shit was SO yummy!!! It had almost an almondy type flavor which might be the marshmallow part of rocky road. I really enjoyed it! I could probably drink this every day. I think this might be my go to creamy flavor.

I have to say though, in all honesty, the fruity flavors of ON don't hold a candle to the Nectar flavors. If you want a really good tasting fruity flavor, Nectar is the way to go.

Protein Review #5: Syntrax - Nectar Caribbean Cooler

This is a review for Syntrax - Nectar Caribbean Cooler

i'm just gonna tell you, it tastes damn good. DAMN GOOD. why? because i added milk instead of water. had a nice milkshake taste. but more of a fruity island frozen drink, and those are my favorite!! yum yum yum. i truly enjoyed this protein. you may want to use water instead and thats up to you but the texture is WAY better with milk.

 

So per scoop we're talking 100 calories and no fat and no carbs/sugars. Really? hmm...seems to good to be true! This might have to be my go to fruity flavor, just based on taste alone. I think I will get one fruity flavor and one creamy flavor so that i can have options depending on my mood.

I have to say all the Nectar flavors I've tried have all been really tasty. I don't think you could go wrong with this brand.

Protein Review #4: SynTrax Nectar Whey Protein Isolate, Double Stuffed Cookie

Guuuuurrlll, we're talking  Double Stuffed Cookie.....aka Oreo!!!

I mean, look at this shit. You're trying to tell me you wouldn't be sucked in by this label?

Ok Same stats as the Fuzzy Navel. Remember this is for 1/4 a scoop so there's really 100 calories per scoop and 23g (why not 24???) of protein. 

Anyway y'all let's just get right to the taste. First of all, all of the nectar flavors seem to be very thin. It's not a thick protein. That's good for a couple of reasons. 1. that means it doesn't have a bunch of filler crap in it. 2. It won't fill you up. Which for someone like me with a small stomach who wants to get her protein in and a meal, is a very good thing. After all, this is not a meal replacement. Would it taste better if it was thicker? Sure. You could always double the scoop in the same amount of milk and thicken it up that way. Double the protein. But sometimes that can reak havoc on your tummy depending on the protein. Although I never had this problem with ON protein.

Taste wise it tastes awesome. Its like a really thin cookies n cream. The consistency of chocolate milk i guess. It has these little bits of cookie in there. They feel like real cookie bits. If you're looking for a good cookies n cream flavor this is it. I would rather have it thicker though. Just a tad. Perhaps blending it would help.

If you're looking for a thick filling oreo protein powder, check out Giant Sports. Honestly I can't even finish a glass of this stuff. But it's yummy.

Protein Review #3: SynTrax Nectar Whey Protein Isolate, Fuzzy Navel

Ok so my next sample from my sample pack was the yummy sounding (and looking) SynTrax Nectar Fuzzy Navel

 

Now, I'm gonna come out and say that I really don't like the way they label the nutritional facts. Those numbers are so misleading. They're based on 1/4 of a scoop. Who the hell is gonna take 1/4 of a scoop. What kind of bamboozling is that??? I don't appreciate that. So make sure you multiply these numbers by 4. Even then the numbers are great! I don't know why they feel like they have to mislead people like that.

Anyway as far as the taste goes, it was really yummy. A nice fruity flavor. But I just wasn't a fan of the texture. Even the fruity flavors taste better with milk to me. Water just makes protein have a gnarly texture. Ever tried Isopure? BARF!!!!! UGHH!!!! Anyway I think I will try the next fruity flavors with milk instead to get a better feel for it. If you like a fruity tasting protein this is definitely a good one. On top of that it's a whey protein isolate which is a great clean protein and no sugar. Good stuff. Thumbs up. Nectar has samples of all their flavors so I would suggest trying out as many as possible before you order a tub.

Protein Review #2 - BSN Syntha-6 Orange Smoothie

Ok first up from the protein samples I received is BSN SYNTHA-6 Protein Powder, Orange Smoothie

Now, calorically speaking, this is a bit high. I mean 200 calories can really add up depending on how many of these you drink and tack on meals, well it can be a lot. 22 grams of protein is pretty standard. Sugars are pretty good but fat seems a bit high for a protein powder.  I mean compare this to something like ON 100% Whey Gold Standard which has 120 cals, 1g fat, 1g sugar and 24g protein. Those are just better stats. However, if you want a yummy tasting protein it's gonna cost you. You just have to see whats more important. If you're not on a calorie strict diet and you just want something to drink once a day after a workout, this is perfectly fine.

Now let's get to the important part, the TASTE!! ok right off the bat i wanna say the powder had a very powerful fake orange smell. Like Tang or more specifically like that really sugary orange drink they give you at the doctor's office before they do a glucose test on you. Think sunkist syrup. So I was weary. It seemed like a pretty big scoop. I mixed it in my blender cup with 4oz of cold water. It was nice and thick and tasted alot better than I thought! It was like an orange creamsicle. Very tasty. Now, could I drink this every day? I think I would get sick of it. Orange creamsicle is not my fav flavor. But if yours is, THIS is the protein for you!! I will say that the after taste is that fake orange syrup taste. yucky. gimmie a stick of gum or something.

Protein review #1 : 1st Phorm Phormula-1 Loop D Fruit

One thing you must know about me is that I am constantly on the hunt for the best tasting protein. I have tried endless protein powders over the last 4 years. I am not an expert in ingredients, let me put that out there right now. I'm basing my reviews on taste. I do however try to find powders with higher quality protein as opposed to the low shelf stuff they have at the supermarket.

Now, many people seem to stick with chocolate. I'm not that girl. I'm just not a big chocolate person. I'm more of a fruity person. So when i find fruity sounding protein I get excited. I'll start with the very latest one I've tried first, and go from there. 

Now, I follow a lot of fitness ppl on instagram. Its a great motivator. I read things in the comments and see pictures and sometimes you get turned on to something new. One of those things was 1st Phorm. What is 1st Phorm? I dunno but everyone was singing its praises. Well shit, let me look into it. So I did. Its some company that sells workout supplements and protein and pre workout and such. Small but growing. 

-They only sell their stuff (from what i could find) via their website and in person at a Supplement Superstore to which it turns out they have a relationship or some kind of steak in the game. I hear they really do the hard sell and try to push 1st Phorm products at those stores. 

-The only reviews I could find were glowing reviews but when I looked a bit deeper it was all people who were sponsored by or had some kind of relationship with 1st Phorm. 

hmmm.......these are 2 red flags. But you know, I'm an optimist. #theHIGHLYsuggestableType #sucker and I mean, who could pass up a protein that tastes like fruit loops?!!! all those youtube videos that said it was so good were very convincing. So I went to their website. Most protein is sold in tubs of 2lbs or 5lbs. This one was a little less than 2lbs. Cost? $50. what? YES....don't choke girl, $50!!!!!! Ummmm hi I can get a 2lb tub of Optimum Nutrition protein for $30. So $49.99, thats the base price of this 1st phorm stuff, then tack on the shipping. The cheapest shipping they have is $11. So this stuff ended up costing me a grand total of $60!!!!!!!! FOR PROTEIN! Listen, this shit better taste like a unicorn farted rainbow colored sugar thats for fucking sure.

I was sooo excited to get it. Beautiful packaging. So much promise!

I smelled it. Mmmmmm....smells divine! I dipped my finger in the powder and was shocked to find it tasted like the powder at the bottom of the cereal box! Oh joy! I mixed myself up a cup with cold milk. Oooooh oooh baby, I can't wait. Ohhhh....oh..noo....no no no no no. UGH! There was this weird chemical bitter flavor. Overwhelming. You could tell the background had that great fruity flavor I was looking for but the foreground nastyness was way too overpowering. I tried again, using the instructions on the tub. Mixing in cold water and letting it stand for 1 min. Ok this has to do the trick. But no, same nasty ass taste. What was a girl to do?! I'll tell you, choke that shit down. I spent $60 on it!!! So now i have to LITERALLY hold my nose and choke it down. The after taste is nice, burping it up is pleasant. But that's about it. 

Now maybe I got a bad batch (i doubt it) or maybe my taste buds are just off and maybe YOU will like it. Especially if you're being sponsored by them or paid by them in some way. But this is just MY honest review. I figured the internet needed one. 

To top it off, as much as they boast about it being super high quality cold pressed protein, I didn't notice it help with my muscle recovery at all. Optimum Nutrition (hence forth will be referred to as ON) however, made a huge difference with my muscle recovery. It's good stuff. 

So there you go. Sorry 1st Phorm, but that's a thumbs down. They have delicious sounding flavors and you might wanna try them for yourself, you might actually like them, but for that price is it really worth the gamble? 1st Phorm should offer a sample pack. I'm kind of glad I didn't like it because could you imagine spending $60 every month for this? Yikes!