Protein Shake Reviews - Strawberry

Nov 01, 2010

I just realized that there are 3 different brands of strawberry in my mix of protein shake samples from VitaLady.com. So I did the good old fashion taste test. I blended each shake with 1 cup of cold water in my handy dandy little blender. Then I poured them into small glasses (see picture) and started the taste test for the superior strawberry protein shake (so official huh?). Even with just 1 cup of cold water, each shake filled a small glass and I dumped out the 1/4 cup extra - this is probably because they all foam up a bit, and they foamed up about equally. I dislike the foam factor because I worry that the bubbles will affect my tummy once I have surgery. I guess we will see.

Here are my picks from best to worst.

Nectar Strawberry Mousse, 34.5g protein
> #1 pick for me
> Probably the sweetest of the three (I like sweet right now, but who knows what I will like after surgery), but it didn't taste super sugary sweet. It was more of a rich robust sweet if that makes any sense (kind of like the difference between milk chocolate and dark chocolate).
> Very nice strawberry flavor
> The most creamy of the three
> The closest to tasting like a canned Slim Fast Strawberry Shake, which I think are yummy

ISO Pure Zero Carb Strawberries and Cream, 25g Protein
> #2 pick for me
> It was the prettiest of them all...does that count for anything? A beautiful baby-girl pink.
> It had a slight tang to it, nothing noticeably bad, just a little tang.  Maybe that's the protein taste.
> It definitely had a strawberry flavor but it wasn't overly sweet. A lot of people can't handle the super sweet ones so this might be a great choice for them.
> Had I never tasted #1, I would have probably bought this one. 
> This might actually be #1 for people who like their protein shakes a little less rich.

ProBlend 55 Strawberry Twist, 27.5g Protein
> #3 pick for me, but that doesn't mean it was bad
> This one is the most bland of the three, but it still had an obvious strawberry flavor
> It was also the least sweet
> It seemed to be the least creamy as well
> This one would be good for people who can't handle a strong flavor but still want a fruity shake.

That's all she wrote...at least about strawberry protein shakes anyway.

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