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What Protein Shakes Taste The Best?
Taking whey protein shakes? Then, for sure, you want to know which protein shakes taste the best. Here are your options.
First of all, you want to make sure that your whey protein powder mixes very well with water. Yes, just plain water - no heat or anything fancy required. You want something that you can just pick up, mix with water, and drink. If it's not convenient, you won't want to go through the hassle of making the protein shake and then drinking it. So make sure it MIXES really well with water. Usually, this is promoted as INSTANTIZED protein powders. Instantized means that the powder dissolves readily with water. Be a little cautious here though. Even though many brands claim that their products mixes very well, you still get clumps when you mix the powder with water. This is a sign that the protein powder may be of inferior quality. Fortunately, most protein powders mix really well these days. Here are some options to consider.
GNC protein shakes - This is a popular brand that is well known by the fitness market. The price is a little higher compared with other brands, and the premium is probably due to its branding. Better brand leads to slightly higher pricing. But it's a brand name that is well trusted. As for taste, you can expect GNC protein shakes to mix easily with water and taste well. There are many flavors to choose from. Stick with Chocolate though. It's the safest and most popular option.
Optimum Nutrition - This is yet another well known whey protein powder. It cost slightly less than GNC protein shakes, and is commonly available in most local health stores (including GNC stores!). You can also buy these at Amazon or any major Ecommerce site that sells health products. There is probably a distributor near you. Optimum Nutrition also offers many popular whey protein flavors. It comes with the popular Extreme Dark Chocolate, which tastes really good. Cookies and Cream are next in line.
EAS whey protein - EAS is a mainstream brand of whey protein that is competitively priced. Again, chocolate is the most popular flavor. It mixes really well with cold water or milk. This is one of the best tasting protein shakes that we have found.
More tips on how to make a great tasting protein shake:
Quite often, a protein shake doesn't taste as good because you are not making it right! Here are some tips on how to create best tasting protein shakes.
Tip 1: Use non-fat milk instead of water. You will be surprised at what a great difference this makes to your protein shake.
Tip 2: Drink the shake chilled. So whenever possible, add some ice cubes to your whey protein shake.
Tip 3: Add extra ingredients such as frozen bananas. Additional ingredients can make your protein shake taste a lot better. In this case, it's more of a smoothie than a shake...but yes, you tend to enjoy the drink a lot more.
Tip 4: Choose a flavor that you like. Feel like being adventurous and wish to try out a new flavor? DON'T! Unless you really like strawberry, don't try to be too adventurous and buy 5 pounds of strawberry flavored protein powder. If you don't like the taste, you are stuck with 5 pounds of protein powder! Stick with safe flavors like Chocolate, Extreme Dark Chocolate or Cookies and Cream. Vanilla is also considered a safe flavor if you prefer a more classic taste. If you find a brand that works for you, and you like the flavor, stick with it!
Here is another great article on the best tasting protein shakes.
