# Protein shakes... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 15, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267 "2010-06-15T06:09:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/1 "2010-06-15T06:09:02Z")
I really like the taste of Slim Fast (chocolate)… to me it tastes just like Carnation Instant Breakfast. Sadly, it has very little protein in it. I tried a whey protein shake with my husband’s stuff and it just didn’t taste as good. Anyone know of a good one? Preferably one that has a similar taste to Slim Fast? ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Cymbeline](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_cymbeline/32/9244_2.png) [@Green\_Cymbeline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Cymbeline)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/2 "2010-06-15T06:27:34Z")
Have you tried [High Protein Slim Fast](http://www.amazon.com/Slim-Fast-Protein-Chocolate-12-83oz-Canisters/dp/B000NHWAIK)? I like it even better than regular Slim Fast. It has 15 g of protein per serving. Or is that lower than what you were looking for? ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/3 "2010-06-15T07:48:54Z")
[Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey.](http://www.optimumnutrition.com/products/100-whey-gold-standard-p-201.html) The chocolate and strawberry flavors are both good. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/4 "2010-06-15T11:38:28Z")
> [@nyctea scandiaca](#): > > Have you tried [High Protein Slim Fast](http://www.amazon.com/Slim-Fast-Protein-Chocolate-12-83oz-Canisters/dp/B000NHWAIK)? I like it even better than regular Slim Fast. It has 15 g of protein per serving. Or is that lower than what you were looking for? OOoOoooOoooh! That looks like it may be a winner! ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/5 "2010-06-15T17:33:16Z")
_kicks dirt_ ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/6 "2010-06-15T17:46:01Z")
If you live near a Trader Joe’s, try their protein shake mixes. They taste great and don’t have a lot of the excess garbage that other brands include in their formula. ---
**Author:** ![postcards](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8e8cbc/32.png) [@postcards](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/postcards)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/7 "2010-06-15T18:19:09Z")
[MET-Rx](http://www.metrx.com/) Don’t know how it compares to Carnation, though I used to add some Nestle’s Quik to it. ---
**Author:** ![CrimeThink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/90db22/32.png) [@CrimeThink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrimeThink)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/8 "2010-06-15T18:38:32Z")
Well I agree with you at least, MOIDALIZE. ON Whey tastes great without the cheap filler contained in slim-fast. I don’t like that Slim-fast is supposedly healthy when the majority of the calories come from sugar and canola oil. I guess if it keeps you from eating more total calories you could lose weight but it’s really not all that better than eating a candy bar instead of a meal. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/9 "2010-06-15T22:34:52Z")
> [@MOIDALIZE](#): > > _kicks dirt_ Sorry, but I’ve tried the 100% whey ones my husband drinks and I think they’re gross. Have you compared it to others and determined it’s better? ---
**Author:** ![Discipline](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/82dd89/32.png) [@Discipline](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Discipline)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/10 "2010-06-15T23:18:51Z")
Maybe I just have incredibly bland taste, but milk + berries + banana + vanilla whey protein in a blender works just fine for me. I don’t understand why you’d get strawberry flavored anything when you could just add strawberries to the blender yourself. ---
**Author:** ![Eats\_Crayons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/278dde/32.png) [@Eats\_Crayons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eats_Crayons)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/11 "2010-06-15T23:28:09Z")
> [@CrimeThink](#): > > Well I agree with you at least, MOIDALIZE. ON Whey tastes great without the cheap filler contained in slim-fast. I don’t like that Slim-fast is supposedly healthy when the majority of the calories come from sugar and canola oil. This was my beef with Slim-fast too. I also liked one of the flavours, I don’t remember which. But the sugar content was stupidly high. Eventually I started making my own smoothies using fresh fruit and soy powder. I have no problems with soy powder, but it… “slows things down” too much for my partner. She makes her smoothies with hemp powder, which is high in fiber, and liberal amounts of maple syrup. In any case, we get additional protein when in training. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/12 "2010-06-16T00:26:45Z")
> [@Discipline](#): > > Maybe I just have incredibly bland taste, but milk + berries + banana + vanilla whey protein in a blender works just fine for me. > > I don’t understand why you’d get strawberry flavored anything when you could just add strawberries to the blender yourself. I’m really only interested in the chocolate ones. ---
**Author:** ![MOIDALIZE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e274bd/32.png) [@MOIDALIZE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MOIDALIZE)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/13 "2010-06-16T00:47:21Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > Sorry, but I’ve tried the 100% whey ones my husband drinks and I think they’re gross. Have you compared it to others and determined it’s better? I know what you’re talking about with the protein powder taste, but the ON whey tastes good, mixes well, and doesn’t bloat you. ---
**Author:** ![Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8c91f0/32.png) [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bam_Boo_Gut)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/14 "2010-06-16T00:49:22Z")
[http://www.trinjamdist.com/c-7-lasco-food-drinks.aspx](http://www.trinjamdist.com/c-7-lasco-food-drinks.aspx) I’m sure you could find these in a Caribbean shop in the states. There’s chocolate. You add water so you can mix it strong or weak, no can to toss, taste great. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/15 "2010-06-16T01:17:14Z")
I don’t know what slim fast tastes like, but for good-tasting protein drinks go with the egg protein powders. Mind you, the cost nearly twice what the whey ones do, but they taste much much better. I have also had Muscle Milk - and although it isn’t great, it isn’t \*too \*bad. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 1:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/16 "2010-06-16T01:21:53Z")
> [@Bam\_Boo\_Gut](#): > > [http://www.trinjamdist.com/c-7-lasco-food-drinks.aspx](http://www.trinjamdist.com/c-7-lasco-food-drinks.aspx) I’m sure you could find these in a Caribbean shop in the states. There’s chocolate. You add water so you can mix it strong or weak, no can to toss, taste great. I think anything I get I’d mix with milk or soy milk… the idea of mixing something with water is just icky to me (I make an exception for hot chocolate mix, but I add cream to it, too). I refuse to drink the pre-mixed ones in the can because I am squicked out by the idea of milk-based drinks with long shelf-lives. ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/17 "2010-06-16T01:54:11Z")
The Atkins Shakes are very good but much more expensive than Slim Fast. I agree Whey Protein can taste bad. You can always get low cal or zero cal chocolate or strawberry flavour and add it to the Whey. ---
**Author:** ![Carmady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f04885/32.png) [@Carmady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carmady)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/18 "2010-06-16T01:58:02Z")
I really like chocolate Muscle Milk, but I recently heard that it is chock full of lead. I’m going to hold back on protein shakes altogether until I figure out which ones don’t have poisonous levels of lead/cadmium/arsenic. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/19 "2010-06-16T04:05:22Z")
> [@Markxxx](#): > > The Atkins Shakes are very good but much more expensive than Slim Fast. I agree Whey Protein can taste bad. You can always get low cal or zero cal chocolate or strawberry flavour and add it to the Whey. I’m not looking for it as a diet drink, but rather as a cure to craving Carnation Instant Breakfast in a less caloric, higher protein way. If I was to add flavor I would probably go for Quik or something tasty over some low/no cal stuff. ---
**Author:** ![MegaBee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f0a364/32.png) [@MegaBee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MegaBee)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2010, 10:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267/20 "2010-06-16T10:38:15Z")
> [@OpalCat](#): > > I’m not looking for it as a diet drink, but rather as a cure to craving Carnation Instant Breakfast in a less caloric, higher protein way. If I was to add flavor I would probably go for Quik or something tasty over some low/no cal stuff. If you’re a Costco or Sam’s Club member, check out the EAS protein powder they have there. 27g of protein per serving, and it’s $30 for a six-pound bag. It comes in chocolate and vanilla. I swear by the stuff. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/protein-shakes/543267.md?page=2)