100% Whey Protein – Gold Standard (Natural)
100% Whey Protein – Gold Standard (Natural)
Optimum Nutrition’s Natural 100% Whey Protein contains 22 grams of protein, only 5 grams of carbohydrates, 1.5 grams of fat and minimal lactose, the choice of brand is clear, now to decide what flavor and size! Optimum’s Natural 100% Whey Protein comes in 1, 2 and 5 pound containers and is available in Double Rich Chocolate, Vanilla Ice Cream and Delicious Strawberry. All Natural: No artificial colors, flavors or sweeteners.
100% Whey Protein – Gold Standard (Natural) Reviews
I’m a woman and not a body builder, but I love this protein powder for a super quick breakfast or an evening snack. It gives you clean burning energy, so to speak, without the blood sugar crash of candy bars or other less than optimal snack products. It dissolves well with some vigorous shaking in any sealed container–I just use an ordinary bowl-shaped tupperware container.
It contains no fructose, and is barely sweetened with stevia extract. That’s fine because I can add my own sources of sweetness in the form of organic soy milk that I buy in bulk from Costco. I had my family try it and they couldn’t tell this apart from ordinary ovaltine or chocolate soy milk. Even if you’re using water or milk, unless you’re hyper vigilant about sugar intake, adding a bit of your own sweetener (I hate artificial sweeteners, I’d rather add raw, real sugar) would still bring your sugar intake far below most of those other “protein shake” products out in the market while still delivering a dose of high quality protein (whey is superior to all other sources of popularly available protein powders according to the sources I’ve researched).
This was my first purchase of a Whey Protein mix. I did some research prior to it and went with this one based on previous user reviews. This one taste great, but I don’t really have another point of reference. Another PLUS is that it is natural (no artifical sweetners), which is very important to me and something we all should consider.
I have lost over 100 lbs. over the last year and started recently to hit the weights harder. With the increased weight training, I wanted to add more protein to my diet or at least be able to sustain an appropriate level. I don’t eat a significant amount of meat products so I needed to supplement my protein intake somehow.
I have noticed a lot of lean muscle development. I can only ASSUME that the WHEY protein is helping. I try to eat a balanced diet and this product with its 24 grams of protein per serving is definitely helping me meet my protein consumption on a daily basis… and as I mentioned, it taste great (I blend it with ice and it comes out nice and thick).
Ok, so usually I’d expect protein supplements to be a chore. Hell, my friend drinks some canned protein mess that makes him gag as he’s struggling to chug it down. But this vanilla whey… wonderful! Blend it in a glass of slim milk and some strawberries and I have a 35+g protein shake in the morning. I can add it to plain water to have some good vanilla flavoring while boosting protein intake at the same time. I haven’t tried the chocolate flavor but since there is no added sweetener, I don’t know how it would taste. Thus I went vanilla and have never looked back.
I’ve been using this protein mix (along with ON’s Natural Pro-Complex & Natural Casein) for nearly a month now and I have nothing but good things to say about all of these products. The taste is delicious for something naturally sweetened (in one review a customer points out that stevia is an artificial sweetener and in the same review states that it comes from a leaf thus proving that it is not artificial). I personally don’t think it mixes well with a spoon but shaking it in a lidded container will break up any powder that clumped together. Finally, the price on Amazon is the lowest one I’ve found, especially compared to in-store prices. Overall, I’d recommend this powder, along with the rest of ON’s Natural product line, to anyone with any interest in any level of fitness, nutrition, or bodybuilding.