December 8, 2009, 3:32 pm

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.* Picture may be of different size or flavor
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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).
I have worked in a nutrition store and have tried dozens if not hundreds of different proteins. This one has been the best and doesn’t have any of the artificial sweetners and other ingredients which can cause digestion problems. It mixes easily and has a very versatile and enjoyable taste. It is probably best as a postworkout or early morning protein source due to its rapid digestion. I will often take along with some fish oils or flax oil to lower the glycemic index and resulting insulin response. Amazon, especially with free shipping and 15% subscription discount, has by far the best price!
After spending hours comparing nutritional information labels on a dozen diffrent brands of powders, I decided on this one for obvious reasons. It replaces alot of ingredients with natural ones, and costs only about 46 cents per serving, yet has an impressive 24 grams of protein per serving. That’s really the bottom line why you should choose this product.
I got the chocolate. Threw it in a glass of water, and was VERY surprised that after stirring for about 30 seconds with just a spoon, it had almost completely disolved. You dont even need a shaker for this. As far as the taste well, theres no sweetener, and almost no sugar or fat. So of course it doesnt taste like a freakin milkshake. It’s really good for you. Im sure in milk (which adds fat and sugar) it will taste great but i wont be doing that personally.
I wrote this review half a year ago, and the price has gone way up since then. It is still a great product, but not the huge value it was back when i got it $10 cheaper.