Gleeful cackling about new protein drink/powder/pudding thing! yaay!

Note - This *is* calorically dense.  I am on maintenance so, I can *afford* these calories, and while I *can* eat WAY more than the 130 g of protein I need to feed my lean body mass - my body does not hold onto the protein it absorbs from dense protein (chicken/beef/pork/fish) and I cannot eat typical puddings/yogurts/cottage cheeses because they do not keep me full *important!!* and they trigger bingey "gimmes" in me.  So there you are and there you have it!

Post Date: 5/21/11 5:29 am
I can tell you, as a person whose body is not the best at retaining protein from dense protein sources and still *has* to consume protein drinks, I am pretty *meh* about shakes.

I need it to be cost effective too - and I do not *want* to spend all my freaking carbs on protein drinks, so I was looking for Fewest Total Shakes for Maximum Protein (I need at least 70g) and fewest carbs for *Reasonable Cost* 

Sooo!  I found this stuff

 

• 200 Filling Calories per Serving
• Suitable for Virtually Any Weight-Loss Program
• 35 g of Blended Protein from 6 Unique Sources
• Only 3 g of Carbohydrates and 1 g of Sugar
• Blend of Healthful Oils Including Safflower, Olive, Borage, and Evening Primrose
• 26 Vitamins and Essential Minerals

Recent research supports what competitive bodybuilders have instinctively known for decades: higher-protein, lower-carbohydrate dieting results in faster weight-loss with less hunger and greater overall satisfaction – especially when combined with exercise. Because proteins appear to aid weight control by both suppressing your appetite and boosting your metabolism, they are the foundation of Optimum Nutrition's Complete Protein Diet. That's why each serving supplies 35 grams of protein from 6 premium protein sources. Complete Protein Diet also contains 26 different vitamins and minerals plus essential fats, so it’s much more than just another protein powder; it’s a complete high-protein meal. Sweetened with Splenda.

Okay, in reading the reviews, folks mix it with 14 or 15 ounces of water and complain its thick, okay fine, but 2 a day at 35 g protein and 3 carbs per serving I could gag down if I needed to, or water down, whichever. 

First day, not incredibly impressed - but I mean, its okay, its no milkshake but - ummm its not a milkshake ! :}

Second day, mix it, add a packet of sweetner to it, come back to work, it sits for a minute in my mixer cup because I did not just slam it down and then it will not come out of the mixer cup hole!  Open it up and ITS PUDDING!!

YAAAY!  PUDDING!!  So, I have started to mix it with just a cup of the almond milk, or morning ones I mix with my regular coffee mixture plus espresso powder and YUMZ!!! 

It also has borage oils and oil of evening primrose which is nice, because it means I might can not have to consume so much of those as additional supplements!

Yea, its 200 calories a pop, but luckily for me I can afford that, and honestly, 2 of these versus 3 or 4 of the others plus almond milk is going to add up to the same amount of calories for the same amount of protein anyway.

So - BL gives this stuff a thumbs up! 

**also important - I cannot tolerate regular real life pudding, what I mean is the texture is triggery for me, makes me want more and more and I obsess about it until its gone, same with yogurt and cottage cheese (yes, I am a triggery freak) but this stuff does not make me feel that way - AND ALSO, with a regular protein drink, about 30 minutes after drinking it, I need to EAT FOOD or I get that "FOOD NOW OR WE ARE CHUCKING UP BILE WOMAN" message from my belly, but not with this stuff!  I can go about 2 and a half up to 3 hours without that FOOD, BRING IT, IN MY BELLAH!! feeling!! yaaay!

So anyway.  That's that about that!

*it comes in vanilla and chocolate, and now that I have discovered its puddingness, I just shake it up in one of my little two cup tuppers and that is enough room for it to shake and pud.  Also a note - 1 cup of your liquid is enough for the 2 scoopers to mix in best, 3/4 cup liquid you will still find pockets of dry powder. 

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This is the exact same brand that I am using, had to switch from GNC because we could no longer afford it. I use the regular Vanilla Milk Shake.... I REALLLLLLY love it!

Oh the best part, I can get it for 18.99 at Rite Aid every 2 weeks and it lasts.... For me the GNC, parting with the same amount of money would only last 3 weeks.

Really!!  At RiteAid!? ?  How big is the tub?  A 2 pounder? 

WHOOT!!

Thank you so much for that information!  I am going to cruise on by there this VERY DAY!!! 

Is it the COMPLETE PROTEIN DIET one? 

Either way, I am cruising by the RiteAid!! YAAAY!  THANK YOU!

Wow - great write up and I could have been the one writing the first portion of your post!!

While I probably would have discounted it because of the calories, I like how you have described the difference you've noticed between the different proteins and how they keep you filled. 

If I can get this at Rite Aid... I'll definitely be looking for it!!

The keeping me filled up thing is definitely something that adds points to this! 

This morning I put some almondy flavor in my choco espresso puddnin! yum! 

 just goes to show U  that every body's  body is totally different -  I tried something very like this  early out and i gained like mad  .  Go figure .

Im an isopure grrl .

Anything else      and  fat makes me  want to eat MORE and MORe fat lol an hour later  ...  just like carbs makes U  trigger ... 

but its cool that  it works for others !  

It sure would be INSANELY easier if it was the same across the board! 

*And* we never got hungry!  ha~!

ANd we had a jillion dollars.  Okay I need to stop, I am just teasing myself now.  :}

I know this will hold me over for at least 4 hours. I am not worried too much about the calories just yet, because I am still not getting in enough of those any way.

I looked and my container is a 1 pound for 18 bucks. says 15 servings. I truly do love it, I do believe they have a bigger container, but for not it is what is in my budget.