Question:
Protein Crystals - really as good as candy/kool-aide??

I've seen Protein Crystals advertised - just wondering if anyone has tried them and if they are as good as they say they are. It would be a nice alternative to the powdery stuff. If you have tried them, do you just pop them like candy or in a drink or what? And is the taste and protein worth the price?    — Anne R. (posted on March 16, 2003)

March 15, 2003
Someone posted this a couple of weeks ago about them. As promised, I've done my homework in hopes I can help answer your questions about Crystal Pro... a pixie stick type of protein. I always advise calling the company and asking to speak to someone who understands the chemical breakdown of ANY protein. With Crystal Pro, they advertise it as ... "loaded with branched chain amino acids [BCAAs] like valine, leucine and isoleucine, as well as a full and complete spectrum of Essential, Nonessential and Conditionally Essential Amino Acids) can immediately begin going to work to help rebuild and grow lean muscle tissue, and up-regulate your metabolism. Instant oral absorption less amino acid catabolism (waste) because less protein passes through your gut and digestive tract. You get immediate amino acid availability and the best-tasting protein product ever developed.">> Sounds great huh? Makes you want to buy their product because it tastes like candy and is so EASY!! :) Don't be so sure! I spoke to the company's nutritionist and explained that we are gastric bypass patients and asked if she was familiar with the surgery. She was... sort of. I still explained that we have virtually no acids (needed for breakdown of food) available to us except at the end of the illeum. I asked her if Crystal Pro was pre-digested. She said no... it was intact protein. She said it would not do us any good. So, whenever you find a new protein that sounds too good to be check it out! You sure don't want to rely on a product that can't help you and could potentially cause malnutrition. This was written by a yahoo moderator at wls of wny. - Darlene Conradt
   — Lynn S.

March 17, 2003
In my opinion, YUCK!! They do not taste like pixie sticks or any candy. It is tart, sour and has a bad after taste. That is just my opinion. Melanie
   — Melanie H.