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Vitamin Shoppe | Protein Powder Reviews
In todayâs reviews Iâm going to focus on the three protein powder samples and shaker bottle I received, complimentary of the Vitamin Shoppe. Letâs just talk about the Bodytech Shaker bottle and get it out of the way. Iâm loyal to my BlenderBottle and thatâs how itâs going to stay. This shaker bottle worked in terms of blending together a protein shake, but once I opened the spout to try the protein shake I was done. I didnât trust putting this in my lunch bag to bring to work for fear it was going to leak everywhere. Sadly, this is a no go â BlenderBottle for life.
The first thing I did was check the nutritional facts on all the samples. The closest to my regular Optimum Nutrition protein was the Bodytech sample, so this was the first one I tried. Of the three protein samples I received this was my favorite and the only one I would recommend if youâre in the market. It has the best macros for the calories, 120kcal, 3C, 24P, 1F which was the lowest carbs for the highest protein at lowest calories, and also tasted the best. I probably could have done with a vanilla flavor, but the strawberry was good for something different. The package recommends mixing with 8 ounces of water until smooth. I tried this, but opted to add about 4 ounces of almond milk â this is my go to ratio for protein shakes.
The Plnt protein powder was not enjoyable at all, Iâm sorry to say. For being vanilla, this didnât have any kind of sweetness to it so Iâm not even sure you could use this in baking or oats. The macros arenât too bad here: 120kcal, 7C, 19P, 2F, but the lack of flavor does not make this protein powder worth the buy. I was really bummed by this sample because it was completely plant based, something I touched on in my last Vox Box review.
I always like trying new protein powders and supplements to see how they compare to the products I already use in my fitness routine and pay a good amount of money for. I would be open to trying the Bodytech Whey protein powder in a different flavor â maybe this french vanilla flavor â but I probably wouldnât switch to it permanently because the carbs are higher than my Optimum Nutrition protein powder.
Thanks to Influenster for the products! I still have the Shea Moisture products to try out, I just keep forgetting I have them so I may do a mini review on that in the coming weeks.