First of all, thank you to ManimalPatB and iForce for the opportunity to test this out. I've had Brown Sugar Maple Oatmeal Cookie Protean so far and it is quite wonderful and I also have some Blueberry Muffin that I have yet to try, but have heard wonderful things about. So needless to say, I was quite excited to try this flavor from the Protean line that has already been well-received.
I got my tub in last night and already had hit the gym after work and had dinner lined out. I thought about making a shake, but I wasn't in the mood for one, so I didn't want to start off on the wrong foot doing a taste test when I wasn't craving one.
I just had my first experience a few minutes ago. I went with one scoop of Protean in ~8-10 oz (eyeballed) of CarbMaster Vanilla milk (all I had at the office) in my ProMixx shaker/blender.
First observations:
- tub/labeling is on point (very minimal, but appealing to the eyes and professional-looking)
- upon opening, it's great to see the actual little chips in there (reminds me a bit of yeeears ago getting the old Iso Sensation-93 cookies and cream)
- scent isn't super appealing (it's not bad by any means, but some products smell overly inviting and this didn't give me that experience)
- consistency of the powder is great (not insanely powdery/fine, but not overly thick at all)
- mixed up as good as you could ask for (my favorite, lately, has been the MyoFeed Vanilla PB2 and in the same shaker/milk, I have to be very careful because it gets overly thick very fast while pouring the scoop in -- this did not do that and that was nice)
- nothing left behind in the shaker at all
And for the more important stuff -- taste.
I threw a bit of a wrench in the mix here by using a vanilla flavored milk, but it was all I had here. At home, I'll try a regular milk and see what that does (and may even try the chocolate milk to see how that tastes, too). The mint is there and it's refreshing. It's not close to overpowering and at first, I actually felt just a touch underwhelmed. But the addition of the chips was brilliant, because when you get those, somehow it takes you back over the hump and makes it better.
I'm very much looking forward to experimenting with baking and using this in some other recipes (of course including making protein ice cream), and I may even experiment with adding some additional mint flavoring to a few of them, too.
Stay tuned -- we'll make some delicious treats.
Right off the bat, though, I will say that I enjoyed my first scoop.
I got my tub in last night and already had hit the gym after work and had dinner lined out. I thought about making a shake, but I wasn't in the mood for one, so I didn't want to start off on the wrong foot doing a taste test when I wasn't craving one.
I just had my first experience a few minutes ago. I went with one scoop of Protean in ~8-10 oz (eyeballed) of CarbMaster Vanilla milk (all I had at the office) in my ProMixx shaker/blender.
First observations:
- tub/labeling is on point (very minimal, but appealing to the eyes and professional-looking)
- upon opening, it's great to see the actual little chips in there (reminds me a bit of yeeears ago getting the old Iso Sensation-93 cookies and cream)
- scent isn't super appealing (it's not bad by any means, but some products smell overly inviting and this didn't give me that experience)
- consistency of the powder is great (not insanely powdery/fine, but not overly thick at all)
- mixed up as good as you could ask for (my favorite, lately, has been the MyoFeed Vanilla PB2 and in the same shaker/milk, I have to be very careful because it gets overly thick very fast while pouring the scoop in -- this did not do that and that was nice)
- nothing left behind in the shaker at all
And for the more important stuff -- taste.
I threw a bit of a wrench in the mix here by using a vanilla flavored milk, but it was all I had here. At home, I'll try a regular milk and see what that does (and may even try the chocolate milk to see how that tastes, too). The mint is there and it's refreshing. It's not close to overpowering and at first, I actually felt just a touch underwhelmed. But the addition of the chips was brilliant, because when you get those, somehow it takes you back over the hump and makes it better.
I'm very much looking forward to experimenting with baking and using this in some other recipes (of course including making protein ice cream), and I may even experiment with adding some additional mint flavoring to a few of them, too.
Stay tuned -- we'll make some delicious treats.
Right off the bat, though, I will say that I enjoyed my first scoop.