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Alcoholiday · 01-16-2008, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ericajones80

I'm not a fan of fruit flavored protien...I usually go with a chocolate or vanilla or cookies and cream...more desert like flavors. Is the chocolate really that bad?

i tried the reg chocolate kind with the other flavoring and it was pretty good. I wasn't a big fan of the fudge, but the orange cream is AWESOME.

stingo · 01-16-2008, 05:35 PM

I have the BSL chocolate and it's good.

fitzy21 · 01-16-2008, 05:37 PM

i have the regular chocolate they have. tastes better with milk, but water does well. add in some PB, and it tastes great

Alcoholiday · 01-16-2008, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by RedLefty

Orange cream just rocked my world. I didn't know protein could taste this good.

did you happen to try the strawberry and creme one yet? I'm thinking about ordering some more flavors, and i don't know which ones i should get. Orange creme for sure, but dunno after that.

Cynic · 01-16-2008, 10:43 PM

I've got a while to go before I'm ready to order (I got a good supply of ON), but I'm curious:

any need for a sweetner?
What about Aminogen? I know ON likes to cite that out as a major feature of its whey, but does it add value?

LisaS · 01-16-2008, 10:49 PM

the flavorings that are sold separately include sweetener.

I tried the plain, unflavored, unsweetened once - I wouldn't do that again.

I have some LorAnn flavorings that are not sweetened - I use them in vanilla-flavored whey (amongst other things). I forgot that little fact (that they are unsweetened) once and made a flavored shake with the unflavored, unsweetened whey. I wouldn't do that again either.

Cynic · 01-16-2008, 11:46 PM

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Originally Posted by LisaS

the flavorings that are sold separately include sweetener.

I tried the plain, unflavored, unsweetened once - I wouldn't do that again.

Here's the thing...

I intend to use honey as one carb source, and that is pretty sweet. I'm wondering if having splenda added, then piling honey on top of it might be overkill.

Orange and honey or vanilla and honey ought to go well together. I'm not sure what else would work with honey though. I'm drawing off past experiences with mixtures in other concoctions.

However, if the orange already includes the sweetner, then it's a no-brainer.

Still not sure if I want to go low-carb again. I like my oatmeal and fruit.

LisaS · 01-16-2008, 11:59 PM

I'm not sure if you can get the separate powdered flavorings w/out sweetener

but you might be able to get flavored protein powder w/out sweetener - it is two separate pull-down choices when you order - which implies they blend what you request.

RedLefty · 01-17-2008, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Alcoholiday

did you happen to try the strawberry and creme one yet? I'm thinking about ordering some more flavors, and i don't know which ones i should get. Orange creme for sure, but dunno after that.

Not yet, but RedWifey did. She liked it. I'm gonna try it tomorrow, probably.

Alcoholiday · 01-17-2008, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cynic

Here's the thing...

I intend to use honey as one carb source, and that is pretty sweet. I'm wondering if having splenda added, then piling honey on top of it might be overkill.

Orange and honey or vanilla and honey ought to go well together. I'm not sure what else would work with honey though. I'm drawing off past experiences with mixtures in other concoctions.

However, if the orange already includes the sweetner, then it's a no-brainer.

Still not sure if I want to go low-carb again. I like my oatmeal and fruit.

i wouldn't get it unsweetened but flavored. The best approach is getting plain whey, and then getting the flavor separately. I've ordered some unsweetened but flavored, and it's hard to get it sweet enough. On top of that, if you want to have the shakes other times than pwo, then you're going to have a hard time getting it sweet enough.

If i were you, i'd get a batch of unsweetened, unflavored WPC. Then, get the flavors separately. You could get waxy as a carb source. It's OK, but not great, and isn't sweetened. Or, you could just add oats to your shake.

If i was going to go the honey route, i would just take a spoon or two of honey, and then drink the shake.

Cynic · 01-17-2008, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Alcoholiday

i wouldn't get it unsweetened but flavored. The best approach is getting plain whey, and then getting the flavor separately. I've ordered some unsweetened but flavored, and it's hard to get it sweet enough. On top of that, if you want to have the shakes other times than pwo, then you're going to have a hard time getting it sweet enough.

I might buy 2-3 tubs of different flavors if it's a PITA mixing in good proportions to make it palatable.

I'm not sure at this point. I've got a ton of ON whey that I'm only having occasionally as a protein boost to the day, rather than a PWO drink, so I have plenty of time to consider how to approach it.

Alcoholiday · 01-17-2008, 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Cynic

I might buy 2-3 tubs of different flavors if it's a PITA mixing in good proportions to make it palatable.

I'm not sure at this point. I've got a ton of ON whey that I'm only having occasionally as a protein boost to the day, rather than a PWO drink, so I have plenty of time to consider how to approach it.

the flavor comes separately and you mix them yourself. the flavor is already sweetened, so all you need to add to the unflavored is flavor, and it becomes sweet enough. You just need to add the amount of flavor that you desire.

I've ordered some that were flavored, but not sweetened. that's a pain in the ass, because it's hard to get it sweet, but it still has the flavor.

Alcoholiday · 01-23-2008, 07:30 PM

From TP boards on upcoming new flavors:

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Originally Posted by CNizz View Post
we may or may not be offering or not offering the following:

(all Premium)
Watermelon
Cake Batter
Cookies N Cream
Grape
Green Apple
Peaches N Cream
Chocolate Mint

The cake batter sounds awesome! yummmmm

also blueberry is being thrown around.

Cynic · 01-23-2008, 07:46 PM

Cake batter, maybe.

I certainly hope they can pull off Cookies & Cream. That would rock!

Alcoholiday · 01-23-2008, 08:09 PM

i dunno. the cookies and creme from other companies has been unsatisfying. Muscle milk's blueberry protein was delicious. I had their green apple before, and it was ok.

peaches and creme would be delicious as well. mmmmmm.....

RedLefty · 01-25-2008, 12:45 PM

Just made a big purchase:

1) 5 lbs. of PWO custom mix (Whey concentrate with a little isolate thrown in, plus dextrose and maltodextrin, small big of glutamine and BCAA mix). Unsweetened and orange creamsicle flavor.

2) 5 more lbs. of same mix but Strawberry-Banana flavor.

The ratios are closer to 1:1 on carbs:protein than the normal 2:1 or even 3:1, but this fits better with RedWifey's TNT plan. And it leaves us room to sweeten it further if necessary.

Thanks for the discount code, Alcky.

Alcoholiday · 01-25-2008, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by RedLefty

Just made a big purchase:

1) 5 lbs. of PWO custom mix (Whey concentrate with a little isolate thrown in, plus dextrose and maltodextrin, small big of glutamine and BCAA mix). Unsweetened and orange creamsicle flavor.

2) 5 more lbs. of same mix but Strawberry-Banana flavor.

The ratios are closer to 1:1 on carbs:protein than the normal 2:1 or even 3:1, but this fits better with RedWifey's TNT plan. And it leaves us room to sweeten it further if necessary.

Thanks for the discount code, Alcky.

hey, thanks for ordering and using the code. i hope you enjoy it. I think i'm going to get some strawberry+creme flavor soon. i hear that that has gotten good reviews.