Disappointing flavor:  Frankly-awful
I had been hooked on Slim-Fast for years and years-either powdered with milk or the canned- as a fast meal replacement; since I am a chocoholic it satisfied my sweet/choco tooth and gave me a meal at the same time.  However, the Slim-Fast Optima changed the earlier formulas and now is using a nasty artificial sweetener so I thought the Biggest Loser product might be better for me.  Well, I have no idea about its health benefits but the flavor is flat-out awful.  If you mix it with water (a tiny little serving if you follow the directions) is tastes like water with a little nasty chocolate.  Gag.  So I tried adding it to fat free or lowfat milk... not much better.  And yes I tried adding ice in the blender. No matter what, there is a strange flavor to it:  not sure if it is the whey protein or they got the chocolate wrong, but there is also an after-taste that is not nice.  Now I'm looking into other whey-based protein drinks hoping that it isn't the whey favor that I find a turn-off.  I want something that makes me happy when I drink it.. Like "I've just had something delicious and it is good for me and I might even lose weight.'  If it tastes like medicine it is not going to be effective:  I threw away the second can, unopened.
Rating: 1 stars