Decent flavor; fiber plus protein and vitamins and minerals; high in sodium
I have both the vanilla and chocolate versions of this product. While I know that these powders are sold by weight, not volume, I was a bit surprised to see that the vanilla version took up a fair bit less volume. I’m not sure if the vanilla powder is heavier or if it was somehow more compressed.<br /><br />So this product is meant to be a meal replacement and not purely a protein powder, so it has a lot more going on than what a typical protein powder might have. In addition to protein, it has a lot of vitamins and minerals and a lot of fiber. Flavor-wise, it’s OK. It’s got some chocolate flavor, and the sweetness isn’t off-putting. I’ve tried protein powders that were strong with the stevia, which is a sweetener that I don’t really like. This contains some of that too, but it also has cane sugar. I’ve certainly tried far less palatable protein/meal replacement powders. I’d probably rank this high up the list, though that isn’t necessarily saying a lot if you’re coming from never having tried these sorts of things to consuming a lot of them and just getting used to the not-very-good flavors. This does have some grittiness, though I make my drinks the night before, which allows for the powder to hydrate well. Also, given that this has more in it than protein powder, the grittiness should be expected. For example, this has a variety of ground of seeds, which is why it has so much fiber.<br /><br />In comparison to the vanilla flavor, this has slightly less calories, but it has slightly more sodium, more fiber, and more potassium, so there is some difference between these beyond simply the flavors.<br /><br />I’m not really keen on the fact that this is $37, is in a huge tub, but only has 15 servings. Granted, these sorts of products are all kind of pricey, so this isn’t overly so. The biggest negative for me is the amount of sodium this contains. There are 480mg of sodium per serving. I’d be a lot happier with this if it had maybe half that.
Rating: 4 stars