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From: Lucas Buck on 8 Aug 2008 17:58
On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:27:29 -0500, Omelet <ompomelet(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>In article <38gn949eual2aoiev39pm09g1mk423t48d(a)4ax.com>,
> Lucas Buck <sbcpark(a)earthlink.NOSPAM.net> wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 02:55:01 -0700 (PDT), BOfL <bigfletch8(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> >On Aug 6, 11:44�am, Jason Carlton <jwcarl...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> I know we're all looking for decent flavors of protein, so when you
>> >> find one you should post it!
>> >>
>> >> I have 2 flavors that are pretty good, but both are really just good
>> >> with milk. GNC brand Mixed Berry is one, and Chocolate Caramel is the
>> >> other.
>> >>
>> >> Chocolate Caramel is OK with water, but a thousand times better with
>> >> milk. IMO, Mixed Berry tastes like cheap toothpaste when mixed with
>> >> water.
>> >>
>> >> Lately, I've been switching back and forth, so that I won't get tired
>> >> of the flavor as quickly. GNC did have buy-one-get-one-half-off for
>> >> Gold Club members (roughly translating to a 34% discount), so they
>> >> were relatively inexpensive, but now it's just a flat 20% discount
>> >> across the board so it's not quite as good of a discount.
>> >>
>> >> On a similar note, if you haven't bought a Blender Bottle yet, you
>> >> should. It's well worth the $5, and it makes mixing protein a heck of
>> >> a lot easier.
>> >
>> >A gram of protien (sic), is a gram of protien(sic), and is usually more
>> >useful
>> >when it is found with its bilological (sic) support system, ie eggs etc.
>>
>> Strictly speaking, prions are protein, but I don't want any in my shake.
>
>Just avoid eating brains and spinal cords!

That's just CRAZY TALK!!!!




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From: Omelet on 8 Aug 2008 21:58
In article <3cgp94tah1sjs2hjcfnbfh445eelr07tbh(a)4ax.com>,
Lucas Buck <sbcpark(a)earthlink.NOSPAM.net> wrote:

> On Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:27:29 -0500, Omelet <ompomelet(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >In article <38gn949eual2aoiev39pm09g1mk423t48d(a)4ax.com>,
> > Lucas Buck <sbcpark(a)earthlink.NOSPAM.net> wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, 7 Aug 2008 02:55:01 -0700 (PDT), BOfL <bigfletch8(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> >On Aug 6, 11:44�am, Jason Carlton <jwcarl...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> I know we're all looking for decent flavors of protein, so when you
> >> >> find one you should post it!
> >> >>
> >> >> I have 2 flavors that are pretty good, but both are really just good
> >> >> with milk. GNC brand Mixed Berry is one, and Chocolate Caramel is the
> >> >> other.
> >> >>
> >> >> Chocolate Caramel is OK with water, but a thousand times better with
> >> >> milk. IMO, Mixed Berry tastes like cheap toothpaste when mixed with
> >> >> water.
> >> >>
> >> >> Lately, I've been switching back and forth, so that I won't get tired
> >> >> of the flavor as quickly. GNC did have buy-one-get-one-half-off for
> >> >> Gold Club members (roughly translating to a 34% discount), so they
> >> >> were relatively inexpensive, but now it's just a flat 20% discount
> >> >> across the board so it's not quite as good of a discount.
> >> >>
> >> >> On a similar note, if you haven't bought a Blender Bottle yet, you
> >> >> should. It's well worth the $5, and it makes mixing protein a heck of
> >> >> a lot easier.
> >> >
> >> >A gram of protien (sic), is a gram of protien(sic), and is usually more
> >> >useful
> >> >when it is found with its bilological (sic) support system, ie eggs etc.
> >>
> >> Strictly speaking, prions are protein, but I don't want any in my shake.
> >
> >Just avoid eating brains and spinal cords!
>
> That's just CRAZY TALK!!!!

I see I posted the warning too late. :-(
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Peace! Om

All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
From: Jason Carlton on 9 Aug 2008 02:44
On Aug 6, 11:27 am, Omelet <ompome...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> In article
> <82c84f76-1cdd-4f57-9b6b-4d47bea2b...(a)y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com>,
>  Jason Carlton <jwcarl...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > I know we're all looking for decent flavors of protein, so when you
> > find one you should post it!
>
> > I have 2 flavors that are pretty good, but both are really just good
> > with milk. GNC brand Mixed Berry is one, and Chocolate Caramel is the
> > other.
>
> > Chocolate Caramel is OK with water, but a thousand times better with
> > milk. IMO, Mixed Berry tastes like cheap toothpaste when mixed with
> > water.
>
> > Lately, I've been switching back and forth, so that I won't get tired
> > of the flavor as quickly. GNC did have buy-one-get-one-half-off for
> > Gold Club members (roughly translating to a 34% discount), so they
> > were relatively inexpensive, but now it's just a flat 20% discount
> > across the board so it's not quite as good of a discount.
>
> > On a similar note, if you haven't bought a Blender Bottle yet, you
> > should. It's well worth the $5, and it makes mixing protein a heck of
> > a lot easier.
>
> Try mixing a vanilla powder with sugar free cool-aid.
> Sometimes a couple of packets of artificial creamer can add a lot of
> flavor without adding calories, but I'm a bit cautious over "fake foods"
> like that.
> --
> Peace! Om
>
> All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing..
> - Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

I've also mixed a tablespoon of International Coffee with unflavored
protein and thought it was pretty good. It added around 70 calories to
it, though, so regular instant coffee would have probably been more
logical.

I recently tried mixing sugar-free caramel with unflavored and thought
it was good, but that was more on a whim. The sugar-free caramel still
has carbs and calories, so it's not really a good idea; honestly, I
was just going through my leftover protein and getting rid of the
unflavored kind that I really didn't like.
From: Jason Carlton on 9 Aug 2008 02:53
> Taste is all too variable. I loooove ON whey's Cookie's N Creme, but
> I'm in the minority by a landslide if you go by one poll I read.
> People generally hate it.
>
> Syntha 6 by BSN makes a chocolate and also a moca something that I
> liked a lot, too.
>
> Vanilla Isolyze by Species Nutrition is a great protein powder
> according to my tongue anyway.

I tried the Isopure drink that someone mentioned earlier, and it's
pretty good. A little on the bland side, like drinking a carbonated
juice drink that has set out for a few days, but palatable. I liked
the Blue Raspberry best so far.

Also, the Pro Slam is good, and goes down fast. They're expensive,
though, at close to $3 for 45g (if you buy a case of 12), so I can't
use them all the time. The lemon lime is the best tasting protein I've
had, though.


> I will agree with you on advocating Blender Bottles. Those things are
> the bomb. I have three. You close it and shake it like crazy and it
> will NEVER splatter a portion of your drink out the top of a loose
> lid. I've never used their spiral ball, but that seems like a useful
> component - just don't like that extra clean up.

You mean the little whisk thing that goes in it? Buddy, you're really
missing out! I shake my protein really hard about 10 times, and that's
it. That little whisk just blends it right up.

After I use it, I just rinse it out with hot water, then turn it
upside down and let it dry for the next time. I throw it in the
dishwasher every other day or so.


> Blender Bottle:http://www.blenderbottle.com/
>
> And five bucks? I thought I paid eight at GNC! D'OH! Oh, well, a fool
> and his money...
>
> :-)

I think I'm just lucky in that my local GNC isn't all that popular.

About every other month, my local GNC has killer specials on things. I
picked up 2 blender bottles for $5 each, I picked up several cases of
Pro Slams for $20 each (that's a case of 12, so that comes down to
$1.66 each; almost half price), and a 5lb container of protein powder
for $20 or $25. If you just catch them when they're wanting to move
some product, you can luck out and get some good deals!
From: Curt on 9 Aug 2008 05:39
Omelet <ompome...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>  Curt <curtja...(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> > Taste is all too variable. I loooove ON whey's Cookie's N Creme, but
> > I'm in the minority by a landslide if you go by one poll I read.
> > People generally hate it.
>
> ON????

Optimum Nutrition.

http://www.optimumnutrition.com/

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