Nutricost Whey Protein Isolate Powder

My go to for breakfast smoothies

I found Nutricost whey protein isolate to be the best balance between quality and cost for my morning smoothies. I use the unflavored product to minimize effects on my blood sugar since I have insulin resistance. I can then add the ingredients I desire for a good glucose/flavor balance, usually a small amount of fruit, cocoa powder, unsweetened peanut butter powder, ceylon cinnamon, vanilla powder, and a touch of monk fruit extract for sweetness (and no, there is no undesirable taste due to the monk fruit in this combination). It all blends easily, tastes great, and I've got 59% of my protein for the day with controlled blood sugar. Just watch how much fruit you blend in; too much fructose can easily spike you!

It's adequate

I have been using Gold Standard Mocha or Coffee flavored (coffee is slightly better) for years but I thought I would try Nutricost Mocha because it's more protein per scoop (hint - it's a bigger scoop). The flavor is not as good as Gold Standard - what I mean specifically is protein powder in general tastes like protein powder. It has an aftertaste regardless of the advertising. Gold Standard Coffee and Mocha do not have that chalky aftertaste. Nutricost Mocha does. It is not as bad as most of the chocolate flavors from other brands - but it's still not perfected. If you guys read these comments - come out with a coffee flavored and have gym rats taste test against gold Standard. If you market it it should be a home run product. It is hard to get coffee flavored from Gold Standard - but it's damn good.

Good Taste and does the job

I got the flavorless and it goes great with almost everything: Smoothies, milk, with oatmeal, and in Greek yogurt. Even my partner who doesn't like whey protein took a liking to it and I ended up having to upgrade to the 5lb from the 2lb container