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There is nothing that says "product purchase incentive" like a good rewards certificate! Last week I received my Vitamin Shoppe rewards postcard in the mail ($25, thank you very much!) and decided to spend it! We stopped in at VS last night which is maybe two miles from the house. But, I had a problem. I didn't know what to choose! There were so many pretty containers glistening, sparkling, shining in my eyes that I wanted to pack it all up and head home! What to choose, what to choose?
My friend, Cari (Gastric Bypass Barbie), purchased their Body Tech protein pudding this week and gave it rave reviews. I had a handful of protein bars, grabbed the protein pudding box and asked Tim if he would tote it around until checkout time. As I walked around shopping some more, I was in a dilemma. Maybe you go through this, too. "Do I really want that? If I buy the box of pudding, I'm almost out of my $25 free spending money. How much more do I want to spend? What's my purpose here, to get a bunch of small trinket items to try, or one large item?"
I hem-hawed around (a country way of saying I couldn't make up my mind) and finally settled on the small items. So, here's the first item that made the cut:
Designer Whey Protein*2Go, flavor Orange Mango
Place of purchase: Vitamin Shoppe
Price: 1.99
Stats per packet/ Calories: 50 / Carbs: 2 / Sugars: 1 / Protein: 10
Smell: I put the packet up to my nose to see what came from the package. There was a hint of orange but I had to sniff so hard, I was afraid of sucking it up my nose!
Mixing: The directions give you several options depending on how strong you
want your drink to be: intense flavor, 4 oz water. Mild, 8 oz.
Light, 12 oz. I had a 16.9 oz water bottle and decided to drink down
to about 14 oz, then poured the packet in. I shook the bottle and
turned it a nice pastel shade of orange dreamsicle. I didn't notice until midway into the drink that the
powder wasn't dissolved all the way. A big clot of powder surfaced at
the neck of the water bottle. I stuck my finger in and smushed it up, then
tasted it. Believe it or not, I actually think that I could have
wetted the paste and eaten it right off the spoon! It was a very sweet
candy flavor, no protein smell or aftertaste.
Taste: taking the first sip of anything is a little scary! I especially dread it when I can smell protein or any other similar scents exuding from the bottle! Tilting this one up did not produce any aromas, good or bad, which is always a great result! Hmmmm.... is it more of a juice, or closer to a protein shake whose base is vanilla? It's right in between, down the line, of being both. It tastes to me like an orange dreamsicle. It was not like drinking a Crystal Light or another type of fruity juice flavored liquid. It had the underlyling base of vanilla protein powder. You know how it is when you use a vanilla protein powder and then add flavor to it? You can still taste the underlying vanilla flavor, but at the same time there is a fruity flavor similar to juice drinks? This is the same concept.
I did not have any after taste, nor did it leave an affect of "protein" or "supplements" in my palate. I drank about half, and put it in the refrigerator to chill. I love my shakes VERY cold. And as I drank it later, I came to a conclusion: I LIKE THIS STUFF! I am pleasantly surprised at this find.
Final summary: This is a tasty product, somewhat on the expensive side since its only 10 grams of protein. However, you cannot beat the convenience of it! You could toss one of these in your pocket book or car, and all you need is a bottle of water anytime, anywhere!