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4.5
Great!EAS AlWAYS PROTEIN TO GO ?I've enjoyed EAS products for a number of years. My view is that their Myoplex line of meal replacements is the best that I've tried. These products offer a good ratio of protein and complex carbs to cholesterol and fat. I use them at home and on the road. At home I often blend them with other ingredients to add some flavor and calories. On the road I'll have them in a shaker first thing in the morning in my hotel room. Our bodies are nutrient starved in the morning and often times a "healthy" breakfast will not provide enough protein so that's why I personally choose to have it in the morning. Othertimes of day, if I feel the need to add protein I usually go for the simple (and cheaper) Whey protein as part of a shake.The taste, even just with cold water, is quite good and the texture is creamy. The only reason Myoplex isn't getting 5 stars is that the price seems to be inching ever higher. You can no longer get the 42 pack, which usually allowed you to buy these at a good per unit price.I should add that I Myoplex to add/keep body weight, but also know that people use Myoplex products (e.g, the Myoples Light) to lose weight. If you are considering buying this product, you need to understand that frequent, smaller meals will help optimize your metabolism and can help you with your weight objectives.I got this hoping to use it as a meal replacement. I'm dieting and I'm busy, so a time saving quick drink that's loaded with protein and won't leave me hungry seemed ideal. The price was right so I picked up a box of vanilla and a box of chocolate. The vanilla is extremely difficult to mix up. It remains clumpy and grainy no matter what media I add or temp I mix at. It has an overpowering vanilla flavor and horrendous chemically aftertaste. I looked up MANY protein shake recipes searching for a way to blend this into edibility. It's just not possible. The vanilla is irredeemably disgusting.Another issue is that the packets are gigantic. I was unable to mix up a whole one with water, milk or anything else (I even tried coffee). You would need a huge volume of liquid to blend it into a palatable texture (something thinner than pudding), and then you would have a 24-32oz disgusting shake to choke down... um, no thank you. The obvious solution to this is to use less powder, but at that point, you're no longer getting 42g of protein... more like 20 something if you can only fit half of it in 17oz of water. Might as well buy an Ensure instead.The chocolate is tolerable. It's not *good*, but it's not nauseating either. I'm not a huge chocolate fan, so I expect normal people will find this one to be adequate. I mixed it with water and some peanut butter powder. It was still grainy, but adequate. Reminds me of cool, watered down hot chocolate. It might be good if prepared warm with skim milk and a dash of cayenne pepper (like Mexican hot cocoa).I did not try the strawberry. Nor do I plan to.If you feel you must try one of these, get the chocolate. The vanilla's aftertaste is long lasting and repulsive.Better yet, try the Ready-to-drink version. They get much better reviews.These are NOT convenient and do NOT taste good. But they are affordable and full of protein and vitamins. If you need a meal replacement option on a budget, and can choke down anything, then these are ideal.If you expect this to taste like a milkshake, you're going to be disappointed. On the other hand, if you expect it to be moderately tasty and not at all gritty or medicine-like, you're going to be a very satisfied customer. I've tried both the vanilla and the strawberry, and both are pretty good. They definitely taste like what they're labeled as.The calorie level is great too, as long as you use it for a meal replacement. I add two cups of 2% milk to it and it's about 550 calories. Not bad for a filling breakfast. It's not all that filling if you use water though. Combine this with a multivitamin and it gives you most of the nutrients you need for the day.Altogether, I gave this five stars because I got exactly what I was expecting to get out of it. It's delicious considering it's health food, and it feeds your muscles.This is one of the original Myoplex Vanilla Cream protein shake mixes and I've been using it for more than 15 years. I can't find it in stores anymore, so I'm very pleased to be able to order it on Amazon. I wish they carried the other two original flavors, Strawberry Cream and Chocolate Cream. I use the Vanilla, powder, 1-3/4 cups water, frozen or fresh fruit, and a banana. It all goes in the blender and it makes a great anytime meal or snack. Depending on how much I add, sometimes my husband and I share the drink!I used to drink these all of the time, I’m not sure what happened but they are decent but do not taste as good as they used to.Depending on my calorie goals, I mix with water, milk, bananas, peanut butter, etc and it always mixes well, and taste great. Not my preferred method, but if I am going out to remote gym (not my home gym) I do use the shaker bottle, which also works fine.I have these every day for breakfast. Quick, delicious, healthy - everything you could possibly need.
