Orgain Organic Vegan Protein Powder, Vanilla Bean - 21g Plant Based Protein, Low Carb, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, No Sugar Added, Soy Free, Non-GMO, Kosher Certified (2.03lb) for Smoothies, Baking & Post-Workout Recovery

Or gain is a great product. We use both the powder, and the premixed drink boxes. I like the taste, compared to other powders I have tried. It is not a DQ shake, but for a vegan protein shake it is good. I only mix it in smoothies with frozen fruits, and fresh produce. So the powder only provides a little sweetness and a lot of protein. If you hate all protein powders, you will probably hate this one too. Maybe if you hate all protein powders try drinking smoothies with just fruits and veggies, and get your protein from some other healthy source.For protein powders, I prefer vegan protein. I get plenty of meat based protein in my diet, but whey protein is harder for me to digest, and process. Vegan protein powder gives me a more balanced amino acid profile, I get the aminos I would otherwise miss in my animal based diet, of milk, eggs, and lean proteins. As a male, I try to avoid soy proteins, and I’m cautious of legumes. Vegan proteins are great, but you want to get the correct vegan proteins, for your needs, goals, and limitations. Or gain uses high quality, safe, balanced vegan sourced proteins.I realize there is a subset of people that say why smoothies? Just eat food. I was not 326 lbs because I was eating healthy foods. I was in the camp of people that thought fruit was a waste of calories. I mean come on, 2 apples have the same calories as a candy bar. But what I have learned is that two apples will nourish and fuel your body, leaving you satisfied. Sugar just trashes your hormones and metabolism. Calories are not the only thing that made me fat. Excess calories from poor nutrition made me fat. Protein smoothies were my baby step in learning how to eat the right stuff. I knew what to eat. I just did not want to do it. Protein smoothies taste good to me. They helped me to learn how to like eating fruit. I now eat whole fruits in place of junk food. I also eat a lot of fruits in smoothies with Orgain powder.My overall review is fairly glowing, and I will let my 5 star rating stand, as I have lost over 100 lbs. The positive benefit of losing 100 lbs and keeping that weight off out weighs anything else for me. So maybe my thoughts are biased.Protein smoothies and an otherwise terrible diet will not help you lose 100 lbs. But protein smoothies, and education may help you learn your triggers to bad eating, and they may help you compensate for cravings, and learn new cravings. It will be a struggle, and it will take time.I do not use this powder in a shaker cup so I can not say how it does with those. I do use it as a component in a fairly complex smoothie with 3 or 4 types of fruit and some greens and juices. My smoothies are not low calorie. They are good calorie with great nutrition. They are not a full meal replacement, but they are close.My smoothies run about 300 calories per serving. I consider a meal 500 calories, for my size and activity level. The nice thing about a smoothie is you can pour what you need and share the rest with your family.My go to smoothies recipe usesThe blendtec designer 625 blender with 4 sided jarAny powerful blender will work4 oz of POM juice I really enjoyed the flavor of this product. Many protein powders taste like chemicals or dirt to me, but this one tastes like sweet chocolate milk and the vanilla like, well vanilla(which is extra fun as a lactose intolerant). My stomachs can generally be sensitive and this has given me no issues. I recently switched to a more meal replacement focus and away from a protein focus, but I still keep a bottle on hand for an extra protein boost when needed that tastes good.I was totally new to protein shakes and I would always see these sit on the shelves for the longest at stores but this is a solid product. Drank it everyday before work because eating in the morning makes me nauseous.I got the vanilla one and on it’s own it doesn’t taste very good (to me) but its so easy to build up with flavor without it being too much. My go to’s are to blend it with frozen fruit or berries or with a little sugar/stevia and cinnamon (+a banana if i’m up for it). For the liquid I usually use almond milk.I gave it 4⭐️ instead of 5 because if you dont like the gritty texture then you reallyyyy need to blend this stuff up good. But its not really that much of an inconvenience. Good stuff, if you needed something to convince you to buy it well here I am get it.Good amount of protein, seemed like a clean choice, and was pretty good. I’m not really sensitive to the taste of protein powders though.I mixed mine with water or milk and it was pretty good. Blends pretty good. A little gritty if you drink it immediately, but if you let it sit for 10 minutes or so then it’s a lot more smooth. Blends fine into a smoothie.The one downfall for me is the grams of protein to liquid ratio. I used 3 cups of liquid with the 2 scoops that this calls for (21g of protein).I’m switching because I want to get more protein in. Other powders like muscle tech or gold standard have double the protein that can mix with half the amount of liquid.This is a plant based protein though so it’s not going to have near as much protein.If you’re looking for a subtle tasting powder just to get in a little extra protein- this is the powder for you.If you’re looking to get a lot of protein and not too many cals in without having to drink several drinks- this probably isn’t the powder for you.I started using this in my smooties because I have low blood sugar and I know the protein would be beneficial for me.After using it for a month I found I had energy I never had before It is wonderful and the flavor is great with my blueberries and lowfat yogurt I use the vanilla flavor. This is a great product,I plan on staying on it .And I found it is so much cheaper on Amazon than in the Health food stores.I did a lot of research on protein powders and this one constantly came back as one of the best. I like the flavor, but personally, it tastes more like cinnamon than vanilla. That worked well for me (I generally blend with plain yogurt, nut butter, almond milk, berries and water)This is a rare organic protein powder that doesn’t have sugar. I get it automatically to lower the price. It would be nice to have a bigger size, though, because this doesn’t even last a month with daily it.The Vanilla flavor is sooooo tasty. I blend my with mixed frozen berries, 1 frozen banana, a cup of unsweetened coconut milk or almond milk and water. It is delightful. I like it way better than the chocolate flavor.First, it's gritty. Second, there is not a whiff of vanilla flavour. I have to eat a pureed or liquid diet for the rest of my life and I am always looking for new things to try. I had great hopes for this product based on the reviews but it was a huge disappointment. I certainly wouldn't buy it again. Are people really eating this stuff voluntarily? By the way, you could have mentioned that I would have to pick it up myself AND pay £15 customs fee - after the £20 to ship it. Food doesn't incur the fee, so you could have labeled the package as "food" to avoid the fee.very good improved formulation, nice flavour but a bit subjective I guess. Expensive yes, but good value if your training or wanting to take a wide variation of healthy nutritional supplements.Fatal!!!!! Es la segunda vez que pido el producto sabor vainilla y me lo envían sabor crema cacahuate, soy alérgica al cacahuate, resulta que no hay cambios,ahora tengo dos botes que van a la basura... estoy muy molesta me siento estafada! Una vez puede ser un error pero dos NOApenas llevo un mes aproximadamente de usarla. Sabe bien. La duración fue poca la verdad, su contenedor es más grande que la cantidad de proteína que en realidad trae. La seguiré probando a ver si me sirve para gabar musculo.Sabe deli! Esta de muy buen tamaño y trae su medida! La recomiendo mucho!