Review - FitMiss Vanilla Chai Protein Shake

Brand:  FitMiss

Flavor:  Vanilla Chai Protein Shake

Where to get it: here @ FitMiss.com

                I’m always leery about trying a new protein powder, especially when it’s one that I’m going to review, because I always try to drink them “clean” – just powder and unsweetened almond milk. Even my favorite protein powder really benefits from some PB2 and Splenda most of the time, or at least a banana, but this one really doesn’t need anything added to it. I didn’t get a strong, spicy chai flavor from this, but it was still really tasty. It had a great, true vanilla taste, and at 90 calories and 3 grams of carbs, you can pretty much have one of these whenever you want, even a couple times a day. If your tummy is good with whey protein, FitMiss is definitely a great option.

               

Tastes like:  A sweet vanilla shake

Taste rating:  9/10

Qualities:  Gluten free

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Review - TwinLab Vegan Protein Powder

Brand:  TwinLab

Flavor:  Cleanseries Very Vanilla Vegan Protein

Where to get it: here @ VitaCost.com

                 When I have a protein power to review, I always mix the powder with unsweetened vanilla almond milk and a couple of ice cubes. There are very, very few that taste good this way, but at least then I can tell from that baseline whether I need to add Splenda, a banana, PB2, or something else. Every once in a while, I get one that cannot be saved. No mango, nor banana, nor peanut butter, nor berry can save this protein powder. It’s SO sweet, like, that artificially sweet KAPOW! sweet. What would happen to it if you actually put something sweet-ish in it? I feel like my face would just cave in upon itself.

               

Tastes like:  Turbo sweet vanilla bad times

Taste rating:  2/10

Qualities:  Vegetarian, Vegan, non-GMO, Gluten free

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Review - Skout Cherry Vanilla Organic Trailbar

Brand:  Skout

Flavor:  Cherry Vanilla

Where to get it: here @ SkoutOrganic.com

                Everything Skout makes is just the epitome of healthy outdoorsy-ness to me. Their products are simple, tasty, and super straightforward. They make pumpkin seeds in all kinds of tasty flavors, and these fruit bars taste great. I love, love me some cherries, but they don’t always translate well to fruit bars. This bar has just enough apples and dates to mellow out the tartness of the cherry, but not so much as to overpower it and become just another smashed date bar.

                 

               

Tastes like:  Sweet cherries

Taste rating:  7/10

Qualities:  Gluten free, Vegetarian, Vegan, Organic, Non-GMO

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Review: Power Crunch Protein Bar

Brand:  Power Crunch

Flavor:  French Vanilla Creme

Where to get it: here @ PowerCrunch.com

                I really like that these bars have the thin, crispy wafers in them like those cookies we’ve all had, I haven’t found a lot of protein bars that do. I also like that they are SO VANILLA. So. Vanilla. Even the vanilla smell is really strong. If you like vanilla protein powder, you will really like these bars. My only complaint/piece of advice is – make sure you have a bottle of water when you’re eating this bar. It was kind of like the saltine challenge at times, as soon as I broke through the outer coating, all the saliva in my mouth just went POOF! I also found that the wafers stuck to my teeth sort of weirdly, but it wasn’t terrible.

Tastes like:  Vanilla crème wafer cookies crossed with unsalted saltine crackers

Taste rating:  7/10

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