Nutrition Less Naked Casein - Vanilla Micellar Casein Protein From Us Farms - 5 Pound - 61 Servings

It doesn’t taste good with water but it works

Love the Naked whey vanilla flavor. So I thought I'd try the Naked casein. whelp, not a good move. chalky taste going down and here I am 30 min later with some kind of an aftertaste. to make matters worse, all I could buy on Amazon was the 5 lb container which is HUGE, so I'll be still eating casein after Elon Musk colonizes Mars. If you try it and don't like it? you're stuck unfortunately. Amazon kicks you to Naked, and Naked basically says "try it in some recipes" which is basically their way of saying 'it might hide that chalky taste if you mix it with other good tasting food'. I get it, they probably can't take back 5lb containers of chalk and still break even. But they didn't exactly make me a raving fan either, so here I am, letting future potential buyers of Naked casein know that they might want to tap the brakes and stick with whey. Your mileage may vary, but don't say you haven't been warned. Excuse me, I need to go drink another chalky tasting Naked casein....only 163 to go.

I've only tried one other Casein product, from Optimum Nutrition, which compared to this is 1 star. That said, it's really hard to make casein enjoyable. No matter what it just doesn't dissolve well, so that's not a factor in this review. The general texture will be the same with pretty much every product. Pros: * More grams of protein per serving, while requiring less liquid. Better than the competition. * More servings per container. * It's a simple formula, so you know exactly what's going into it. Neutral: * Pretty flat on taste by itself. I mix in some of my EFM whey and that boosts it up just enough. It might just be their Vanilla though, I haven't tried the Chocolate. I made this a neutral since it depends on your goals. If you're baking with it you probably don't want it to add a lot of flavor. * It's so fine, it sticks to EVERYTHING Cons: * Pretty expensive compared to other options

The texture and flavor are a little challenging. I suppose it works

I use vanilla for casein and it is the only one I have tried so far. I have to put 3 scoops instead of 2, but I use large cup of skim milk (about 2 cups) to make the protein shake. The flavor as well as the texture is very weak otherwise. I supplement it with one tablespoon of vanilla hemp fiber from Manitoba Harvest to add more flavor. But the quality of the protein is great. No additives and that is more important to me than the flavor. I wake up more refreshed than from the casein I used to take. Also, this protein keeps me not hungry for about 8 hours. The casein I used to take would make me hungry again in as fast as one hour and sometimes I would wake up very hungry. I am thankful for this product. But I wish it contained more vanilla flavor. The flavor is a little weak. I hope in the near future the company producing it will make adjustments.