Comments on: From the CFI Vault — Supplements: Protein Powders

By: Xuan

Xuan — Thu, 19 May 2011 22:37:53 +0000

Michelle vs. The Emperor is funny

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 19 May 2011 22:21:06 +0000

@Michelle -- hey, far be it from me to tell you to switch if you're happy with it. I just don't see any added benefit from what they offer and think they're trying to take advantage of the grass-fed crowd. One alternative -- inexpensive, sweetened with stevia: Optimum Nutrition Natural Whey $45 or less for 5.5 lbs Or completely unsweetened, unflavored whey isolate from Allmax Nutrition ISONatural $65 for 5 lbs. You can also save even more and get completely unflavored/unsweetened whey if you order bulk from Trueprotein.com

By: michelle v

michelle v — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:46:40 +0000

Fine, Paleo Police! You win. Give me a specific alternative you’d recommend.

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 19 May 2011 21:32:30 +0000

@Michelle — I took a look at that NZ Naturals powder and I’m not a fan. I’m not sure what you pay at Nutrition Zone, but looks pretty pricey @ $40-55 for a 2.5 lb tub. I would normally pay that much for a 5.5 lb bucket of whey.

Also, they use stevia but still include sugar (cane juice solids) and crappy fats that they call “healthy fats blend” (sunflower and canola for extra omega-6? no thanks). Normally the benefit of grass-fed milk would be for better fat profiles and using sunflower/canola kinda blows that right outta the water. It gets a thumbs down from Marcuspedia.

By: michelle v

michelle v — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:30:13 +0000

there is no gluten i believe in this brand. and it’s not that expensive at all. you know i’m cheap!

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:29:18 +0000

@da Pooj — well don’t necessarily dismiss all whey based on the flavor of one brand. Some brands just plain suck! (Dymatize Elite, I’m looking at you.)

You may enjoy another brand/flavor over another, although the egg protein is definitely a good option.

With the whey protein flavors though, you still have to beware as some of the “cookies and cream” flavors (among others) will have gluten due to actual cookie crumbs. This may go over with some of you better than others *cough*Michelle*cough*

By: the Pooj

the Pooj — Thu, 19 May 2011 17:25:28 +0000

thanks marcuspedia i used to eat whey protein (chocolate flavor!) but stopped a long time ago.. i wasnt a fan of it at all. the egg protein powder sounds like something worth trying!

By: Marcus

Marcus — Thu, 19 May 2011 16:37:52 +0000

@Michelle — thanks for visiting! I have seen the grass-fed whey before, but I am not convinced it’s worth the higher prices. MDA wrote a blurb on it and it kinda echoes my thoughts — since the primary benefit of grass-fed beef is in the fatty acids, a protein powder with little to no fat is of marginal benefit. Good to know you guys are enjoying it though!

@Nik — I haven’t tried Protein Factory, but True Protein is much the same and gets much better ratings for customer service.

By: Nik Werre

Nik Werre — Thu, 19 May 2011 15:23:04 +0000

Hey Marcus,
Have you ever used protein from the protein factory?
http://proteinfactory.com

You can customize your own formula and found that to be very cool.

By: Michelle V

Michelle V — Thu, 19 May 2011 14:28:02 +0000

We’ve been using this grass fed whey protein for awhile called new Zealand natural from nutrition zone. We really like it!

https://www.newzealandnaturals.com/page-home.php