When it comes to taste i demand the very best from my flavouring and protein shakes.
Of all companies out there, I am most irritated by TPW, who claim to have inventive flavours, though IMO are one of the worst I have ever tried.
The only product made by TPW is their chocolate fudge flavouring and maple syrup flavouring. These are top draw.
At the bottom of this post, are some recipes (Porridge and Whey Shake) which you are welcome to try.
Flavdrops (MyProtein)
Toffee - great in anything. Whey, porridge, muesli, rice pudding...whatever. The best flavouring product I have used...ever.
Maple Syrup - is a decent sweetener, not great.
Vanilla - fantastic...but not in protein shakes. I make porridge without sugar and use this as the sweetener (recipe is at bottom of this post).
Strawberry/Raspberry - in protein shake - not impressed (for the best strawberry milkshake recipe, see below).
Apple - when having barley grass, wheat grass, super greens powder, you MUST use this product. Once you have tried it, you will understand why. I have found no other use for this product.
So, in summary,
Whey Protein Shake - Toffee
Porridge - Vanilla
Green powders - Apple
For those who tried Chocolate flavour - seriously...why would you do that?
Vanilla Porridge Recipe
[I would be happy to challenge anybody to a porridge making competition. My recipe is the best and I eat it as a dessert. Yes - it's that good. It takes me about 10 mins at the stove, though I do prefer it to simmer without any added heat, for 30 minutes, unattended]
2.5 scoops Tesco Organic porridge oats, 0.5 scoop oatbran, Ghee, soya milk, sultanas, vanilla myprotein flavdrops. Mix that all up, keep heating and as the mixture gets dry keep adding water. Serve, once you are happy with the consistency. I shudder to think what this thing would taste like with full fat milk.
Whey Protein Shake
I've been using whey protein since the mid 90s (Promax, Maximuscle), before some of you were born. Their chocolate flavour, at the time, was the best.
Some flavours have moved forward, some others haven't.
My all time favourite shake is listed below:
Olympus Protein (Strawberry flavour) - 1 scoop
Unflavoured Whey - 0.75 scoop
Oat flour - 0.25 scoop.
Water - a suitable amount
Mix this up in a blender (do not use shaker)
It smells of strawberry yoghurt.
It tastes like a strawberry milkshake.
It has a great consistency and mouth-feel.
BTW: I don't actually like strawberry milkshakes...I'm a chocolate lover, but I have been unable to get a chocolate protein shake recipe which can compete against this.
NOTE: in all my recipes I have found that the cheaper ingredients generally taste better. The only premium grade product in any of the recipes above, are the Tesco Organic Oats and this is because I cant find any other oat which is of sufficiently high quality at a lower price. Oatbran and Oat flour can be bought cheap from Myprotein. Unflavoured Whey is amongst the cheapest you can buy. And Olympus Whey is the cheapest you can buy. I dont give a damn about the brand - I just want the best tasting product I can make, using healthy ingredients.
