Bob’s Red Mill and FitApproach sponsored this post. All opinions are my own.
I have to be honest protein powders are something that I really haven’t been super enthusiastic about. I have tried a variety of them and while I have found a few that are decent I haven’t found any that I want to use on a regular basis or would consider purchasing again. That’s until this past month and Bob’s Red Mill Protein Powders.
I have been loving on the chocolate flavor because when I want a smoothie I often want it to taste like a chocolate milkshake. I combine the chocolate protein powder, unsweetened vanilla almond milk and 1-2 frozen bananas and boom instant milkshake. The bonus with this milkshake though is that I get 20g of plant-based protein (pea protein), 12g of fiber, probiotics, omega-3 fatty acids and iron. You won’t be finding those in your standard milkshake. I can also have it for breakfast or really any meal I want.
I have to say my only gripe with this protein powder is just how much of it you have to use. I serving is 1/3 cup (45g) which sounds like a lot and is more than other protein powders out there on the market. I personally feel like it’s too much protein powder to just shake up with almond milk and go but in a smoothie it is perfect. That is all personal preference though right?
For flavors there is chocolate, chai, unflavored and vanilla. Of the four I like the chocolate and the vanilla and they are also the most universal to use and make a variety of smoothies, smoothie bowls and other recipes. The chai just wasn’t my favorite flavor – a little too much for me. As for the unflavored it was fine but you have to do a little more with it to get a good flavor – it might be nice in baking though!
Overall I’m impressed with these protein powders and I’m thrilled to be able to give one away to one lucky person.
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These sound really interesting and I’m always looking for new and exciting smoothie add-ins! I’m almost always a vanilla girl when it comes to protein powder 🙂
I never think to add protein powder to my smoothies – But that chocolate banana version sounds fantastic! I’m going to need to try that one this summer 🙂
We have smoothies often but I haven’t tried protein powder in them. I’ll have to pick up some of the protein powder the next time I’m at Bob’s Red Mill and give it a try.
Wow, how interesting! I do a lot of protein powder but I go for as few ingredients as possible, so my faves are grassfed collagen protein or unflavored grassfed whey. I’ve learned to make all kinds of delicious blends and flavors with them and usually sweeten them with frozen banana! I don’t think I’ve ever tried monk fruit, which these are sweetened with, pretty cool!! I’m not sure how I’d do with pea protein but I would definitely TRY these since I do like Bob’s Red Mill and they sound pretty clean. Cool that they’re branching into a new market!
Perfect timing! I was just asking about protein and Bobs was recommended. Definitely want to try the Chai!
I had no idea Bob’s Red Mill made protein powders! I don’t really use them myself but I keep hearing my friends talk about putting them into smoothies so maybe I’ll give these a shot. I love Bob’s Red Mill products and have never been disappointed by any of them.
Chocolate !
Wow I didn’t know Bob’s did this. I use a protein powder now, but I call it my garbage protein. I’d like to try something like this.