BSN Berry Berry Berry Good Flavor, Powder, 25 Servings

Okay, sorry about the slightly hostile title, though I meant it more tongue-in-cheek. But I am reading a lot of reviews complaining that the protein shake doesn't taste like Cold Stone.ROFLMAO Come on!The shake also doesn't have 1,500 calories of gut-expanding fat and sugars, either. I ordered this because a workout buddy of mine demanded I give in and try it, despite my skepticism. So he gave me a few scoops in a baggie while rolling his eyes at my almost-two-decade-allegiance to Muscle Milk powders. I pretty much stopped using everything around 2000 when I found Muscle Milk. I abandoned EAS products, Met-RX (is this even still made?), all the various GNC and Vitamin Shoppe offerings, and everything else you can think of.Muscle Milk is truly awesome. But when trying the Cold Stone for the first time (the scoops he gave me was Birthday Cake Remix) I immediately ordered the 40 Serving bottle, and was lucky as it was on sale for $40.00. Which. for my use, is actually 30 servings, not 44. Mostly because I have found the sweet-spot to be about 1 1/2 scoops. The one scoop isn't quite enough for me. That means that, for a full meal, which this is for me while dieting, it costs me about $1.50.I like that it has a similar carbohydrate content to Muscle Milk, which is because my fat burning phases are almost always Ketogenic (low carb). I will give a warning right now to all you Atkins'ish dieters. This shake has a little too much carbs to get very deep into ketosis easily. I can, but that's only because I work out so much that it gives me a safety net. I still sometimes have trouble maintaining higher levels of ketosis with both the Cold Stone and the muscle milk, but I really don't care. As long as I lose the fat, it isn't important to turn the dip-sticks deep-purple when testing my ketones. Trace or small works just as well for me. Also, while these shakes and Muscle Milk are a little high in carbs, the sugars aren't high at all. So it should still work well for most people who exercise strenuously, even on ketogenic diets. However, the caveat is you have to be aware it may take you longer to get into ketosis with these kinds of shakes.As for the flavor, mixability (lol I know, not a word), texture, and nutritional value, Cold Stone is every bit as good as Muscle Milk. Maybe even a little better, but I still love both brands, for whatever that's worth. But can we PLEASE, for the love of everything holy, stop expecting that just because the package has an ice cream shop label that this means it's going to be like drinking a massive, 2,000 calorie Carvel shake? Isn't that a little ridiculous of an expectation for a shake that is basically a protein powder?If you want ice cream, then have a cheat-day and go pound down some giant 2,500 calorie Banana Barge at an actual Cold Stone, maybe Carvel, or perhaps one of those old fashioned luncheonette style sweet shops that make mountainous sundaes. Here in NY City, we have a place called Eddie's Sweet Shop in Forest Hills. This is a 110 year old ice cream parlor that makes sundaes so big that their flagship dish, the Banana Royal with an extra scoop has to be 4,000 calories! I kid you not. I included pictures just to torture you, since I am currently low-carbing it and, ya know, misery loves company. But my cheat day is coming, so I Eddie's BEWARE!! :)How I use it for maximum flavor:1. 1 1/2 scoops for extra flavor and protein2. Artificial Sweetener (not a fan but it really adds to the flavor, so I grudgingly take the health risks)3. ONLY about 6ish ounces of water (hear me out on this part)4. Two tablespoons of heavy cream. **Note this is ONLY valid for ketogenic diets. When on higher carb diets, low fat milk or almond milk is really good.5. Now before going further, first blend the water, powder, sweetener, and cream for a few seconds only to mix it. The consistency will be like a thick, pasty, sickeningly sweet, concentrated cake batter because you didn't use enough water to complete the shake!6. Now stop blender and add in one full ice rack of ice cubes. About 12 cubes. 8 if you have a rack that makes bigger cubes.6. Blend on Smoothie settings until the ice stops breaking and its smooth.7. You might have to add a little water while the blender is spinning, but not always.Note: I used to be a bartender on a cruise ship and made a lot of frozen ice cream drinks. I also owned a Smoothie-Panini shop a while back and so I am VERY GOOD at making frozen drinks. What you want to look for, to make this as much like an ice cream shake as possible is this: When blending, use a good blender, and take off that little glass cap over the round cover after it starts spinning, but not the whole cover, so as to prevent mess. When you are looking at the blending concoction, you want to see what I can only describe as a little hole in the center of the mix as the blender spins. If you see no "hole" at all, its because you have too much ice and the blender can't liquefy it all, maybe your blender needs a new blade, or prehaps you need a better blender. Probably, though, its because you used a little too much ice, so just SLOWLY add in a stream of water until you see that "hole" in the center and it looks perfectly smooth, not all lumpy with ice.You may have to find your own sweet spot, but I find about 12 cubes of ice is perfect, and sometimes I still have to add an ounce or two more water as the blender spins.Drink right away before it has a chance to melt!I will be ordering this again, and my next foray into it will be to try another flavor. Any recommendations? :)

Exceptional taste and quality. I've used BSN products off and on for 12 or so years. Back then you could only get basic flavors like chocolate or vanilla. But BSN's collaboration with Cold Stone Creamery has catapulted their flavor game to the next level.Only possible caveat to some could be the small number of carbs in the protein powder. It's not many, barely any in fact, especially if compared to your daily total allowance for both men and women, regardless of your macro count.

Can you not commit to doing steroids like a real athlete? Well, neither can I! What's the next best option for your sweet sweet gains? That's right, a well balanced diet. But maybe you love taco bell, so what is the the next best option after eating correctly? This stuff, baby! Get that protein up in ya and enjoy the flavor designed to cover up how gross protein powder actually tastes.In all honesty, this is a great tasting protein and this blend doesn't cause all of the annoying gas related issues that most proteins create. Which, if I'm being honest is a double edged sword. My girlfriend is happy due to the lack of night-toots (Turk from Scrubs reference) but it does keep me from cropdusting muscle dummies at the gym who insist on wearing nipple shirts and showering with the curtain open. Bro, no one wants to see that mess, and is that Scott Stapp from Creed tattooed on your lower back? It is...

This protein tastes good and mixes well. The only thing is that the sprinkles settle at the bottom but that's not a big deal, I didn't buy it for the sprinkles. I like to switch up my proteins between hydrolyzed isolates and blends or sustained release proteins. I've noticed with this protein, it has kept me away from sweets as it satisfies my sweet tooth, and it keeps me full longer so I have smaller meals. The only negative is the 200 calories and the amount of sugar. But its not that bad if you watch what you eat and stay away from other sugars.

I am a picky eater, that much is certain. When it comes to protein powders that have a high protein count I can taste the whey, a taste I hate. Even among the Syntha-6 brand I usually only get their chocolate flavor, there's only a handful of protein powders I actually enjoy and this is my favorite out of them all. Normally Syntha-6 mixes pretty well compared to other powders but this flavor mixes better for some reason, moreover I can't even taste a hint of whey in it. Tastes like you're drinking mint chocolate ice cream, simple as.For the record, I only mix my protein powder in water so take that into consideration. In any case I am glad I could find this flavor on Amazon since my local GNCs don't carry this flavor anymore.

Has to write a review after reading all these negative posts about 'flavor' and it not tasting like cake etc. Bottom line is its protein powder not cake batter. I have been using syntha 6 for 5 plus years and by far the best tasting and easiest mixing protein I've taken. Been lifting 20 years and the flavors have come a long way. As far as the birthday cake one. I liked it because it wasn't the choc. Strawberry. Vanilla like all others. Its something new and taking as much as I take a day it's a good change. It's not sweet tasting. Want better flavor use less water or put milk in it. My post workout shake I use two scoops and flavor is spot on. Bottom line is if you want "real flavor" go to cold stone and eat ice cream.

This is an amazing protein powder to have with milk or anything of alternative milk. Very sweet and creamy. The sprinkles that are in it kind of settle to the bottom which is the only problem, but if you have a shaker bottle and shake it between sip, they'll distrubt themselves again. I wouldn't recommend drinking it with water.

used this for years - tried almost all the flavours and each of them are amazing.Tastes more like a milkshake than a protein powder.

I needed a protein supplement with a little extra calories after surgery and this product ticks all the boxes. Also as always a very yummy milkshake flavour

Taste super delicious! Will buy again

Incredible teast

Love the syntha 6 flavours. Very full bodied and leaves me feeling satisfied. Though very pricey.