Amazing Grass Protein Superfood: Vegan Protein Powder, All-in-One Nutrition Shake, with Beet Root Powder, Chocolate Peanut Butter, 18 Servings (Old Version)

I was looking for a nutritious shake to add to my lunch and this does the trick. I try to eat healthy and maintain my weight. It's 190 calories and fills me up all day. It probably tastes better with milk or almond milk but I use water to save calories. It tastes healthy and not too sweet with an enjoyable flavor. It's nice to have all the healthy ingredients too for a more well rounded diet. I like it!

I had been using a proprietary protein/superfood powder from the cross-train gym that I attend. I thought it was fabulous but too expensive to buy for use on a daily basis @ $30 for a 10-day supply. So I'm experimenting with trying to recreate that product as best I can on a cheaper scale. I was drawn to this powder because it contained nearly the same blend of plant-based protein I was looking for, along with a number of superfoods I had also wanted to see included. The two ingredients I had been looking for that were missing were Maca root and Moringa leaf. So I purchased separate packages of those powders, along with this Amazing Grass Protein Superfood Powder in the Rich Chocolate flavor. The protein powder from my gym that I am used to contained some cacao but absolutely no sweetener. I would mix that powder in with 1 cup of unsweetened almond milk, 1 banana, and 1/2 cup of frozen mixed berries. So my sweetness would come from the banana primarily. However, I noted that the Amazing Grass blend listed a sweetener (Stevia) as one of its ingredients. I would have preferred an unsweetened/unflavored variety, but unfortunately the unfavored option only came in a smaller, 12 oz size. I really wanted the largest size, both for economics reasons and so that I wouldn't have to repurchase the product so quickly. The only variety that came in the larger 22.9 oz size was the chocolate flavor, so I decided to give it a try.I made my first shake today using the Amazing Grass powder and my other two supplements and the same recipe I've always used with the banana, etc. My first taste I was hit with the sweetness of the shake. It tasted so incredibly sweet to me as to make it almost unpleasant. I'm just not used to that level of sweetness in a protein shake. However, I experimented with adding about a 1/2 cup of water and when I tasted it again, it was significantly better and much more drinkable, along with being less thick. So that will be my recipe going forward. When I run out of the chocolate (in 17 days), I am going to buy the original unsweetened/unflavored variety in the smaller size just to compare the taste and sweetness level, and then decide after that which variety I prefer.For people who eat a lot of sweet things or processed foods, you may love the sweetness level of the chocolate powder and think I'm crazy for complaining that it is too sweet. But for people like me who generally eat very clean and avoid sugars and sweets for the most part, and/or those who are used to unsweetened/unflavored protein mixes, I believe you would find this flavor to be a bit too sweet without watering it down somewhat.

After a diet analysis, I realized I wasn't getting enough protein and I thought this would be an easy fix. Now I am hooked.I first purchased this product at a local grocery store and after finishing my first container, I accidentally purchased the wrong brand - the Marky Mark brand, VEGA, the containers are similar - and I didn't realize right away - I just thought my taste buds were off. I like to use protein powder in my baking as well, and when my baked goods overwhelmingly tasted like the off brand, it was so obvious that I haven't been able to bring myself to finish the container and I had to throw out the baked goods. I have since found the original product here on Amazon and gone through 5 containers in less than a year.As for flavor: It does have a taste to it - but it's nowhere close to typical whey formula aftertaste - I would say it's even better than the muscle milk aftertaste and I really like muscle milk. I have only tried the vanilla flavor - because it is so delicious that I am worried I would be disappointed in any other flavor. And "if it ain't broke..."I usually mix it with milk - and when I use chocolate cow's milk, it tastes like a Wendy's Frosty and it's relatively thick like a typical protein shake. It's not quite as sweet with chocolate almond milk and the consistency is not as thick either. I have JUST used it with water and I would say that it doesn't taste like whey, but more like a spirulina/chlorella pill - which is STILL better than whey based protein shakes. I don't remember using it with any fruit smoothies but I'm thinking that it would be a welcome ingredient. As far as baking, I usually throw a scoop or two into whatever I am baking and I find that it does not change the taste whatsoever, unlike the VEGA brand.This product is organic, vegan and kosher. It has 20g protein per scoop. And is a painless way to increase protein in your diet. I would def. recommend this product to others, and will probably be a lifetime buyer.

Don’t like the taste brought for my morning porridge but made it taste like grass, have given it 3 stars as maybe taste could be disguised more in a smoothie.

Loved the product. See I was totally ripped off with the price. Very disappointing, don’t know how I missed the tripple costing !

It would get 5× if the container contained more powder, other than that, it's a great product.

Great product - using as a supplement - adding to a smoothie I have found the best way.

Great.