MRM 100% All Natural Gainer, Chocolate, 53.3 oz.

This is a vegetarian gainer. I gained 15lbs in a couple weeks. It tastes great, like creamy dark chocolate milk. It dissolves easily, just stir with a fork. So if you are looking for the basics there it is.Since you are looking at one of the only natural gainers in existence, you must read labels. But maybe you don't know what all the stuff on the label means. So I'll quickly do that for you!An in-depth analysis of these ingredients:Natural Protein Optimizer (Ultrafiltered Whey Protein Concentrate, Instantized Calcium Caseinate, Egg White), Maltodextrin, Fructose, Opti-fat (Sunflower Oil, Soy Lecithin, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Omega-3 Oil [From Algae], Cla), Cocoa, Natural Chocolate Flavors, Trehalose, Salt and Stevia.Ultrafiltered Whey: from milk, whey is easily absorbed and popularly used by itself as a gainer because of its relatively balanced protein spectrum.Instantized Caseinate: from milk - different length to absorption compared to Whey, so when you've used up one the other picks up the slack so to speak.Egg White: The gold standard of protein in the animal kingdom - the easiest to digest with the most complete spectrum and also one of the most expensive proteins on the market.Maltodextrin: produced by starch, easily digested as glucose. After exercise you glucose levels are drastically depleted, this will more than replenish them, and might even be stored as fat if you don't use it. Glucose also helps with protein synthesis.Fructose: similar to maltodextrin, fruit sugar that turns to glucose and sucrose.Fats: -Sunflower oil: a good monosaturated fat -Soy lecithin: the one fat I wish this didn't have as it's unknown if it's chemically or mechanically extracted, it's likely from GMO soybeans if I had to guess since they don't say no-GMO on the label. This wasn't a deal breaker for me as soooo many products use soy lecithin. -Medium chain triglycerides: one of the ingredients that the brand "Muscle Milk" pushes. They do not require energy for absorption, utilization, or storage. Little evidence that it helps in body building, but it balances out the fat ratio. -Omega 3 oil: good for balance of fat intake, antioxidant properties, brain health, and lots of other benefits that are easy to research but this is a tertiary ingredient so I'm not going to go into it. -Conjugated linoleic acids (CLA): lots of research on this one, including an antioxidant, improved body composition(leanness)So there is a pretty good balance of fats there I would say, which is good, because your body needs fat to build muscle, about 20% of your calories should be fat if you are building.Cocoa + Natural Chocolate Flavors - cocoa naturally contains caffeine, which has been shown to increase workout performance, increasing both length and intensity of workouts. And cocoa is of course a great anti-oxidant, and tastes great.Trehalose: supposedly helps retain water and prevent cell dehydration and is also an antioxidant.Salt: probably included for taste, there isn't muchStevia: also included for taste. Stevia comes from the stevia plant. Basically the leaves are ground up and that's the entire process.Hope that helps! I think this stuff is great!

I buy this on a weekly basis. I'm a vegetarian, I'm very active, and I regularly workout. It's hard for me to keep on weight even before becoming a vegetarian, and it's become difficult getting my protein from food. This has helped me a lot, and unlike other protein powders it doesn't make me constipated because it has fiber, it doesn't overload my digestive system like I just drank concrete, and it actually has improved my digestive health. I take use this 2-3 times a day to help achieve a 3000 calorie intake with a healthy macro-nutrient balance, and it's easy to drink it's like drinking chocolate milk, no strange texture, no strange background tastes. I really like the fact that it has healthy carbs and some added fat to it, which really helps pre and post workout, it's nice to be able to take this before a long bike ride and it keeps me full and fueled for a good long while. Complex carbs, fast and slowly digested proteins, and some healthy fats keep you fueled without a huge jump in blood sugar. This stuff is excellent for lean gaining, pre-workout nutrition, loading healthy calories before strenuous activity, and post-workout recovery. Most of all just using this as a daily supplement I feel healthier, more energized, and am able to gain and keep lean body mass which has been an issue for most of my life.

My review might be skewed as this is the only gainer I've tried, but I would say I've been having a good experience with this. Even with my sensitive stomach, I have felt that the product has been rather inoffensive to it. I've been on it for about 2 weeks and I am starting to notice some gains. It's not hard to drink at all, is very pure, and makes it a lot easier to get 500 more calories in a day - all with a very small scoop serving (which I know is rare for gainers). I am giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because I don't think the taste is that good - but don't let that dissuade you from buying it. It's impressive considering the lack of additives and is definitely palatable, and its strange aftertaste can be eliminated completely if you mix it with fruit. Even without the fruit, I don't have trouble drinking it.

Bought this for a cancer patient who has steadily lost over 70 lbs. in 3 years. This stuff really works and the patient says it tastes great so he doesn't get tired of it -- as he did with Boost and Ensure. We have been very creative mixing soda pop, sherbet, ice cream, fresh fruit, even ice tea with the shake mix. The mix blends with everything. I use a blender although I'm sure if you just want to prepare it with milk, a spoon will mix it completely. Most importantly, the weight gain was not water or fat. The weight gain was lean muscle mass across the abdomen and in arms and legs where he really needed it for strength. Buy with confidence and once you're happy with it, sign up with Amazon for the "Subscribe and Ship" price so you can save some money.

I wanted a drink mix that would give me calories and nutrition without sucralose or other sugars or sugar subsitutes. This one was the only one I could find that didn't, yet had some calories. But, I am very disappointed in the taste. Even with milk, it still tastes watery. I added a little more mix to the milk ratio with no luck. It was a waste of money for me. Now I'm back to searching for the elusive drink with taste and no chemical crap.