Nature's PlusSpiru-Tein High Protein Energy Meal Exotic Red Fruit 1.1 Lbs. 72243

I have been on a high protein/lower carb diet for awhile now and found that it works best for me, but I've also discovered that I am sensitive to animal products such as whey and meat, so my search for a protein shake has been pretty varied. I visited my local healthfood store and picked up a myriad of protein shake single serving packets to taste-test. The Exotic Red Fruit is probably one of my most favorite Spirutein flavors. It's got a pleasant berry-ish flavor, and goes down easy.I make it 2 scoops at a time in my Blender Bottle for 28 grams of protein, and I mix it in water, and very rarely in rice or coconut milk to save calories. I think it tastes great in water, but for those who prefer a creamier consistency, I can see why mixing in milk as suggested would be appealing.My only complaint is there always seems to be a bit of the powder that sticks at the bottom of my bottle and refuses to be integrated with the water and the rest of my shake. It's a negligable amount (maybe 1/4 - 1/2 tsp), but it still doesn't mix quite as well as some of the whey proteins I've had in the past. However, I still use this as my go-to since it's not as gritty as my hemp protein.

At first taste I was not excited. But, I tried mixing it and allowing it to sit in fridge an hour to overnight and it greatly improves. I mix it with coconut water or Bia5 fruit juice -very good. The hard chunks are actually fruit skins, which I prefer soft over crunchy -so the time in the fridge

If you’re reading this stay away from the blueberry one. It is bad.

Be extremely careful if you have any kind of kidney problems using this product I have spent the last five days with a bladder and a kidney infection. I realize after searching on the Internet the other day that this is what has been causing my problems that I am having now so if you have any kind of kidney pain are susceptible to bladder infections I would recommend you don't use this product. Also the soy in this product if you are a woman and have hormonal problems it may cause you to have problems with estrogen overload. I will say the flavors are good they're red fruit and the blueberry cream our taste very well but if you have tendency towards any kind of UTIs be very wary. Until I can flush the rest of this out of my body I don't think my kidney infection will go away.

I've been using this one for years and I always gladly come back to it. I add frozen blueberries or mixed berries, a spoon full of Fage yogurt and a dash of flaxseeds for a zestier taste and added fiber. With a bit less almond milk or liquid of your choise it gets the consistency of a frozen yougurt. Great tasting shake!