Amazon Elements Grass-Fed 100% Whey Protein Isolate Powder, Natural Vanilla , 2.05 lbs (30 Servings) (Packaging may vary)

TL;DR: vanilla=good, chocolate=bad. To make chocolate good, blend with vanilla and peppermint. (See recipes below.)I’ve had the vanilla flavor for about 2 months already, and I’ve had no complaints about the product. Being lactose-intolerant and averse to artificial sweeteners (sucralose) and additives, the existence of this product was very fortunate for me.Recently, I got the chance to try both the chocolate and the vanilla flavors since the vanilla one was out of stock for the month. I have to say that they both taste weird, but the chocolate one is simply awful. While the vanilla one could pass for melted vanilla ice cream, the chocolate one did not taste very much like chocolate. Rather, the stevia sweetener was the dominant flavor and I could not taste the chocolate if there was any. Even mixing cacao with the chocolate one does not improve the flavor much—the stevia overpowers everything. On the other hand, I’ve been adding cacao to the vanilla one since day one and found that it creates a pleasant mixture indistinguishable from chocolate milk.----------Here’s the recipe I use for the vanilla one (added in the order listed):1 tablespoon (6 grams) of cacao dissolved in a splash of warm water;1.5 cups (12 fluid ounces) of reduced-fat lactose-free milk;1 scoop (32 grams) of vanilla-flavored whey protein isolate.All together, the mixture provides 41 grams of protein (25 from the whey protein isolate, 15 from the milk, and 1 from the cacao). The milk I use provides 10 grams of protein per 1 cup serving. It’s also possible to use less milk, but I find the resulting mixture cloying.----------To save myself from having to slog through a 60-day supply of the chocolate one that I bought, I’m using this recipe of half-vanilla and half-chocolate plus peppermint:2.5 tablespoons (14 grams) of cacao dissolved in a splash of warm water;1.5 cups (12 fluid ounces) of reduced-fat lactose-free milk;0.5 scoop (16 grams) of chocolate-flavored whey protein isolate;0.5 scoop (16 grams) of vanilla-flavored whey protein isolate;1 drop of peppermint extract.The extra cacao and peppermint extract is necessary to mask the strong taste of stevia. And for the most part, it tastes much like peppermint bark milk chocolate with a hint of stevia.

I really enjoyed the taste of this product. Also, Customer Serivce was truly excellent - Amazon as Always!!! When I first ordered this product, it did not arrive to myhome but the deliver guy signed he put it on my doorstep - meanwhile it was only dropped of at another delivery locale. I called Seller for help. How wonderful! He promptly issued me a new one which arrived a fewdays later and cancelled the first one. Anyway, I will be buying this again. The blending power of this is hard if using a spoon. This really needs a good beating with a blender - stick or regular - but it needs some horsepower. I also have a small portable mixer for such things which works with 2 AA batteries and it does a great job at blending this too. I am a senior so I do need the horsepower...lol. So what? It is a great product and tastes nice & light. :-) and the price is great too!

This is my third purchase of Amazon Elements Grass-Fed 100% Whey Protein Isolate Powder, Natural Vanilla, 2.05 lbs. Many whey proteins have a chemical/artificial taste which I don't like. This one tastes very clean, not too sweet or over-flavored. You really don't need much to make a delicious smoothy. I add fruit, coconut milk, handfuls of wheat grass & powdered vitamins, which usually gets me all the way to a late lunch. Sometimes, if I am in a hurry, another smoothy is my late day mini-meal, right before working out. Really gets me through a busy day! I eat mostly plant-based food, but still crave some dairy protein. This whey powder is very satisfying, and seems to diminish many other cravings for sweets, ect. I also throw scoops of this into paleo pancake mix and homemade muffins to get the protein content up. Excellent all-around protein powder. Highly recommend.

This is a good product for the cost: it mixes well, and is not overwhelming in taste (I mix it into 2% milk). Only problem I had is that I could not find a scoop, and had to ask for its size in the Q&A Forum (MANY THANKS to all that supplied answers! I found that a 2 tbsp scoop - a "coffee scoop" - is a good substitute.) I consume 2 cups (with two scoops) a day, so I can't speak to its efficacy in my recovery, However, I believe in whey isolate as a good, pure source of protein, so I expect clear results as time goes on. I'll report in as I see changes/results.

Minimal ingredients, excellent flavor, blends well, rinses clean, no aftertaste (to me). Not a huge fan of stevia but the amount is minimal and product has a nice balance of flavor/sweetness. I blend in Ninja with a variety of add-in and all are enjoyable, whether made with milk, milk/water or just water as a base then adding options i.e. frozen banana, cocoa powder, cinnamon (yum), soaked chia seeds, coffee ice cubes, etc. I passed up ice cream AND a snickers bar for one of these shakes last night!

I like everything about this Whey Protein supplement and I am disappointed, seriously disappointed, that it has not been back in stock for some time now...Amazon needs to get this product back!It is one of the highest quality whey protein products out there...great taste, mixes well in a blender, excellent price for the quantity and...well...please bring it back Amazon :)

I was pleasantly surprised at just how great this is. The vanilla flavor is nice, natural and not fake tasting. I am very picky when it comes to whey and I hate the way most of them taste so I get excited when I find a nice vanilla whey. The protein has a slight sweet taste and not overly sugary. I mainly use it with oatmeal or just in a cup with water. I haven’t found another grass fed 100% whey isolate with so little sugar, at this price point and with so much information about the purity of of the product. I am also lactose intolerant and I have no problems with this product at all. I used to use Optimal Nutrition Vanilla and I can honestly say that I won’t be going back anytime soon. If you are a fan of product then I recommend buying a spare bottle since sometimes the website runs out of the product.