Rival Nutrition Rival Whey

Flavor is always a gamble when trying out new protein powders, so I was pleasantly surprised with Rival Whey’s Cinnamon Toast Cereal flavor. It tastes just like you’d expect, like a sugary cinnamon-laden cereal, which makes it an excellent choice for a breakfast shake. That said, the flavor is on the sweet side so if too much sugar (or sucralose in this case) sets your teeth on edge, steer clear.

The macros are decent for a budget protein, with each scoop providing 120 calories, 1 gram of fat, 3 grams of carbs, 35 mg of cholesterol, and 24 grams of protein. It also includes 5.5 grams of BCAAs.

I only mixed with water in a standard shaker bottle and found it very soluble with no noticeable clumping or excess froth. Recommended, and I will definitely order again.

This is a great whey protein and, in my opinion, the best bang for your buck. Sure, there are some that are less expensive but I’ve found the flavor is worse and/or it doesn’t mix well. Rival mixes really well and tastes great.

The first flavor I tried was cinnamon toast, but they’ve been out-of-stock for many months. Marshmallow is my favorite and soft serve vanilla is fine. I would be buying cinnamon toast if they ever had it back in-stock but my guess is that it will never be. I contacted Rival months ago asking two things: 1.) when will you have cinnamon toast back in-stock and 2.) why is the price of your whey protein more expensive on your own website than it is on Amazon (a really bizarre thing considering you also have to pay for shipping)? I got no response back. I’ve been buying Rival protein for the last six months and it’s discouraging to see zero response from customer service. Don’t list an email address for customer service if you just ignore people.

Aside from Rival discontinuing one of their most delicious flavors, I’m happy overall. Their whey is reasonably priced and tastes pretty good.

Rival, according to their website is a company that was founded by the guys that founded Optimum Nutrition. They shouldn’t need business advice but here it is: take a business tip from another successful company, Ghost, and have someone respond back to customer service questions.

A buddy let me try this protein powder, I instantly switched brands! Tastes great and you can beat the price for how many servings you get 🙂

I take this twice a day, first in the morning mixed with coffee usually and one in the afternoon between meals. I take a different protean powder mix at night before bed for 100 grams total daily. I’m working out again after 11 years out of the gym and I believe this is really helping. The flavor is much better than I had expected and would be find to buy the same one again. The price point seemed really good to me with 72 serving, not 73 as shown in the pictures, but that’s still close to .70 per serving.
It mixes well, I use one of those “magic bullet” spinner cups and have had no issues. It blends very well.
Hope this was helpful.

Honestly, I’ve tried way too many different protein powders over the past 2 years and I can’t stand that terrible sweetness most of them have. This one is completely different. I love this flavor so much I wrote the company a dozen times asking when it was coming back. I stretched and mixed my last 2lb tub for months. So happy it’s back!