MRM Vanilla Whey Protein With Probiotics

This was the first time we purchased this product. We have tried many different whey protein powders as we have smoothies for breakfast every morning. I am the chief smoothie maker for us, which includes me, my daughter and husband and each one is made individually in a Bullet. My husband gets a handful of blueberries, 1/2 banana, 5-10 frozen strawberries (depending on size), a handful of spinach and 2% milk along with the scoop of protein powder. My daughters’ consists of almond milk, ice cubes, a handful of spinach and a scoop of natural peanut butter along with the powder. I am telling you this so you can see that each one is very different flavored. Neither the husband or daughter knew I was using a new protein powder and since they both leave the house at different times, they didn’t see each other or hear the other’s comment. Both said to me “This tastes like coconut; did you put coconut in this?” So, you would have to believe that it must taste at least mildly like coconut. I use Yoli protein myself so I didn’t taste it.
On a different note, I ordered it because it had good reviews and a good price for the amount of powder you get. I also try to avoid Sucralose if possible and I liked that this is sweetened with Stevia. It blended well and apparently tasted good other than the coconut influence in the flavor. We haven’t tried the Chocolate flavor; the reviews suggest it has a better flavor.
I would possibly buy again; depends on how the rest of the family feels.

I spoke to Josh at MRM who was happy to talk while I was raising his product, and then interrupted me and wanted to go when I raised criticisms. The Stevia and Luo Han Guo are both from China. The Soy lecithin is from GMO Soy. As others have pointed out, it also contains Carrgeenan which is a suspect ingredient.

Right now I buy whey from Isagenix. Their IsaPro, though expensive at 40 dollars per 30 servings of 18grms protein, is a pure undenatured whey from New Zealand pasture raised cows. It has a better Amino Acid profile than MRM’s too, especially on Cysteine which is important to me because of Glutathione production in the body.

Anyway, the product is not BAD, but there’s plenty of room for improvement. Sadly they seem unwilling to consider making it a better product so for now I’ll pay the extra $$ and stick with the zero-compromise IsaPro product instead.

I have tummy issues
This doesn’t agitate it
Tastes good
Recommend blending with Strawberries

Update 06/05/14: I received my my new container of this protein powder, and I noticed the label has changed. I immediately compared the ingredients to the protein powder I used to get, and noticed that they changed the sweetener. They removed the lo han guo and stevia, and replaced it with TreLEAFia which is apparently stevia leaf extract, Trehalose, and Monk fruit Extract. It still has the carrageenan unfortunately (I was actually hopeful for about a minute, thinking they really improved it). Will post an update as soon as I try it.

Update 12/27/14: I have been using the new formula for six months now, and I decided that I prefer it over the old formula. The sweetner seems to fit better, and it also seems to mix better with everything I put it in. Overall I’m happy even though they changed it slightly. Now, if they would just get rid of the carrageenan it would be perfect.

Now back to my original review:

As a health nut, I am always reading ingredients, and I am always putting things back the second I read something such as sugar, or artificial sweeteners. I am extremely picky, and would rather go with out than put something unhealthy in my body. With that said, I love this protein powder. It is sweetened with stevia, (something that actually grown in the ground rather than being created in a lab), and the flavor is very delicious. I actually find it a tad too sweet, and always keep an eye out for the natural flavor, which is not as sweet, but can never find it, so I settle for the vanilla.
I like to add a scoop of protein powder to my coffee. It is much better than cream/sugar, tastes better too. I tried the chocolate flavor, and it’s okay, but it didn’t quite make a mocha out of my coffee like I hoped. There’s something about the chocolate flavor I’m not too fond of.
Other ways you can eat it, is to add it to your plain yogurt, or to your orange juice. Believe it or not, you can actually just mix it with water, and it still tastes good. I always have it after a work out, though sometimes I make it into a shake instead of just mixing with water.