This week’s Bariatric Foodie Pledge sponsor is Chike Nutrition. I’ve had the opportunity to sample several of Chike’s protein flavors and I thought I’d give you a snapshot of what I thought of them so that if YOU are one of this week’s three lucky winners, you’ll have some help deciding which one you want! Unfortunately I’ve only published a review for one of their flavors but I have tried them all!
Protein Iced Coffee
Stats: 130 cals, 9g carbs, 2g sugars, 20g protein (click here for full stats)
Pro’s: Easy to mix (no clumps even in a blender bottle!), smooth coffee taste, with a hint of vanilla.
Con’s: Coffee officianados may find it a bit weaker than you want it, but if so just use coffee as your base! (Don’t tell your surgeon I said that).
Chocolate Bliss
Stats: 190 cals, 11g carbs, 3g sugars, 3g fiber, 28g protein
Pro’s: Mixes well, has a good chocolatey taste (although I’m a chocolate crackhead so I almost always add extra unsweetened cocoa to any chocolate protein and this was no exception), does not have the requisite “monkey butt” protein smell (either that or by the time I tried Chike I was used to it! But I verified with my kids and they said it smelled fine).
Con’s: The only two con’s I can think of are that A) it’s high-ish on the calorie range for an individual serving of protein BUT, as a redeeming value, it mixes up nicely with water so I didn’t have to spend 80 calories and 12g of carbs on milk to get it to taste good. B) For those who are sensitive to it, Chike is sweetened with sucralose.
Strawberry Burst
Stats: 190 cals, 11g carbs, 3g sugars, 3g fiber, 28g protein
Pro’s: Mixes well, tastes like strawberry ice cream.
Con’s: I’m not particularly fond of strawberry ice cream. But if you are, you’ll like this protein! Same caveat as above about the caloric content and sucralose.
Orange Crème
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Pro’s: This actually did taste like an orange creamsicle bar, which was quite nice. I am rather fond of them.
Con’s: Same as above about caloric content and sucralose but beyond that, that’s it.
Banana Magic
Stats: 190 cals, 11g carbs, 3g sugars, 3g fiber, 28g protein
Pro’s: Weird as it may sound, I like that this tasted like bananas but didn’t have an overwhelming banana scent. I’m sort of on the fence with bananas. I used to hate them but since surgery I’ve found ways to like them. This powder I almost always used with peanut powder or a bit of cocoa.
Con’s: Same drill. Calories/sucralose.
Very Vanilla
Stats: 190 cals, 11g carbs, 3g sugars, 3g fiber, 28g protein
Pro’s: I was skeptical about this one because of all the protein flavors, vanilla is the one MOST likely to have that inexplicable “monkey butt” smell and taste, but I found their vanilla to be very…vanilla-y (riveting, right?). I’m definitely on #TeamChocolate but I enjoyed this. Plus a tasty vanilla makes for a great base for many other kinds of shakes!
Con’s: Broken record syndrome but the same as above!
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