Nectar Medical, Unflavored, 1 Pound

First I purchased Nectar Naturals Fruit Punch then Peach (after reading the reviews) at the recommendation of my nutritionist who is working with me to improve my lipids, lose fat, maintain weight and build muscle. I'll review those flavors separately, but I just tried the unflavored medical protein this week and this is a must have for me! The other two flavors were favorites of other Amazon reviewers, but I found that they are both far too sweet, strong and leave an aftertaste that I can't say I enjoy, but can easily tolerate. By using twice the water with the flavors the taste was better, but still artificially strong, and I really didn't like drinking 24 oz of these sweet-as-soda-pop beverages twice daily, as this left me feeling really bloated for about a half hour.Now that I have the unflavored, I mix one heaping scoop (using the smaller scoop provided) of the unflavored with the same smaller scoop of the flavored and it cuts down the sweetness, makes the peach taste more natural, reduces the aftertaste and mixes more easily than the flavored proteins do by themselves. So now in 12 oz. of water, I get the amount of protein I'm supposed to, and the taste is far better to me (everyone's taste is different - but this is night and day as far as I'm concerned). No more bloated feeling!I've also tried the unflavored by itself in water and could be just as happy drinking this as drinking a glass of water. It's a little cloudy, and didn't have any noticeable unpleasant taste or aftertaste. I've also added this to my morning oatmeal to make it a complete meal (with nuts, wheat bran, berries and flax oil). This is a great and versatile product!UPDATE: After a couple of weeks the full flavor Fruit Punch, Peach, Fuzzy Navel and Chocolate Truffle all taste fine to me without adding the unflavored protein. I guess the natural (non sugar) sweetener in these just took a while for me to get used to. I really enjoy this product and am seeing truly amazing results.

If you want protein, get protein. In my opinion there is absolutely no excuse for all the garbage, fillers and artificial sweeteners that go into most protein drinks. The "all-natural" ones are better than most, but even then they add unnecessary fillers that just make mixing more difficult. The artificial sweeteners, like acesulfame potassium, especially are a crime to add to any drink people take to improve their body.Man-up and ditch your caramel-macchiato-peach-unicorn flavored protein "shakes." I mix this with fruit juice (for carbs) and it tastes fine. I've even tried it with plain water, and it just tastes like, er..maybe baking soda. Pretty much flavorless, but who cares? I'm drinking it for the fast high quality protein, not to wash down cupcakes at a birthday party.It also mixes well, and the small 10g/protein scoops make for easier custom measuring. If you really need to have flavor, its lack of flavor just makes it easier to mix it into anything. Syntrax's "Promina" is about the best non-denatured protein you can get at a reasonable price. Very high quality, and high levels of BCAA's.I used to by their stuff from a popular body building website. For some reason they stopped carrying any Syntrax items (probably business dispute of some sort), so now I don't shop there anymore. Amazon's price is really good, especially if you "subscribe." I digress. Buy this stuff. It does its job, so long as you do yours.

This unflavored protein powder is the best on the market. It's extremely difficult to find in stores -- most places have flavored and they often use artificial sweeteners, and they're just gross. I used this before and after having stomach surgery and it mixes well into just about anything that isn't very hot. If you mix it with hot liquids, it denatures the protein -- but that's any protein powder, not just this brand.To make a vanilla shake, I just used stevia (or simple syrup if you can have real sugar -- granulated sugar won't mix cold), vanilla extract, milk or almond milk, and the protein powder. You can make a chocolate shake with the same ingredients and just swap the vanilla for cocoa powder. You can mix it in puddings, juices, gatorade, and whatever else you fancy. Throw a scoop in your favorite smoothie recipe and it won't affect the flavor of whatever you're using, be it strawberries, bananas, pineapples, etc. It's a great way to pack extra protein into things when you can't eat a lot.I would recommend this product to anyone wanting a versatile protein powder who doesn't want to be locked into a flavor and limited to what they can do with it. I want a protein powder that I can mix in with my sweet breakfast smoothies or my mashed potatoes if I want to, and it came in very handy after stomach surgery. When you can only eat a few tablespoons at a time, it's hard to get enough protein to keep your energy levels up. Put this into every single bite (applesauce, juice, whatever) and you're good to go.

Great, clean source of protein. I am a fan of the other Nectar products and use them regularly. I had high hopes for the medical as it offered me the opportunity to add it to beverages of my own taste preference; smoothies, low calorie drink powders, etc.Make no mistake, this is a great product - like all products in the Nectar line, it dissolves beautifully in room temperature water (this is key - something most struggle with, as in if you try to dissolve it in icy cold water you will experience slight clumping) - to which I then add ice and other ingredients basis what ever it is I am using it for.The only thing I have noticed with the Medical is that if you try to use 2 scoops to get to 20g of protein, you WILL get that chalky taste. Not a huge issue - but something to note.I will definitely purchase again as I find it blends great into low cal/no sugar drinks like Hawaiian Punch, Crystal Light or even the low cal Vitamin Water. I use it regularly in my blueberry smoothie (water, frozen blueberries and Medical Nectar - sometimes a heap of Greek yogurt).Will purchase again - just beware trying to push the amount due to the flavor intrusion.

Could not find anything I didn’t like about product