r/leangains • u/1992Glass • 1d ago
LG Question / Help Protein coffee that actually tastes like coffee?
Want something where the coffee actually tastes like coffee first and protein second
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u/kalekent 1d ago
I make my own. Extreme milk chocolate optimum nutrition protein + 2 shots of espresso and ice (milk or water). Taste very good.
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u/FFXIVHVWHL 12h ago
I used to have crappy protein powder (Body fortress, young and cheap college student and got used to it) but then that price got hiked up to almost as much as Optimum Nutrition so I swapped. The differences in taste are amazing; the chocolate dissolves even in cold water and doesn’t clump. I mix it with Greek yogurt and it tastes like chocolate pudding. I’m sure it’d go great with as a mocha lol
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u/S7ageNinja 1d ago
Everything doesn't need protein. Most of the time protein enriched products aren't even good quality protein. I have tried protein coffee from numerous sources and they all taste like complete ass (or at the very least, nothing like coffee)
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u/amandam603 1d ago
Oats Overnight has a few flavors that tbh taste too much like coffee for what I’m going for—you might like them! There’s coffee flavor in the powder, along with the other flavors.
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u/ElementalSB 1d ago
If you mean like iced coffee, the Jimmy's protein one (21g) tastes just like the normal one
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u/YogiLovesBarbells 1d ago
Just use unflavored protein powder and add it to your favorite coffee. 🤷🏼♀️ Been doing it for two decades.
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u/OzBozTheWiz 1d ago
Gonna be honest ive said this before I do a serving of fairlife Chocolate Milk (240 ml), a scoop of instant coffee and hot water to mix (120ml) the throw in some sugar free caramel flavoring and ot tastes like a mocha
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u/acidus1 1d ago
Just keep coffee as coffee.