Optimum Nutrition Casein
February 20, 2008 4:31 pm Product ReviewsI’d been waiting to try this stuff for a while. There had been mixed reviews on taste and mixability but after trying their whey I was pretty confident this would be another great product.
They boast that it contains a stack of Micellar Casein in it which seems to be all the rage at the moment as far as a sort of meal replacement type protein. It’s a very slowly digested protein that gels in contact with the acid in your stomach and makes you feel fuller for longer. It’s chock full of amino acids and the various building blocks you require to build muscle.
Other than the micellar casein there is also calcium caseinate so it’s a bit of a blend which I prefer anyway, I think it’s better to attack from two places than one.
For the velocity diet the reccomended blend is between 50/50 to 80/20 for casein to whey with whey only for your first meal out of bed and post workout. I’ll be mixing it 50/50 for my normal shakes now.
Personally I think it’s great. I got the chocolate flavour and it’s bloody beautiful to me, it has an unusual aftertaste but it doesn’t linger and isn’t off putting at all. It mixes very easily though it does thicken up quite a bit. I find for a casein only shake you need about 3-4x the water and you still get a thicker shake. I like it, it’s like having an actual milkshake.
The casein, whey mixing is easy and nothing unexpected happens. I mix my strawberry whey with the chocolate casein and get a thick, delicious shake.
I have to say I have no complaints at all with this stuff. Given the cost of other equivalents it’s quite cheap and allows you to make a custom whey/casein blend if you really are that keen. Taste is really, really nice and the mixability is great.
I’m not sure why people would say this is no good, to me it’s as good as their whey (which is amongst the best) and just as tasty. I even prefer the casein chocolate to the whey chocolate flavour!
For the V-Diet it’s great, and even just for your typical daily shakes and before bed, perfect!