Today, I am
reviewing Six Star Pro Nutrition’s Elite
Series Casein Protein Triple Chocolate Dietary Supplement. The stats on the
product come from purchasing it at Walmart.
What Is It & Why Do I Need It? In
the nutrition section at Walmart there is Whey Protein, Whey Isolate, and
Casein Protein. It is easy to wonder what exactly does what.
Whey protein is
a supplement taken 30 minutes after your workout in order to help you build
muscle. It is specifically designed to be absorbed and digested very quickly.
If whey protein is the vitamin C that you put under your tongue to be absorbed
into your body rapidly, casein protein is a slow release capsule that gives you
medicine over hours.
Casein protein
is absorbed and processed very slowly into your system. The purpose of casein
is to give you a slow release of protein over the course of eight hours, so you
take it just before you go to bed. Your body absorbs the protein as you sleep,
so you are building muscle and you also wake up feeling less famished because
you have been slowly “eating” over eight hours.
Benefits and Cost Analysis: Walmart’s
standard price is $19.97 or 62.4 cents per ounce. According to the labels,
there are approximately 26 scoops per package, so using this five days a week
while training is going to get you a month’s worth of product.
Each scoop
offers 20 grams of protein and if you take it with 1 cup of milk (they suggest
10 oz. per scoop), that is 8 more grams of protein for a total of… carry the
one… denominator… 28 grams! 28 grams is pretty much a whole other meal, so if
you are looking to bump your protein numbers up, this is a pretty solid way to
do it. Now, of course the packaging suggests that you take two scoops for
optimal results but I sometimes think that they list that just so you are using
twice as much product and Six Star can make more money.
Just the casein
protein is 120 calories (with only 1 gram of fat), so this is a pretty clean
way to stack protein into your diet, especially if you use skim or 1% milk.
Ryan’s Review: Compared to Body
Fortress’ Whey Powder, Six Star’s blend is very billowy and light. It smells
nice when you open the container and, once blended, it actually has a very nice
taste to it. I expected it to be rather “mediciny” for a reason I cannot explain.
It is a chocolate lover’s dream. There is probably a reason why it is only sold
in chocolate. Who is choosing vanilla or strawberry over chocolate? Taliban
members, that’s who.
I have not had
the nerve to try to hand stir this stuff because the last time I tried that
with whey powder, the results were not pleasant. The looseness of the powder
does make it someone difficult to blend. I often see clumps of unmixed product
on the sides of the blender. So put your milk in first, then the powder. I am not
certain if the results are psychosomatic or if they are genuine. I can tell you
that when I wake up in the morning, I do not feel as hungry.
Plus, you can
almost fake yourself out into believing that this is a very thin milkshake. It
is chocolaty (which I love) and knowing that I am going to have that “treat” at
10 p.m. often keeps me from indulging in something sweet after dinner.
The only real
drawback to adding in this supplement is that I am hand washing my blender
twice a night now (once for my whey protein after my workout and then once at
10 o’clock at night).
I want it clear
though. This is not a meal supplement. You don’t take this instead of having
dinner. You have this in addition to your dinner. I am very pleased with the
results so far and while this is one more thing I have to buy every month, I
feel it is a solid addition to my nutrition plan and I am going to stick with
it.
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