Review on Optimum Nutrition Pro Gainer Weight Gainer Protein Powder with Immune Support - Vanilla Custard, 10.19 lbs (Packaging May Vary) by Patty Yenbamroong

When choosing your protein powder, look for the number one ingredient. Number one here is maltodextrin. This is understandable as it is a 'gainer' but you are paying to diet. It is a high glycemic carbohydrate bulking agent from which most of the calories come. The body quickly metabolizes it and raises insulin levels to anti-catabolic levels, but you can easily find a good source of whole food carbohydrates to replace it. Maltodextrin is like sugar and the body stores it as fat when there are no muscles that need glycogen. Also check the serving size, a heaping scoop might seem reasonable, but grab a kitchen scale and you'll find that it takes about 2 mostly full scoops to equal a 165 gram serving of this stuff. I figured the pouch would hold more than the advertised 28 servings, so I measured it on the scale and found I was getting maybe 75% of the serving I thought I was getting. Honestly, it's better to eat fruit for carbs and use regular whey and ON Casein Protein, both excellent products. If you decide to buy this as a fast food remedy, don't take the entire serving at once. Consume 83 grams (3/4 scoop) 30 minutes before exercise and the remaining 83 grams immediately after exercise. grams per serving. This works better than just breaking up all the afterwords.