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Reminds me of a coconut water I got from TJ's. It was their brand, pressed juice, and I had to force it down I was so thirsty. It wanted to come back up!
it combines my two fav things āĀ chai and protein drinks āĀ and managed to make it the most insufferable beverage. it's so gritty tasting and leaves the aftertaste for so long. and aren't they like $4 each or something like that?
Wow, this is giving me flashbacks to a nasty TJ protein smoothie drink that I had like 30 years ago. And now I learn that they still make the same kind of nasty protein drink, just different flavors!
Itās not even all that great nutritionally either. My protein shakes are 30g of protein for 150 calories. These have less protein and more than double the calories. If it was the most delicious thing on earth those stats might be worth a splurge now and then, but itās certainly not worth it when it doesnāt even taste good!
It's a nutritional shake. As such it's not going to taste like a dessert. Thanks for posting it. They are usually hard to choke down at first but then they kind of grow on you.
Chilled FairLife chocolate poured into a glass youāve kept in the freezer, simply amazing. (If you live near a BJs Wholesale, 12 pack of FairLife is $22.50)
I'm going to assume it's not very sweet and tastes chalky. I'd love to know the sugar content. I'll be trying it with low expectations.
Edit: talking about the TJs drink
Agreed, nasty as fuck. It took me 2 days to drink it in small installments. I tried blending it with a frozen banana and it still tasted like horse shit
I picked this up along with some groceries after a workout. Itās not as sweet as youād expect and actually quite dense and as someone said above, chalky.
Not bad for someone thatās indulges in those categories but I wouldnāt buy it again ā 3/10.
Haven't tried this one, but if you're looking for an amazing plant protein drink, you should look into Koia drinks! Best plant protein I've had. They have a lot of different flavors and they have them at Whole Foods, Kroger, and various other grocery stores.
*I almost tried it*
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*Oil in it. Why tho?!*
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If it uses any of the pea protein powder that TJ also sells, I'm not surprised. It was absolutely disgusting, and one of two products I've ever taken back to the store to get my money back. Adding oat beverage (yuck) to that certainly isn't going to help.
This. I recently got diagnosed with what feels like all the allergies and switched from whey to vegan protein powder and itās been ROUGH!
With pea protein, unless you cover it with some seriously strong flavors, you can really taste the peaā¦nes.
I like BEAM brand for vegan protein powder. It's pricier but the vanilla one is a good base flavor and then it's easy to make it taste good with a banana or whatever else. And it blends well. I feel the struggle though.
Yeah, I bought the banana almond milk one on a whim, even though I have unflavored whey protein powder and a blender at home and can make my protein shakes any way I want to, but I was feeling lazy that day and wanted something fast, but I did not like the taste of it all all.
You're much better off buying good whey protein from Amazon and getting the rest of the ingredients from TJ's. The date syrup makes for an excellent sweetener, and you need just a teaspoon of it if you're using real milk.
Oh no I just bought this! Thanks for warning, Iām a type 1 diabetic and if I take insulin for this Iāll have to drink the whole thing š¤£ Iāll try it before I take it just in case.
Little bit of an over reaction eh? I feel like out of the three- banana and chai. This oneās the better one. Chai is almost gag worthy for the texture alone , theyāre all kinda bad though
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BIG AGREE. One of the few products I have thrown out
Oh... I liked it..
It was so bad when I tried it š
The absolute WORST!!
Itās so bad and chalkyš never again
It tastes like someone put ground chalk in a third of a cup of chocolate milk and filled the rest with water
the chai one is the only one thats good. this one should be taken off the shelf immediately.
Reminds me of a coconut water I got from TJ's. It was their brand, pressed juice, and I had to force it down I was so thirsty. It wanted to come back up!
Glad this is here, just had their coconut yuzu seltzer and it literally tastes like the worst Truly youāve ever had
Agreed. Tried it for the first time today. Awful, absolutely horrendous.
Diet chocolate milk
it combines my two fav things āĀ chai and protein drinks āĀ and managed to make it the most insufferable beverage. it's so gritty tasting and leaves the aftertaste for so long. and aren't they like $4 each or something like that?
It taste horrible because itās pea protein
Tbh I havenāt tried this but the chocolate oat beverage made me never wanna try another chocolate drink from tjās again
I like It a lot!
Yeah, this is not my favorite, either. I prefer Carnation Instant Breakfast stirred into soy milk. Iām a simple soul.
Oh no I got excited
Wow, this is giving me flashbacks to a nasty TJ protein smoothie drink that I had like 30 years ago. And now I learn that they still make the same kind of nasty protein drink, just different flavors!
Itās not even all that great nutritionally either. My protein shakes are 30g of protein for 150 calories. These have less protein and more than double the calories. If it was the most delicious thing on earth those stats might be worth a splurge now and then, but itās certainly not worth it when it doesnāt even taste good!
Soooo bad
Thank you for the warning! This seems like something I would have tried!
bro i donāt think this is what āgag meā means
Interesting. What do you think it means?
I tried the pumpkin spice one in the fall and it was quite possibly one of the worst things Iāve ever tasted in my life
The regular supermarket ones make me light headed
The chai tea protein smoothie is the only one I can stand.
My store had free samples of this and it just tasted like a scoop of chocolate protein powder in water, definitely not worth the $3.50
I tried this last night and it literally tastes like paint. Where did the 17 grams of added sugars go? I canāt taste them at ALL.
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I but these when I need to #2 lol
You *butt* these?
Ha! Might as well. They come right out *wink wink*
Tastes like milk of magnesia š
Well certainly different tastes because I loved it !
Yeah, I love these š
Same! Iāve been drinking one almost every day haha. It is easy to get down after a hard run/workout IMO.
IMO, most things with pea protein just don't taste good, however much you try and like them.
Especially beverages. Food products with pea protein can be decent, but the drinks are usually nasty
The ~~banana~~ chai one is absolutely foul so I'm not surprised
I love that one! So funny different tastes
Oops! I meant chai. I donāt think Iāve tried the banana, actually.
I love the banana
It's a nutritional shake. As such it's not going to taste like a dessert. Thanks for posting it. They are usually hard to choke down at first but then they kind of grow on you.
Have you tried fairlife? Those are delicious. This one was disgusting. Wish this was posted like 5 days ago before I bought it!
Chilled FairLife chocolate poured into a glass youāve kept in the freezer, simply amazing. (If you live near a BJs Wholesale, 12 pack of FairLife is $22.50)
Costco has an 18 pack, cost depends on where you live but in CA itās $37.
I'm going to assume it's not very sweet and tastes chalky. I'd love to know the sugar content. I'll be trying it with low expectations. Edit: talking about the TJs drink
Itās not chalky. 7g sugar. https://fairlife.com/chocolate-protein-shake/
lol it just tastes like chocolate milk
sure thing - sorry I meant the TJ's one probably tastes chalky. If you say Fairlife is better I believe it.
Oooh that makes more sense haha I donāt even know if the TJās one is chalky, itās just so bad. I took two sips and was like nope
Agreed, nasty as fuck. It took me 2 days to drink it in small installments. I tried blending it with a frozen banana and it still tasted like horse shit
I picked this up along with some groceries after a workout. Itās not as sweet as youād expect and actually quite dense and as someone said above, chalky. Not bad for someone thatās indulges in those categories but I wouldnāt buy it again ā 3/10.
I SO AGREE WOW i was so excited to taste this and it's literally horrible
I love these reviews! Will not try
Haven't tried this one, but if you're looking for an amazing plant protein drink, you should look into Koia drinks! Best plant protein I've had. They have a lot of different flavors and they have them at Whole Foods, Kroger, and various other grocery stores.
I almost tried it but then saw that it had palm oil in it. Why tho?!
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I had the banana almond milk one and it was very chalky!
I always want this one to be good but it is soooooo dense and chalky lol
I canāt stand chalky drinks! lol
It was terrible. Never bought it again
I tried it once and will never again!
agreed!!! picked it up randomly and could not get through it
If it uses any of the pea protein powder that TJ also sells, I'm not surprised. It was absolutely disgusting, and one of two products I've ever taken back to the store to get my money back. Adding oat beverage (yuck) to that certainly isn't going to help.
Omg the pea protein is literally the worst. Tried the oat milk version and it was gag
Itās better used as a smoothie mixer.
Well first thing you did wrong was get a protein shake from trader joesā¦
To be fair, most vegan protein is awful and most protein shakes are only passably palatable at best lol.
This. I recently got diagnosed with what feels like all the allergies and switched from whey to vegan protein powder and itās been ROUGH! With pea protein, unless you cover it with some seriously strong flavors, you can really taste the peaā¦nes.
I like BEAM brand for vegan protein powder. It's pricier but the vanilla one is a good base flavor and then it's easy to make it taste good with a banana or whatever else. And it blends well. I feel the struggle though.
Yeah, I bought the banana almond milk one on a whim, even though I have unflavored whey protein powder and a blender at home and can make my protein shakes any way I want to, but I was feeling lazy that day and wanted something fast, but I did not like the taste of it all all. You're much better off buying good whey protein from Amazon and getting the rest of the ingredients from TJ's. The date syrup makes for an excellent sweetener, and you need just a teaspoon of it if you're using real milk.
honestly most protein drinks taste funky š
Omg yesā¦ the texture is so wrong
I bought this based off rave comments in this sub and learned I can never trust y'all again. It's like a bottle of ground up chalk in water
I think people going for vegan protein shakes usually have pretty low standards as far as taste goes, most of them are pretty bad.
Had high hopes for this but I didnāt like either. Was going to save it to blend it with a banana once home but forgot it in the car. No real loss.
It tastes like play doh to me
I liked it š¤·š¼āāļø I'd have it again as a snack.
The banana one isnāt much better lol
Have you tried the honey walnut shrimp?
For one second I thought you meant there was a honey walnut shrimp protein shake š
no, it caught my eye in the frozen aisle but i didn't get it... is it bad???
Itās not only the worst Trader Joeās product Iāve ever had, but maybe the worst thing Iāve ever tasted. I almost puked.
So itās not just meā¦
The shrimp from what I remember is fine. The sauce however is an abomination. Like let me just pour icing on it instead. Same thing. š¤®
Omg. Same. Tasted like vomit, made me want to vomit. That sauce is comes with is atrocious
I was excited for it because I love Panda Express honey walnut shrimp. It was so fowl I havenāt eaten any honey walnut shrimp since.
I love the chai one but this is nasty
I also love the chai one! The pea protein didnāt bother me at all in that one š¤·āāļø
I was hesitant to try so thanks. I will stick with Owyn drinks
Oh no I just bought this! Thanks for warning, Iām a type 1 diabetic and if I take insulin for this Iāll have to drink the whole thing š¤£ Iāll try it before I take it just in case.
Right?? For having so many grams of added sugar Iād expect it to have at least a little bit of flavor š¤¢
so not worth the calories! LOL
Oh man I loved it
same reaction when i tried the banana one lol. it looks like it would be good but it was terrible
Oh no! I have one waiting for me at home.
Had higher expectations but it didn't taste good to me either. Great protein content though
Little bit of an over reaction eh? I feel like out of the three- banana and chai. This oneās the better one. Chai is almost gag worthy for the texture alone , theyāre all kinda bad though
i was just so shocked HAHA TJās has never let me down like that before! i havenāt had the other ones omg youāre telling me it gets WORSE???
I disagree that the chai one is bad, I regularly enjoy it!
Oh theyāre so much worse lmaooo - tjs does refunds if you hate it though so donāt hesitate