Coffee Protein Shake review

I said I was going to try to find a recipe for a coffee flavored protein shake and post it when I found it.  I couldn't wait to get a decent protein mix, and I think I found one that will work long term.  Gold Standard Natural 100% Whey in vanilla.  I'm not normally a fan of vanilla flavoring, but I thought that would go better with coffee than chocolate.  I don't like mocha as well. 

Okay.  Ingredients:

8 oz organic unsweetened soy milk
1 scoop of the protein mix
Hazelnut decaf coffee, brewed over ice (to taste)

And that's it!  It's not nearly as involved as I was thinking it would be.

I would recommend brewing the coffee quite strong as it will be very diluted by the protein shake.  I brewed the coffee over ice, so it was quite diluted to begin with.  I think I might make it the night before and let it sit in the fridge instead.  I would prefer a stronger coffee taste.

Sweetness: I found it to be just fine.  I prefer my coffee pretty sweet, and while this wasn't terribly sweet, it wasn't lacking either.

Flavor: Lacking.  It simply tasted too watered down.  I'll try the stronger coffee and possibly less soy milk tomorrow.  Otherwise it tasted just as a vanilla iced coffee would (an extremely watered down one).  I'm tempted to try adding cinnamon tomorrow.  No icky after taste, because there are no artificial sweeteners.  However, the flavor of the protein shake by itself is just too vanilla-y.  But I'm not a vanilla person.  I would like to try the chocolate one on its own.

Consistency: Surprisingly SMOOTH!  Not thick, not chalky, not clumpy.. it blended quite nicely together in my shaker cup.  I did add a bit more powder just to see how well it stirred with a spoon, and it got five stars.  Excellent, excellent consistency.  That alone would sell this product.  I thought it would be much thicker than a normal iced coffee, but it is truly the exact same consistency.

Quantity:  More than I could finish.  I have to tweak my amounts.  It was enough for two large cups (with plenty of ice). 

Filling: To some extent.  It won't work as a meal replacement at all.  Rather, it'll be nice to have had some protein in the morning in case I do miss my breakfast which happens often.  But it's no "shake". 

Overall review: I think it'll work!  Kill two birds with one stone: replace my typical morning coffee full of cream, sugar, and caffeine, and add in some protein in the morning. 

Of course since it's vanilla, I can always blend in berries or a banana or add yogurt to thicken it up.  Vanilla is pretty versatile.  If I get sick of doing the coffee, I can probably find a hundred different ways to mix it up.

Huh.  It didn't occur to me until just now that I could mix the coffee and the powder and skip the soy milk altogether.  I could even drink it hot that way.

See what I mean?  All kinds of ways to do it. 

To healthy alternatives.  Good night.