Summary:
FIRST OF ALL, for the record, I do NOT recommend using ANY "weight gainer" except as an absolute LAST RESORT. In my case, I am experimenting, trying to increase my appetite (see below), in order to get past a plateau. The plan is to mix the cytogainer with some unflavored WPC-80 to make the container last longer than the 18 servings.
Taste:
Even without modifying it with additional WPC-80, this stuff does NOT taste like cookies n cream ice cream, so don't get your hopes up too high. It tastes good, yes, but there is nothing "cookie" or "cream" about it. It tastes 100 x better when blended with peanut butter. I highly recommend mixing it with peanut butter and skim milk. Luckily, the flavor IS strong enough to completely mask any "whey" taste or aftertaste, and yet the sweetness isn't overpowering like Dymatize. It does not leave a sticky feeling / film on the teeth either. It definately mixes well too, MUCH, MUCH better than other weight gainers I had used in the past (as a stupid n00b). For those that are interested, yes it even tastes good mixed with water.. however.. this is a weight gainer... so mix it with milk.
The ONLY positive thing (if you can call it a positive) about the maltodextrins and other sugars in weight gainers, is that by f'ing with your insulin, you become constantly hungry. So in a f'd up way, they can increase appetite.... I know...
FIRST OF ALL, for the record, I do NOT recommend using ANY "weight gainer" except as an absolute LAST RESORT. In my case, I am experimenting, trying to increase my appetite (see below), in order to get past a plateau. The plan is to mix the cytogainer with some unflavored WPC-80 to make the container last longer than the 18 servings.
Taste:
Even without modifying it with additional WPC-80, this stuff does NOT taste like cookies n cream ice cream, so don't get your hopes up too high. It tastes good, yes, but there is nothing "cookie" or "cream" about it. It tastes 100 x better when blended with peanut butter. I highly recommend mixing it with peanut butter and skim milk. Luckily, the flavor IS strong enough to completely mask any "whey" taste or aftertaste, and yet the sweetness isn't overpowering like Dymatize. It does not leave a sticky feeling / film on the teeth either. It definately mixes well too, MUCH, MUCH better than other weight gainers I had used in the past (as a stupid n00b). For those that are interested, yes it even tastes good mixed with water.. however.. this is a weight gainer... so mix it with milk.
The ONLY positive thing (if you can call it a positive) about the maltodextrins and other sugars in weight gainers, is that by f'ing with your insulin, you become constantly hungry. So in a f'd up way, they can increase appetite.... I know...
CytoCarb IIª (CytoSport's unique combination of branching as well as long linear chain maltodextrins with very low "DE" (Dextrose Equivalence) providing a complex carbohydrate source approximately 96.5% sugar-free)
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