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When it comes to your protein powder, you’re traditionally deciding between whey (derived from cow’s milk) or a plant-based protein powder. Those are not the only choices, however. If you want whey, but want (or need) to stay away from cow’s milk, then the new Naked Nutrition Goat Whey Protein Powder could be what you’re looking for.
Why goat whey?
At a high level, there are people who are allergic to cow’s milk, but are able to drink goat’s milk (more on that here). This could be due to lactose intolerance, or an allergy from some other component in the cow’s milk. Whatever the root cause, goat’s milk can be a viable alternative. Goat’s milk has less lactose (a sugar) in it, and the fat particles are smaller, making it easier to digest.
Naked Nutrition Goat Whey: mixing it up
As with any protein powder, you’re going to need to have a way to mix it up. From an earlier review, we had a protein shaker, which makes things much simpler. If you don’t have a shaker bottle, you can find them inexpensively (or from Naked Nutrition). The main thing is the shaker ball, which looks like a small whisk without a handle. Alternatively, you could use a whisk in your glass, or even toss it all into a blender to get it mixed up.
Regardless of how you mix it up, one benefit we’ve seen with the stuff from Naked Nutrition is just how well their powders do mix up, either in a shaker bottle or by hand. Yes, if you put too much in for the amount of liquid you’re using, you’re going to have problems. Following their guidelines for scoops per ounces of water, you’ll be good to go.
Naked Nutrition Goat Whey: the flavors
For this go, we were sent two flavors of the Naked Nutrition Goat Whey: vanilla and chocolate. Those are always good flavors, as they’re fairly basic, and we’re quick to identify them. Here again, Naked does well nailing those flavors, without needing a whole bunch of odd additives. We will note that the goat whey does bring a different flavor profile to the mix. Protein powders always have a sort of identifiable note; the goat whey is along that same vein, but just enough different that you can tell it’s not cow’s milk.
Once you’re past that initial oddness, it’s pretty straightforward and down the hatch it goes. As a protein drink, I thought it was ok enough (but would give the flavor preference to a regular cow’s milk whey). Where the Naked Nutrition Goat Whey really stood out was when we cooked with it.
Now, don’t worry, we weren’t getting up to anything over-the-top or overblown in the kitchen. When we make oatmeal, we like to put some protein powder in to give it a little more of a boost. So, we tested our standard steel cut oats method (1 part oats to 5 parts water) with a dose of the Naked Nutrition Goat Whey. Both flavors turned out quite well, with a slight edge to the vanilla flavor (particularly with some raisins and coconut flakes cooked in as well).
Wrapping things up
So, there you have it. While we liked the Naked Nutrition Goat Whey in general, we found it worked better for our tastebuds when we cooked with it, rather than using it as a basic protein drink. Then again, we don’t have the cow’s milk sensitivities, so we have that flexibility. A one-time purchase of the 2 lb bottle will run you $69.99, while signing up for auto shipments nets you 20% off the first shipment, and 10% subsequent ones. As we mentioned, the goat whey protein powder is available in both vanilla and chocolate, as well as an unflavored version. Past that, there’s a whole range of protein options available, and you can see all of those over at nakednutrition.com
