I highly recommend Parillo protein powder, vanilla flavor. It's very vanilla, and thrown into the blender with ice is almost a vanilla milkshake. You can dress it up (banana extract and a pack of Splenda is great) and/or add fruit for a great smoothie. For a little extra calcium, add low fat milk instead of part of the water. I buy it through a fitness trainer but you can get it on line easily.

IsoPure - grape is my favorite. I buy the bottles versus the powder. I tried the powder and it made me gag. I am a picky eater and I can't stand anything that tastes milky or chalky in texture. Grape IsoPure is my favorite for a great source of protein with very few calories.

as a personal trainer i always tell my clients (especially the vegetarians) that even just to be healty and athletic you absolutely must make sure you get a decent amount of protein daily. whether you're trying to tone or build lean muscle mass i recommend anywhere from .5 to 1 gram of protein per pound of body weight accordingly.

there are at least two brands of protein shakes (power form) that i can personally recommend and that i often suggest to my clients with good results. they both offer around 30g of protein, very few carbs and they don't taste awful. VPX Micellean comes in many flavors (just avoid the graham cracker, it's gritty and doesn't taste as good as the others) and is available at most specialty vitamin or supplement retailers. Met-Rx Protein Plus comes in chocolate and vanilla and i buy it at Trader Joe's, but i'm sure it can be found elsewhere. The directions tell you to use 3 scoops, i recommend only two which gives you around 25-30g of protein per shake.

obviously whole sources of good lean protein are the best choice, but supplementation is the way to go if you can't always have it. i hope i this information helps!

I follow the Zone Perfect nutrition plan, and enjoy/love their vanilla and chocolate shakes, they are low in calories (about 200) and contain a balanced ratio of carbs/protein/fat (about 20/10/5 grams each respectively). They are sweet, but naturally, and low in sugar. I use them every morning post-run/workouts, and mix them with Silk lite vanilla soymilk but they can mixed w/ plain water as the directions indicate. Enjoy!

I love the Lean Body mixes, especially the chocolate mint which tastes like girl scout cookies. I also like vanilla MetRx with a spoon of soy or peanut butter and spoon of sugar free nestles quik

find an independent quixtar business as they have exclusive access to 'xs' brand protein shakes also sugarfree and carb free energy drinks-i have lost 33lbs and kept off for the past year using this product line

my favorite: 100% whey protein from GNC, several flavors are available, use two or three scoops, add a scoop of ground flax seed for omega oil and to slow digestion, a piece of fruit, and a scoop of ground oatmeal if desired. Put in a blender with water or skim milk. This is breakfast, tastes good, no extra honey or sugar needed, loaded with protein, and because the raw ground flax seed slows digestion you won't feel hungry again for several hours.