BF Review & Contest: Fit Frappe Vanilla Latte

NOT to be confused with Fit Frappe Vanilla, which your Foodies so kindly reviewed for you yesterday. 

But first...the third finalist ...Alyson W.!!! She took the one ingredient challenge here on the blog and suggested one of my favorite flavors of all time. Orange Sherbert! 

She recommends adding a half a stick of sugar-free orange drink mix to Fit Frappe Vanilla, your preferred liquid and ice. By doing this, you can transform your shake into that old ice cream truck favorite! Congrats Alyson! Your recipe will go up against Penney's "Wake Your A$$ Up!" shake and Bridget's "Ode to Joyous Almond Shake" for a chance to win a full canister of Fit Frappe!

Today's challenge: Vanilla is a great BASE flavor, especially for a latte. What would you add to Fit Frappe Vanilla Latte (this time you can use as many ingredients as you want!) to make it YOUR latte?

You can share your idea on Facebook, by tweeting @BariatricFoodie or by leaving a comment on this blog  post!

Now...back to our review...Fit Frappe Vanilla Latte! Again, your reviewers are Heather, Samantha and Gwen!

Stats:

(For 8 oz. portion):

Calories: 70
Fat: 1.5g
Carbs: 13g
Fiber: 3g
Sugar alcohols: 7g
Protein: 10g

You can find the stats for all the Fit Frappe flavors here.

(Heather made this note about the stats: "Initially the protein content was concerning me as being too low until I realized that the instructions were for both ½ package as well as full.")

Aesthetics

Heather: Powder looked very smooth and of a fine texture.  Due to having no sense of smell, I did not bother trying to determine odor of powder.  A benefit perhaps as I have read of many complaints of the whey protein smell.  After blending, my shake was nice and thick, exactly how I like it to be.  

Samantha: It had a bit of a chalky smell maybe.  Not what I expected after smelling their other product. I have another vanilla latte protein product in the house and that product has a much better smell. This protein powder had no real smell. Its appearance was what I expected for a latte based protein powder.

Gwen: Looked and smelled like any other protein powder I’ve used.

Preparation

Heather: I made the Vanilla Latte as I do all of my other protein drinks, with skim milk and ice in my Ninja.  The only exception was instead of throwing in 5 or 6 big ice cubes, I weighed out 180 grams of ice so that I would be tasting the Big Train beverage as directed per package.

Heather's Fit Frappe Blended Vanilla Iced Latte

Samantha: I prepared this one hot according to the directions. I stirred it until it dissolved and then I set it aside to snap a few photos and it had a separated. I stirred it again and it was fine after that. (Nik Note: Samantha also tried to use the other half of the sample to make a cold shake but reports it didn’t turn out well with the remaining half a sample. She theorizes the attempt might have been better had she used the full sample.)

Gwen: I tried it hot.

Taste:

Heather: The taste of the shake at first was underwhelming, probably because I still had some remnants of toothpaste flavoring in my mouth, however as I progressed, the shake became very good.  The only quality I wasn't sure about was a very, very slight graininess to the beverage.   I'm not sure what that would be and the only similar comparison I can relate it to is when I have added a necessary scoop of a miralax like product to other shakes.  I know everyone says miralax is undetectable, but I can tell a difference, whether it is psychological or not, who knows.  Anyway, the texture of Big Train was similar to my own perceptions, however it was not a detraction whatsoever to the drink.

Samantha: The taste of this product was actually rather disappointing. No really coffee or espresso flavor to it and not really any vanilla flavor either. It was pretty bland on the first
sip.  I have since drunk about half of a cup and still no real flavor. I used half the package and I am wondering if I had added more if that would help the flavor.  Overall this product was lack luster and a bit of a disappointment.

Samantha's Hot Fit Frappe Vanilla Latte

Gwen: I made it hot and it was a disappointment.  It had a bad aftertaste and was not the replacement for my morning coffee that I was expecting.

After-effects:

Heather: I finished the drink in record time - 45 minutes and had no problems with the sugar alcohols.  

Samantha: (Nik Note: Samantha did not report any after-effects.)

Gwen: (Nik Note: Gwen did not report any after-effects)

Verdict:

Heather: Overall, I found the drink to be very enjoyable and would definitely add it to my rotation.  

Samantha: I might buy it just so I could try it again and add more protein powder to the hot and see if it tastes better. Otherwise I will be sticking with my other Vanilla latte protein powder.

Gwen: I’ll stick to Click.

So there you have it, straight from the Foodies mouths! Mixed reviews but honest and I THANK all three of you for your opinions! 

So you've read what your Fellow Foodies and I think about the flavors so far, here's how you can get the chance to try it for yourself!

As I said before, today's challenge is simple. Vanilla makes a great base for any latte flavor. What ingredients would you add to Fit Frappe Vanilla Latte to make it YOUR drink? What do you add when you go to 'Bux or when you make a latte at home? Share your idea on Facebook, tweet it to @bariatricfoodie or leave a comment here on the blog! 

Your idea could score you the 4th finalist seat with a shot to win a full canister of Fit Frappe!