You might be thinking, “great, here we go again another protein powder and supplement company”. That thought briefly crossed my mind when I was asked to review a few of Klean Athlete products, then I took a closer look. They sent me samples of their multi-vitamins and Protein powder to test and review. Here are my thoughts…
First off, I am a believer in supplements but I have never taken a multi-vitamin. I tend to follow the studies out there and, from what I have read, we need only spefic supplements to our diets, such as Omega 3′s, folic acid, certain B vitamins and certain minerals like calcuim and magnesuem. Many multi-vitamins out there contain iron, fillers and other unnecessary ingredients for the average person. When I looked at the Klean Athlete multivitamin, it contains vitamins I am already taking with no unnecessary iron or fillers. The tablets are small, so they’re easy to take and they are specifically designed for athletes by athletes to replace a few vital nutrients that are lost during a workout.
It’s hard to say, after only a couple of weeks of testing, exactly how effective these vitamins are, but I can say that I’ve noticed a slight difference in my recovery time since taking them, which makes me think they’re working.
I was also given the Klean Isolate whey protein powder. I use protein powder every day. When this product arrived I thought, “how different can it be from the others?” It was different for a few reasons. The taste was excellent. I mixed it straight up with Almond milk and it is very tastey all on it’s own. I can’t say that about too many other proteins powders I’ve used in the past.
Also, this protein powder contains no yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, starch, artificial coloring or flavoring. This was very important to my family because my husband stays gluten free and since I add protein powder to many of my recipes, my main taste tester needed to be able to try things out.
Another thing I found really interesting is Klean Athlete products smell so good, and yet they contain no artificial flavors. The mulitvitamin and the protein powder have a very mild vanilla smell. You might be thinking “who cares,” but have you smelled your vitamins and powders lately? Almost all of them have a very foul odor and I don’t know about you, but to me smell is very important when you’re downing a recovery drink after a hard workout. If I’ve worked hard enough on my run, my gag reflexes are on high alert and the last thing I want is something to smell off.
According to the package, this protein powder is the “highest quality whey isolate.” I don’t necessarily feel the difference, but I can see the difference. There is a clear contrast in the way this powder mixes. Most proteins I’ve used in the past have been clumpy and gritty, this one is smooth and silky.
I feel confident taking these supplements because they were created by an athlete and designed for performance. These products are certified NSF for sports. What’s that you ask? According to their website “Klean Athlete™ is tested and certified by the NSF Certified for Sport® program, which was created to meet the growing demands of athletes, coaches and healthcare professionals to certify that sports supplements are safe and free from banned substances.”
I will continue to use these products in the future and look forward to trying Klean Athlete’s other 5 products.
Now for the good stuff!
I created over 10 recipes using Klean Isolate and my family voted for the top two to be posted on the blog.
The first is a very simple Gluten Free Sunbutter cookie using only 6 ingredients. Everyone agreed they were fabulous and I ate about three of these before running a twenty two miler and had one of the my best runs in this training cycle… coincidence? maybe, but I don’t think so. Packed with Klean Isolate protein and Omega-3 from the sunflowers, these are more than your average cookie.
Gluten Free Sunbutter Protein Cookies
Makes about 15 cookies
What You Will Need
1 scoop of Klean Isolate
1/4 cup of sugar (you could add a little more, but I like mine less sweet)
1 cup of Sun Flower Seed butter (can substitute Peanut butter)
1 egg
1 tsp. Vanilla extract
1 t. salt
1/2 cup of Sunflower kernels
How To Make
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
2. In a large mixing bowl, beat Klean Isolate, sugar, Sunbutter, egg, salt and vanilla until well blended.
3. The dough will be slightly crumbly, using a small scoop form a ball, place on parchment lined baked sheet then use a fork to flatten each cookie using the tines to make a criss cross pattern. Sprinkle with Sunflower kernels.
4. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly brown. Cool on a wire rack.
Frozen Protein Peanut Butter Cups
Makes 4 cups
What You Will Need
4 mini cupcake liners
2 heaping spoonfuls of Peanut butter
1 t. cream cheese
3 T of milk
1 t. agave syrup
2 T. Klean Isolate
1 t. Flax Meal
1 t. chia seeds
3-4 T. of 70% dark chocolate chips
How To Make
1.In a small bowl, mix the peanut butter, cream cheese, 2 T. of milk, agave syrup and 1 T. of Klean Isolate until smooth.
2. In separate microwave safe bowl, mix the chocolate chips and 1 T. of milk.
3. Microwave the chocolate mixture for about 45 seconds or until soft, remove and stir until smooth and creamy. Once its smooth, and while still warm, mix in flax, chia seeds and the last T. of Klean Isolate.
4. Pour the peanut butter mixture into the bottom of the mini cupcake liners, filling to about halfway.
5. Pour the chocolate mixture on top of the peanut butter mixture.
6. Freeze for at least 20 minutes or until firm. Remove the wrapper and enjoy!
FitFluential LLC compensated me for this campaign. All opinions are my own.
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oh my goodness, these look amazing!! I want to know what the other 8 recipes are too! Thanks for this review Lisa. I don’t take vitamins now – terrible I know – mainly because of all the filters and extras in there that I don’t really want to be taking. I’m glad to know that Klean Athlete doesn’t have this and that the protein powder contains no yeast, wheat, gluten, corn, starch, artificial coloring or flavoring. Definitely going to look into their products.
I had the same observations as you – the powder was not clumpy and did taste good straight up with almond milk (a lot don’t AT ALL). I can’t wait for my new canister to get here so I can make your recipes. I was going to make cookies with mine but we ran out before I had a chance! Nice review!
Looks great
Love when you post recipes xo
love the idea of those peanut butter cups! they look phenomenal!
man oh man i want all these! and i’ve been dying to try their protein! You’re one clever cook, as usual
Oh yummy recipes. Thanks for sharing and thank you for the reviews. I always like to hear what others have to say about new products.
I want both of those treats! Awesome recipes, Lisa. I am glad to hear that that protein powder is even good on its own in almond milk. I felt the same way about multivitamins and was impressed with Klean’s products. Great review!
Oh my! I love the PB cookies and PB cup recipes! Fabulous. PB and chocolate are my absolute favorites and I love how you incorporated chia seeds into it. So genius!
These look amazing. Will have to figure out how to substitute the dairy. Thanks for sharing!!!!
Hallie, Thank you for stopping by, I have made the Peanut Butter cups with Almond milk and “Follow Your Heart” brand vegan cheese and they turn out near identical but you would also need to use a different protein powder, possibly Vega? I hope this helps! They’re delicious! Have a great weekend, thank you for commenting!
Lisa, big thanks for reviewing our products.Your recipes sound amazing, it has been so fun seeing how everyone uses the Klean Isolate differently! We hope that the Klean Athlete products continue to help support your training and you keep seeing improvements on your finish times. Our goal is to help support the overall well-being of athletes so they can keep at it! Stay Klean, Sincerely The Klean Athlete Team
Thank you for this opportunity! I will continue to use your products, this was not just a review and move on, I’m a loyal customer now, I am especially attached to Klean Isolate.
Dang girl (ha ha that sounds so like me, doesn’t it??!!!) I swear you could make a mud pie and it would look divine! These treats look so delectable I want to jump right out of my chair and go make them. In fact, I will….
I love the idea of KleanProtein with almond milk. I bet that adds some richness to the taste! Yummy!
Sounds like a truly great product and wow your recipes look divine! I think when something is an isolate like this is, the body absorbs it more quickly as well. Good stuff!
Oh yum! Love the look of those PB cups. I’m glad the protein powder was good. It’s sometimes so hit and miss with the tastes ad textures.
I haven’t had protein powder in ages, but I used to love it.
Love this review. I agree with you on the multivitamin. I can name a lot more reasons besides the smell and size why many of them are not that great. I’m definitely interested in checking out the Kleanathlete products. I love the way you transition from the kinda blah protein shake to yummy klean isolate goodies. I have to try the peanut butter cup.
Great job on this post girl! I’d love to try this stuff out because it doesn’t have all of the fillers that other supplements have!
Wow, those cookies look amazing!!! That’s right up my alley!
Wow, what a great use of the protein powder. In paricular those cookies look delicious. I am happy to see that Klean Athlete has a few vegetarian option. I’m hoping that since they are so aware of things like gluten-free and soy-free they will at some point offer a multi and possibly a protein powder that is vegan.
Great review! I will have to check them out
Thanks for sharing these recipes! Always looking for new ways to use protein powders.
Omg those recipes look and sound amazing! Thanks so much for sharing!
Those cookies look delicious! What a great guilt free way to treat yourself – I can’t wait to bake up a batch this weekend. Thanks for sharing!
Wow! Those cookies look soooooo good! Great write up! Now I am going to have to try!
Way to get creative with your protein.
These looks so good!
I am afraid to make any of those recipes for for fear my portion control will fail me!
Delicious!! Sounds like something I definitely need to try!
Great recipes! Looking forward to mmaking those cookies
i LOVE sunflower seed butter, so these cookies look AMAZING!! i’ve never tried this protein powder before but i love trying new powders, so thanks for this great review!
I am one of the founders of Klean Athlete, and to see our product in cookies is awesome!! Nice use of the isolate. It is so easy to mix in a many different recipes. You have my vote so far for the most creative!
Timothy,
Thank you so much for your kind words. I have tried many protein powders in the past, but none as easy to work with as Klean Isolate. I am so grateful for the opportunity to try your products, thank you, you’ve got a loyal customer here. I am so flattered that you would take the time out of your busy schedule to comment, thank you.
OOOO, I like that the protein powder tastes good! Any protein powder I have, I have to throw it in the blender with spinach, almond milk, a scoop of PB etc. so it doesn’t taste disgusting and chalky.
Mmmm….I’ve added the PB Cups to my “must make” list!! And I definitly want to try Klean protein powder…I’m always looking for one that tastes good without a lot of added preservatives and artificial flavoring.
You are so creative when it comes to making new recipes and incorporating new products. These both look DELICIOUS! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my goodness, those cookies look amazing, thanks for sharing! I guess I could use any “clean” protein but since Klean Athlete has just been released in Canada and I’m trying to get my hands on some, I’ll have to give these a try. Important to know that orders for Klean Athlete Canada have to go through http://kleanathletecanada.ca because they can’t process the orders on the .com site :/