Optimum Nutrition 100% Gold Standard Casein Chocolate 1.87 Lb

Casein, a slower digesting and absorbing protein can be used after exercise, between meals or before bed to help support satiety and muscle recovery. GOLD STANDARD 100% CASEIN™ delivers BCAAs to recovering muscles for several hours. By using only premium micellar casein as a protein source, we’ve created a protein powder that sets the GOLD STANDARD® for slow digesting protein support.

Nighttime Use Protein Powder for Building Muscle*

Ideal for Between Meals and Before Bed to Feed Muscles and Fuel Recovery*

• The Original All Casein Protein Powder
• Bodybuilding.com 2013 & 2015 Casein Supplement of the Year
• Made Exclusively With Micellar Casein
• 24 Grams of Slowly Digesting Protein Per Serving
• Use Between Meals to Support Satiety and/or Before Bed as Your PM Protein.

Beyond The Basics:

• Best-Selling Micellar Casein.
• 24 grams of Slow-Digesting Micellar Casein per Serving.
• Nearly 73% Protein by Weight (24 g of Protein per 33 g Serving Size).
• Nearly 5 Grams of BCAAs (Leucine, Isoleucine, and Valine) per Serving.
• Nearly 5 Grams of Glutamine& Glutamic Acid in Every Scoop.
• 60% of the daily value for calcium.
• Enhances Muscle Size, Strength & Recovery

Directions of Use: Using a shaker cup is the easiest and most convenient way to mix up a consistently great casein shake every time. Just add one heaping scoop of Gold Standard 100% Casein™ to a shaker cup filled with 10-12 oz of your preferred beverage. Cover and shake for 25-30 seconds..

Serving size : 1 Scoop (33g)

TIP: Try using "slower" Gold Standard 100% Casein„¢ with "faster" proteins like Gold Standard 100% Whey„¢ or Pro Complex® at different times for maximum effectiveness. Take Gold Standard 100% Casein„¢ immediately before bed and in between meals when delayed protein delivery is desired. Drink Gold Standard 100% Whey„¢ or Pro Complex® proteins before and immediately after workouts for a rapid "shot" of amino acids.

Using a shaker cup is the easiest and most convenient way to mix up consistently great casein shake every time. Just add one heaping scoop of Gold Standard 100% Casein„¢ to a shaker cup filled with 10-12 oz of your preferred beverage. Cover and shake for 25-30 seconds.

Blender: Add one heaping scoop of Gold Standard 100% Casein„¢ to a blender filled with 10-12 oz of water, milk, or your favorite beverage. Blend for 20-30 seconds. Then add 3-4 ice cubes and blend for an additional 30 seconds.

Shake up your shake: By adding a few high-energy ingredients to your shake you can blend up a delicious meal: try adding fresh or frozen fruits (strawberries, bananas, peaches, etc.), peanut butter, flaxseed oil, yogurt, coconut, slivered almonds, or other ingredients.

Stack your shake: By adding supplements like Micronized Creatine, Glutamine, Taurine, and/or instantized BCAA powders, you can make Gold Standard 100% Casein„¢ an even more powerful recovery product.

Spoon stirred: If you forgot your shaker cup or don't have time to get out the blender, you can just add one heaping scoop of Gold Standard 100% Casein„¢ to a glass filled with 10-12 oz of cold water, milk, or your favorite beverage. Then mix it up with a spoon for about 30 seconds or until powder is dissolved.

Ingredients : Micellar Casein, Cookie Crumbs (sugar, rice flour, cocoa powder (processed with Alkali), canola oil, salt) natural and artificial flavor, salt, gum blend (guar gum, gum Acacia, Xanthan gum), sunflower and/or Soy Lecithin, magnesium oxide, acesulfame potassium, sucralose, zinc sulfate, monohydrate.

Warnings:

• Do not use as a sole source of nutrition for weight loss or maintenance.
• Keep out of reach of children.

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.