{"id":321,"date":"2009-05-31T14:56:02","date_gmt":"2009-05-31T20:56:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/functional-foods.ultimatefatburner.com\/?p=321"},"modified":"2015-02-12T20:46:55","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T01:46:55","slug":"muscle-milk-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/muscle-milk-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Muscle Milk Light"},"content":{"rendered":"

Muscle Milk Light<\/strong> is Cytosport’s answer\u00a0to those who\u00a0like the taste of Muscle Milk<\/a>, but don’t want\u00a0the extra calories.\u00a0\u00a0Like the original formula, Muscle Milk\u00a0Light is\u00a0based on EvoPro, Cytosport’s proprietary casein-whey protein blend.\u00a0 While Muscle Milk Light\u00a0doesn’t come\u00a0in quite as many flavors as regular Muscle Milk, it’s still a pretty impressive array: Banana Creme, Chocolate Caramel Swirl, Chocolate Milk, Chocolate Mint, Cookies N Creme, Creme Brulee, Dark Chocolate, Peanut Butter Chocolate, Strawberry Banana, Strawberry Milkshake and Vanilla Creme.<\/p>\n

Manufacturer’s Description:<\/strong> “A great way to get all the great taste and performance of Muscle Milk\u00ae with half the fat and significantly less calories! Muscle Milk Light delivers the same nutrition-rich, flavor-packed indulgence of Muscle Milk, but with 50% less fat and 35% fewer calories.* So why make a light version? Because there is no such thing as a one-size-fits-all body. The athlete training for football season needs more sustained energy than the athlete training for beach season.”<\/p>\n

*comparison based on per serving of original Muscle Milk powder to Muscle Milk Light powder.<\/p>\n

Product Label:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Serving Size 2 Scoops (50g)
\nCalories 195
\nCalories From Fat 50
\nTotal Fat 6g
\nSaturated Fat 2.5g
\nCholesterol 5mg
\nSodium 115mg
\nPotassium 620mg
\nTotal Carbohydrate 11g
\nDietary Fiber 1g
\nSugars 2g
\nProtein 25g
\nVitamin A 1750IU 35%
\nVitamin C 21mg 35%
\nVitamin D 140IU 35%
\nVitamin E 11IU 35%<\/td>\n		Thiamine 0.5mg 35%
\nRiboflavin 0.6mg 35%
\nNiacin 7mg 35%
\nVitamin B6 0.7mg 35%
\nFolate 140mcg 35%
\nVitamin B12 2.1mcg 35%
\nBiotin 105mcg 35%
\nPantothenic Acid 4mg 35%
\nCalcium 600mg 60%
\nIron 6mg 35%
\nPhosphorus 350mg 35%
\nIodine 53mcg 35%
\nMagnesium 140mg 35%
\nZinc 5mg 35%
\nCopper 0.7mg 35%
\nChromium 108mcg 90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Ingredients:<\/strong> EvoPro\u2122(Micellar Alpha And Beta Caseins And Caseinates, Whey Concentrates Rich In Alpha-Lactalbumin, Whey Isolates, Whey Peptides, L-Glutamine, Taurine, Lactoferrin), Maltodextrin, Lean Lipids\u2122(Trans Fat Free Lipid Complex Consisting Of Sunflower And\/Or Safflower Oil, MCT’s, Canola Oil, L-Carnitine), Cocoa Powder, CytoVite I\u2122 (Vitamin And Mineral Premix Consisting Of Vitamin A Acetate, Cholecalciferol, D-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbic Acid, Folate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Niacinamide, Pyridoxine HCL, Cyanocobalamin, Biotin, Pantothenic Acid, Di-Calcium Phosphate, Potassium Iodide, Potassium Chloride, Ferrous Fumarate, Magnesium Oxide, Copper Gluconate, Zinc Oxide, Chromium Nicotinate), Fructose, Natural And Artificial Flavors, Acesulfame Potassium, Cellulose Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan, Sucralose, Soy Lecithin.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Comments:<\/strong> I purchased two 1.65 lb. containers of Muscle Milk Light powder from\u00a0 Bodybuilding.com: Chocolate Peanut Butter (above) and Cookies\u00a0N Creme.\u00a0 Each container cost $24.89, which\u00a0works out to $1.67 per serving… a relatively decent price for a meal replacement-type product.\u00a0 Bodybuilding.com has a running “buy 2 get one free” offer, which would have made it even cheaper… however, according to the customer service rep I spoke to, all three have to be the same flavor.\u00a0 So I ended up with only two, since I wanted to sample\u00a0a couple different ones\u00a0(bummer!).<\/p>\n

(It’s a shame Cytosport doesn’t\u00a0take a page out of Optimum Nutrition’s <\/a>book, and make a variety pack featuring all the different flavors of Muscle Milk\/Muscle Milk Light.\u00a0 They’d really be doing their customers a favor.)<\/p>\n

At any rate, I can’t say I was unhappy with the choices I made: the\u00a0Chocolate Peanut Butter was\u00a0more dark than milk chocolatey (which I liked); and the\u00a0Cookies\u00a0N Creme was appropriately Oreo-like.\u00a0\u00a0I enjoyed both, although taste-wise, I think\u00a0Muscle Milk Light\u00a0ranks a bit below\u00a0regular Muscle Milk.\u00a0 The difference is that it\u00a0contains more gums\/thickeners to replace the mouthfeel of the missing fat.\u00a0\u00a0Mixed in water, this\u00a0gives it a\u00a0somewhat\u00a0thicker\u00a0texture than the original, although this was less pronounced in milk, or blended with ice cubes to make a faux “milkshake”.<\/p>\n

Judged on its own merits, however, Muscle Milk Light is pretty\u00a0tasty as well as nutritious: it\u00a0contains a solid amount (25g)\u00a0of high quality protein per serving, as well as decent amounts\u00a0of the standard vitamins and minerals.\u00a0 The high potassium content (420 – 620mg) was a pleasant surprise: Americans don’t consume enough of this important mineral.\u00a0 I would have\u00a0preferred a higher fiber content, though: original Muscle Milk contains 5g\/serving, while the Light version contains only 1g.<\/p>\n

This isn’t a fatal flaw, however. Overall, Muscle Milk Light is a solid product that works well as either a general purpose protein supplement or a reduced calorie meal replacement.\u00a0 It’s tasty, filling and comes in a tempting range of flavors, so it’s worth checking out:\u00a0\u00a0it shouldn’t be hard to find one (or more)\u00a0you’ll\u00a0love.<\/p>\n

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Muscle Milk Light is Cytosport’s answer\u00a0to those who\u00a0like the taste of Muscle Milk, but don’t want\u00a0the extra calories.\u00a0\u00a0Like the original formula, Muscle Milk\u00a0Light is\u00a0based on EvoPro, Cytosport’s proprietary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[9,10,12,14],"tags":[60,164,175,176,226,235],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=321"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":610,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/321\/revisions\/610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ultimatefatburner.com\/functional-foods\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}