If hitting your protein goals is a daily priority, chances are you lean on shakes, powders, and other high-protein staples to stack your macros brick by brick. Now there’s an easier option that quenches your thirst while boosting your intake. Clean Simple Eats’ Clear Protein Water comes in a lineup of fruity flavors that make it simple, tasty, and refreshing to fuel up after a workout.
It’s not just for post-gym recovery either. Clear Protein Water fits into busy mornings when you don’t have time for breakfast, long hikes where you want hydration with some lasting energy, or even those midafternoon slumps when coffee feels like overkill. Because it’s light and fruity, it works in places where a thick shake never would.
Protein That Drinks Like Water
Forget the chalky shakes and clumpy powders. This stuff drinks more like flavored water than a supplement. Clean Simple Eats’ Clear Protein Water comes in slim 16-ounce bottles that pack 20 grams of whey protein isolate, zero sugar, and just 90 calories. The sweetness comes from stevia, which keeps it light instead of syrupy or heavy like a lot of protein drinks.
The flavors lean fruity and refreshing, with options like Blue Razz, Dragon Fruit, Prickly Pear, Coconut Créme, and Tropical Orange. And now the lineup is expanding. As of this fall, Target stores are carrying two exclusives: Blackberry Vanilla and Peach Mango Créme. Both have a smoother, almost dessert-like profile that adds a new twist to the mix. Online, 12-packs run about $43, while Target sells four-packs for $16.99 or singles for $3.99.
Clear Water is crisp, not syrupy, and you don’t get that milky aftertaste you’d expect from a protein drink. If you’ve ever choked down a warm shake in your car after the gym, you’ll get why that matters. Crack open a cold bottle of this, and it feels closer to a sports drink than a supplement.
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The Buzz Around Clear Protein Water
The reaction so far has been overwhelmingly positive. Fans appreciate how surprisingly good the flavors are, with some calling it a “10/10.” Others point out that it’s easy to customize—mix it with sparkling water to cut the sweetness, or pour it over ice with electrolytes for a recovery drink.
For anyone with a sensitive stomach, whey protein isolate has been a plus. Several users note it goes down easier than traditional shakes. The biggest drawback, though, is the price. Even loyal customers admit it isn’t cheap, though the demand speaks for itself.
Think of it less as a shake alternative and more as a new addition to your rotation. Clean, fruity, and easy to stash in your fridge or gym bag, Clear Protein Water proves that hitting your macros doesn’t have to feel like a chore.
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