Q:  Can you guys recommend a sweetner free whey powder to me?

It needs to contain no Aspartame, Sucralose, Acesulfame K etc.. I am having a hard time finding something without false sweeteners in them. I'm a recovering Aspartame addict, after having had up to 4 liters of soda daily!

A:  Wow! We're impressed by your conspicuous consumption of pop! We couldn't put that much away if we tried! We also didn't know that there is another AA program, called Aspartame Anonymous. Are you truly a recovering aspartame addict or a caffeine addict? All that caffeine in soda can really give you massive headaches if you are ingesting that much. We know that for a long time people had all of these horror stories about Nutrasweet, but so far they haven't found evidence of anything being wrong with it. But rather than debate that with you, we'll say that the cheapest form of whey protein, that is unadulterated by any additive or sweetener, is pure whey that you can buy in bulk from wholesalers. So if you're happy to be drinking whey that is unflavored, it's pretty cheap to get and there are plenty of suppliers from which to choose. By the by, most protein powders aren't using aspartame, but are using the other two you mention. We didn't know there was anything nasty about these two ingredients. Are they in question? Well anyhow, start there. You have a right to put anything into your body, or keep anything out, you so choose. We just hope you aren't finding it difficult to justify taking massive doses of AAS at the same time!