Jimmy Joy Plenny Shake Wild Berries

My Experience

Before and after mixing, it smells exactly like a berry milkshake. The ingredients list ultra-fine oats and soy protein isolate as the base, combined with ground golden flaxseed and a mix of 26 essential vitamins and minerals. The flavour comes from real freeze-dried fruit pieces, including blueberry, raspberry, and strawberry.

First Taste: Mixed with Whole Milk

For the first test, I prepared it as instructed, mixing two scoops (96g) of powder with 300ml of cold whole milk.

• Taste: The taste was not what I expected. Despite the sweet smell, the shake itself is not sweet at all. Jimmy Joy uses sucralose, but it seems to be in very small amounts as the taste is minimal. This is a significant contrast to many other meal replacements.
• Texture: It mixed well in the shaker, but there is a noticeable texture. Now knowing the primary ingredient is oats, the slightly "oaty" or grainy texture makes sense. However, the natural creaminess of the whole milk makes it go down very easily. You only notice the texture if you're actively looking for it. The small, soft bits of freeze-dried blueberry were a nice and noticeable addition.
• Satiety: With the added calories and protein from the whole milk, this shake easily kept me satiated for around 4-5 hours.

Test 2: Mixed with Filtered Water (The Baseline)

For the baseline test, I used filtered water from a Brita Limescale Expert jug. This is the way the powder is designed to be consumed and provides its true 400-calorie profile. The result was not bad at all.

• Taste: With the creaminess of milk gone, the berry flavour stood out much more. I could actually taste a little fruity sourness this time, which was lost in the first test. This mix confirms my feeling that they use the absolute minimum amount of sucralose required to make the powder palatable, as there is very little sweetness to it.
• Texture: As expected, this creates a much thinner drink. It’s a smooth, straightforward liquid that still carries that characteristic oaty texture from the powder's base.
• Satiety: A standard 400-calorie serving kept me satiated for 3 hours. This is an hour less than the whole milk version, which is a logical trade-off for the lower calorie intake.

Test 3: Mixed with Alpro No Sugars Soya

This test was a genuine surprise. I used the chilled Alpro No Sugars Soya milk, and the result was unlike the previous two.

• Taste: The berry flavour was weaker here. It blended into the background with the pleasant, lightly sweet, and distinct taste of the soya milk itself. The final drink tasted more like a general berry-soya shake rather than a purely berry-flavoured one.
• Texture: This was the most unexpected part. The shake was even creamier and thicker than the version made with whole milk. This is due to the gellan gum used in the Alpro milk, which acts as a thickening agent. The mixability was slightly affected by the thickness, leaving a few small clumps.
• Satiety: It kept me full for a solid 4 hours, matching the performance of whole milk and making it a great dairy-free option for longer-lasting fullness.

Test 4: Mixed with Califia Farms Oat Barista Blend

This was my first time using a "barista blend" oat milk, and the experience was surprising.

• Taste: The immediate and defining characteristic was an intense sweetness, which was unexpected given the "No Added Sugar" label on the carton. This sweetness completely overwhelmed the tart, fruity notes of the berry powder. The taste was so prominent that I found I had to drink the shake in parts. A quick check reveals this is intentional. Barista blends use an enzymatic process that breaks down the natural oat starches into simpler sugars (like maltose). For this Califia Farms blend, it results in 2.8g of naturally occurring sugar per 100ml. While not "added sugar" from an ingredient list perspective, it's enough to create a very sweet profile that, in this case, clashes with the powder.
• Texture: In contrast to the taste, the texture was excellent. It mixed incredibly well, producing a result that felt smooth and clean, very similar in consistency to the shake made with filtered water.
• Satiety: Given its calorie and fat content are comparable to other milk alternatives, I expect it would provide satiety for around 4 hours.