suggestions on how to make protein powder less gross

clyn27

I bought a cheap vanilla flavor because that's what I could afford. It tastes so nasty tho. Help please!!!

MagnumBurrito

add splenda

AliceDark

Milk and chocolate syrup.

clyn27

ok I came up with a plan. I think I am going to mix it with coffee and make it like an iced latte and see if the coffee can hid some of the nasty

Brolympus

Cheaper powders tend to taste bad. You typically get what you pay for. Mixing with milk is always a good way to improve the flavor.

TavistockToad

clyn27 wrote: »

I bought a cheap vanilla flavor because that's what I could afford. It tastes so nasty tho. Help please!!!

Buy one that tastes nicer!

clyn27

TavistockToad wrote: »

clyn27 wrote: »

I bought a cheap vanilla flavor because that's what I could afford. It tastes so nasty tho. Help please!!!

Buy one that tastes nicer!

I would love nothing more than to spend more money on one that tastes better but I really do not have the funds to do so. And I definitely can't just throw this one away and try a new one. I will have to stick it out til it is gone then try a different one. Any suggestions on one that is not too pricey but doesn't taste absolutely disgusting. I know that none of them are going to taste amazing but one I can at least finish would be nice

zenner22

I like the idea of adding coffee. Also, you could just mix it up with less water and drink it super fast like a medicine.

ChristinaOrr65

I usually get unflavored protein powder, and then mix it with whatever I want to give it that flavor. Then at least you are not having to try and cover up a gross vanilla or whatever flavor the powder has.

zyxst

I'd throw it out. I got lucky buying protein powders from Popeye's Supplements as the guy selling made me free samples to taste before buying. If I need to buy different types, I'll go with chocolate since chocolate seems to hide the grossness.

Ilikelamps

Milk, Fruit, PEANUT BUTTER, also don't buy vanilla, buy chocolate.

clyn27

yeah I went on amazon to try and find a different one and all the reviews for any brand vanilla did not score as well as chocolate. maybe I will go buy a different one today and do half and half so I am not wasting the one I already have.

clyn27

ok just ordered a chocolate one on amazon along with some dumb bells. I have a bar bell and plates just didn't have dumb bells. I am now broke, woo hoo lol

FatFreeFrolicking

If you don't like it, don't drink it. Get your protein from food sources.

jenluvsushi

banana and PB....problem solved

williams969

Eat protein food instead. I'm slowly phasing out protein powders (on my last can), as I find the room in my belly for all the meats and Greek yogurts and such. Food tastes much better than powders, too.

KETOGENICGURL

Hi ….you ASKED for ideas in USING the powder, not throwing it out, eat meat, etc, yada yada..here is a great list of places to hide it for anyone!

http://www.sparkpeople.com/blog/blog.asp?post=15_new_ways_to_use_protein_powder

3laine75

clyn27 wrote: »

ok I came up with a plan. I think I am going to mix it with coffee and make it like an iced latte and see if the coffee can hid some of the nasty

Yes, I do this with my vanilla (mine is nice though), if it's still nasty, ditch it and buy one you like.

Are you mixing it with water? If so, they are much nicer with milk.

clyn27 wrote: »

yeah I went on amazon to try and find a different one and all the reviews for any brand vanilla did not score as well as chocolate. maybe I will go buy a different one today and do half and half so I am not wasting the one I already have.

PHD pharma vanilla is gorgeous. Synth6 is nice but high carbs and ON 100% is okay.

clyn27

1 cup of strong coffee
Half a cup skim milk
2 tbsp no sugar added nesquick
1 tbsp fat free French vanilla creamer
5 ice cubes
1 scoop of protein powder

Tossed it all in the blender and it actually was not that bad. Sweet success!

beastcompany

Combine with Whole Milk + Ice Cream + Greek Yogurt + Fresh Fruit.

Talkradio

I mix with almond milk and a teaspoon of instant coffee granules.

970Mikaela1

Get trutien cinnabun.

Metazoick

You can also mix it with a bit of hot chocolate powder, add some cold water and a splash of milk to mix it together, and then add some (not boiling) hot water to finish it for a super great hot chocolate (it's how I have mine).

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tomatoey

I'm glad you found a way to get it down. The only way I made it work with the one I tried was to have mine with 1/2 a banana, vanilla yogurt, blueberries... by the time it tasted edible, it got to 250-300 cals, which is the same as a little piece of chicken or pork, but less filling.

I'm wondering if you could try some kind of extract, like for baking. (I've only used vanilla extract, but I'm sure there are others, someone mentioned almond, I bet you could find that)

clyn27

With every thing I put in it it was still under 200 calories so that's not too bad. Omg I totally forgot to put in vanilla extract, I bet that would have really kicked it up a notch!

Alluminati

Mix in oatmeal with some blueberries

Metazoick

MrM27 wrote: »

Add chicken. Eliminate protein powder. Eat chicken. Problem solved.

Getting protein from actual food sources is pretty much always better, but it should be understood that for some people this just isn't feasible. To get the protein I want I'd have to have 2/3 of my calories every day coming purely from chicken, and even if I could stomach eating that much it doesn't exactly leave much room for anything else - not to mention how stupidly expensive it'd end up being if you only bought the free range/organic stuff, and this is all with somebody who needs less protein than a hell of a lot of people. Chicken is great. Protein powder to top up your protein intake is also great.

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Metazoick

MrM27 wrote: »

Metazoick wrote: »

MrM27 wrote: »

Add chicken. Eliminate protein powder. Eat chicken. Problem solved.

Getting protein from actual food sources is pretty much always better, but it should be understood that for some people this just isn't feasible. To get the protein I want I'd have to have 2/3 of my calories every day coming purely from chicken, and even if I could stomach eating that much it doesn't exactly leave much room for anything else - not to mention how stupidly expensive it'd end up being if you only bought the free range/organic stuff, and this is all with somebody who needs less protein than a hell of a lot of people. Chicken is great. Protein powder to top up your protein intake is also great.

First I would ask why 2/3? Why are you eating 75% protein?
Secondly, there are tons of sources that aren't chicken.

I'm not eating 75% protein, but chicken has around 25g of protein and 220 calories per 100g, and I aim for 125g protein per day which means I'd need to eat 1000+ calories of chicken to hit my protein goals per day. Which is way too much, and as such protein powder is a great addition to all my other protein sources. I know chicken isn't the only one (obviously) but the above was just an example as to how, unless you have a lot of calories to go around or low protein aims, hitting your target purely from food isn't all that easy or even possible depending on how extreme your requirements are. Like I said before, food > powder (food comes with more nutrients), but it isn't like it's silly to supplement.

gothchiq

The coffee sounds like a pretty smart idea to use up what you have. Dark roast, particularly, I would think. I bought a carton of vanilla yogurt once from Aldi and to me it tasted like plastic, not vanilla.... but I can't afford to throw away food so I put a generous amount of freeze dried coffee in there and mixed it up. It really did help.