protein powders with organic, easily pronounce-able, and easily digestible ingredients

margaretlb4

Can y'all recommend protein powders that do not have a million non-pronounceable ingredients? And ones that taste good and easy on the stomach? I go back and forth on protein powders but like to make a smoothie in a pinch, even though i'm not sure if it breaks fiber down too much to blend...

blankiefinder

My kids use optimum nutrition gold standard natural... Doesn't come in many flavours

margaretlb4

was thinking of trying Organic Vegan Protein Supplement Powder from
Essential Living Foods....

http://www.rodales.com/organic-vegan-protein-supplement-powder/E003272.html?dwvar_E003272_color=F02#prefn1=brand&q=Essential+Living+Foods&prefv1=Essential+Living+Foods&start=1

sparky00721

Vega One - organic, vegan, non-GMO, whole food based. Lovingly manufactured by hand by Canadian elves - sort of Canada's way of apologizing for Justin Bieber.

http://myvega.com/product/vega-one-nutritional-shake/

It seems similar in approach to the product mentioned by margaretb4 in the preceding post, but pea protein based instead of hemp based.

Vega One may be a bit more expensive than some alternatives, but you could feed this stuff to lab rats till the end of time without causing any vile disease process.

margaretlb4

"It seems similar in approach to the product mentioned by margaretb4 in the preceding post, but pea protein based instead of hemp based."


is there a difference between pea protein and hemp protein?

jgnatca

Whey Protein Isolate. One ingredient.

chrisdavey

jgnatca wrote: »

Whey Protein Isolate. One ingredient.

this
or concentrate.

sparky00721

margaretlb4 wrote: »

"It seems similar in approach to the product mentioned by margaretb4 in the preceding post, but pea protein based instead of hemp based."


is there a difference between pea protein and hemp protein?

I believe there are differences, though I have not exhaustively analyzed the issue:

http://www.livestrong.com/article/544389-hemp-vs-pea-protein/

(suggests among other factors that "pea protein is a better source of essential amino acids than hemp protein, and is a more complete protein")

http://proteinpowderguide.com/comparison-hemp-pea-protein.html

("The enormous quantity of protein that a portion of pea powder gives is a significant advantage to have if you go along with a restricted eating program, like a vegan diet, that leaves out lots of natural high-protein foods. On the other hand, if your objective is to increase weight, hemp protein might be a better option since it presents to some extent additional calories and fat for every portion and an extra stable nutritional profile")

From my perspective, they are both attractive protein sources. I am not a fan of whey or soy based protein powders.