Protein shakes...?

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  • byrnet18
    byrnet18 Posts: 230 Member
    I found some pretty tasty recipes on www.dashingdish.com. If you look under her shake recipes you'll find some really good ones. I use vanilla and chocolate whey protein and in her recipes she uses 1/2 cup cottage cheese blended in them, you get that much more protein and you can't taste it AT ALL!! It makes the thicker consistency of the shake. I would give some of those a try. Another one I love is with banana, blueberries and peanut butter. Super good!!
  • Jules_1111
    Jules_1111 Posts: 79
    I use Body fortress's chocolate whey protein. It tastes very very good. Specially if you mix it with like 1% milk. Its fairly cheap too (I bought it for like $15 at my local grocery store) and has 26g per scoop


    This! I love this brand. :) Sometimes I use the chocolate powder and throw in a spoonfull of pb. Its like a chocolate peanut butter cup. :)
  • stubbysticks
    stubbysticks Posts: 1,275 Member
    Interesting to see what other folks like...I liked EAS whey (both choc & vanilla tasted great), then Sam's stopped selling it.

    Switched to Optimum Nutrition whey & liked the choc, vanilla ice cream was ok; didn't like it as much as EAS though. Plus ON is way more expensive. I tried a sample of the strawberry ON & liked that a lot, when I run out that will probably be my next buy. When blended with milk & some ice it tastes a lot like McD's strawberry shakes (which I've always liked).

    Currently using Myofusion & not crazy about the choc or vanilla though it's tolerable. I find it much sweeter than the ON. All 3 brands have 25ish g of protein per serving & are pretty low carb.
  • jjelizalde
    jjelizalde Posts: 377 Member
    I need to read this thread a ittle later.
  • karenk55
    karenk55 Posts: 1
    I get mine at Costco. They are 30g of protein and they taste great. Come in chocolate or vanilla.
  • Lost_Mermaid
    Lost_Mermaid Posts: 136
    I use Body fortress's chocolate whey protein. It tastes very very good. Specially if you mix it with like 1% milk. Its fairly cheap too (I bought it for like $15 at my local grocery store) and has 26g per scoop

    I use this too and it is surprisingly tasty...it's easier to stay away from all the bad chocolate now since I can look forward to my chocolately protein shake :)
  • jenj1313
    jenj1313 Posts: 898 Member
    I work as a physical therapist for the Army, so I get questions on protein and supplement use quite a bit... especially now that we're in a "draw down" and they are actually enforcing the height / weight requirements ;-)

    We had an inservice by one of our a nutritionists the other day.

    She recommended looking for a supplement with fewer ingredients rather than more (similar to thinking re: processed food, I guess) with whey, casein or egg proteins. She noted that soy is fine if you're allergic to the others but there are some possible hormone side effects with high soy levels in women.

    One of the examples that she listed for protein supplementation was powdered non-fat milk. It's a little carb heavy at 18 g carbs to 12 g protein, but I imagine the flavor would blend with whatever you mixed it with and it's relatively cheap compared to protein powder. Why you wouldn't just use regular skim milk, I'm not sure.

    She also recommended getting a product that's certified by an independent testing agency for content purity.

    The five resources she listed were:

    http://www.nsf.org/consumer/newsroom/fact_abs.asp

    http://humanperforanceresourcecenter.org

    http://natrualdatabase.therapeuticresearch.com

    http://www.consumerlab.com

    http://www.vitamincouncil.org

    I don't know that they all have info re: protein powder specifically b/c she also talked about other supplements and this was just a general "resources" slide.


    Obviously, I'm giving this info second hand (from her presentation handouts) and I don't mean it to be medical advice, but maybe some good resources for what IN your protein supplement.

    I know, I didn't answer the question about how they taste, but that's because I'm still in the research phase myself, so I haven't tried any!

    Good luck in your search :-)
    Jen
  • malins2
    malins2 Posts: 154 Member
    I buy Cytosport 100% Whey, 27g protein per serving. Good price but tastes a bit too sweet for me,I buy the vanilla flavor. But when I mix it with strong coffee, unsweetened natural cocoa powder and ice it is actually pretty good. Just like an ice coffee drink.

    The Breakdown:
    27g protein
    6g bcaas
    4.7g L-Glutamine and Glutamine precusors
    3g carbs
    2.4g fat
    140 calories
  • StevLL
    StevLL Posts: 921 Member
    We use pure protein from wally world. Inexpensive good protein and vanilla goes with anything. We buy fruit on sale dice it up and ffreeze it then mix it with 35cal almond milk and fruit, or frozen coffee ice cubes with dark chocolate almond milk.
  • Tlove1111
    Tlove1111 Posts: 69 Member
    Body fortress sounds pretty good!
    I definately want to go with "whey protein"

    Has anyone tried shakeology from beachbody? Think it might be more of a meal replacement though, not sure?
  • sheri02r
    sheri02r Posts: 486 Member
    bump for later
  • trinitrate
    trinitrate Posts: 219 Member
    I use body fortress from Walmart @ about $15 a jug its very cost effective. If you blend it and add some ice, almond or coconut milk + PB2 you get an awesome Reeses style shake thats around 250 calories for 19 carbs / 35 protein.
  • MamaWannaRun
    MamaWannaRun Posts: 273 Member
    EAS Myoplex Original is 42gms of Protein. I Love the chocolate fudge!
  • deannarey13
    deannarey13 Posts: 452
    You get what you pay for in the way of quality. Others will likely argue that point, but it's true.
  • deannarey13
    deannarey13 Posts: 452
    Body fortress sounds pretty good!
    I definately want to go with "whey protein"

    Has anyone tried shakeology from beachbody? Think it might be more of a meal replacement though, not sure?

    That is a meal replacement. Tasty, yes. It also doesn't really have the high protein content you are looking for.

    I use Herbalife Rebuild Strength. I just found out that I gained 7 pounds of muscle since my last body scan.
  • fightingautism
    fightingautism Posts: 84
    I like the Vanilla Muscle Milk powder. I've tried the premixed chocolate, bananas & cream, & strawberries & cream & don't care for them that much. I was gonna add a banana & some stevia-sweetened strawberries to it today but was too busy (at work)
  • msman2012
    msman2012 Posts: 1 Member
    I get my protein shake powder from GNC--it's whey based, and comes in a variety of flavours--from chocolate to banana...
  • SteffieMark
    SteffieMark Posts: 1,719 Member
    Looking for better ideas too.
  • browny054
    browny054 Posts: 3
    Protein isn't sex specific. Get a whey protein that you like the taste of...

    Mix it with whatever you like, almond milk, milk, peanut butter, yogurt, fruit, spinach, whatever floats your boat.

    Optimum Nutrition has flavors I really enjoy. Some of the cheaper brands you can pick up at Walmart and such definitely taste awful.
  • browny054
    browny054 Posts: 3
    ^^^ I agree! I use pro complete 40 chocolate cake flavor 1 scoop is 102 calories, low carbs, sugars and high in protein I add it to unsweetened vanilla almond milk! so good
  • jottati3274
    jottati3274 Posts: 8 Member
    I like the protein shakes by Nectar. They come in different flavors. My favorites are the Iced Tea and Cappuccino. When I use the Iced Tea I mix a thing of Crystal Light with it to give it more of an Iced Tea flavor. They come in a 2 lbs jar and have 23 grams of protein in 1 scoop. You can go to Bariatric Advantage website to order. Hope this helps.
  • jottati3274
    jottati3274 Posts: 8 Member
    That's fine that you use that protein shake, but it's not a pure whey protein unless the first ingredient is whey protein. If it's not or it says its a concentrate is not a pure protein shake.
  • stephslosinglbs
    stephslosinglbs Posts: 64 Member
    I actually haven't tried this whey protein yet, I just ordered it. It's from StrongerFasterHealthier.com, my local CrossFit recommends it. http://www.strongerfasterhealthier.com/products/whey_protein/pure_whey
  • Tlove1111
    Tlove1111 Posts: 69 Member
    I actually haven't tried this whey protein yet, I just ordered it. It's from StrongerFasterHealthier.com, my local CrossFit recommends it. http://www.strongerfasterhealthier.com/products/whey_protein/pure_whey


    Ooohh...that one looks good too! Did you get the pure whey?
  • stephslosinglbs
    stephslosinglbs Posts: 64 Member
    Yes, the Pure Whey in Choc and Vanilla!
  • onewithwings
    onewithwings Posts: 56
    I use Advocare meal replacement shakes and nutritional products. I don't want commercial over the counter stuff with fillers in my body. I work very hard for what I have and don't want to ruin all my hard work. I'm particular that way.
  • dolldreams
    dolldreams Posts: 245 Member
    I really like Super Advanced Body Fortress- vanilla, choc, straw, or choc-peanut, a huge tub is $15 at walmart. I usually mix it with unsweetened almond milk, flax and ice for a low carb shake. But, it's also very good with skim milk and fruit. It's the best tasting one I've tried. Low fat, low carb and high protein.

    That's what I like too. I use the chocolate with almond milk and it tastes just like a regular shake to me.
  • Julielynn83
    Julielynn83 Posts: 162 Member
    I take juice plus shakes! I love them!
  • kgorski81
    kgorski81 Posts: 1
    Check out Isagenics. Their shakes have 23 grams of protein and you can add frozen fruit or peanut butter, bananas, as well as ovaltine for flavor. My husband tried their 30 day program and lost over 30lbs. I drink the shakes as a meal replacement. They are tasty!
  • acarmickle1
    acarmickle1 Posts: 24
    What are they called?

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