Protein shakes for breakfast?

NYactor1

I have been using the ready to drink protein shakes for my breakfast - usually along with a yogurt, nuts, etc. Been working at using the shake as a replacement for my mid morning coffee. At night I make a protein shake with 2% milk after a workout or run - I really like BSN Syntha - 6, tastes like a milkshake!

dwilkerson89

Perfect morning Protein Shake:

8oz Black Coffee (brewed night before so it's cooled) + Ice Cubes + 1-1.5 Scoops Whey (Vanilla or PB Chocolate work great)
Buzz it in the blender for 20-30 seconds and you're done.

Tastes like any perfect morning coffee drink you'd imagine, w/out all the sugar. Great tasting and filling.

minli313

I have a shake every morning with frozen berries, soy yoghurt, soy milk and vanilla protein powder. For variation I sometimes add a banana and/or a handful of muesli. Great taste, very filling and no dairy!

kitinboots

I've been mixing half a scoop with water and drinking that as soon as I wake, and then having breakfast an hour later. I don't function without carbs so I couldn't just have the protein.
I've been drinking ****loads of water recently too, and either the protein shake or the water is making me super bloated so I need to work out which it is.

kaydensmom12

I drink a special K protein shake, because the fiber fills me up, and taste great. Its like a morning treat, I just can not eat in the mornings but am hungry. I know that they are high in carbs but that doesn't bother me, we need carbs too:) I drank pure protein shakes for months but they just didn't fill me up so I lowered my protein intake from 40% of my diet to 20%, and it is working out much better now.

benzie314

I have Isoflex chocolate protein power and I mix it:
1 - 1.5 scoops of powder
about 8 ice cubes
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 a banana.

This is so yummy its almost like desert but it mixes great in a blender bottle too with just water

flechero

I like the 100% natural product line by Optimum Nutrition. For breakfast I use the Oats & Whey... the oatmeal makes it a much longer lasting "full feel" and I can go until lunch with no trouble. My breakfast shake usually looks like this:

Light vanilla soy milk
1/2 frozen banana
big scoop vanilla oats & whey
handful of frozen strawberries if the mood hits
zap it in the blender.

ready2tryagain42

I have used protein powder to make protein pancakes. They are very different from regular pancakes (don't rise the same) but you can flavor them however you want with yogurt, cottage cheese, etc.

MoveTheMountain

I have Isoflex chocolate protein power and I mix it:
1 - 1.5 scoops of powder
about 8 ice cubes
1/2 cup of milk
1/2 a banana.

This is so yummy its almost like desert but it mixes great in a blender bottle too with just water

That's almost exactly what I use in the morning after my workouts, but I use rice milk and also add about half a cup of frozen blueberries, plus some BCAAs, glutamine, and creatine (even tho Isoflex has some of the last three already in it). If I want some extra calories, I add a tblsp of almond butter; but that really bumps the calories.

One thing to keep in mind is that your body needs carbs to help it digest protein, so definitely figure out a "way" (get it?) to also get some carbs - either in the shake, or have something with it on the side. Protein by itself does not make a balanced meal.

If I'm trying to watch my calories, and I don't want keep the sugar down a little bit (although again, that sugar is precisely what helps you metabolize the protein), I'll use no-sugar almond milk.

Question, what's your goal with the protein shakes? Are you having this as a recovery drink after a workout? (In which case you *definitely* want to add a lot of carbs... try for half protein and half carbs.) Or are you just trying to put something into your stomach so you'll feel full and won't snack on stuff at the office, etc? Or do you just want to bump your daily protein? If it's the latter, I recommend having it with a meal, not by itself.

benzie314

It sucks that Isoflex is so darn expensive though but its the only protein i like

sharon_rn

A neighbor is doing the body by vi shakes (not religiously) so I bought a bag from her....I drink them some times...I use either coconut or almond milk and a hand full of mixed frozen berries or frozen strawberries and zap it in the blender...lots of protein and it holds me till lunch....Since I started on this site tho it seems counting calories is working well enough for me. 16 lbs in 3 weeks.

MoveTheMountain

It sucks that Isoflex is so darn expensive though but its the only protein i like

Ain't that the truth - I just bought a new tub over the weekend, and I almost cried.

kvigo821

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kateflourishes

If you use protein powder in the morning, how do you use it? Do you make it a shake, and if so, is that the only thing you eat, and is it enough to keep you satisfied til a morning snack?

I always have a shake in the morning- with 8 oz of Hemp Milk and 2 scoops of protein powder; I also have a piece of fruit and a hard-boiled egg with it. Some days it's enough to keep me satisfied; some days I'm hungrier and eat a bowl of oatmeal too. Breakfast is usually my biggest meal of the day (it's not weird for me to want 500-600 cals in the morning). Hope this helps!

MoveTheMountain

Someone earlier mentioned putting dry oatmeal into their shakes - I keep forgetting to try that.

zombilishious

Weekday mornings I always have a protein shake with either skim milk or almond milk. I like Optimum Nutrition the best. I'll add fruit, peanut butter, spinach, fiber powder at times, but usually I just blend it with ice. I eat every 2-3 hours and it keeps me full until snack time.

watkins2002

A wud have a double scoop of protien as it will fill you more

slacker80

Crushed Ice, water/milk (2/1 ratio) 1-2 scoops of favorite powder, 1 banana, 2 blackberries, 1 raw egg, 1/2 serv peanutbutter, teaspoon instant coffee, pinch of cinamon, and deppending on how i'm feeling/planning I may toss in some whole oat cheerios or even a tblspn of olive oil.

For my personal needs/goals I figure if I gonna make a meal out of it than I'm gonna make a meal out of it, and it is SUPER DELICIOUS!

In my previous successful and unsuccessful diets I've learned that I can consume pounds of meat and wash it down with tons of regular water and protein powder shakes all day long but it will not carry me far. What keeps me feeling fine is always having some wholesome carbs and plenty of fiber. All the Protein is just an added bonus for muscle development and recovery but never sustains me much as far as feeling satisfied until the next meal. FIBER!

happymum37

I have it mixed into a shake with soy milk and either Greek yoghurt or a banana