Making Whey protien shakes taste better

AshleyLo_44

So today I tried making my first blended protien shake and it is good but has a weird after taste. Does anyone have any advise to get rid of it. I added no sugar so maybe that's it.

My shake is
3/4 Greek Vannilla Yogurt
1 1/2 Soy Milk
1 1/2 Blueberries
1 scoop of Whey Protien powder
1 teaspoon Vannilla Extract
1 1/2 cup of ice

Kelly_Runs_NC

You do NOT want to add sugar to anything. It must be your protien powder becuase mine are delicious!!! Try unsweetened vanilla almond milk. The brands I would recommend of protein powder would be Dynamize, About Time, Optimum Nutritation, GNC or Sunwarrior. You can get them on Amazon.com, GNC, The Vitamin Shoppe.

AshleyLo_44

Not SUGAR sugar I mean like splenda or Triva to try and kick the after taste lol. I try my best to stay away from Sugar at all cost since that was my weakness

Mutant13

I add a teaspoon of stevia most of the time to mine.

I do a variety of different flavours but my base recipe is

Half a frozen banana
Scoop of protein powder
Tsp stevia
1.5 cups unsweetened almond milk
Handful of ice
(Usually) handful of spinach
Then I add coffee/cocoa/pb2/vanilla/cinnamon etc depending on what flavours I'm in the mood for

ctooch99

I think it depends on the protein powder you use - I use HerbaLife Formula 1 and it is not sweet at all on its own - so it picks up the flavors of my ingredients nicely with no after taste. One I like (I use the NutiBullet - hands down smoothest, creamiest shakes I have ever made at home) is this one:

half cup crushed ice
banana
tablespoon of natural peanut or almond butter
scoop of Formula 1 protein powder
1.5 ups of unsweetened almond milk

YUM and works great as a meal replacement

Mayor_West

I'm a peanut butter junkie and there's a great product called PB2, which is a powdered form of peanut butter that has all the oils and fats removed. 2TBSP is only 45 calories and I typically use half of that in my whey shakes and they taste fantastic.

AshleyLo_44

I've heard of the PB2 though I didn't know it had a powder form. Thanks I'll check it out

MrsBach

I just use Nyogin protein powder with water and a squirt of Mio.

MostlyWater

So today I tried making my first blended protien shake and it is good but has a weird after taste. Does anyone have any advise to get rid of it. I added no sugar so maybe that's it.

My shake is
3/4 Greek Vannilla Yogurt
1 1/2 Soy Milk
1 1/2 Blueberries
1 scoop of Whey Protien powder
1 teaspoon Vannilla Extract
1 1/2 cup of ice

You might not like the taste of the whey protein you're using I get Spirulina now instead. Also, soy milk is gross; you might want to change that for something with a better taste like vanila enriched rice dream or even milk. Lastly, isn't greek yogurt kind of not sweet? I'd use something else.

My preworkout smoothies are simple: low fat yogurt, calcium enriched OJ, and half a scoop of protein powder. Ether vanilla on the yogurt and pp, or coffee/chocolate.

VanessaHeartsMasr

Bump.

lacurandera1

gnc whey is spectacular. the advanced kind is a little ick, but the regular whey rocks.

jess7386

I like using BSN syntha 6. It honestly tastes great, and I hate that protein-y taste.

I mix it with milk, ice, & instant coffee (chocolate milkshake flavor). Although many people I know just drink it with ice & water.

contingencyplan

I use protein shake mixes that taste AaaaAAAaaaMAAAAZING on their own. No need to add anything.

JessicaBR0

Whey Factors Chocolate is the best protein powder I've ever tried. No need for extra sugar or sugar sub. Today I made a peppermint mocha type drink:

1 scoop Whey Factors Chocolate
1 cup unsweetened almond milk
1.5 teaspoons instant coffee
2-4 drops of pure peppermint extract

Shake in blender cup.

marypatmccue

You could... just get better protein. There's plenty of them out there that are good with just water, so you don't need to add extra calories with all that other stuff.

ChinniP

I use plain greek yogurt with my protein powder ... that and unsweetened vanilla almond milk. I use either myoplex or 100% casein vanilla. with fruit I never have to sweeten. I agree about switching from soy. blech

_SusieQ_

What kind do you have, is it flavored? I always buy the Vanilla flavor Whey. The unflavored kind is a bit "off" in taste, to me.

And I second the adding of PB2. I do a scoop of protein powder, 2 TB PB2, milk and ice. It's awesome.

AuddAlise

I agree there are other protien powders that taste fine on their own.

Do try and stay away from soy though. Use almond milk or even coconut milk.

ceceoplaymate

I'm a peanut butter junkie and there's a great product called PB2, which is a powdered form of peanut butter that has all the oils and fats removed. 2TBSP is only 45 calories and I typically use half of that in my whey shakes and they taste fantastic.

THIS^. I use this all the time, had a shake today with pb2

ScarlettVamp

1 scoop Pure Protein Frosty Chocolate protein powder
1 1/2 cups unsweetened vanilla almond milk
1 small banana
a couple of ice cubes

YUM! Tastes better if you let it chill for a few minutes in the freezer after blended and then blend it one more time quickly. Mmmmm.

If I don't have bananas in the house, I use a teaspoon of banana extract.

KaraGrr

I make the same thing every morning after lifting, its simple & delicious!

-Cup of almond milk
-Half banana
-Handful of spinach or kale
-1 tsp of psyliium husk/chia seeds or flax (you can omit this if you don't have it)
-Handful of ice
-1 scoop whey (I use Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard)

Ph4lanx

You guys need to find better protein powders if they're tasting so bad you need to add all that.

Personally I've never had a problem with MyProtein Impact Whey or True Whey. I swear by their Chocolate Orange flavour.

SomeoneSomeplace

Maybe try Vanilla Almond milk? It's SUPER sweet, like seriously Milkshake sweet if you ask me, it has a lot of sugar tho... but it'll certainly sweeten things up.
I also really like unsweetened vanilla almond milk in my shakes find it gives is a nice little hit of sweetness. I've also used sugar free vanilla pudding in my shakes, it thickens them a bit as well!

cpaman87

I use a chocolate whey powder with half a banana and PB2 (powdered peanut butter). I add enough crushed ice to blend it together. My wife hates it but I find it tasty.

shirleygirl910

After taste is usually the protein powder. I can't stand anything from GNC or Vitamin Shop, to me they have a very bad after taste that I can't get rif of.

Reesecup312

bump

Mad_Dog_Muscle

I like using BSN syntha 6. It honestly tastes great, and I hate that protein-y taste.

I mix it with milk, ice, & instant coffee (chocolate milkshake flavor). Although many people I know just drink it with ice & water.

^^ This ^^ I switch between the BSN line and the Optical Nutritions Gold Standard line.... both are good. I mostly add either fresh or frozen fruit and almond milk with mine. Sometimes a small amount of PB or shredded coconut.

rciszek

I use GNC and they are great with no aftertaste and I usually don't add everything you do. I have the vanilla and will add some fruit or such to it, I've also just added some instant coffee and made a coffee one with no aftertaste still.

AshleyLo_44

You might not like the taste of the whey protein you're using I get Spirulina now instead. Also, soy milk is gross; you might want to change that for something with a better taste like vanila enriched rice dream or even milk. Lastly, isn't greek yogurt kind of not sweet? I'd use something else.

My preworkout smoothies are simple: low fat yogurt, calcium enriched OJ, and half a scoop of protein powder. Ether vanilla on the yogurt and pp, or coffee/chocolate.

I like soy milk thank you, to me it tastes better then regular milk but thanks for the advice

contingencyplan

Myofusion and Syntha-6 are so good when made with just water that there's no reason to ever add anything.