Protein shake made me want to vomit...

lrgarza82
lrgarza82 Posts: 35 Member
in Food and Nutrition
So I bought Sun Warrior protein powder (chocolate) to help me with mid-afternoon cravings and also as a breakfast substitute. It was the best recommended considering my son has a milk allergy and I'm breastfeeding. Anyways, I blended it with a banana and 1 cup milk, but it was super disgusting! Tasted grainy. I could barely stomach drinking it. Any suggestions to make it taste better?

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  • drmerc
    drmerc Posts: 2,603 Member
    Your breast feeding son is allergic to milk?
  • _TEMPEST_
    _TEMPEST_ Posts: 205
    I add a half cup of yogurt to the ice and skim milk and make sure it's blended reallllly well. It adds a creamy texture, even my kids like it. Fage plain is my favorite, but I suppose any yogurt would work. Hope that helps :)
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Don't buy vegan protein unless you have some reason not to use whey. I assume you can do whey if you're using milk. If you're trying to minimize lactose, whey isolates are usually lactose free or very close- you can find out the specifics per brand. In the meantime, maybe try adding peanut butter to make it creamier, and definitely blend it longer.
  • yourenotmine
    yourenotmine Posts: 645 Member
    I'm so confused... Your son has a milk allergy, so you bought vegan protein, but then blended it with milk?

    Huh?
  • MrsLehman24
    MrsLehman24 Posts: 204 Member
    Don't use milk... use almond milk. I would put half a banana, 1 cup almond milk, one teaspoon butterscotch fat free sugar free pudding mix, and one tablespoon peanut butter. That will taste delish with the chocolate power. And it's healthy.
  • lrgarza82
    lrgarza82 Posts: 35 Member
    Your breast feeding son is allergic to milk?

    Ya, weird, right? Something in cow's milk (like casein or lactose) is really irritating his stomach. So that means I have to cut it out of my diet. I can't eat anything with dairy or whey...so no regular milk (I drink lactaid now), no yogurt, no cheese, no chocolate, no nada. Seriously the hardest diet ever!
  • lrgarza82
    lrgarza82 Posts: 35 Member
    I'm so confused... Your son has a milk allergy, so you bought vegan protein, but then blended it with milk?

    Huh?

    Guess I should have clarified : It's lactose and casein free, so it doesn't have the proteins he's allergic to.
  • yourenotmine
    yourenotmine Posts: 645 Member
    Ah that makes much more sense. If you can use whey, do what MoreBean13 said. :)
  • Firefox7275
    Firefox7275 Posts: 2,040 Member
    Guess I should have clarified : It's lactose and casein free, so it doesn't have the proteins he's allergic to.

    If your son is allergic to casein why don't you just purchase whey protein? Lactose is a sugar.
  • 1ConcreteGirl
    1ConcreteGirl Posts: 3,677 Member


    Guess I should have clarified : It's lactose and casein free, so it doesn't have the proteins he's allergic to.

    You should know that 100% whey protein isolate has less than 1% of lactose/casein in it, and it should not irritate his stomach. Most protein powders are made with whey concentrate or a blend of isolate and concentrate, because that is cheaper, but if you read the ingredients and find 100% pure whey protein isolate, you should be fine.
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    I'm so confused... Your son has a milk allergy, so you bought vegan protein, but then blended it with milk?

    Huh?

    Guess I should have clarified : It's lactose and casein free, so it doesn't have the proteins he's allergic to.

    Are you sure lactaid is casein and whey free? I mean, it's like 99% lactose free but changes in the proteins are new to me......to the google-fu!
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Guess I should have clarified : It's lactose and casein free, so it doesn't have the proteins he's allergic to.

    If your son is allergic to casein why don't you just purchase whey protein? Lactose is a sugar.

    There's several varieties of whey- typical "whey protein" still has some lactose. Higher-purity isolates are pretty much lactose free.
  • Danni3ll3
    Danni3ll3 Posts: 365 Member
    I had a smoothie today too and put in a frozen banana. I don't know if the banana was unripe but it was awful. It has a really bitter taste. My suggestion is to get rid of the banana and put in other fruit. Raspberries and blueberries are a great combo.
  • jha1223
    jha1223 Posts: 141 Member
    Can someone wiser than me comment on the lactose of Optimum Nutrition? I LOVE LOVE LOVE their Double Chocolate. I used to put in half a banana and have that with milk. It was like a treat. Need to get back in that habit ....

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