Protien Shakes??

You can take anytime - AM, after a workout. Good places to get protein would include Wal-Mart, amazon.com, vitamin shoppe is also excellent. Can get premade shakes which are pretty spending but convenient. Costco sales premade muscle milk at bulk.

If you are able to go home - use protein powder, skim/soy/almond milk and ice. Blend together and it tastes pretty dang good - like a chocolate shake. I prefer the taste of this over the premade plus less preservatives and things like that.

You can mix with a lot of things like chocolate with Peanut butter, frozen fruit with vanilla. For my AM breakfast - I put a 3/4/ cup of frozen berries (blue,black & rasberry) in my blender, scoop of vanilla whey and almond milk and a little bit of water. Tastes like a berry shake - very good and filling. I do have a high powered blender(vitamix) that pulverizes the seeds so that might make a difference.

As far as taking protein shake - it's an easy way to get the protein to you system. (instead of eating a chicken breast) and low calorie. It's definitely not a man/body builder/testosterone thing. It's definitely a staple of my diet and great in a pinch. The biggest loser doctor, Dr.Huizenga, wrote a book and recommends natural protien shakes for after workout. Excellent book btw - linked below.

http://www.amazon.com/Where-Did-All-Fat-Prescription/dp/1931290571

I have a protein shake almost every day.

I use the NNW brand from HyVee. I think it's like 19 dollars for 2 lbs of it. So far that's the cheapest I found and it's definitely worth it.

I drink it after every workout and also as snacks when I crave something sweet. I get the strawberry or chocolate milk flavors and make it with unsweetened almond milk, 1/2 c. oats, and fruit. (bananas, pineapples, strawberries, raspberries). Just depends on what I have.

This way it turns into a yummy iced protein smoothie!

It helps me not feel sick after working out and I just feel a lot better.

I don't drink them, I figure I'm eating plenty of meat all the time I dont need to supplement protein too. Of course protein is found in a lot of other foods too, but that's where I get most of it personally.

I use the Body by Vi (Visalus) protein shakes at least once a day. It's a great source of protein without the icky chalk-like taste. 90 calories for 2 scoops; 12g of protein. I know a few people who take two shakes a day to increase their weight loss, and a couple have even gotten off their diabetes meds using this. You can find it on Amazon, ebay, or by going to: http://visalus.com/body-by-vi/90-day-challenge.

It's a little pricey, imo, but I've seen a few people able to get it at lower prices or free by getting a prescription for it from their doctor and submitting it thru their insurance.

I've heard protien shakes help after working out to heal the muscles. I dont know how I feel about drinking them. I also heard they could be a bit pricey.... Any helpful info? Do you drink them? Only after a workout, or throughout the day??

Protein period helps you period. Most minimal recommendations for someone who is not exercising is .8g of protein/your weight in kg . I didn't know about them either but since I've been trying to keep my protein about 100g a day and I spend a lot of time in a university, I figured a shake would be beneficial. I drink them whenever I need protein.

There's different kinds of protein as well. I'd recommend one with a full amino acid profile like whey powder. If you're lactose intolerant get the isolate. Isolates absorb quicker while concentrates are slower. Some people mix these 2 up depending on what they're doing.

This! Also, they are not relly that expensive depending on what brand you buy and how much you take. I use Gaspari Myofusion, I buy the 10 lb bag on the internet for about $72 and I get about 140 servings at 1 scoop. So that's a little over .50 per serving. I do 1 or 2 shakes per day of 2 scoops depending on how much protien I got from food that day. That makes it about $1 per shake. Pretty low cost if you ask me!