protein powder to coffee?

elisa123gal
elisa123gal Posts: 4,333 Member
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Does anyone add protein powder to your coffee? If you do..how is it and what brand do you use. Thanks
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  • Ariana_75
    Ariana_75 Posts: 224
    Yes! I mix half a scoop of Myofusion cinnamon roll with 1/2 cup of almond milk and mix it with my coffee using the bullet. It's yummy!
  • soehlerking
    soehlerking Posts: 589 Member
    nope. personally my stomach wouldn't like them together. but that's just me.
  • BigBrewski
    BigBrewski Posts: 922 Member
    Yes! I mix half a scoop of Myofusion cinnamon roll with 1/2 cup of almond milk and mix it with my coffee using the bullet. It's yummy!

    OMG that sounds awesome...off to get some cinnamon roll protien power
  • Tropical_Turtle
    Tropical_Turtle Posts: 2,236 Member
    I mix my cookies and cream protein powder, iced coffee, and half and half and serve over ice. PURE HEAVEN!
  • Tdaughtersmom
    Tdaughtersmom Posts: 38 Member
    No, but I add coffee to my protein powder. I use a Starbucks via in two scoops of valilla wheybolic 60 from GNC. I use it with either hood calorie countdown, skim milk or almond unsweetened vanilla. Either way, it is delicious!
  • cbilliter
    cbilliter Posts: 1 Member
    yes. I use Champion Whey Stack Protein-chocolate. Makes a nice mocha coffee. I drink it every am.
  • FitnessLover27
    FitnessLover27 Posts: 5
    Since I figured out this combination of protein + coffee, it's been my staple everyday since I take a coffee to work in a thermos. I usually add a few tablespoons of mine to the hot coffee, along with my creamer. My favorite kind is by All Pro Science, the Complete Grass Fed whey protein. (the vanilla or chocolate flavor is good)
  • mhaight85
    mhaight85 Posts: 68
    I've used cooled drip coffee to make my Body By Vi shakes, very tasty. It stirs into warm drinks too, my friend adds the Body By Vi to her kids hot cocoa just to give them extra nutrition. So I bet it work in coffee, I think I'll try that in the morning!
  • nrd2212
    nrd2212 Posts: 128
    I've done it before with chocolate flavored Body Fortress and it tasted great. It was like a lil mocha :-)
  • elisa123gal
    elisa123gal Posts: 4,333 Member
    Thanks everyone. My thought is that the protein would counteract any insulin spike caused by the caffeine.
  • Nikiki
    Nikiki Posts: 993
    must use a blender!

    I've yet to find a protein powder that mixes nicely into hot coffee without using my magic bullet! I use coffee as the base for my protein shakes most mornings though :)


    must go find this cinnamon roll one though, sounds delish!
  • PearonaPair
    PearonaPair Posts: 80
    I'm gonna try this :happy:
  • knk1553
    knk1553 Posts: 438 Member
    officially trying this...well once I get through my current strawberry protein, I don't think that would be good with coffee
  • dorothytd
    dorothytd Posts: 1,138 Member
    Yes, one scoop chocolate with 4 oz skim milk - shake well, then add to 12oz coffee. Very good!! (GNC Pro Performance AMP, but I'm not married to it...)
  • kimmybhave
    kimmybhave Posts: 4
    For a Mocha Frap I use one scoop of chocolate protein powder, 1 cup of non-fat milk, 2 spoonfuls of instant coffee and ice in blender. I also add no sugar flavorings sometimes like salted carmel or hazelnut. It's amazing!
  • ravengirl1611
    ravengirl1611 Posts: 285 Member
    I dont mix my protein with coffee as anything milk in my coffee is wrong on every level. But I have mixed it in with other things and I found a protein that is fruit flavored that I mix with my juice - works best with OJ.

    Have to hunt down this cinnamon roll protein - would be great mixed into a lot of things. Im imagining it in with my oatmeal since I already put cinnamon in it the extra protein would be awesome
  • bcf7683
    bcf7683 Posts: 1,653 Member
    Coffee + protein sounds amazing. I have mocha cappuccino ON whey- that'd probably work awesome in coffee.... Question though- does it mix if you just put it in the coffee and stir it? Or do you need a blender or something of the sort?
  • JuliePleasant
    JuliePleasant Posts: 72 Member
    Yes, one scoop chocolate with 4 oz skim milk - shake well, then add to 12oz coffee. Very good!! (GNC Pro Performance AMP, but I'm not married to it...)

    sounds yummy! thanks
  • gsbrooks1
    gsbrooks1 Posts: 54
    BUMP
  • lizziebeth1028
    lizziebeth1028 Posts: 3,602 Member
    I've actually thought about doing this....I was afraid my stomach wouldn't be able to handle it. Plus I can be kind of a coffee snob, that first cup in the morning has to be perfect :drinker: But I maybe I should give this a try!
  • phatycake
    phatycake Posts: 216
    I'm the opposite, I add coffee to my protein powder. I just use the instant kind.
  • mommabrand2
    mommabrand2 Posts: 1 Member
    I did this today! I had my 2 scoops of GNC lean, chocolate, to my cup of coffee, 2 tsp of vanilla creamer and ice. Shake and you have a great iced protien shake!!!! It really was good.
  • RiotMTB
    RiotMTB Posts: 91 Member
    Yes, often...one scoop of vanilla Perfect Whey into a mug of coffee...stir and enjoy.
  • JuliePleasant
    JuliePleasant Posts: 72 Member
    For a Mocha Frap I use one scoop of chocolate protein powder, 1 cup of non-fat milk, 2 spoonfuls of instant coffee and ice in blender. I also add no sugar flavorings sometimes like salted carmel or hazelnut. It's amazing!
    yummo
  • SideSteel
    SideSteel Posts: 11,068 Member
    Thanks everyone. My thought is that the protein would counteract any insulin spike caused by the caffeine.

    Hello there Elisa!

    I have some information for you.

    First of all, I use Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey Protein and I mix 1.5 scoops into 1c of milk and I shake it in a shaker. Then I use it as coffee creamer and this is enough for ~10-12 cups. Not quite a full pot for me but your taste may vary.

    Next, and believe me when I say that this isn't a personal attack on you, and since you love coffee and you love whey you are just a delight in my book ---- whey protein is insulinogenic.

    Adding whey to your coffee will raise your insulin, not lower it.

    However, now I'm going to follow that up with some good news -- if you're not diabetic, I wouldn't worry one bit about insulin. It gets beaten up and misunderstood as this magical fat storage hormone when the reality is this: if you're maintaining a caloric deficit, you're going to lose fat regardless of any attempts or failures to manage acute insulin levels.

    Here's some reading for you, and have a great day you wonderful coffee drinking person you.
    weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=319
  • TallGlassOfQuirky
    TallGlassOfQuirky Posts: 282 Member
    I used to make a creamy mocha in the morning with almond milk, pea protein, and instant coffee, but pea protein is kind of hard to find.

    I haven't had much luck with hot drinks and whey protein (or whey isolate), but I sometimes make a sort of iced coffee with water, vanilla whey (Body Fortress is cheap, so that's what I use), and instant coffee or I use coffee that's been refrigerated and add a scoop of vanilla protein to that. I shake it up in a Blender Bottle.

    If you want it to be a bit creamier, you can add a little almond milk (half water/half almond milk tastes the best to me). Regular milk might work, too, but I haven't tried it.
  • Danardeener
    Danardeener Posts: 255
    Thanks everyone. My thought is that the protein would counteract any insulin spike caused by the caffeine.

    Hello there Elisa!

    I have some information for you.

    First of all, I use Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey Protein and I mix 1.5 scoops into 1c of milk and I shake it in a shaker. Then I use it as coffee creamer and this is enough for ~10-12 cups. Not quite a full pot for me but your taste may vary.

    Next, and believe me when I say that this isn't a personal attack on you, and since you love coffee and you love whey you are just a delight in my book ---- whey protein is insulinogenic.

    Adding whey to your coffee will raise your insulin, not lower it.

    However, now I'm going to follow that up with some good news -- if you're not diabetic, I wouldn't worry one bit about insulin. It gets beaten up and misunderstood as this magical fat storage hormone when the reality is this: if you're maintaining a caloric deficit, you're going to lose fat regardless of any attempts or failures to manage acute insulin levels.

    Here's some reading for you, and have a great day you wonderful coffee drinking person you.
    weightology.net/weightologyweekly/?page_id=319

    Hey, thanks for the great info.
  • trelm249
    trelm249 Posts: 777 Member
    Yep. twice a day I add 12 oz of coffee to 1/2 cup of unsweetened almond milk and 1 scoop of muscletech chocolate whey.
  • pa_jorg
    pa_jorg Posts: 4,404 Member
    I never thought to do this before, but thanks for the idea and all the flavor tips everyone!
  • wheldar
    wheldar Posts: 42
    The MyoFusion Cinnamon protein powdcer sounds great. I am trying to wean myself off the cappucino coffee creamer I am addicted to, and this sounds like it might be a viable replacement.

    Thanks for the tip, I can almost hear the MajicBullit now...

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