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Protien Shakes: Milk or Water?

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  • die_swart_gevaar
    die_swart_gevaar Posts: 6 Member
    I use low fat lactose-free milk, with my shakes. Today was the first time that I've actually tried my shake with water and just no. I'll be getting more milk on my way home...
  • supergirl6
    supergirl6 Posts: 224 Member
    I use EAS Whey Protein (Vanilla) and it's awesome. Lovelove the taste. I can't tell you how many I've purchased looking for one I could drink that didn't gross me out. I use it primarily with Organic Skim milk.
  • emacb123
    emacb123 Posts: 254 Member
    I use 1c. unsweetened almond milk. I also freeze cubes of fat-free yogurt in an ice tray and drop one of those in.
  • charlena48
    charlena48 Posts: 192 Member
    I use 4 oz. of Almond Breeze unsweetened almond milk and 4 oz. of water.
  • TonyStark30
    TonyStark30 Posts: 497 Member
    There are Protein shakes designed to be used with water, Syntrax Nectar have quite a few flavours, but if it is a Milkshake style one you might as well use Milk.
  • crucian007
    crucian007 Posts: 7 Member
    Seems like milk is the way to go, I use milk also. Water is just gross with the powder
  • kms1320
    kms1320 Posts: 599 Member
    Water only.. with EAS chocolate, tastes great still. Milk makes it too thick, adds calories, and almond milk has too much bad unnatural junk in it that I don't want to put in my body.
  • Keegansmum6
    Keegansmum6 Posts: 193 Member
    milk either skim-2% or almond milk
  • melindasuefritz
    melindasuefritz Posts: 3,509 Member
    i d ont do them but i w ould say water because
    you wil have to add calories of milk and whatever else u put in it........
  • 2stepscloser
    2stepscloser Posts: 2,900 Member
    If I have the calories, I always use skim milk and ice cubes.
  • 2stepscloser
    2stepscloser Posts: 2,900 Member
    Water only.. with EAS chocolate, tastes great still. Milk makes it too thick, adds calories, and almond milk has too much bad unnatural junk in it that I don't want to put in my body.

    Ooh, I love the EAS with skim milk..just like a chocolate milkshake!
  • Debbe2
    Debbe2 Posts: 2,071 Member
    Almond milk is creamy and delicious in a shake
  • chaser1977
    chaser1977 Posts: 70 Member
    1.5 scoops of whey (NItrotech choc) 4oz skim, 4 oz water, 2 ice cubes. shake til ice melts. I like it ice cold. If ther eis more more milk than that and it's a bit too thick.
  • megsmom2
    megsmom2 Posts: 2,362 Member
    Depends on what else I'm putting in there....with fruit I would probably use water or ice cubes. With a banana and pb2....almond milk (if I can spare the calories)
  • Guamybear
    Guamybear Posts: 1,061 Member
    I do vanilla almond milk in mine..
  • dmikulin
    dmikulin Posts: 6 Member
    I use water 99% of the time, but it tastes a lot better with skim milk.
  • bumblebums
    bumblebums Posts: 2,181 Member
    From a macronutrient standpoint, almond milk is not very impressive (just 1 g of protein per serving). You'd be better off using water and chucking a handful of almonds into your shake--at least you'll get some more protein that way.
  • nicoletta0607
    nicoletta0607 Posts: 7
    I mostly use almond milk-unsweetened. Mines 30 cal. for 8oz, so its not too much cal. And, when I am out of milk, I do use water-but I think it's hard to choke down.
  • kms1320
    kms1320 Posts: 599 Member
    From a macronutrient standpoint, almond milk is not very impressive (just 1 g of protein per serving). You'd be better off using water and chucking a handful of almonds into your shake--at least you'll get some more protein that way.

    Because there's only 4 almonds per cup of almond milk.
  • ironanimal
    ironanimal Posts: 5,922 Member
    Only time I use water is when I need to curtail the calories that day, otherwise I use skim milk - the extra 3.5g protein per 100ml is welcomed.
  • shezll
    shezll Posts: 35 Member
    I use water because I am keeping my carbs down and I don't want to add more Calories.
  • Topsking2010
    Topsking2010 Posts: 2,245 Member
    Milk
  • CoCoBean14
    CoCoBean14 Posts: 107 Member
    I personally love using skim milk. My husband uses water only because milk costs money lol
  • Madaly320
    Madaly320 Posts: 112 Member
    water mixed with protein poweder makes me GAG. I can't do it. I usually use unsweetened Vanilla ALmond milk, the 30 cal one, I like 1% milk the best but I hate spending the 100 cals on it.
  • Kickinkim418
    Kickinkim418 Posts: 257 Member
    I always use Unsweetened Vanilla ALmond Milk
  • brigit628
    brigit628 Posts: 50 Member
    unsweetened almond milk, plus a few ice cubes to make it more "shake like". I can't do water....too thin for my tastes
  • RickNeedzToGetShreaded
    RickNeedzToGetShreaded Posts: 293 Member
    I do like 75% water, 25% milk, water by itself doesn't taste so good.
  • spittster
    spittster Posts: 18
    I love the unjury brand. Great flavors and also the unflavored is perfect in anything
  • ipsamet
    ipsamet Posts: 436 Member
    I use unsweetened coconut milk - tastes amazing!
  • SrJoben
    SrJoben Posts: 484 Member
    6-8 ounces of 2% fat cow milk per scoop of powder.
    Plus a little ice because I like my chocolate milk cold.

    Just water is drinkable but not very pleasant. I've never tried other liquids.
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