what do you do with your whey protein powder?

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  • Perplexities
    Perplexities Posts: 612 Member
    Hi everyone! So today I bought chocolate whey protein powder for the first time and I was wondering what you guys do with it, I mean the back of the container says to mix with water, but i think i may try mixing with skim milk, sounds more appealing to me. I've also heard of people putting it in oatmeal and other things. What do you guys do with it? I need some ideas!!!

    also please feel free to add me! i love the support everyone gives each other on here!

    When I'm "bulking" I'll take 4 cups of 0% milk, 1 scoop of optimum Vanilla Whey Protein, 80grams Steel cut oats and 28 grams of almonds that I've run through a coffee grinder until dust, 136 grams of frozen mixxed berries and a container of egg whites, post-workout.

    1,186 calories.
    128g Carbs 121g Protein 21G Fats
  • USMCnetty90
    USMCnetty90 Posts: 277 Member
    Usually take ice cube trays and fill with 1% chocolate milk and freeze and then post workout I dump 1 tray (2 cups) in the Vitamix with 2 heaping scoops of ON double chocolate protein powder and 2 tablespoons of Jiff All Natural Peanut butter, add about a 1/2 cup of 1% choc milk to help it along and mix til blended. Best milkshake I have made yet.... Best of Luck...


    ohmigosh this looks fantastic!!!!!
  • jwesthora
    jwesthora Posts: 4 Member
    I add 1 cup of strawberries, a little yogurt, scoop of chocolate or vanilla whey protein powder and there you have a nice meal that is good for your muscles.
  • DrFlave
    DrFlave Posts: 59 Member
    I snort lines of it with a rolled up $100 bill.
  • staceypunk
    staceypunk Posts: 924 Member
    1/2 cup oatmeal (dry) and scant 1 cup water with a small pinch of salt. Put in microwave 2:45 seconds. Stir in 1/2 scoop protein powder. I eat this for breakfast pretty much everyday and will mix in a half of a diced banana or 10 grams raisins and cinnamon depending on the flavor of protein.

    I workout in the AM so I eat this after exercising.
  • Diamond05
    Diamond05 Posts: 475 Member
    I have it in shakes and I alternate between water, almond milk and cow milk depending if its after workout or as breakfast. I use water and almond milk for after workouts and milk for breakfast.

    I've made protein bars with it. I actually got the recipe on here. It was 1/4 cup of melted peanut butter diluted with a few spoons of water. A cup of oatmeal and a spoon or two of whey. They were good.

    I read that you can make muffins, pancake and many other stuff.
  • lj8576
    lj8576 Posts: 156
    I mix with original almond milk and throw a banana in the chocolate and when I have vanilla I use a cup of blueberiies blended in.
  • mamosh81
    mamosh81 Posts: 409 Member
    i mix mine with vanilla milk and coffee its a dream
  • mperrott2205
    mperrott2205 Posts: 737 Member
    Water. I'm boring.
  • jofjltncb6
    jofjltncb6 Posts: 34,415 Member
    I use unflavored powder, but mix it with either pineapple juice, milk, or water (if I'm adding a *lot* of fruit)...in addition to berries, lots of fruit, and ice.
  • KellyL23
    KellyL23 Posts: 81 Member
    I mix mine with water and drink it directly after working out. I have found the less water the better. There are tons of flavors out there, i saw mint chocolate the other day.
  • darkesnow
    darkesnow Posts: 3 Member
    Unsweetened almond or coconut milk, whey, and a teeny dab of McCormicks Butter flavoring. Tastes like wedding cake, so good.
  • MyseriMapleleaf
    MyseriMapleleaf Posts: 81 Member
    Smoothies- Green, fruit, yogurt, etc.
    Use as coffee creamer
    Add to oatmeal, pancake batter, yogurt
    Stirred into almond milk
    "Chocolate" milk for my picky kids
    Coffee/almond milk/banana and powder for a badass post workout shake
    Stirred into Peanut Butter for a sammich
  • AliceMerritt10
    AliceMerritt10 Posts: 1
    I have a smoothie for breakfast every morning. There are so many ways to vary it that it never gets boring. I do make sure I create a well balanced meal! Whey protein powder is the main protein source, and to this I add fruits and veggies. I use yogurt or almond milk or coconut milk for the base. I also add flax seed oil for the "healthy" fat.
  • esjones12
    esjones12 Posts: 1,363 Member
    8oz choc almond milk and 8oz of water plus a scoop of my powder into my shaker and bam! Chocolate milk with a kick to get my day started right :)
  • Elsie_Brownraisin
    Elsie_Brownraisin Posts: 786 Member
    edited October 2014
    Full fat milk and gulp it down in one, it tastes nasty, more so if I try to pretend it's real food by putting it in pancakes or making cereal bars. Bleugh.

  • fitfabforties
    fitfabforties Posts: 370 Member
    I have vanilla flavour....mix it with unsweetened plain almond milk into a smoothie with banana and/or berries, little bit of cinnamon and honey....yummy
  • Moriarek
    Moriarek Posts: 14 Member
    I hate whey protein with water, but I love it with milk (max 0,5%) ;) You can also make my "champion's breakfast": 1 cup oatmeal + whey protein (preferably vanilla, but chocolate works as well) + 15 grams of raisins + natural yoghurt = all you need to start a day with heavy workout!
  • Oi_Sunshine
    Oi_Sunshine Posts: 819 Member
    I blend it with a banana, peanut butter and baking cocoa.

    Or use coconut milk.
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    you can add to granola.
  • MostlyWater
    MostlyWater Posts: 4,294 Member
    you can bake with it, make pancakes.
  • eganita
    eganita Posts: 501 Member
    Hi!! Here are some things I've enjoyed with my protein powder. I have vanilla whey.

    1) It's OK just mixed with milk but not my favorite. I have never tried it with water - don't think I would enjoy that.
    2) It's pretty decent as a coffee "creamer"... 1/4 to 1/2 scoop per mug of coffee
    3) Smoothies! My top 2 right now:
    - 1 cup milk, ice, 1 scoop protein powder, 1 tablespoon peanut butter, 0.5 tablespoon cocoa powder
    - 1 cup milk, ice, 1 scoop protein powder, 0.5 tsp pumpkin pie spice, 2 tablespoons pure pumpkin (optional)
    4) Muffins! I love this recipe: http://www.ambitiouskitchen.com/2013/07/banana-oat-protein-muffins-no-flour-or-sugar-added-100-calories/
    - I adjust it slightly to use a flavored Greek yogurt. My favorite is the 100 calorie Yoplait ones, specifically the apple pie flavor. Without the flavored yogurt, they were a little plain for me, but I just spread a tiny bit of peanut butter on the top in that case (YUM!)
    - Being that it's that time of year, I've adapted the recipe to use pure pumpkin (the canned kind, which is what I had) rather than bananas. I just subbed 2/3 cup of the pumpkin and added some pumpkin pie spice.

    Hope that helps!!! :D
  • amberj32
    amberj32 Posts: 663 Member
    I put it in the blender with one cup unsweetened almond milk and ice! Ice is the key for me! My daughter adds bananas, oats, chia seeds and peanut butter to her protein shakes. Different combinations of each. I just like the plain chocolate and don't need the extra carbs.
    Last night I used my vanilla creme flavor and put it in the crockpot with almond milk, water, oats, little bit of cinnamon and a little bit of honey. It was pretty good.
  • eganita
    eganita Posts: 501 Member
    nmtGurl wrote: »
    A gazillion ideas....protein flan, protein fluff, protein cake, protein fudge......

    http://www.proteinpow.com/

    Not the OP... but thanks!! This site looks great!

  • emmabanks87
    emmabanks87 Posts: 86 Member
    for me its my porridge (oatmeal) I always buy the untouched stuff (not flavoured) but boy it tastes boring. so always jazz it up with my protein powder!! myprotein has a great choice of flavours......like lemon cheesecake and jam roly poly! but they actually taste like it! yum!
  • Vina4
    Vina4 Posts: 23 Member
    I put a little bit of water in the blender. I don't measure but I would guess maybe 1/8 or 1/4 cup. Then I slice up a whole banana into the blender. Add one scoop of Body Fortress Super advance chocolate whey protein powder. I blend all this together then add ice to create a thick shake like consistency and then blend that all together. Very yummy.

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