Making Protein Shakes from Scratch?

I just buy the shake mix for $10 that will last me a LONG time (I don't drink them everyday though) and mix mine with milk

You can buy plain whey protein and mix it w/ fruit.. I have no idea if it would be cost effective or not though.

A poor man's protein shake:

Cottage cheese
Chocolate milk
Eggs

I have to agree with cacrat, protein powder tend to keep carbs and fat low, while having a ton of protein. However, be careful which protein powder you buy. Many protein powders contain arsenic, lead and artificial ingredients.

I make protein smoothies. In a blender add the following:

1 scoop of vanilla protein powder
1 banana
1/2 cup of orange juice
1/2 cup of water
1/2 packet of sweet leaf (stevia)
3-4 cubes of ice

or

1 scoop of chocolate protein powder
1 banana
1 cup of coconut milk
1 tbsp of hershey dark cocoa
1/4 cup of wheat germ or flax or chia seeds
1 piece of Lindt 90% of cocoa cholcolate bar

I would love to be able to afford Shakeology, but I just can't see spending that right now. So, I also make my own shakes. Here is mine:

1 Scoop Green Vibrance (green super foods)
1 T ground flax
1 T 3 Minute Brand Oats
1-2 T Mlo Super Protein Powder
1 C frozen fruit (blueberries, strawberries usually)
1 C Unsweetened Almond Breeze
Dash of cinnamon
1/2 packet of Splenda
1/2 C water

Sometimes I add orange juice or frozen banana. It really just depends on what frozen fruit I have in the house. When I see fruit starting to get soft (and my family isn't eating it), I diced it up and put it into the freezer.

I'm curious to see what Whey Powder everyone is using. Some folks on here have had amazing results and lost quite a bit of weight. Did substituting a meal with a protein smoothie help get you there? Any suggestions are GREATLY APPRECIATED! -Shan

This is my fav. shake, in fact I have it every morning
1/2 C. of frozen blueberries
1/2 C. of frozen raspberries
1/2 banana
3/4 cup of skim milk (I use 1 C of unsweetened almond milk)
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 scoop whey powder (I just bought 2 lbs. of six star whey protein at Walmart for $17)
some ice cubes, toss it all in the blender.

The way I make it with the almond milk it equals 306 calories, and it fills a huge glass and keeps me full all morning

I use the same recipe but switch out the fruit depending on what I have frozen. I use strawberries in place of the raspberries and sometimes use mango with the banana. It's a quick, easy breakfast to take with on early mornings.

Great protein shake recipes! bump!