whats the best tasting protein powder?

Pure protein is really good. I love the vanilla flavor. I add skim milk, half a banana, and some berries to it.... yummo!!

I love the HMR Vanilla shake. I add one banana and fresh strawberries and it is so yummy. I also like it with diet orange pop....it tastes just like a creamsicle.
They also have chocolate but I don't care for that one. You have a lot of options with the vanilla that you don't have with the chocolate.

I like Syntha-6 either Vanilla or Cookies and Cream.

I love store brand whey and soy protein. I get mine from Kroger or Meijer. It is made by the protein people.

http://www.theproteinpeople.com/about/default.aspx

Dymatize ISO 100 is my favorite.
Only 130 calories and 24g protein per shake.

Little expensive but it's worth it IMO—since it blends super creamy with nothing but water, and all the flavors are awesome; comes in berry, chocolate, vanilla, pina colada and smooth banana. I love to add ground flax seed and greek yogurt in mine—and all together its still just a little over 200 calories.

Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey - lots of flavors but my current one is cookies & cream

I totally agree.. My favorite happens to be strawberry and then I add a whole banana into the blender with it..

Recipe as follows:

1 banana
1 or 2 scoops of Strawberry Optimum Nutrition 100% Whey protein
1 cup of Silk Almond Milk
1 cup of water
5-6 ice cubes

Makes 24 ounces roughly and with 2 scoops of protein has 385 calories. With one scoop it is 245 calories.

The powder by itself is only 110 calories, 2 grams of carbs, and 24 grams of protein in one scoop!

Hope this helps!

Matt

Thanks everyone! these all sound like great options. I also love the idea of blending in a banana or something. is 200-300 calories a good "after workout" meal? I guess I'm going to have to adjust the rest of my day so I don't go over.

A lot of people use it as their first meal of the day after a workout. Wake up, grab a water and start exercise. When finished make the shake. Then shower, dress, and get on with your day. The amount of protein is great for muscle recovery and the calories makes it big enough to be your first meal of the day. I'm a 268 lb male and that has been my first meal of the day for a week or more. Gives me 3 hours before I am ready for my next meal. Now in my case, I eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hours to keep the fire burning. I try to get 300+ every meal for calories. You may need 3-4, 300 calorie meals for your day to stay close to what you need.


Hope this is a help!

Matt

Thanks everyone! these all sound like great options. I also love the idea of blending in a banana or something. is 200-300 calories a good "after workout" meal? I guess I'm going to have to adjust the rest of my day so I don't go over.

A lot of people use it as their first meal of the day after a workout. Wake up, grab a water and start exercise. When finished make the shake. Then shower, dress, and get on with your day. The amount of protein is great for muscle recovery and the calories makes it big enough to be your first meal of the day. I'm a 268 lb male and that has been my first meal of the day for a week or more. Gives me 3 hours before I am ready for my next meal. Now in my case, I eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hours to keep the fire burning. I try to get 300+ every meal for calories. You may need 3-4, 300 calorie meals for your day to stay close to what you need.


Hope this is a help!

Matt

Yea i was thinking that....i think i can make that work. Do you eat anything before? like a carb for energy?

also...has anyone tried Nature's Best perfect zero carb ISOPURE? the vanilla has 200 cals and 50 grams of protein and no carbs or fat....wonder how it tastes

Nope, nothing. I take a swig of water before I start jogging to whet the mouth and then drink it slowly as my 30 minutes of exercise progresses. I usually don't even get done with 8 ounces of water before the end of the 30 minutes. As far as the shake I make it and drink it immediately after. You must get your muscles the protein they need for recovery within 30 minutes of exercise. It speeds the recovery and you don't feel burnt out that way.

The theory, (not mine, I read it in the book "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" by Tom Venuto) is that you burn more fat on an empty stomach. The body is forced to look for fuel elsewhere as there is nothing in the tank. Hence it burns stored fat to fuel your energy demand. You eat shortly after the workout (your shake) so the body doesn't continue this process and eventually go into starvation mode.

From previous poster:
The theory, (not mine, I read it in the book "Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle" by Tom Venuto) is that you burn more fat on an empty stomach. The body is forced to look for fuel elsewhere as there is nothing in the tank. Hence it burns stored fat to fuel your energy demand. You eat shortly after the workout (your shake) so the body doesn't continue this process and eventually go into starvation mode.
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I have read articles about this too. I try to get my workout done first thing in the morning when I first wake up...at least 30 minutes after waking...seems to work for me.

About protein drinks that taste decent? I like "Turbo Chocolate Platinum Hydro Whey" by GNC...it's very yummy if you LOVE chocolate. Another great tasting drink is "High 5" by Max Muscles...although I have only tried Chocolate and Vanilla. They are pricey but seem to last awhile. Another perk is that both of these drinks are only 1-2 carbs per scoop and 118-140 calories if mixed with water. Good luck on your search.

My wife and I just got a sampler pack of Syntax's Nectar 100% whey protein. They taste really good so far. They are various flavors and provide 23-24mg of protein. Once you find the flavors you like you can order larger quantities.

You can get the sampler pack from http://www.bjsbariatrics.com

Syntrax nectar. The Fuzzy Navel variety in my case.

Thanks everyone! these all sound like great options. I also love the idea of blending in a banana or something. is 200-300 calories a good "after workout" meal? I guess I'm going to have to adjust the rest of my day so I don't go over.

A lot of people use it as their first meal of the day after a workout. Wake up, grab a water and start exercise. When finished make the shake. Then shower, dress, and get on with your day. The amount of protein is great for muscle recovery and the calories makes it big enough to be your first meal of the day. I'm a 268 lb male and that has been my first meal of the day for a week or more. Gives me 3 hours before I am ready for my next meal. Now in my case, I eat every 2 1/2 to 3 hours to keep the fire burning. I try to get 300+ every meal for calories. You may need 3-4, 300 calorie meals for your day to stay close to what you need.


Hope this is a help!

Matt

Yea i was thinking that....i think i can make that work. Do you eat anything before? like a carb for energy?

also...has anyone tried Nature's Best perfect zero carb ISOPURE? the vanilla has 200 cals and 50 grams of protein and no carbs or fat....wonder how it tastes

I drink the Isopure Zero Carb. I only mix with water so the Alpine Punch and Pineapple Orange taste good. The Dutch Chocolate and Vanilla were just okay. Cookies and Cream is really blahhh.(okay, it sucked. ha ha)

They really do help to keep the carbs down and the protein up.

Have to say that MuscleTech-Nitrotech Hardcore Pro Series - Cookie and Cream Protein shake is by far the best tasting shake I've had, no after taste, 25g of protein, for about 130 calories with only 3g of sugar.

http://www.gnc.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4279426

i like ISOFlex by ALLMax, a little on the pricey side but a very good product! around 110-120 cals/serving all depending on the flavor, 24-25g protein, 1g carb if any very good BCAA profile and mixes extremely well. Some of their product has pieces of the real stuff in it (chocolate will have chocolate chips, strawberry has small strawberry pieces etc) They have a peanut butter chocolate powder that makes me think of a Reese's, especially over ice. And the chocolate mint reminds me of an After Eight! They also came out with some Citrus flavors which I haven't tried yet but given what I've had so far from them I wouldn't be surprised by the taste