Protein shakes brands and flavors?

aalixandruh
aalixandruh Posts: 58 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone drink preworkout shakes, meal replacement shakes, and/or post workout shakes? Thoughts on them? Brands? Flavors? Best places to buy them?

Thanks!

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  • Cynsonya
    Cynsonya Posts: 668 Member
    I like Premier Protien shakes. Vanilla, Chocolate, and Strawberry. They have 30g protein for 160 calories. I buy then at Sam's Club. 12 for $16 something.
  • aalixandruh
    aalixandruh Posts: 58 Member
    I'm going to look into those. Thank you!
  • melissa6771
    melissa6771 Posts: 894 Member
    edited April 2016
    Those are my favorite too. Costco has them in 18 packs for $24.99. BJs has the chocolate and a $3.50 coupon for them right now.
  • aalixandruh
    aalixandruh Posts: 58 Member
    I read online that one of the dangers of protein is high levels of arsonic and metals. That makes me kind of worried about protein powders now.
  • Tenster
    Tenster Posts: 278 Member
    Myprotein do all sorts of flavours for a good price
  • TK6299
    TK6299 Posts: 502 Member
    I love Muscletech Cookies and Cream. Not too sweet. When mixed with almond milk and super cold, it tastes like an oreo blizzard that has melted.
  • esn222
    esn222 Posts: 24 Member
    I tried the shakeology shakes (cafe latte, chocolate and vanilla). They're expensive (and seem gimmicky) so I didn't want to like them. I like them a lot though (except for vanilla). They're actually quite satisfying and tasty.
  • aalixandruh
    aalixandruh Posts: 58 Member
    Thank you! I tried some of my boyfriends protein shake. It is Syntha-6 cookies and cream flavor and I didn't care for it too much. Lol. The consistency was weird but the flavor wasn't bad! I'm a baby though and could t stomach it.
  • Ultima_Morpha
    Ultima_Morpha Posts: 892 Member
    I like Syntrax Matrix in peanut butter cookie and mint cookie. They are too sweet for me as is but I cut the sweet with peanut butter powder and cocoa powder.
  • scolaris
    scolaris Posts: 2,145 Member
    edited April 2016
    I like the Vega One plant based protein line. Kind of spendy, but the mocha shake made with a frozen banana, pumpkin purée & roasted beet as well as some Greek yogurt, a tbs of nut butter & some freshly brewed coffee is DELICIOUS.
  • aalixandruh
    aalixandruh Posts: 58 Member
    scolaris wrote: »
    I like the Vega One plant based protein line. Kind of spendy, but the mocha shake made with a frozen banana, pumpkin purée & roasted beet as well as some Greek yogurt, a tbs of nut butter & some freshly brewed coffee is DELICIOUS.

    That sounds really good! I also looked into plant based proteins. I think hemp was the one that seemed the healthiest. Don't quote me on that one though. Lol
  • kyleliermann
    kyleliermann Posts: 156 Member
    aalixandruh wrote: »
    Does anyone drink preworkout shakes, meal replacement shakes, and/or post workout shakes? Thoughts on them? Brands? Flavors? Best places to buy them?

    Thanks!

    I drink 1-2 premeir proteins from sams on my way into work depending on my workout, and I drink 1 New Whey on the way home from work (Watermelon)
  • jandsstevenson887
    jandsstevenson887 Posts: 296 Member
    I just bought FitMiss from Amazon. I will post an update after I try it tomorrow.
  • thedoc617
    thedoc617 Posts: 3 Member
    Optimum Nutrition's chocolate whey isolate is the BEST I've tried. I also do the vanilla sometimes and add fruit, but the vanilla one tastes a bit too artificial.
  • aalixandruh
    aalixandruh Posts: 58 Member
    jandsstevenson887 wrote: »
    I just bought FitMiss from Amazon. I will post an update after I try it tomorrow.

    Thank you all! Jandsstevenson887, I'll be looking forward to an update. Thanks!
  • RawFoodLife
    RawFoodLife Posts: 1 Member
    Optimum Nutrition's Extreme Milk Chocolate or Mocha Cappuccino.
  • boots4409
    boots4409 Posts: 16 Member
    edited April 2016
    Gold standard whey protein. Their cookies and cream is pretty good but my favorite is the strawberry banana. You can get it online cheapest probably. But comes in a big tub and lasts a while! Good investment.
  • malek988
    malek988 Posts: 6 Member
    I use Sci MX diet pro meal. its 26g in 192 calories. Has cla green tea and a few other helpful things in. I have the vanilla tasted amazing, strawberry was good, wasn't fussed on the chocolate
  • cntails
    cntails Posts: 8 Member
    I drink Ideal lean for women I like the fact that it doesn't have sugar or carbs 80 calories and 20g of protein
  • quiarga
    quiarga Posts: 408 Member
    EAS AdvantEdge Carb Control Ready to Drink Shakes. I prefer the strawberry cream or rich dark chocolate flavors. About 100 calories, 2 net carbs, and 17g of protein.
  • erinc5
    erinc5 Posts: 329 Member
    edited April 2016
    I actually just got into protein shakes. I really didn't like the flavor of them. But, anything cookies and cream flavored from GNC brand is actually quite good! Mixed with milk and it actually tastes like a treat with just a hint of protein shake aftertaste.

    I still haven't found one that is good mixed with water, though. If I don't have enough calories for milk, I just chug the thing.
  • Btheodore138
    Btheodore138 Posts: 182 Member
    I like Orgain Chocolate protein powder. It's plant based (I'm lactose intolerant), and you can get it for a pretty good price on Amazon or in Costco. I only use about half of the recommended scoops (one instead of two) and I can stretch out a container for about 2 months.
  • melissa6771
    melissa6771 Posts: 894 Member
    Btheodore138 wrote: »
    I like Orgain Chocolate protein powder. It's plant based (I'm lactose intolerant), and you can get it for a pretty good price on Amazon or in Costco. I only use about half of the recommended scoops (one instead of two) and I can stretch out a container for about 2 months.

    @Btheodore138 I was thinking of trying the Orgain chocolate. That's another thing that is on a Coupon at costco right now. It's 2 3/4 pounds for 23.99. So you like it a lot? Maybe I should try it.
  • questionfear
    questionfear Posts: 527 Member
    I actually like the plain multipurpose powder from Quest. It doesn't have the weird aftertaste of some protein powders, probably because it's unflavored, and when I make shakes with it I can better control the sweetness. Typically I just mix it with soymilk in the AM, sometimes I toss a bit of vanilla extract, honey, or chocolate syrup in for flavor. A cup of soymilk+protein powder and 2 hard boiled eggs carries my to lunch easily.
  • deadlifts_and_lipstick
    deadlifts_and_lipstick Posts: 42 Member
    For a protein shake, I get Progenex in ANY flavor! Seriously, they're all good!

    Meal replacement:
    GNC's Lean 25 in Chocolate Peanut Butter! Omg, I mix it with 8oz of Dark Chocolate Almond Milk, 1 banana, 1 Tbs PB, 2 scoops of the powder and 5 ice cubes!
    It seriously tastes like a chocolate peanut butter shake! I've been buying them for about a year now, and I have one every day for either breakfast or lunch ;)
  • Btheodore138
    Btheodore138 Posts: 182 Member
    @melissa6771 Yeah, the chocolate one is pretty good. The vanilla...not so much. I usually blend one scoop with a frozen banana and some almond milk a couple hours before a workout for energy. I think it's delicious.
  • jonwarr
    jonwarr Posts: 4 Member
    I use MyProtein and have salted caramel and vanilla flavours. It's not the highest in protein pet scoop at 20g but that's outweighed by the cost compared to other higher protein brands.

    They taste awesome, I'm fairly addicted to the salted caramel one!

    If you go on their website they often have some really good deals on. My last order worked out £10 per kilo pouch of whey powder.
  • Michaelxo444
    Michaelxo444 Posts: 225 Member
    I like orgain it's all organic no gmos no chemicals no soy vegan 150 cals for like 21 grams of protein

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