What Protein Shake Powder do you Recomend?

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  • AnvilHead
    AnvilHead Posts: 18,343 Member
    happyfamilee wrote: »
    I LOVE the Lifestyle mix from Le-Vel!!! It's 15g of protein, comes in 4 different flavors that all are really tastey and fills me up for hours!!! Also gluten free and non-GMO are good perks too!

    It looks like an overpriced, substandard quality product to me. Plus it's sold through an MLM chain, and I don't support such scams. It's been my experience that the distributors spam forums/social media outlets very aggressively and pester people endlessly to peddle their products, and it's a major annoyance.

    As to the OP - my preference was Dymatize Elite Gourmet until I tried Trutein. I enjoy every one of their flavors I've tried and they don't hide behind "proprietary blends" or tout a bunch of "superfood" mumbo-jumbo.
  • CJMcBRN
    CJMcBRN Posts: 1 Member
    I tried Vega Essentials today. I liked it. I use to do whey protein in the past but now I'm trying Vegetable protein. It was good alone so imagine it will be really good with some fresh produce/fruit. Good Luck!
  • klbrowser
    klbrowser Posts: 61 Member
    My fave is Naturade's meal replacement powders: 20 grams of protein plus vitamins from natural sources and amino acids. Gluten free, vegetarian friendly. Contains pea protein and has 7 grams of fiber per serving. Only 170 calories. I drink one for breakfast daily and eat normal food the rest of the day. I like their Chocolate and their Chai flavors.
  • mapetry
    mapetry Posts: 16 Member
    We like muscle tech as well. Chocolate is the only one we use. I think they only sell chocolate and vanilla where we shop. Good taste, blends well and fairly cheap. I also bought invigor8 from Amazon last week and sending it back. I gave it a good 7 day trial but it is disgusting and super expensive. Not worth it for me.
  • c2111
    c2111 Posts: 693 Member
    I drink aussie bodies perfect protein, have tried a few others but AB my fav.
  • bioklutz
    bioklutz Posts: 1,365 Member
    The thing I look for in a protein powder is taste and cost and calories. I use protein powder if I am a little low on protein for the day. I just weigh out a portion that will get me to my protein goal for the day.

    Costco regular puts MusclePharm Combat protein powder on sale. That is the one I use. I have tried myprotein also - they regularly have sales and coupon codes so you can get a pretty good deal. I do prefer the taste of muscle pharm though.
  • olymp1a
    olymp1a Posts: 1,766 Member
    I use Solgar Whey to Go. Love it! I don't really use it as as a pre or post workout shake but as a supplement for these days that I find it hard to hit my protein goal. :smile:
  • graceklaas03
    graceklaas03 Posts: 19 Member
    How about soy protein isolate? I notice that not even one person mentioned soy protein isolate powder only whey.
  • Lipstick_chick1960
    Lipstick_chick1960 Posts: 86 Member
    Is it even better to add your own protein....like almond butter, Greek yogurts or cottage cheese?
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Almond butter doesn't have much protein. Greek yogurt and cottage cheese will have less for the same calories, but be more in the ballpark. Whether they are better or not depends on what you want -- I'm not really sure why they would be (although I enjoy both).
  • xvolution
    xvolution Posts: 721 Member
    graceklaas03 wrote: »
    How about soy protein isolate? I notice that not even one person mentioned soy protein isolate powder only whey.

    Isolate tends to be much more expensive than just whey, and the last one I tried had a very off-tasting vanilla flavor. The only real reasons you'd prefer isolate over whey is if you're trying to get a pure protein source without the excess phosphates and potassium usually found in whey/milk, or if you're lactose-intolerant.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    xvolution wrote: »
    graceklaas03 wrote: »
    How about soy protein isolate? I notice that not even one person mentioned soy protein isolate powder only whey.

    Isolate tends to be much more expensive than just whey, and the last one I tried had a very off-tasting vanilla flavor. The only real reasons you'd prefer isolate over whey is if you're trying to get a pure protein source without the excess phosphates and potassium usually found in whey/milk, or if you're lactose-intolerant.

    Wasn't she asking about soy protein?

    Actual isolate is still made from whey. On my container it says "100% whey protein isolate"
  • MrsLannister
    MrsLannister Posts: 347 Member
    edited September 2016
    Isolate means the protein has been isolated, rather than just concentrated. Both soy and whey protein can be isolated. A protein isolate has the most protein per gram. It's almost pure protein. My unflavored whey protein isolate is 25g protein for a 28g serving.
  • thrivelevel
    thrivelevel Posts: 1 Member
    You were given several great product reviews! Which one did you decide to go with?
  • Losewtforlife4him
    Losewtforlife4him Posts: 423 Member
    graceklaas03 wrote: »
    How about soy protein isolate? I notice that not even one person mentioned soy protein isolate powder only whey.

    The reason I try to stay away from soy products is the increase chance of breast cancer from consuming too much soy. I have a strong family history of breast cancer so try to stay away from soy because of this.
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