Whey protein or plant based protein?

AngeleyesJo wrote: »

Thanks, what is the difference with impact whey? Is that for muscle building? As I don't want to build muscle

Impact Whey is just a product/brand. Nothing special about it.

Building muscle is hard to do. Eating protein is just one tiny part of it. However, your statement about "I don't want to build muscle" is a little short-sighted. Maybe you don't want to get bulky and compete in bodybuilding contests, but building muscle will shape your body way more than losing weight and doing cardio ever will, so don't be afraid of the term "building muscle". As a female, you have little to worry about when it comes to getting bulky.

Finally, Whey is considered to be the most complete, single protein out there. Soy is probably a close second, or at least top 5. Protein blends are going to be the most balanced though - like a whey, casein, egg blend or something similar.

I personally use either straight whey isolate from truenutrition.com or the native milk protein (whey/casein blend) from there. Whey is the post workout, milk protein is for before bed.

If you calculate the cost/gram of protein, it is hard to beat those two products. For example, the Impact whey calculates out to ~25g protein/$1. The TN Whey Iso comes out to ~38g protein/$1.