Pea protein powder - help me make it taste good please!
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cattyw
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Hey! So I’m trying to cut out milk and bought some pea protein (choc flavour) on the advice of my PT. It’s absolutely vile, I literally gag and can’t swallow it.
Has anyone tried it and what could I mix it with to taste nice....or will it never taste nice! 🤢
Has anyone tried it and what could I mix it with to taste nice....or will it never taste nice! 🤢
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It will never taste nice. Personally I don't think most protein powders taste very good. I'd rather just eat more protein than drink a powder.
ETA: when I do take a protein supplement I use ON Whey Isolate chocolate. I find it to be at least palatable, but not my favorite thing in the world...and I think they all smell funny.5 -
Don't force yourself to ingest it just because you have been told to. Like @cwolfman13 said, eat more protein if that is your intended outcome. If you absolutely must have protein powder, find one you like.1
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Cashew milk0
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I love Bob’s Red Mill brand. They have unflavored, chocolate, and vanilla.
I mix them with Silk nut or soy milk, vanilla or
Chocolate flavor or with Califa mocha Cold Brew so I get my coffee plus protein.2 -
Could you return it? I hope so.0
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If you have an issue with lactose, Isopure's Zero Carb and Low Carb powders are lactose-free. I severe Gastritis that is aggravated by lactose, and those two powders have never given me an issue. Also, it's cheaper than pea and plant-based proteins, which is absolutely essential for me because POOR. LOL1
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I've been wanting to make this, but add my pea protein to it: https://pin.it/uafbjcw4jo3igt
I use Orgain pea protein. It's a little funky, as most protein I've tried is. I just bought a smaller shaker bottle and drink it fast.2 -
I mix pea protein into smoothies. I buy unflavored unsweetened. I use a half serving in a smoothie.0
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Half a banana and some cocoa powder might help!2
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Frozen cherries are delicious too, with the banana and cocoa3
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Hey! So I’m trying to cut out milk and bought some pea protein (choc flavour) on the advice of my PT. It’s absolutely vile, I literally gag and can’t swallow it.
Has anyone tried it and what could I mix it with to taste nice....or will it never taste nice! 🤢
It might be the brand - i use VegaAll in One pea protein. I’ve tried vanilla and Berry flavors and they taste pretty good..0 -
the biggest problem with pea protein is the chalky texture. I would highly suggest against flavoured pea protein in general, sweetening it and making it chocolate flavoured is not going to make it better.
I haven't tested this, but I do think that buying it unflavored would allow you to use it in some savory applications, like soups or hummus. That's the only way I think I would be able to make it palatable, but that's just conjecture from me.
If I had to try to make yours taste okay, try blending it with ice? maybe add some coffee and a banana in the blender to make it smoother?1 -
I use hemp protein powder in a smoothie. Mixed with almond milk, banana, cocoa powder.
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I hope you find a solution! I bought a tub of vanilla pea protein powder once by accident. Worst. 30. Lunches. Ever.2
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Pea protein doesn't agree with me for some reason makes me dizzy but it could have been a bad container 🤷0
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Spadesheart wrote: »the biggest problem with pea protein is the chalky texture. I would highly suggest against flavoured pea protein in general, sweetening it and making it chocolate flavoured is not going to make it better.
I haven't tested this, but I do think that buying it unflavored would allow you to use it in some savory applications, like soups or hummus. That's the only way I think I would be able to make it palatable, but that's just conjecture from me.
If I had to try to make yours taste okay, try blending it with ice? maybe add some coffee and a banana in the blender to make it smoother?
OP, coffee is a great idea, it's a strong flavor and since it's bitter it can kind of "assimilate" the often bitter aftertaste some powders have. As far as the texture, using it in smaller quantities might help. I bought a tub of something at one point I just couldn't stand, so I bought a brand I like in a coffee flavor, and used half a serving of the awful powder and half a serving of the coffee flavored powder to use it up.
I find mixing dairy based powders with milk (or half water/half milk to save calories) will often mute any off tastes, I wonder if using a non-dairy milk might make it more palatable?0 -
Easiest way to handle it is to return it. If you don't like it, more than likely it is just going to sit there. Staring at you.2
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Life is too short to force down something I don’t like. I’d rather spend the calories to have a larger serving of chicken breast or whatever the meat du jour is to reach my protein goals.1
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Gift it to a vegan and drink (lactose free) milk instead.1
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Hey! So I’m trying to cut out milk and bought some pea protein (choc flavour) on the advice of my PT. It’s absolutely vile, I literally gag and can’t swallow it.
Has anyone tried it and what could I mix it with to taste nice....or will it never taste nice! 🤢
If you don't have a medical or ethical reason to avoid whey, don't force yourself to use pea protein.
If you do have a compelling reason to avoid whey, with what have you been mixing the pea protein? I agree, it's pretty yuck just plain. The previous posters might be on to something when they suggest mixing it with coffee. I can't taste the stevia in my chocolate whey when I mix it with coffee.
(Note: you may have to let the coffee cool some before mixing. Whey clumps when mixed with hot liquid.)1
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