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I've tasted a few brands and I still go back to Quest Nutrition Chocolate flavored.

Also, drinking a shake before working out does not have any significant effect. It is just a supplement for another protein source like meat, eggs, fish, beans, etc.

Odd question, but I imagine you mean protein powder rather than actual protein sources.

I’ve never understood the need for supplementing actual natural food with manufactured things like vitamin/mineral capsules or protein powder.

However, I seem to be in the minority so have at it with whatever tastes good, I guess! I’ll stick to actual food though! 😉

Are you looking for premixed or one you shake up yourself?
Do you have restrictions - for example, lactose intolerant or vegan or you don't/can't eat certain sweeteners?
If mixing it yourself, will it have to be with water? Or can you mix with milk or a milk substitute?

Personally, I don't like drinking a shake before working out - it makes me kind of sick. I do have them sometimes after working out or just as an afternoon snack when the rest of my day is a bit lower in protein. I drink Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Whey. It mixes super well, doesn't have stevia (which I can't have), has lactase in it (but I still take a lactase pill), and tastes pretty good in milk or a milk substitute. Currently I have the chocolate malt flavor.

Whichever one is on sale at Costco.

bbasusena wrote: »

Oh thanks everyone for their information! And yes I meant powder. But I haven’t taken or tried any. I have been doing natural also. And before I work out I usually have half a cup of almond milk with 1/3 of oatmeal and half a banana.

If you go to a Whole Foods and likely lots of other places you can buy protein powder, you can buy single serve ones and try them. I'd recommend this as it's really variable. Lots of people recommend the Quest ones, which I hated, and I was disappointed in the Optimum Nutrition ones I tried, which were recommended to me. I kind of like the Biochem natural flavor.

bbasusena wrote: »

Oh thanks everyone for their information! And yes I meant powder. But I haven’t taken or tried any. I have been doing natural also. And before I work out I usually have half a cup of almond milk with 1/3 of oatmeal and half a banana.

If you want to boost your protein, use dairy milk or soy milk, not almond milk (unless it's a nonstandard almond milk that has been fortified with protein).

ETA: for a powdered add-in for smoothies or oatmeal, I prefer plain whey isolate powder (I use Bob's Red Mill) and plain partially defatted peanut meal (not PB2, which adds stuff after defatting -- I've used a couple different ones, currently using a brand called Pure Protein, but I haven't noticed much difference among the ones that are nothing but partially defatted peanut meal).

I've been using the Gold Standard whey protein powder for years. I love the flavours (Vanilla is my favourite), and the powder blends really well with water or milk. It has a really smooth texture. I've tried protein-based powders, but I've found them to be really chalky and unpleasant to drink, as they wouldn't dissolve entirely and cling to the back of my throat.

O drink collagen peptides. Less protein than protein powder i think but tastes fine in pure water. I use vital proteins brand.