Whey Protein

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  • nehushtan
    nehushtan Posts: 566 Member
    I use the same brand, get it at WalMart like you It works for me if I mix it with a tablespoon of PB2 and a packet of splenda. But I have to shake shake shake it for about 2 or 3 minutes before most of the clumpiness is gone. As others suggested, mixing it with some other flavors can help.

    This morning I had a scoop of it on top of my cereal... not bad.

    You said you are not so interested in muscle development and strength training... so there may not be any point in adding a lot of extra protein to your diet.
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    make a fruit smoothie


    make pancakes with it

    make power muffins with it

    you can put this powder in almost anything

    How do you make pancakes or muffins with it? Have a recipe I can follow? I think a fruit smoothie I can figure out. MIlk, fruit protein powder.
  • pants77
    pants77 Posts: 185 Member
    Please don't use skim milk, whole fat milk, plain milk etc with your whey protein. It defeats the purpose of using whey protein to get a high protein source that is low in calories. the extra 150-200 calories from milk is not needed. If your a body building trying to gain mass, sure use milk with your protein, but you're not. So just use water, and yeah, protein isn't supposed to taste the best, so you're just going to get accustomed to the taste =]

    I use 1% milk with my whey protein after workouts. I'm not an expert but I have read that using milk is actually a good idea even though it adds calories, as the natural sugars in the milk help deliver the protein to your muscles faster. Also, it's my experience that I'm much more likely to eat/drink things that are good for me if they taste good, as opposed to things I have to "get accustomed to". Just sayin'...

    2 cups of 1% and one scoop of whey protein is 330 calories, 36g protein and 7g fat. This should not be difficult to fit in - the calories/protein ratio is still really, really good.

    For the OP - 2 cups 1% + 1 scoop chocolate whey protein mixed with a hand blender leaves no chunks and tastes delicious. I've even tried adding a cup of that strawberry Kefir smoothie stuff and it tastes just like astronaut ice cream. If you like that sort of thing and want to add probiotics.
  • nehushtan
    nehushtan Posts: 566 Member
    How do you make pancakes or muffins with it? Have a recipe I can follow? I think a fruit smoothie I can figure out. MIlk, fruit protein powder.

    http://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/556857-20-delicious-protein-powder-recipes-that-are-not-shakes/
  • poledancing_ninja
    poledancing_ninja Posts: 271
    I blend mine with strawberries, blueberries and half a banana. Perfection <3
  • pants77
    pants77 Posts: 185 Member
    Where do you guys find your Whey Protein? I am kind of limited in my town as where to go. Though if need to I'll dive the hr to the next town to find something better. Forcing this down for now. I tend not to use all my calories anyways so I have started mixing it with my almond milk that helps some.

    Thanks for everyone who has answered.

    My local grocery store carries the CareOne brand of whey protein powder. I'm sure you could get it from Amazon or something if that would be more convenient. It's cheap and doesn't have extra sugars or supplements or anything.

    Be careful about which kind you use - some of them have supplements or fillers that may or may not be really bad for you.
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    I use the same brand, get it at WalMart like you It works for me if I mix it with a tablespoon of PB2 and a packet of splenda. But I have to shake shake shake it for about 2 or 3 minutes before most of the clumpiness is gone. As others suggested, mixing it with some other flavors can help.

    This morning I had a scoop of it on top of my cereal... not bad.

    You said you are not so interested in muscle development and strength training... so there may not be any point in adding a lot of extra protein to your diet.

    I don't mind mild muscle development and toning. I just don't want to bulk up. I am a small frame 5ft 3 in female. I don't think my husband would like me all bulked out. Fit looking is fine, bulked out no. I do some strength training. I need to up the weights somewhat. I have only been using 6.6 lb weight, and it really is getting to easy on some of the things I do. But I have just been doing more reps in place of that right now. I started using the protein because I have a hard time reaching my calories some days and my protein levels that are set for me.

    Again things for you postive suggestions: whey protein or other wise.
  • Abells
    Abells Posts: 756 Member
    How do you make pancakes or muffins with it? Have a recipe I can follow? I think a fruit smoothie I can figure out. MIlk, fruit protein powder.

    http://www.livestrong.com/slideshow/556857-20-delicious-protein-powder-recipes-that-are-not-shakes/

    He got you for the food :)

    When i make a smoothie this is what I do:

    ICE
    SPlash of OJ Trop 50 like 2 ounces pending on how non-chalky you want it
    blueberries or strawberries
    powder

    blend away!!
  • JSheehy1965
    JSheehy1965 Posts: 404
    half a banana, and some frozen raspberries and ice - in a blender to make an ice cold smoothie
  • Frannie1982
    Frannie1982 Posts: 23
    We always make ours as a shake. Usually add in fresh fruit (mostly berries) and peanut butter with some milk. It's SO good. We always tend to go for chocolate powder though.
  • emnk5308
    emnk5308 Posts: 736
    I'm using body fortress vanilla.. This morning I made a smoothie with it..
    1/2 banana
    3 large frozen strawberries
    5 ice cubes
    1 cup of cold water
    1 scoop of protein powder

    It wasn't the sweetest thing.. was easy to get down though. Honestly I liked it.. =) I'm thinking about trying milk instead of water tomorrow. It was filling! O.O All I've had so far today is that and a peanut butter sandwich. Not hungry at all!
  • Wenchilada
    Wenchilada Posts: 472 Member
    NNW with 1% milk. Tried it with water the other day and couldn't drink it all.

    Jenschnack: Where do you find your NNW? I've only seen it at Hy-Vee stores (I live in central IA) and lately they are frighteningly low on all of the flavors, but especially vanilla. Have you heard anything about a short supply? I don't come up with anything besides message boards when I try to google them. It's the best protein I've had (I've also read it's got a great profile, with regard to being a complete protein) and there's no messing around with sucralose or any other chemical sweeteners!
  • rmhand
    rmhand Posts: 1,067 Member
    I found it was better with a whole cup (8oz) of unsweetened almond milk. And I drank half of it at a time. I use it for baking now, like some of Jamie Eason's protein bar recipes, or protein heavy stuff on dashingdish.com. I have since bought different brands.
  • Wenchilada
    Wenchilada Posts: 472 Member
    Oh, once I tried mixing the NNW chocolate (by hand, derp) with hot black coffee. That was possibly the worst idea ever. Even when it was mixed in well, still didn't taste good. Yesterday I shook it up with skim milk, a Starbucks VIA packet, and a few drops of peppermint-flavored SweetLeaf stevia. Not quite as good as an iced peppermint mocha, but close. :)
  • ToBeSmaller
    ToBeSmaller Posts: 46
    I had a tough time finding a way to choke down the vanilla myself, until i reached the end (we are talking two scoops left). I put it in oatmeal (BLEH!) with Milk & ice for a smoothie (BLEH!), a little in yogurt (BLEH!) the flavor just overpowered EVERYTHING i put it in.

    The last time it was ok for me I mixed it with 30g of a low calorie breyers ice cream 60 cals. (small scoop, probably more to trick myself than anything), ice cubes, 1/2 cup unsweetened almond mik (20 cal), 30-35 gram's frozen banana 30 cals? and pineapple tidbits - not sure on the calories there. I think the whole thing ended up around 300 calories and it was like a milk shake. I got one more out of it and then the container was done.

    I do MUCH better with the same brand but i use chocolate. How can you beat a milkshake for breakfast along with some egg whites and a small bagel? scoop of chocolate, 6-7 ice cubes, 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk, frozen banana, 1 TBS unsweetened cocoa powder - YUM - just over 200 calories and 140 of that is from the powder itself. Can't go wrong!
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    Thanks for the idea's. Hope they keep coming.
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
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    He got you for the food :)
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    Abells you Lost me??? :blushing:

    I mean nothing against women who are into heavey lifting and the like. More power to you. Just don't think it would look good on me personally. I do want to tone up and have a fit look about me.

    :blushing: I want to be a hot mama not just a mama. :blushing:
  • Beleren
    Beleren Posts: 142
    How do you get this stuff down and keep it down?

    Just got some over the weekend and thought ok I'll give it a try. Mixed 1 scoop (trying to lose weight) in water and mixed. OH MY. I couldn't get the whole glass down.

    Good thing my husband said he would help me with it. It is going to be very hard to get this all down. I hate to waste things so I will force myself but it wont be fun.

    BTW I got Body Fortress Super Advanced Vanilla the 2 lb container. We don't have anything but Wal-Mart around us. And I didn't want to send off for something and then really hate it. Good thing.

    Please need idea's how to get this down and keep it down.

    I mix organic peanut butter with mine. If I don't, it's completely intolerable for me. (I buy vanilla too) I think peanut butter actually makes it something to look forward too. :D

    (edit: use a blender if you try this)
  • aymetcalf
    aymetcalf Posts: 597 Member
    Optimum Nutrition double chocolate - you can order off Amazon - and mix with almond milk - yum!
  • gatecityradio
    gatecityradio Posts: 401
    I quit drinking that stuff...It made my stomach hurt and it made me feel bloated. I've been eating grilled chicken and turkey instead. I've been tempted to try hemp protien.
  • wolfi622
    wolfi622 Posts: 206
    Try mixing one scoop with 4 tablespoons of plain nonfat greek yogurt.

    This. Best way to eat protein powder, IMO.
  • Jadzea42
    Jadzea42 Posts: 20
    Jay Robb is my go to brand. Taste Great! You can get it on-line or at Healthy food markets. Watch out for all the added ingredients they put in cheaper brands. Look for the whey protein Isolate and a natural sweetener like stevia. Personaly I dont like to mix it with anything but a little water no more than 5 ounces of water per scoop of powder, because I don't need the added calories. You can easily pump in a couple hundred more calories into your whey protein shake trying to make it taste good. To me that kinda defeats the purpose if your trying to lose weight. And who wants a whey protein shake thats full of Artifical sweetners, sugar, and other cheaper forms of protein like soy, milk or egg. Read the labels! In a pinch I will use the Designer whey, at Kmart.
  • fee2dancesing
    fee2dancesing Posts: 86
    You could try using the protein to make a smoothie. That way, you get a mix of flavors. If you want I can sent you the list that I have, just pm me your email address.
  • michellekicks
    michellekicks Posts: 3,624 Member
    I use Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Vanilla... here are a few of my fave recipes:

    2c baby spinach
    1 scoop whey
    1T PB2
    1/2 medium banana
    1/2c unsweetened almond milk
    6 cubes of ice
    (about 250 cals)

    or

    3/4c milk
    1 scoop whey
    1T PB2
    1/2T Jelly fat free sugar free butterscotch pudding mix
    6 cubes of ice
    (about 300 cals)

    or

    1 mango
    1 scoop whey
    1/2c orange juice
    6 cubes of ice
    (about 250 cals)

    BTW, I don't lift weights at all. I'm a runner and I do Insanity workouts at home or HIIT-style classes at my rec centre. Since increasing my protein to 100g+ daily the fat has been falling off me. I'm not building muscle, but I'm maintaining what I have, which is my goal until the end of my race season.
  • SMP151
    SMP151 Posts: 32
    Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet but I get a lot of Whey Protein shake recipes from www.dashingdish.com. A lot of them are good and have a milkshake texture. I'd give some of those a shot. I can't handle them with just water. I love the frozen hot chocolate one and the raspberry lemon one too.
  • monty619
    monty619 Posts: 1,308 Member
    Please don't use skim milk, whole fat milk, plain milk etc with your whey protein. It defeats the purpose of using whey protein to get a high protein source that is low in calories. the extra 150-200 calories from milk is not needed. If your a body building trying to gain mass, sure use milk with your protein, but you're not. So just use water, and yeah, protein isn't supposed to taste the best, so you're just going to get accustomed to the taste =]

    WHAT?? lol
  • nehushtan
    nehushtan Posts: 566 Member

    I don't mind mild muscle development and toning. I just don't want to bulk up. I am a small frame 5ft 3 in female. I don't think my husband would like me all bulked out. Fit looking is fine, bulked out no. I do some strength training. I need to up the weights somewhat. I have only been using 6.6 lb weight, and it really is getting to easy on some of the things I do. But I have just been doing more reps in place of that right now. I started using the protein because I have a hard time reaching my calories some days and my protein levels that are set for me.

    Again things for you postive suggestions: whey protein or other wise.

    Glad to hear you aren't neglecting strength training... sorry if I was presumptuous. Whey protein + lifting will not automatically make you "bulk up". Bulking up is really hard. You would only get bulky if you were lifting 100+ pounds four days a week and shrinking your body fat down to 5 %.

    I don't know what protein levels have been set for you, but if it is the "default" that MFP gives you, that is a fairly arbitrary number.
  • Justacoffeenut
    Justacoffeenut Posts: 3,749 Member
    my goals are:

    Cals 1507 (my BMR last time I checked)
    Carbs 113
    Fat 50
    Protien 151
    Sodium 2,500
    Chol 300
    And I drink anywhere from 8-10+ glasses of water a day.

    My exercise varies depending on things. I don't try to eat back my exercise cal cause I have a hard enough time eating my goal numbers.
  • booksandcupcakes
    booksandcupcakes Posts: 6
    I had this really nice/easy to make protein shake, which I use.
    It's a little expensive but it's so worth it!
    It's literally the best protein shake i've ever tried! Not only is it low calories but it's super filling!!

    http://dev.extremeadventurefood.co.uk/diet-whey-2kg-tub-80-servings-choose-from-seven-great-flavours.html


    Hope it helps you also!
  • straightjacketjacob
    straightjacketjacob Posts: 74
    Do not use milk. Do not drink those extra calories. Add some cottage cheese and a small amount of fresh fruit to your water.

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