Protein Shakes - Weight Loss Message Board

tUrRrRa · 02-05-2007, 10:59 PM

Do any of you recommend any particular protein shake? Not the kind to gain weight, but a healthy one that is good for getting in extra protein and vitamins.. I'm a student and I know I don't always have the time to cook a good meal and often don't eat enough protein from the kinds of food I eat. I also have a sensitive stomach and a lot of food has been bothering me. I was thinking about trying some protein shakes to make sure I get in the good stuff I need.

I usually can't drink the already made shakes since there is skim milk in many of them, so I would need a powder that I can mix with water or something.. and please let me know if there are any good tasting ones! I like the way the vanilla and strawberry slimfasts taste, they just hurt my stomach!

rock2428 · 02-06-2007, 10:43 PM

Hey,

I use a whey protein from Optimum Nutrition that I like. I personally mix it with skim and water, but you can easily do water alone if the milk bothers you (or if you like soy milk, I hear that's pretty good with it). I know you can get it at GNC or similar places. Good taste and relatively cheap (which puts it ahead of the stuff they sell at Target and Wal-Mart which is just cheap

).

This is the nutritional info for the Chocolate: 130 cal, 1.5g fat, 4g carbohydrates, 1g sugar, and 24g protein.

Hope that helps!

tUrRrRa · 02-07-2007, 08:33 AM

Thanks for the info! Do they make it in other flavors besides chocolate? I'll look it up online to check it out soon.

I can actually drink Lactaid milk just fine, so I can mix that in if you think it tastes best with both milk and water. They make their own version of skim.

rock2428 · 02-07-2007, 10:19 AM

Yes, it comes in Choc, Vanilla, Strawberry, Cookies & Cream, Fruit Punch, and Choc Mint. They usually have other flavors that they rotate in and out, but I know those are the "standards".

Yes, I would highly recommend mixing it with Lactaid. You can do it with just water, but it's a little too thin for me. If you want to go all-out (and don't mind the extra calories) throw a frozen banana and some ice in a blender with the lactaid (1/2 cup), water (1 cup), and the powder. Perfect smoothies that are pretty quick and easy to make.

tUrRrRa · 02-09-2007, 04:51 PM

Sounds good! I'll have to try that sometime. Thanks for all of your help.