Low Carb Protein Shake?

[ClockworkOrange]

I get very confused and muddled, there I was, trying to figure out a healthy skimmed milk drink for after I have been swimming first thing in the morning.

Then I seemed to have side tracked into things like protein whey powder?

All was going well, until I realised this can be very expensive and do I want extra muscles..............lol

Any good suggestions for a healthy low carb protein drink?

[OakLeaf]

Well, our local natural food store used to have the following on their sign:

Fresh Organic Chicken
Smoothies


You could have one of those chicken smoothies...


I'm not helping.


Seriously, decent quality protein powders are expensive, and I wouldn't mess with the cheap ones. I use a protein powder, but now that I'm not doing a lot of heavy strength training AND I'm eating meat and/or fish at least once a week, often twice a week, I don't need it near as often. What symptoms are you having that tell you you're not getting enough protein?

[marni]

I buy apex protein powder (whey protein) since I can't have any soy which while not inexpensive is reasonable when I consider that I only use half the suggested amount, along with a cup of skim milk, a banana, 3 ounces of greek yogurt, a sprinkle of instant espresso or hot chocolate mix works out to about .50 a shake and is delicious. That is my standard recovery drink or lunch most days along with a slice of whole grain bread, perhaps a bit of chicken or salmon and an extra piece of fruit.

Perhaps you should start comparing the cost per use to that of purchased smoothies, protein drinks etc. to put it all in perspective.

My rationalization is that I don't buy junk food, nor do I eat out or consume fancy coffee drinks so the money I spend on protein powder seems justified.

just saying.

marni

[emily_in_nc]

I use whey protein powder in my cereal and fruit smoothies to help balance the multitude of carbs in both, and since I don't eat much meat. Protein powder will not make you build bulky muscles, I promise. Gotta have testosterone to do that.

[Catrin]

I use whey protein powder in my cereal and fruit smoothies to help balance the multitude of carbs in both, and since I don't eat much meat. Protein powder will not make you build bulky muscles, I promise. Gotta have testosterone to do that.

Emily, I've tried this for the same reason you do...but it always seems to add taste I don't want. What brand do you use? I think some brands add flavor that doesn't need to be there...

It is very hard for women to bulk up like men do, it takes a lot of dedicated work to do that and I am not talking about the average weight training session (with or without a trainer) 3 times a week. I have a high protein diet to help maintain good blood sugar balance and also to control my appetite.

[emily_in_nc]

Emily, I've tried this for the same reason you do...but it always seems to add taste I don't want. What brand do you use? I think some brands add flavor that doesn't need to be there...

We use this one: http://www.nowfoods.com/Sports/Produ...ds/M003246.htm

It does have a vanilla flavor, but I don't mind that on either cereal or in fruit smoothies. I like that it has no artificial ingredients (including fake sweeteners).

We don't have a lot of choices here in Belize. This one is ordered for us by the one health food store in town, and we really like it.

In the US, I used to order from trueprotein.com. You can "build your own" protein powder from many custom choices, add-ins, etc. We used to get the most simple micro-filtrated whey protein with no added sweeteners, but we did get vanilla flavored even then, because we like it. I think you can get it completely unflavored, so you might try a pound from them and see if you like it, if you're looking for no flavor at all.

Good luck!