I've found a couple of whey protein brands that don't have rBGH that are affordable. I don't want chia seeds, which knocks one off the list, and I think I want whey isolate over whey concentrate but I don't know enough about the science between the two to have a strong opinion - still reading on this one. It seems that everything has either soy lecithin or sunflower lecithin - I do want to avoid as much soy as I can.

Thanks for all of the comments, it is appreciated and they gave me some directions of things to look at. Hadn't considered having it prior to the workout - and it makes sense that would work as long as it had both quick and slower acting forms of protein.