Protein Powders

[neilarey]

Do you use protein powders? What kind?
How do you use them?

 

[neilarey]

I use protein powders in cooking! I use small amounts to up protein content of some of my meals.

I have 4 types in my pantry:

1. Organic Blend - a mix of pea, rice and coconut. It's vanilla flavor. I add it to sweet baked goods and pancakes, smoothies and yogurt.

2. Pea Protein - just pure unflavored pea protein. I add it to loafs, baked bites and nuggets. It's my go-to savory protein powder.

3. Soy Protein - it's finer and it makes food fluffier sometimes. In summer I add it to nice-cream blends. Sometimes I combine it with pea protein in savory dishes since it also has no flavor.

4. Hemp Protein - the one I use the least. It's green. It can only be used in green smoothies and green nice-creams.

The 4th place is usually in rotation. Right now it's hemp protein, before it was chocolate blend. All four are plant based.

 

[Fremen]

My partner and I are on a mostly if not completely vegetarian diet so doing the math we lack some protein so we bought some whey protein powder and "3k" whey, casein, and egg protein powder.
The easiest way I have found to use them is after training diluted in water and soy or oat or rice drink.
I have noticed that they help me recover better

 

[Andi64]

Big scoop of organic whey in the daily morning muesli after the workout.

 

[PETERMORRIS966]

I use Vega Sport Performance protein powder, It is made from pea protein, I like the vanilla flavour. 30 grams of protein per scoop. I will sometimes mix a half scoop with my overnight oatmeal. Mostly I mix it with water of milk as a post-workout snack.

 

[Skarta]

I use an unflavoured powder not sure which type it means I can mix it with oat milk, in smoothies or with yogurt and not loose the taste of the original food as I am a very fussy eater with food sensitivities.

Optimum nutrition Whey Protein 24g per scoop

 

[GentleOx]

Rule 1 Whey Protein - Chocolate Mint flavour. Mixed with water, it tastes a little like chocolate milk. About 75g a day (three scoops) seems to be the sweet spot. I've been through many brands of whey protein and the macros aren't radically different, but the way they taste is usually rubbish.

 

[Abbott11b]

I use Redcon1 protein powder I prefer there "Green Beret" line its a plant based protein i prefer plant based over whey because personally whey makes me feel bloated and i dont like it. I use it in combination with unsweetened vanilla almond milk as almond mile is low in calories and helps promote fat burning. i will also cook with it if combined correctly you can make protein french toast with like 250 calories

 

[PETERMORRIS966]

I've bought Vega Sport some years ago and more recent Vega protein and Greens, I don't like stevia.

A Canadian brand I like is . . .

Vegan Protein | Natural Factors Canada

Natural Factors Vegan Protein combines 100% natural plant proteins and amino acids providing 22 g of protein from non-GMO legumes, organic grains, and seeds. Learn more.

ca.naturalfactors.com

When I was working construction I use to buy protein powders and bars often, nowadays no bars but sometimes powder depending on my training intensity.

Thanx @Heniek

 

[OJJJEM]

I've actually not used protein powders in a looong time... It was one of those blends where the number of ingredients was longer than the list of health benefits... Since then, so many others have emerged that I have no clue which one to use... I just want a pure soy-free plant protein that's been through as little "processing" as possible as far as protein powders go... too many choices...

 

[Nevetharine]

Lol, I add split red lentils to everything. I don't add any salt to them, so they work well in sweet and savoury dishes.

I just blend half a cup or more into my smoothies, or even add into my oatmeal. They have a pretty mild taste that can be masked with a lot of things.

I'm thinking of adapting the Darebee Bean brownie recipe to use red lentils in place of beans. Since, once again, my tolerance for beans have just vanished.

I also add blended red lentils to muffin mixes and to homemade oat bread.

It's my go-to protein/fibre source for pretty much everything.

 

[Dustyqotf]

i use whey protein when we can afford to get it but i then use it only to make protein bars and to recover after a work out my family does a lot of meat based meals due to raising 3 cows per summer for meat

 

[wannabeArtemis]

Well I used to use this vegan protein powder (i think mostly soy protein), chocolate flavour from my local grocery store that tasted really good in my fruit smoothies. They didn't have it anymore when I wanted to restock the other day, so ended up getting whey protein from a different store, also chocolate flavoured but it tasted a lot less good in my smoothie ( No idea if that's bc it's whey protein and that somehow doesn't mix as well with fruit or if it's bc the flavouring is just not as good

So now I'm hoping I can get that protein powder I used to use again, will have to look around whether I can find it again.

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

A question for you protein-powder users, can it be added to breakfast to help satiate?

Now to give context to my question, as I had to cut gluten, I re-evaluated my breakfast and with the nutritionist, settled on a small bowl of gluten-free cereals + rice milk, and a hard egg. Adding the egg made a serious difference in cutting my mid-morning / late morning cravings.
However, latest blood tests have shown an increase above normal range of my total cholesterol, (HDL, the good cholesterol, being in range). I don't fret since it is only once test, and strangely they didn't measure triglycerides, but I am still keeping an eye. So, I was wondering, could replacing my egg with some good qualty protein powder still stop my cravings ?

 

[Andi64]

Update:
In an effort to save a cow, I switched to pea and rice protein in the morning muesli. The stuff is utterly disgusting. No cigar. I'll stick to the oat-milk, but the whey is coming back.

 

[PetiteSheWolf]

Thank you @Andi64 that's insightful! And @Heniek I already add chia seeds, a start.

 

[Hammerhand]

Here's what I buy. I've had a couple kinds of whey before but so far this is the best unflavored for mixability, taste, and purity.

 

[Coach Sherman]

Do you use protein powders? What kind?
How do you use them?

Do you use protein powders? What kind?
How do you use them?

I do use protein powder. The kind of protein I like is from Magnum Nutraceutical. I like to have them after I train. Protein powder is essential for recovery for me.

 

[asumpt1]

Lol, I add split red lentils to everything. I don't add any salt to them, so they work well in sweet and savoury dishes.

I just blend half a cup or more into my smoothies, or even add into my oatmeal. They have a pretty mild taste that can be masked with a lot of things.

I'm thinking of adapting the Darebee Bean brownie recipe to use red lentils in place of beans. Since, once again, my tolerance for beans have just vanished.

I also add blended red lentils to muffin mixes and to homemade oat bread.

It's my go-to protein/fibre source for pretty much everything.

I know there used to be recipes posted on Darebee. Are they still available someplace?

 

[Nevetharine]

I know there used to be recipes posted on Darebee. Are they still available someplace?

@neilarey

I know they're still on a site, just can't remember the link

 

[Andi64]

@asumpt1 Try the wayback-machine aka web.archive.org

Healthy Budget Visual Recipes

Darebee, darebee, fitness, visual workouts, workouts, fitness challenges, fitness motivation, training tips, recipes, nutrition

web.archive.org

The recipies and meal plans have been scrapped, here is why:

Recipes and Mealplans sections

The nutrition landscape is changing so quickly that sadly we can no longer keep up. After months of trying to work it out we have finally decided to retire mealplans and recipes sections. We didn’t want to announce it until it was official. It is today. It takes 4 people + a full time dietician...

www.community.darebee.com

 

[asumpt1]

@asumpt1 Try the wayback-machine aka web.archive.org

Healthy Budget Visual Recipes

Darebee, darebee, fitness, visual workouts, workouts, fitness challenges, fitness motivation, training tips, recipes, nutrition

web.archive.org

The recipies and meal plans have been scrapped, here is why:

Recipes and Mealplans sections

The nutrition landscape is changing so quickly that sadly we can no longer keep up. After months of trying to work it out we have finally decided to retire mealplans and recipes sections. We didn’t want to announce it until it was official. It is today. It takes 4 people + a full time dietician...

www.community.darebee.com

Thank you! I appreciate the info.

 

[Fitato]

I started using chocolate muscle milk protein powder a couple months ago. I don't have anything to compare it to since it's the first protein powder I've bought, but I am happy with it. Tastes good mixed with water. Doesn't make me crave more of it (which is a huge thing for me when it comes to chocolate stuff). I usually have it with lunch. I usually only have one scoop, but will have two scoops if I feel I need more calories.

I would love to get into baking with protein powder (and/or fiber), just because buying premade protein(/fiber) bars is getting pretty expensive.

 

[Fitato]

I would avoid powders with maltodextrin.

I'm bummed that everything is laced with chemicals. America(and other countries with this issue) why are you like this

 

[Redline]

I do believe that protein powders of various sorts can have their uses for people who are on a low-calorie diet but still want to make sure they take in enough protein to maintain their muscle mass. Outside that specific situation, I really think it's perfectly possible to be fit, look fit and completely go without.
As @Henry said, most balanced meals already include a fair share of protein. I stopped using powders a couple of years ago and have felt no difference whatsoever in my recovery or my body's ability to put on muscle. I also realized that my digestive tract and whey weren't exactly on the best of terms, even though I'm aware that plant-based powders might have a different effect, and that we're not all built the same.

What I really feel the need to emphasize is that even though supplements can have their uses, people who are just starting on their fitness journeys should definitely not be led to believe they are something compulsory.

 

[eeek]

A question for you protein-powder users, can it be added to breakfast to help satiate?

Now to give context to my question, as I had to cut gluten, I re-evaluated my breakfast and with the nutritionist, settled on a small bowl of gluten-free cereals + rice milk, and a hard egg. Adding the egg made a serious difference in cutting my mid-morning / late morning cravings.
However, latest blood tests have shown an increase above normal range of my total cholesterol, (HDL, the good cholesterol, being in range). I don't fret since it is only once test, and strangely they didn't measure triglycerides, but I am still keeping an eye. So, I was wondering, could replacing my egg with some good qualty protein powder still stop my cravings ?

I am gluten free too, and I add it to overnight oats (along with chia seeds and a little ground flax) and adding in the protein definitely made a difference for me. I also know a lot of people who sprinkle a little protein powder over their cereal and have it mix in with the milk. Most use unflavored or vanilla for that. I did find that adding more protein to my diet helped a lot with my appetite and cravings.

 

[eeek]

I like the Egg White Protein Powder by True Nutrition, very basic without all the additives and unknown ingredients. They have a bunch of different types of protein powders and other stuff. Flavoring is optional - and you can adjust the level of it, and there is stevia or sucralose options. Plus you can make custom mixes with other things added if you want, or combos of different types of proteins. I also just tried the pumpkin/pea protein blend and definitely prefer the egg white for drinks, but it worked well in protein pudding and overnight oats. I have had issues with whey protein in the past, and despite hearing that it is less likely to happen with isolates than concentrates, I have not wanted to test it.