Since most Protein drinks are milk based, what do people do?

Since most Protein drinks are milk based, what do people do?

I take it you mean....What do lactose intolerant people do?

There are some that are not. Isopure Zero carb drinks to mention one.

If you can't have milk based Protein drinks or powders you could try soy protein powders or Jay Robb makes an egg powder protein.

I have not tried the Jay Robb egg Protein Powder but I have used other products from them and they are very good.

You can get the Jay Robb at Whole foods, Amazon, directly from the company, or eBay.

Good luck in finding something that works for you.

Oh and you can mix your drinks with soy milk or almond sugar free milk.

Soy and I don't get along well. Never have before the surgery. Thanks for the Jay Robb ... I will see about that.

I am allergic to whey. I use the GNC Egg protein powders. I like them better than the whey based ones I tried (to see if I really was still allergic to whey).

Garden of Life makes several soy free, gluten free, dairy free Protein products. I've tried the Raw Fit and Raw Protein vanilla (I think they make a chocolate, too ) and they taste pretty good. The protein comes from organic sprouted seeds and they also contain Probiotics, enzymes, Vitamin A, D, E, and K. Since this is a whole food product, not a processed protein isolate, it does not dissolve completely. I drink mine in a Blender Bottle so I can shake it up as I drink it. I've found them in two local health food/whole food stores and on Amazon. I also use their Vitamin Code and Raw probiotic products.

I've had the Jay Robb egg protein products and they were decent. There's pea protein products out there, too, but I've never tried them. I actually don't have any problems with whey, dairy or soy, but I like variety since I still drink 1-2 protein shakes/day and probably always will.

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Garden of Life is good and I've seen Raw. Vitamin Code I've done also. I've seen pea products out there, some of Vega's stuff has pea in it. I've not seen JR yet.

Most of the whey based that I've dealt with is lactose free, however I've also had hemp, rice, soy, egg, and vegetarian Protein powders. I actually had problems finding the right protein powder due to how much potassium and phosphorus that is added because I have a banana allergy so that was my problem. *laughs* If you find one you like and have an issue with it not dissolving well, I have also found that a stick blender or bullet works well. Or using warm Water instead of cold, though you have to watch how warm your water is because it can cause your protein to clump if it's too hot because it cooks it. Just a few thoughts that may help.

After surgery, I was lactose intolerant. I used Muscle Milk Light which was lactose free. It is not soy based. Generally I blended up the powder with Water and added a half a banana. I liked the Vanilla Creme flavor.

Several months after the operation, my lactose intolerance disappeared. I also was able to expand my options by using Protein bars as my protein supplement.

How did you manage the protein bars? I've seen a lot with a tons of sugar and of course calories, on top of that, the ones with low sugar have a lot of sugar alcohols.

I didn't experience any problems eating Protein bars. But then I began using them around the 4 months post-op and only rarely when I was up-and-about. My nutritionist recommended QuestBar because they contain a lot of Fiber and I was having a problem with constipation at that time. You are right, all Protein Bars are not alike. Some might even be considered candy bars with the amount of sugar in them. QuestBar comes in a variety of flavors. I preferred those that were softer like Coconut Cashew. They have 170 calories, 17 grams of dietary fiber, 20 grams of protein. They do not use sugar or sugar alcohols but rather stevia.

I can understand that. I had problems with constipation but with alternating diarrhea and other stuff. So I was diagnosed with IBS, especially after a colonoscopy kinda showed a few things that cooberated that story.

Glad you can do them! I ended up using Vega.