FYI-Had 6 week meeting with my NUT yesterday and somehow in our conversation I mentioned Premier Protein shakes and their 30gms of protein. She said those only have 11gms of usable/absorbable protein per shake. I knew the protein in them was the kind she had previously cautioned against using because it was a protein CONCENTRATE or BLEND, but I guess I assumed I was still getting 20gm or so from it. I guess you get what you pay for-cheaper costco shakes vs quality Protein Shakes. Obviously other NUT's may have different research or opinions on this, but I felt like I just needed to let people know what i found out because i wish i had known this earlier in my journey, and I'd hate to have someone who is using a lot of Premier shakes for their protein totals be getting too little protein, because we all know how important that is. Just something to think about. I'll be sticking with the whey isolate products so i know without a doubt how much protein I'm getting from the product.

So, searching on google from what I understand , the body can only absorb so much protein an hour. ( even whey) so I'm thinking of siping on my shake throughout the day.

Since it takes me 4 hours to drink my 11 oz Premier Protein RTDs I figure I am getting maximum absorption! :-D

I never have been able to take the taste of whey protein, so I have used milk based protein drinks since the beginning (I'm 8 months out) and my protein numbers are great, even tho I heard from people that whey is the most bioavailable protein. My lesson gere is to try things and see how your body reacts, using others' ideas as hypotheses rather than rules.

I really like the Premier Protein, it's the only one that doesn't make me gag. I've wasted so much money on the other one.

Edited June 23, 201412 yr by 1Sonnie

My NUT said the same thing re the Premier Protein shakes. I love them, so I was bummed to hear that! I had also bought a large bag of Syntrax Matrix Protein powder and she also said that one was not as good as Syntrax nectar because it is a blend of Proteins. She wants me to only use powders that only contain whey protein isolate as the protein source.

I'm not going to toss out the Maxtrix powder or Premier Protein Shakes, but I won't repurchase them if my NUT thinks they are not my best source of protein.