What kind of Protein are you using?

Im looking for something that has a coffee taste.

Im currently using:

nectar strawberry flavored, Nectar Double Stuffed Cookie flavored, and Isopure Double chocolate.

Syntrax (makers of Nectar) have a cappuccino.

I've read that a lot of people seem to like Chike Iced Coffee.

I love love love Chike iced coffee protein and I like the Syntrax Nectar Cappuccino.

For hot coffee protein drinks, I use the HealthSmart/Pantry Selections (the brand name changes depending on what site you buy from but it's the same stuff) Cappuccino protein powder.

I like to doctor up my coffee protein drinks and can pretty much re-create any Starbucks latte, cappuccino, or mocha style drink, iced or hot, using various SF syrups and flavorings. Later tonight I am going to have a hot orange amaretto mocha. Yum!

I really didn't care for Click or JavaPro but lots of people do like them.

You can get individual packets of Chike to sample here:

https://www.chikenutrition.com/buy-chike-coffee.html

If you like it, you can buy tubs from the same site or from Amazon. I will say that with Chike I use a half serving and then add in instant espresso granules to make up the flavor. Otherwise it is too high calorie and carb for my plan.

For the other brands I mentioned, you might want to try the coffee lovers sample pack from My Bariatric Pantry to see what you like. It's a really individual thing.

http://www.mybariatricpantry.com/Coffee_Lovers_Sampler_p/mbp-coffee_sampler.htm

Vitalady also sells a coffee and tea lovers sampler pack. Some tea flavors as well plus different coffee flavors such as Optimum Nutrition Mocha Cappuccino (really good IMO) and Dymatize Mocha (didn't like it, YMMV):

http://www.vitalady.com/cgi-bin/commerce.cgi?preadd=action&key=3805XVAR

Keep in mind that for most hot coffee protein drinks, you need to keep the temperature under 130-140 degrees. However, with the Pantry Selections/Health Smart powders, they are optimized for mixing with very hot liquids. As long as your milk or water isn't actually boiling they will mix just fine.

Bufflehead would you please share some recipes? I love yummy coffee drinks!

@@onlybroomegirl sure, here are some of my favorite recipes. For iced coffee drinks I use Chike, and for Hot Drinks I start with either the HealthSmart cappuccino or hot chocolate. For iced drinks using Chike, I do just use one scoop of Chike + instant espresso powder. I like my coffee drinks very strong so tend to go heavy on the added in flavors - adjust to taste!

Pretty much all of these you can make either hot or cold.

basics on prep for hot drinks - my preference for hot drinks is to use half Water and half CarbMaster milk (I am guessing you live near me based on your surgeon - you can get CarbMaster milk at Kroger, it comes in plain, vanilla, and chocolate and is AWESOME for sleevers - low calorie & carb, high protein). For cold drinks, I just use 8 ounces of CarbMaster milk.

For either hot or cold, you can use vanilla or chocolate Carbmaster depending on the recipe, or just use the plain. Whatever you have on hand.

Okay, so I start with my 8 oz of milk & water and heat it up in a big ceramic mug in the microwave for about 1 & 1/2 minutes. Then I transfer it to my blender beaker (I use an immersion blender), add everything else in the shake to the beaker, blend, and pour back into the mug, which is still nice and hot from the microwave.

For the cold drinks, I use 8 oz of cold Carbmaster milk, either plain, vanilla, or chocolate - whatever works best or I feel like having.

hazelnut mocha - Protein powder + 1 shot SF Torani Classic Hazelnut syrup + instant espresso powder + SF Torani chocolate syrup or Sweetleaf chocolate Sweet Drops

orange mocha - protein powder + instant espresso powder + SF Torani chocolate syrup or Sweetleaf chocolate Sweet Drops + Sweetleaf valencia orange sweet drops

peppermint mocha - protein powder + instant espresso powder + SF Torani chocolate syrup or Sweetleaf chocolate Sweet Drops + SF Torani peppermint syrup

pumpkin spice latte - protein powder + instant espresso powder + 1/4 t. pumpkin pie spice + SF Torani pumpkin pie syrup

caramel latte - protein powder + instant espresso powder + SF Torani classic caramel syrup

amaretto mocha - protein powder + instant espresso powder + SF Torani chocolate syrup + couple drops almond extract

gingerbread mocha - protein powder + instant espresso powder + SF Torani chocolate syrup + SF Torani gingerbread syrup

white chocolate peppermint mocha - protein powder + instant espresso powder + SF Torani white chocolate syrup + SF Torani peppermint syrup (note for iced version, you can also use Designer whey white chocolate protein powder and just add in more instant espresso. You can also add in SF FF white chocolate pudding mix - about a tablespoon - and make it thicker and more flavorful)

raspberry mocha - protein powder + instant espresso powder + raspberry chocolate Sweetleaf sweet drops

eggnog latte - protein powder + instant espresso powder + SF DaVinci eggnog syrup + eggnog flavor

cinnamon dolce latte - protein powder + instant espresso powder + SF Torani cinnamon vanilla syrup (note - this is really best made with vanilla milk IMO)

Also - there are lots of ways to get a certain flavor into your drink. You may not have what I call for on hand, but you might have something else! For example, you can use a tablespoon of unsweetened cocoa powder instead of SF Torani chocolate syrup or Sweetleaf chocolate sweet drops for just a few more calories. If you don't have peppermint syrup, maybe you have peppermint extract and can use a few drops of that. Any kind of instant coffee that you like works to add flavor, it doesn't need to be espresso specifically. No rules! But I will say if you like hazelnut flavor in your coffee, Torani offers two different versions - "classic hazelnut" and just plain "hazelnut." I found the classic hazelnut MUCH better!

Good luck!

Edited July 30, 201411 yr by Bufflehead

Thank you so much!!! I can't wait to get started!