Which powder tastes the best to you. I bought my first protein powder yesterday & I opted for the soy even though the whey protein powder was cheaper. Soy just sounded better than whey! LOL!! I value any opinion given here! Thanks!

Hi!

I am a little more than a month away from my surgery. Last night I went to GNC to check out somethings as I have to do a 10 day pre op diet. I bought a variety of things. Nice thing about GNC is that you can take it back if you try and don't like it. There are so many different things to choose from. The sales clerk was really helpful. Anyway, one of the brands I got was Isopure. I got the clear liquid Protein drink along with the powdered you mix. It was 50 grams of protein and zero carbs!!! I mixed it with light vanilla soy milk, and I have to admit it was pretty good. I was shocked. I must say I was not the least bit excited to try this. I bet it would really be good mixed with some fresh fruit or yogurt!!

Anyway, just thought I would share this with everyone!

Annie

The powder I bought was from Wal-Mart. $8.00 for 14 servings. Brand - Advant Edge.

This is the one I bought ( Soy) Vanilla flavored and I enjoy it, I use skim milk with a bananna , lots of ice then blend, YUMMY, 20 grams of Protein per serving...

I was never into portein drinks since I hated to use my calories on liquids but my mornings are tight and if I do not do it, I find I can not get in 60 grams of protein like a bandster should so I started this recently, but one thing I have noticed is it gives me gas by the afternoon.

Update: I got the 100% Whey protien from GNC and now that I mix it with Carb Countdown milk the consistancy doesn't bother me as much (never thought I would drink milk again but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do) Between the powder and the milk I come out at 31g of protien per shake (30g is the most your body will absorb at one time so this works out perfectly)

I looked at the clear Isopure - and I guess if you drank half in the morning and half at night it would work well but the powder was about double the cost of the whey protien and seemed like kind of a waste as 30g is all I need in one sitting.

Thanks for the pudding suggestion. I have some SF FF Cheesecake pudding I may throw in to my shake to make a chocolate cheesecake shake - Yum!

Thanks! I didn't realize that our bodies only absorbed 30 mg at a time! Good to know!

I mix soy protein with my Glucerna shake. The chocolate goodness is really good and I don't feel like I'm drinking chalk. Tastes like chocolate milk.

I have been using Carb Solutions French Vanilla (my husband accidentally mixed it with skim milk the first time and I felt like I was drinking cake batter), and a whey protein called Body Fortress (chocolate). We got the Body Fortress at Wal-Mart for $11.97 for a 2 pound canister, which is about 30 servings. It has 20g of protein per serving and it is EXCELLENT!!!! Tastes just like chocolate milk :-)

I love chocolate milk! I may have to try that. Thanks!

I purchased they Whey Tech from Vitamin Shop - 17 grams mixed with Water. The chocolate is great - not think though - but it tastes just lika a YooHoo. The vanilla and strawberry leave a little to be desired, but if you use a banana, ice and skim milk with the strawberry it's great. The chocolate - 1 scoops, 1 C skim milk, 1 tblsp. Peanut Butter and 1 c ice - you have a great peanut butter cup. The vanilla with orange juice, ice and skim milk with 2 tblspoons of low fat cool whip - this is very good also.

I was going to try out the Chocolate from Wal-Mart - glad to hear the good ratings.

Kim B

I buy the whey protein powder (isolate) from a fitness center. It has 60g's of protein in one serving. I mix it with skim milk and have it for breakfast. I tastes great! I think someone had mention that all protein drinks have about the same amount of protein but they do not. I have checked many places...GNC, Costco, Walgreens, Walmart and so on. I only drink one glass a day and it works perfectly for me. The extra energy is a plus too!

Most of the Whey proteins today are engineered to be a kind of time release so you don’t get the entire 30 or 40 grams all at once. Protein is important to weight loss because it produces gasses when being broken down by your body to be utilized; these gasses burn tons of calories and render a lot of the carbs consumed less potent.

For guys out there, soy Protein is kind of arguable. If you don't have very much, there's nothing to worry about. However, it tends to produce higher levels of estrogen in guys.

For whatever it's worth.

My favorite is Syntrax nectar. I'm one of those people who can't stand thick shakes so soy is out for me. Syntrax has a great latte flavor I love you can mix with Water or milk. The lemonade and iced tea flavors are great too. Haven't tried vanilla or chocolate.

I also like a vanilla kind called ProZone. For some reason I just love the almost malted milk flavor. The problem is that it's fairly high in calories.

The Jay Robb stuff is reasonably good too.

If you go to bariatriceating.com you can order a sample pack which is great - you can try several out first.

Lastly, the latest stuff I've bought and loved is from New Lifestyle Diet. The puddings are yummy, I love the hot capuccino, and both the oatmeal and the sloppy joe mix are great and they utilize the band. I don't know why since it's fairly mushy but the sloppy joe mix fills me up as much as meat does, I really like it. The shakes I don't love quite as much.

Britt