PROTEIN SHAKES...... OK LETS TALK

Ok just need to revamp my shakes again and looking for something different. Summer is coming and I am thinking creamy rich desserts on hot summer days!



I have been doing the whey bullets in water and they are so convenient and I put in a lil crystal light and I am good to go. So convenient on vacation !

The last few months I got away from using my bullet and making shakes.

I want to venture into the world of  PROTEIN ICECREAM/PROTEIN SLUSHIES and have been stocking up on syrups .

On vacation I scored all the sugar free jello pudding flavours for adding in.

So as "Eggface" mentions all the time start with monkeys butt taste and thats what you get in the end- re: vanilla protein shake



So guys what do you really like for a vanilla based protein shake - what grabs ya and where are you buying it -  I have seen some recommendations on the RNY boards but trying to cut back on ordering stuff from the states...... its becoming an expensive habit!  lol

Ok my tastebuds await the yummy suggestions!



Thx
Deb

 

Wish I could help. I buy the Kaizen 100% Whey Isolate in "Vanilla Ice Cream" flavour. While I don't hate it, I don't love it either. I get it at Costco for cheaper than anywhere else and that's my motivation. This stuff is all so expensive!

Honestly--for vanilla flavour, I'm all in favour of the Davinci syrup, It rocks. No yucky aftertaste. No monkeybutt. I haven't tried making the Eggface protein icecreams yet (no ice cream maker yet) but if I were going to, I think I'd use unflavoured powder and Davinci. Just my suggestion.

Good luck! I'd love to know how your ice creams turn out!

Tina

Thanks Tina - hubby got me one in the states a few months back so - have icecream maker time to get crackin!

Yes lovin the Davinci syrups and scoring them at Winners for $5.99/$6.99

So if you take your stuff from cosco and add in your syrups....is it ok then or should I be waiting for some more reviews.......

See the problem is I never tried Vanilla ones when I went thru the trial stages... so I havent tasted any .

I will keep you posted on the icecream makin!

thx
deb

I use ISOFLEX vanilla, and i find it tases great.  I some times add strawberry tofu and strawberries to it with some milk for a strawberry smoothie.

Catnip

Thanks!

Where do you buy it ?

How many carbs/protein in a scoop ?

deb

I get it at GNC, but i have seen it other places.

Going from memory but i do believe it has 1 carb and 27 grams of protien.

Catnip

Ok I have to say it....don't ruin a perfectly good batch of homemade ice cream by making it into a "protein" ice cream!  I am the ice cream queen in my little part of the world (LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! my cuisinart ice cream maker) and have found that you need to add +++ protein powder to your ice cream which then makes the ice cream "off" in order for it to offer you ANY real value.  Shoot just plug your nose and chug it but for gods sake don't ruin your ice cream LOLOLOLOLOL!  Oh and the bullets are a poor protein source long term so you really should get off them and focus solely on a protein ISOLATE brand.

I LOVE the Fortius protein shakes....and it's a Canadian company.  Oh and one last thing, many people provide some really tasty looking protein shake recipes (not you Cat cause I'm thinking you know better about the carb issue) but in the end they've added so much fruit and "stuff" that the carb count becomes outrageous (more than likely starts to out-way the protein count).

 

Kim

Do you have a fav protein shake from them in vanilla flavour - their site is down right now -

Have you made any of Eggfaces icecream -  I had such high hopes cause the different flavs get such praise......

Ya I am on top of my carbs and realizing how quickly they add up with too much stuff added into shakes.. I have fortius - strawberry /kiwi and orange flavours on hand.

thanks
deb

I do have their vanilla but I'll have to post the exact name when i get home from work...it's a good base for making shakes with and also doable straight up if you like vanilla kwim.

Thanks Kim

As far as the protien bullets I know they are controversial on some boards. I did quite a bit of research before I purchased them and talked to my dietician.

Based on the Bioavailability Scale for protein sources the IDS Whey Protein ones that I supplement with are a concentrate and are hydrolized they come in at a value of 104 in biologic value - and that is not taking into account the malabsorption factor of my RNY re-plumbing.

I am ok with the numbers and make sure they are not my only supplement- in comparison on the BV scale -

Isolate blends are from 100-159
Soy Protein at 59

So its really important to know the type of protein you are consuming.

thx
deb