Why does it have to taste bad!??

Good morning everyone.. I'm a big baby when it comes to trying new stuff. I bought some protein samples from www.wlssupplies.com and they smell better than the others I have tried.. And I do have to admit they taste better than most. But still I have to make myself drink it. I wish for once someone would make protein shakes that taste good like regular stuff you would drink. I have decided that I can up my calories like my doctor wants me too cause I have made my own Protein shake. Something I can tolerate.. I take 2% or 1% milk and mix carnation instant breakfast s/f and then dry milk to make a drink that has 20 grams of protein. I know someone is going to point out how many carbs and sugars im going to be adding but well I look at it like this we dont absorb it all anyway and atleast IM getting some protein. Something has got to give with this protein battle Im fighting. Anyone else having this problem???

I order mine from bariatriceating.com I love the Elite chocolate Mint and butter toffee cream.....she also sells samples you could try......But with the chocolate mint and butter toffee cream.....I make mine with ho****er and add a spoon of cool whip......It makes a yummy hot cocoa....perfect for morning or night......I have also tried her fruity drinks and I hated those.....Good Luck finding a good protein it is hard....but once you find one that you like it is worth it.....I can't wait for the day I can eat all the protein I need!!! Good Luck Jesi

Oh, Kim, I hear you oh so well. Every shake I have tried tastes awful to me. My problem is with an intolerance to the whey proteins & lactose intolerance also. I tried the mixture you suggested & it at least tasted good. Unfortunately the dairy products did me in. You might want to try sugar free Swiss miss chocloate mix instead of the Carnation instant breakfast. It tastes really good and will be lower in sugars. If this doesn't work for you, try what I drink every day (I am drinking it as we speak!) I pour 12 oz of Soy Slender vanilla milk in a blender, add 2 T of a soy supplement, purchased at GNC (tasteless & smells slightly of vanilla) and a handful of frozen strawberries. Blend this all up and it is like a strawberry milkshake, all thick & creamy. If I want to increase the amount of protein, I toss in a 1" block of soft tofu while blending. With the tofu, the shake is almost 30 grams, without it is more like 24g. They also make chocloate flavored and that is really good also. I add a banana to it. Today I had strawberries mixed with the chocloate, mmmmm. I know, thinking of drinking soy milk probably made you screw up your face & gag but it doesn't have that nasty smell that I associate with the soy milk babies are fed. It tastes just like regular milk & no odor. I live on a dairy farm & I don't know if my husband could tell the difference. Good luck with your shakes. I hope they work. Dixie

Hi Kim. I know what you mean about the taste. I have found that I like the GNC 100% whey chocolate better than any. I also use some of the s/f Davinci syrups to flavor sometimes (like German Chocolate Cake) yummm. I have ordered several samples...and I don't like the fruit ones either. One thing....I have always had a hard time getting all of the shake down..if I blend it (thick),. I think it increases in volume as well as thickness and it's just too much for me. I do better just stirring it or shaking it. Hope this helps. Jeanie (open rny 12/15/03)

I cannot take the shakes at all. I found a protein drink that I can handle. It is on the same taste as kool aid. It is called Whey Fruity. I mix it with 1 3/4 cup of water or sugar free tropical punch kool aid. It is one scoop and it has 26 grams of protein. It comes in Lemonaid and Tropical Punch flavors. I loved it. Now, I can get my protein in! Hope that this helps. Rhonda

Where do you buy this??

I believe it was on bodybuilding.com but I just typed in Whey Fruity in the search block on AOL and it brought up all sorts of places to get it. I just cruised them until I found the cheapest. It says to mix one scoop with 8 oz. of water but I mix mine with 16 oz. and it feels like kool aid going down that way. It mixes well with a spoon but as it sits I just give it a good shake to mix things up again. It has 26 grams of protein in one scoop. Hope this helps! Rhonda

Kim, If you don't dump...don't sweat the sugars! I don't really. AND as far as calories go...my protein shake has around 175 easily ....so don't think you can do much worse than that! And I am only drinking about 6 oz. I ordered samples from WLS as well and the ONLY brand I like and like they way it mixes with a spoon and regular cup at my desk....is Champion Nutrition Pure Whey Stack Chocolate is good, vanilla not bad and I just tried the Cocoa Mocachino last weekend and if you like coffee..it is quite GOOD! they also have strawberry and banana flavors (not mixed together) As far as other drinks...I can barely get down anything bu****er and maybe some milk and oj in small amts. The crystal light I LOVED before surgery is almost tooo sweet now and when I water it down...the taste just isn't right. So most of the time it is jus****er.....and my daily Chocolate Shake. I don't LOVE my shakes...but I can tolerate it. And it is the ONLY way I get my 60 grams without eating tuna for 3 meals (yuk!). I have to make it ICE COLD...so I get it mixed up really good and smooth and then add a bunch of ice. I don't like mine thick like a shake...takes too long to drink! BUT if it isn't ICE COLD I can't stand it.

Hi Kim: Do you like coffee? The best protien drink I have found is the Champion Nutrition Pure Whey Stack. EVERY morning I mix a scoop of Mocha flavor (23g protien) with a cup of coffee and a splash of SF vanilla syrup. MMMMMMM It is so good. If you like orange you can take the Crystal light orange sunrise and mix it with a scoop of vanilla Pure Whey Stack and blend with a little ice. Tastes just like an orange julius I order mine from ---.wlssuccess.com. Hope you find something you like~Kimberly

I hate coffee.. I hate anything that has a hint of bad taste.. I sound like a big baby. I have tried 10 different supplements.. I got 4 samples just yesterday. My hubby drank one of them for me cause I couldnt get it down.. He will drink anything. The Carnation Instant Breakfast I drink is with No sugar added. I think in order to save money and my taste buds Im going to stick with what is already working for me so far.. Tofu I have never tasted What does it taste like.. Im weird when it comes to trying new stuff.. THanks for all the replys.. Kim