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A big part of the challenge with protein shakes is that there are so many out there. i went to vitalady, ordered 25 or so samples for about $70 and narrowed it down to 6. Choc, Van, fruity ones, etc... so I wont get tired of any one or two flavors. Good luck

I'm only a RnYerbut deign almost six years out and a believer in protein powder shakes.
I am a die-hard chocolate or coffee fan. I use a Blender Bottle and my drink has to be very cold.
I but the cheapest brand that is low-carb at the local gym.
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Also, Jash, I do eat some protein with those veggies because I just crave meat at times. I just do not follow the regular way where you have to eat protein first then veggies. Sometimes I may just want to eat chicken. Sometimes I might want a big salad, sometimes I may just want a cup of mandarin oranges and a yogurt but its okay because I am getting my protein in with my shakes. =) It is less stressful to me as well not having to worry about whether or not I am getting enough protein in with food. 

Duh, sorry for posting about berries twice.  The 2nd time I thought I'd posted about it, but really couldn't find it!! :-S

It's OK - I now remember it! 

I bought a bag of frozen berries at Costco because I remembered your post, so thank you.

;-)

I used to buy the flats of eggs at Costco because they were averaging 1.40 - 1.50 a dozen.  These flats were 5 dozen per flat.  So I would buy 3 flats, take them home and crack all the eggs into the blender and blend.  Then freeze 1 cup (which is 5 large eggs = 30 grams of protein).  I thawed the egg containers in the frig and added a cup of blended eggs to all hot drinks, soups, anything I cooked, you name it-it had eggs in it.  Until the price of eggs kept creeping up to 1.80 a dozen. 

Eggs are the most perfect form of protein, easy to digest and absorb, and very versital.  I still use them a lot because they are cheap protein, but I don't buy them in bulk and use them as the primary source of protein like I used to.  It's probably healthier that I don't either. 

 

I think they'd be perfectly healthy if they were your primary protein source. I'll bet your albumin levels were awesome!

Have you ever read a book called Protein Power? The author, Michael R. Eades describes a sedentary geriatric patient in the 80's or 90's who only ate eggs, he wouldn't touch anything else. I can't remember the exact number, but he consumed probably 1-2 dozen per day. When they checked his lab levels, he had beautiful numbers, very low cholesterol, amazing protein, everything was spot on! This was during the egg and cholesterol scare, so this was an eye opener for many docs at the time.

Eggs are wonderful.  Full of nutrients, very bio-available to a DSer, versatile, and they were cheaper than any other source of protein.  So I did 60 grams of protein via eggs every day, and then ate chicken for another 30-60 grams.  I felt great.

I never had my cholesterol checked though.  I think that if we don't eat highly processed carbs, anything white, or sugar in any form, the rest of the myths about fat and cholesterol do not apply. 

Someone told me that our brains actually need cholesterol and it staves off Altz - and that high fat is good for staving off Atlz also.

Agreed. The book emphasized in many ways that a high protein, high fat diet is healthy for everyone, not just DSers, as long as carbs weren't involved, so the body uses fat first for energy.

Also, the author spoke of autopsies and studies performed on Egyptian mummies which scientists came to the conclusion that Egyptians ate a "healthy" diet similar to our current food pyramid standards and as a result were obese, had heart disease, high blood pressure, poor dental health, etc.