Daily Post--1/5/08

We've been talking about doing protein cocoas and adding protein to coffee over on the YahooGroup, so I thought this question worked for today's discussion here! Do you supplement your food intake with protein drinks/bars and if so, what are your favorite brands/flavors? If you are a mixer, please share your favorite protein drink/shake recipe! Lea

I TRY my hardest to get in all my protein without supplementing it... But when i do... I generally take the magic bullet... put in about 5 oz of water... 1/2 a crystal light lemonade to go packet, throw in some mixed berries (strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, blackberries and cherries) throw in some unflavored protein and blend it up. Tastes really good and is about all i can stomache on the protein supplement front!! Krissy A.K.A Navywife25

I do supplement. As I am a very boring eater lol and well it makes it easier to get to my 90g of protein a day with at least one drink of something a day. I only do one a day though average is 20-25g. The rest of my protein I get from foods. My favorites are: Optimum Nutrition Pro Complex Chocolate New Whey 42g GRAPE Protein Vials Bolthouse Farms Mocha Cappuccino With Whey Protein - I don't mix the Pro Complex with anything but milk. It tastes yummy and I am frankly to lazy to bother making it "fancy" lol. - New Whey I mix with water and Grape Walmart brand To Go Pack drink mix. I can not drink these straight up. And I only do 1/2 at a time. - Bolthouse Farms I mix with milk to make it last longer as its not cheap. Have a super day!! *huggles* Felicia =0)

Actually, very rarely do I supplement my food intake with protein drinks or bars. I do however, like the Perfectly Protein drinks from Bolthouse Farms. But I have to honestly say I get most of my protein from either tuna, chicken or beef jerky! I know jerky is drier and tougher than most people seem to be able to handle, but it works really well for me! I always check to make sure there is no sugar added, but lately have been making my own to be sure to know what has been put in it! BTW...my buddy and I have made contact! Thanks Lea for all of your hard work to make the challenges run so smoothly! This is my first one, and I am very impressed! Thanks! Christy

I still use protien drinks everyday or at least once a day. My favorite brand is Matrix 5.0 chocolate and I mix it with skim milk to add to my protien intake, I wish I could say I have some awesome receipe to give everyone but I just try and keep it simple so as not to confuse myself....lol Joni

I supplement with a protein drink each day. I strive for 65g of protein per day, and its hard to meet without my shake. I prefer the stuff from WalMart, Body Fortress. I mix 6 oz of skim milk 1 scoop of chocolate flavored whey protein powder 1 squirt of SF chocolate syrup 1 tbsp of reduced fat Jif Peanut Butter sometimes half of a banana + 2 ice cubes This really does taste like a milkshake. I drink it on the drive in to work each morning. It tides me over until my late morning breakfast of yogurt, a hard boiled egg, or a South Beach breakfast bar.

I use the Body Fortress too. But, I can't seem to tolerate anything cold. I take a couple of tablespoons of water, mix a scoop of the powder with it until it's smooth. Then I take 8 oz of Soy Slender Cappuccino and heat, not quite to boiling. Then I combine them slowly and drink my Hot Mocha. The Magic Bullet Blender makes quick work of this.

Isn't the Magic Bullet the greatest invention of all time????

Yup, it's amazing the things you can do with it.

I try protein, I go back and forth. I dont have one I like. I have the ones I can stand. I wish I had one or two that I really liked. I cant get them to blend smoothly without the blender and that makes them frothy, and I hate that. The one I like the best was one that was similar to orange bang. But I have to use the low sugar orange juice beverage by tropicana, that is 50 cal for 8 oz, so it makes the calorie count pretty high. I love the power crunch bars but that is only 13g protein and 200 cal, so I can do better with meat and feel full. I will be checking out the board for protein ideas. Anyhow the two I can stand are vanilla protein powder, orange drink (crystal light works but tropicana orange beverage is better, someone said there is an orange beverage in the soda isle that has 0 carbs and no carbonation I may look for that) anyway with ice and it tastes and froths up like an orange bang. I think I might like to try adding a banana for the natural sugar taste. Also protein coffee, I love the achive one but I can not get it here cheap, its expensive to get to me I have no ability to drive and buy it from a store its not sold here in tennessee. Maybe I need to just get the achieve one and power crunch bars and bite the bullet.