Newbies! Ever wondered how to mix a hot protein drink?
First, let's disspell the common myth. Yes, your body CAN use the protein from hot protein drinks, even if the drink is hotter than 130 degrees. Mkay? Lovely!
For many, cold protein drinks are problematic. I mean think about it: your stomach is already TRAUMATIZED (you know...having been severed and whatnot) and then you want to give it cold stuff??? For those that tolerate cold drinks well...congrats! It's a blessing.
To others, warm drinks are oh so soothing. So making a hot protein drink seems a natural fit. Today on Bariatric Foodie I give a tutorial on a quick, easy, and darn-near-foolproof way to make hot protein drinks. I hope this gets some of you to exploring the many and varied flavors they have to offer.
Enjoy! http://bariatricfoodie.blogspot.com/2011/12/bf-basics-how-to -make-hot-protein-drink.html
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Kelly
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I used Pure Protein in the drink in the post. I like that stuff a lot. The chocolate flavor is a bit more chocolatey in my opinion.
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I usually use Chike or Optimum Nutrition in my hot drinks. I've never tried the Pure Protein.
Kelly
Please note: I AM NOT A DOCTOR. If you want medical advice, talk to your doctor. Whatever I post, there is probably some surgeon or other health care provider somewhere that disagrees with me. If you want to know what your surgeon thinks, then ask him or her. Check out my blog.
Thanks for the heads up!
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Thank you!
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But now that I have heard the idea, and I've heard the problems you're running into, I have to ask a question. (It's the sort of question that one might expect from a totally inexperienced newbie such as myself, so here goes...)
Why not mix the powder into COLD milk, and then dissolve it nicely without lumps, and THEN heat it up? Does it taste awful? Does the heat kill the protein? Does it create new lumps? Just wondering. I need the voice of experience before I waste time experimenting!
I started out doing that but what happened was that the mix did keep a lot of clumps BUT if you do it in a shaker bottle that is less likely to happen (although when I did it in a shaker bottle, I STILL got more lumps [and floaties] than I do using the method I posted about).
I use cold milk to make my paste and when I do protein demos for people (many of whom originally think my method is off-putting) I always get the same response: "if I didn't see you make it, i wouldn't know there is protein in it."
I've never achieved that level of mixing by adding all cold liquid then heating. But really it all depends on what works for you. There are as many methods to mixing up a drink as stars in the sky. But I hope the post at least empowers you and others to give it a try!
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