Protein Shakes

[pereari]

I was taking my protein shakes with gatorade after my workouts and at night b4 going to bed,but what i didnt realize,was that each bottle contains around 30GRAMS OF SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!! and it was making me gain fat like crazyy but i finally stopped using it.I hate protein shakes with water and dont like them with milk either,do any of you have any sugestions or recipes to make good tasting protein shakes??????? Thanxx

 

[* Legion *]

try blending them with yogurt, sugar free preferably, or adding oatmeal or some sort of fruit. Yes, there is sugar in the fruit, but assuming that you are trying to gain mass over sever cutting, a little sugar is better than the crappy refines sugars in some of the sports drinks.

 

[joesmooth20]

slpenda, cinammin for night time shake your not gonna want much else in it if you
are gaining fat.

 

[GFR]

A protein shake is not supposed to be a taste treat....just drink the damn thing and quit being a baby.

 

[Rocky_B]

my creatine shakes post-workout have like 45 g's of sugar (its dextrose, and malto though).

 

[Emma-Leigh]

I was taking my protein shakes with gatorade after my workouts and at night b4 going to bed,but what i didnt realize,was that each bottle contains around 30GRAMS OF SUGAR!!!!!!!!!!! and it was making me gain fat like crazyy but i finally stopped using it.I hate protein shakes with water and dont like them with milk either,do any of you have any sugestions or recipes to make good tasting protein shakes??????? Thanxx

Well - yeah - that is what gatorade is - sugar! It is made for rehydration/glycogen restoration after long, gruelling workouts!

Other things you could mix with it would be:

PWO - Banana, grapes, fruit juice, FF/SF yoghurts, oats
eg:
0.75 cups oats
1 med banana
0.5 cups yoghurt
1 scoop PP
vanilla extract
Cinnamon
Ice (makes it really frothy)


Before bed - well, whey is not your best choice... but if you wanted to make a shake then you want something that is slower to digest so things like cottage cheese, nut butters/nuts would be good. If you could be bothered - adding a little xanthum gum or gar gum would also slow the digestion and it also makes it really thicken up so you could eat it like pudding! (warning - don't add too much otherwise it tastes funny).

eg: In a blender combine -
0.5 cups cottage cheese
1 scoop chocolate whey
1 tbs PB
SF maple syrup
More sweetener if you feel the need (eg: stevia)

Blend until well combined and you have a chocolate-peanut butter brittle cottage cheese creation!

 

[kkschaef]

add fruit or yogurt instead.

 

[Jenny]

A protein shake is not supposed to be a taste treat....just drink the damn thing and quit being a baby.

I never thought I'd agree with you, but on this one I'll just have to..
I definitely don't enjoy my shakes, it's just something I have to do. I'd take real food over shakes anytime!

 

[pereari]

MY ISSUE WITH DRINKING PROTEIN SHAKES WITH WATER IS OVER PEOPLE!!!!!!!!! I've found Myoplex shakes and they are DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!even if i just drink them with water,they dont have that sh*$@ flavor other protein shakes have!! GREAT STUFFF!!!!!!!!

 

[musclepump]

Gatorade after workout (the sugar) is actually quite beneficial. I doubt it was making you fat.

 

[kraziplaya]

A protein shake is not supposed to be a taste treat....just drink the damn thing and quit being a baby.

have u had some of the new shakes out...goodness..they are good...dont even get me started on muscle milk..that is highly recommend by me for pre workout and it tastes awesome...back in the day the shakes were shit but these days i dunno...they must be doing something right or tricking us into thinking its healthy but it really isnt

 

[Cold Iron]

exactly, if its that big a deal, change brands.

 

[JayBee]

umm people are saying add fruit and juice.. these things are loaded with sugar, also. just mix it with water and chugg the shit. you will get used to the taste.

 

[GFR]

have u had some of the new shakes out...goodness..they are good...dont even get me started on muscle milk..that is highly recommend by me for pre workout and it tastes awesome...back in the day the shakes were shit but these days i dunno...they must be doing something right or tricking us into thinking its healthy but it really isnt

Bro I get 24 17 oz Muscle milk shakes a week....yummy.

 

[kraziplaya]

i just had my before bed shake...1 scoop of muscle milk(cookies and cream) and 1 scoop optimum nutrition vanilla protein powder and tthen i threw in some natty pb.....oh yum...and the fats help it digest slower thruout the nite