Protein Powders

[Arwen's Mom]

I'm destroying myself with bacon, so I need the powders. I like EAS Lean 15...it has words I can't pronounce, so you know its good

Thats really funny and made me laugh.
But honestly I prefer to be able to recognize all the ingredients.

 

[Arwen's Mom]

@rick81721 why do you say he is a quack?
And how does that relate to the protein powder? All the ingredients seem legit to me.
But I am no scientists either

@stb222 You are probably right. But as I am aging I do see some weakness I didnt have before. Its harder for older people to keep/build muscle so figured a protein shake once a day wouldnt hurt. Might be better than a bowl of ice cream.

Since I started drinking them regularly I have dropped 5 pounds.

 

[stb222]

@rick81721 why do you say he is a quack?
And how does that relate to the protein powder? All the ingredients seem legit to me.
But I am no scientists either

@stb222 You are probably right. But as I am aging I do see some weakness I didnt have before. Its harder for older people to keep/build muscle so figured a protein shake once a day wouldnt hurt. Might be better than a bowl of ice cream.

Since I started drinking them regularly I have dropped 5 pounds.

Nothing is better than a bowl of ice cream, let's just get that straight. Ice cream every night is my protein shake.

 

[Arwen's Mom]

well, I will admit i lost the most weight and was strongest the summer i ate ice cream every night. But I was also riding my DH (damn heavy) bike all over the trails that same summer.

 

[gtluke]

my wife has been making frozen yogurt out of actual yogurt. I'm not asking if she puts an surgar in it, or how much. but man what a good protein dinner it is.
2% greek yogurt generally has the highest protein count.

 

[rick81721]

@rick81721 why do you say he is a quack?
And how does that relate to the protein powder? All the ingredients seem legit to me.
But I am no scientists either

If you google "quacks" Mercola is usually at the top of the list - like this one:

http://www.alternet.org/personal-he...aguing-america-their-bad-claims-about-science

His protein powder is probably fine but that's how he makes money - I wouldn't financially support that fraud or any other.

FYI Dr. Oz is another one - I wouldn't trust a thing that clown says.

 

[Mountain Bike Mike]

[USER=152]@stb222 But as I am aging I do see some weakness I didnt have before. Its harder for older people to keep/build muscle so figured a protein shake once a day wouldnt hurt.

.[/USER]

ENSURE

 

[Arwen's Mom]

my wife has been making frozen yogurt out of actual yogurt. I'm not asking if she puts an surgar in it, or how much. but man what a good protein dinner it is.
2% greek yogurt generally has the highest protein count.

I do like 2% greek yogurt. I have been buying Fage plain and adding my own fruit to it

 

[Arwen's Mom]

ENSURE

UGH! you ever read the ingredients list? Blah!

 

[RobW]

Good reads

https://www.thrillist.com/health/na...-in-a-day?mc_cid=5533e53771&mc_eid=609bc47121

 

[Johnny Utah]

Arwin's Mom - save your money.

Are you tearing apart your muscles when you workout? If not, it's a waste.

You'll get more than enough protein from a well balance diet

This, I use powder when I go very hard. Otherwise a better diet does the trick.

Increased protein intake, especially in a powder form, is usually in the refinement stage and in a hard training regiment.

Love you Jill, but you may be skipping several steps here.

 

[RobW]

Also this

http://www.forksoverknives.com/animal-protein-weight-gain/?mc_cid=5533e53771&mc_eid=609bc47121

 

[gtluke]

I do like 2% greek yogurt. I have been buying Fage plain and adding my own fruit to it

Add some high protein granola too.

 

[Arwen's Mom]

@Johnny Utah Maybe. and I love you too

@Flaubert I already eat a plant based diet. Was a good read though Will check out more on that site. I was not able to read the second article with out signing in/up which I am not interested in doing.

 

[RobW]

@Johnny Utah Maybe. and I love you too

@Flaubert I already eat a plant based diet. Was a good read though Will check out more on that site. I was not able to read the second article with out signing in/up which I am not interested in doing.

I'm aware of your plant based diet. What I am not aware of why you are looking to increase your intake of protein.... but here, read this http://www.forksoverknives.com/the-myth-of-complementary-protein/ (no problem here with joining a site) and then read this http://www.forksoverknives.com/top-tips-for-plant-based-athletes/

For the record, I was searching for protein powders just over a month ago and came across these articles. I bought the Vega-sport as a post race drink bc... well i want to hang out after and BS and not get hungry

 

[gtluke]

she said her issue was that she hates beans, which is how most herbivores get their protein.

 

[walter]

Ftr, the forks over knives cookbook is fantastic

 

[Mountain Bike Mike]

@gtluke - Granola is awesome but watch the calories especially if you want to keep weight off.

 

[RobW]

she said her issue was that she hates beans, which is how most herbivores get their protein.

Right, I understand that but if your diet is veggie based without beans and she's maintaining weight. Then why bother

 

[stb222]

Right, I understand that but if your diet is veggie based without beans and she's maintaining weight. Then why bother

Is mind f*cuking a family trait?