Protein powder smoothie mix recommendations?

[pinkoos]

Along the same lines of Spearmint's thread from yesterday (http://forums.macresource.com/read/1/681...#msg-68153), do people have any recs for good (health-wise and flavor-wise) protein powder smoothie mixes?

When I walk into places like GNC, Central Market, Whole Foods, Smoothie King, etc., I just get thoroughly confused by all of the offerings.

I just want a tasty, high protein, low carb smoothie mix that I can throw into the blender, add ice/milk/whatever, blend and go.

Anybody?

[kap]

I have always used plain flavored soy protein from Trader's Joe.

Kap

[Seacrest]

I like Spirutein banana.
I blend it with a banana + frozen blueberries or cherries, mostly. Sometimes fresh fruit as well.
I have to special order it now, since my Whole Foods no longer carries it in favor of some house brand.
I tried their house brand (and others) and hated them all.
So now I order Spirutein from the market up the street.
You can also order it thru Amazon, which I did once before I found out I could get it locally.

[Mr. Ed]

I've been looking for a protein powder I can use. However, all of them I've seen contain soy. I'm allergic to soy (get very ill). Any idea if there is a protein powder without soy?

[karsen]

Muscle Milk is good. Myoplex is good.

[pinkoos]

Thanks, will look into some of the mentioned options.

[anonymouse1]

The best stuff is Whey or Egg White protein. Other milk-based protein powders contain casein, which is a lower quality protein, and also is something many people react to badly.

And use a blender, with a little water and a frozen banana-amazing! (peel bananas before freezing). Maybe add a little vanilla and sugar, frozen berries, or jam.

Just make sure that the powder is 100% whey concentrate or isolate, or egg white. Everything else is much less good.

Blender is clearly the way to go.

[decocritter]

I like spirutein vanilla. You can add any kind of flavoring to it. Any fruit or chocolate.

[Baby Tats]

If you have CVS pharmacies where you live they are closing out Body Fortress brand vanilla whey protein powder for $3.87 per 2 lb can which is 75% off.

[pinkoos]

Thanks for the additional replies.

I do have a CVS close by...will check it out this weekend.