Our family friends brought over a braised pork shoulder and I confess I had a bit of a breakdown.
You may just want to ask yourself how likely it is that bodybuilders drink the same sweet commercially bottled strawberry shake that your grandmother buys.
Meanwhile, Christmas at @whang’s:
Haha. Good point. I just assumed most protein shakes had the same texture.
Exactly! The ones bodybuilders drink are likely far worse tasting than the commercial ones. Lol
Lol. That definitely doesn’t sound exciting
High quality protein tastes good, guys. ON Whey with some banana and all natural PB is friggin’ delicious. Even without the banana if you don’t want the added sugar, it’s great. The protein shakes are way less daunting than the ridiculous amount of boring meals these guys eat.
Strawberry powder with strawberry kiwi juice! 
Or chocolate powder w/ cherry juice. And an extra tsp. of baking coco.
Totally not good for avoiding sugar though.
I agree. I’ve had some terrible stuff over the years (Mostly free junk in the contest prize bag), but I bought some ON isolate and it’s decent even in just water. Surprising.
Something about mTOR makes me think scam whenever anyone talks about it.
I might actually be able to handle sauerkraut that way. I eat it occasionally, “because it’s healthy” but never enjoy it. Meanwhile my family piles it on their brats. I’ll have to give it a go.
Was it fairlife?
ON is Optimal Nutrition right?
They’re the only protein powder that I genuinely enjoy drinking. I liked all the flavors I’ve tried from them besides the double chocolate. I can drink them in just straight water.
I like the chocolate malt the most so far. That + cottage cheese is genuinely delicious.
I’ll have to get back to you on that when I pass by the item again in Safeway
Confession:
I’ve hired a coach. And I need to keep a food diary.
The instructions were “eat normally. I want to see a normal diet for you”.
Knowing I’m going to have to share this shit with someone has restrained me from eating a chocolate bar for breakfast.
Every time I hear about it, my mind goes instantly to tor browser and the deep web for some reason, lol
It definitely makes it very palatable. Same regard; I was eating it because it was a zero prep veggie that had some positive qualities to it, but was just shoveling it down to get it over with. The BBQ sauce gives it some sweetness and makes it easier to get down.
I have been digging the MusclePharm Combat Protein. I think it’s better than the ON.
Isopure is pretty good.
Any cheap, big box store protein I stay away from.
Edit: Stay away from flavors called “cookies & cream” - not sure who taste tested that stuff but I am positive they have never had cookies and cream.
Myprotein whey is solid (independent third party tested) and very cheap
I haven’t used anyone else’s protein for at least 3 years. I found them before they even had their US warehouse and they were still balls cheap, but shipping from the UK killed you. Damn near did cartwheels when I found out they put a facility here.
Edit: Their protein tastes awesome most of the time, but their regular Vanilla (not the Natural Vanilla) is prone to taking on a strong, chemical chocolate taste for some reason. It doesn’t happen in every batch but about half the bags I’ve gotten have it.
When I was in China, I bought it off alibaba- literally cheaper than some domestic brands!
