Question:
Can whey protein powder be mixed with skim milk? If not, why?
The package says 'mix with your favourite beverage'. I have heard not to use milk but I don't know why. Is milk ok to use with protien powder? I am not lactose intolerant and I have made the drinks with milk and with water. I like the taste better with milk but I want the full protein intake. So what's the scoop? — mary ann T. (posted on September 22, 2003)
September 22, 2003
Most people on here tell you not to take the protein shakes with milk
because of the sugar and it adds extra calories to your protein shake. I
try to steer away from protein shakes altogether but have started using
them because I don;t really have an appetite and need to get my protein in.
Good Luck
— TotallyTori
September 22, 2003
You can mix them with milk but it does add a bunch of calories as the
previous poster mentioned. I use 2/3 water and 1/3 skim milk ands it adds
just enough body to the shake as to not make it watery and gross. I
actually eat a lot of dairy every day between cottage cheese and milk and
cheese. It has never effected my loss and I have never hit a plateau. I do
count carbs and at 8 months out still keep them under 40 per day. That is
my personal comfort zone.
— Carol S.
September 22, 2003
As long as you aren't lactose intolerant it is fine to mix it with milk.
It actually ups the calcium and the protein. For a ton of protein recipes
with milk and water go to www.protein-solution.com
— Linda A.
September 22, 2003
I always use milk, 3 glasses of milk a day give >1000 mg of very
absorbable calcium. It also bbosts the protein and has numerous other
vitamins and minerals. I do follow a diet of a balance of proteins, carbs,
and fats.
— **willow**
September 22, 2003
You can mix it with anything you like. Just be careful it's not hot unless
the directions say you can mix it with something hot ( most protein
poweders when hot tend to have the consitancy of clabberd milk). The main
reason people recomment not to mix with milk is the sugar content in milk
can cause dumping in some people (milk actualy has 'natural' sugars which
is a lot different that processed sugars. Your body processes it easier and
faster). I've never had a problem with mixing it with moo, and like the
taste and creamyness. My doc and nutritionist did recommend 1% sweet
acedolophus though. The acadolphous bacteria in it makes it easier to
digest, and doens't cause me to be gassy. It also has very little extra
fat. The stuff I get has like 2.5 g fat/ serving. Most skim has 1 to 1.5 g
fat. I like regular skim, but when I drink anything but the acedolphus
people have been known to pass out or reuqest gas masks LOL!
— mellyhudel
September 22, 2003
I always mixed my whey powder with skim milk. I used Body Fortress whey
protein which I got at Vitamin World or from their website. I mixed 2
scoops with 10 to 12 oz. of skim milk and got 37 g of protein plus the
protein from the milk. I would shake it in a Tupperware shaker. Not too
bad at all. I used the chocolate flavor. Good luck!!
— Fixnmyself
September 23, 2003
I ALWAYS mixed mine with 1/2 milk and 1/2 sugar free pudding. This way I
could change the flavor:vanilla; chocolate; white chocolate; and my
favorite butterscotch.
— Pat M.
September 25, 2003
I use only water. Never touch milk. 2 glasses of milk contains the same
sugars as a Milky Way. I lost 150 # and I want them to remain gone.
Anything I add back in with sugar, milk, juice, yogurt----any of that will
change my result (has), so I leave it as is. Protein + water. It's fast,
easy, cheap and I get no calories loitering around on my hips with nothing
to do because they cannot be absorbed into nutrition
— vitalady
September 28, 2003
NOT even the SAME kind of sugar as in Milky Ways. Sheesh! Skim milk or
soy milk in moderation is quite HARMLESS!
— Ginger M.
September 28, 2003
Some people elect not to use skim milk in protein shakes because an
eight-ounce serving of it adds more sugar (12 grams) than protein (8
grams). So long as you're aware of that basic fact, obviously, it's up to
you whether you use it or not. Personally, I'll use skim milk in cereal,
but I don't use it in my protein shake -- I found one that was good enough
that all I need to add to it is water, not milk, fruits, and other sugars
and carbs that I, personally, like to consume in some other more enjoyable
form at some other time during the day (shrug).<P>I think this is an
individual call, but when I was making my decisions about these kinds of
issues, I figured that some long-term post-ops (such as the nine-year
post-op who finds skim milk is NOT the choice for her) might know just a
*little* bit more than me. Sheesh. ;-)
— Suzy C.
September 28, 2003
according to manyy dieticians, and docs. No milk = osteoporosis. It is my
very strong feeling that it is not only about thin hips but healthy hips ,
as in no fractures from osteoporosis. I want to be thin, but I want thick
bones that will carry me for the rest of my life to run, play, dance.
I'll keep on drinking my milk and on the occasions I need a shake I'll mix
it with milk.
— **willow**
September 29, 2003
ONE opinion and experience. Definitely not 'gospel'. The 'right' way
could be measured in success, I guess.
Aren't we touchy? ;)
— Ginger M.
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