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- Thread starter Moonbeam3
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Ok, so I decided to have a protein shake yesterday after my workout. I totally made a fool of myself at first cuz I didn't know how to order it. I said I wanted a small whey LOL. She asked if I wanted it in my water and I told her that I wanted a shake so then she pointed out my choices.
Anyway, I bought some to take home that gives me 20g of protein per scoop, is this good?
Anyway, I bought some to take home that gives me 20g of protein per scoop, is this good?
20g is good, but as jpc said it depends on the other stuff (carbs, sugars, etc). Some protein powders are good for you and some arent.
mmm, well it was the gym brand (maybe mistake #1). It's chocolate flavor (maybe mistake #2) It says:
Serving size 1 rouded scoup (26g)
35 per container
100 calories
1.5g calories from fat
1.5g total fat
1 g saturated sugar
40mg cholesterol
2g total carb
1g sugars
19 g protein
.5 mgthiamin
.6 mg vitamin B6
.7 mg riboflavin
2.1 mcg Vitamin B12
3.5 mg pantothenic acid
100 mg calcium
80 mg phosphorous
15 mg magnesium
40 mg sodium
180 mg potassium
150 mg l-glutamine
150 mg taurine
Serving size 1 rouded scoup (26g)
35 per container
100 calories
1.5g calories from fat
1.5g total fat
1 g saturated sugar
40mg cholesterol
2g total carb
1g sugars
19 g protein
.5 mgthiamin
.6 mg vitamin B6
.7 mg riboflavin
2.1 mcg Vitamin B12
3.5 mg pantothenic acid
100 mg calcium
80 mg phosphorous
15 mg magnesium
40 mg sodium
180 mg potassium
150 mg l-glutamine
150 mg taurine
Doesn't look too bad to me 
Moonbeam3 said:
Mistake #1 may be a financial mistake, but not a mistake on food stuff and #2 is inconsequential.
Sounds all fine. It's only 1g sugar (likely maltodextrin or dextrose) and 1.5g of fat, which is probably saturated fat and you need that in your diet.
However, to help it get to the muscle, you'll need to carb it up. The rule of thumb is 2:1 ratio of carbs to protein. So at 20g of protein, you'll need 40g of high GI carbs. The usual forms are dextrose and maltodextrine, though you could use powdered gatorade.
Cool, thanks guys...and the financial mistake, I paid $20-seemed fair at the time considering the shake itself was almost $5!!! But next time I'll go to GNC or something like that and look for similar ingredients if I can get it cheaper...
So cynic you don't think I'm getting enough (correct) carbs from foods? I tend to eat ww breads and or sweet potato daily, pasta at least once a week sometimes twice...just curious.
So cynic you don't think I'm getting enough (correct) carbs from foods? I tend to eat ww breads and or sweet potato daily, pasta at least once a week sometimes twice...just curious.
Moonbeam3 said:
1. I'm not talking about carbs throughout the day. I mean postworkout carbs in your post workout shake. So, in a PWO shake, at 20g protein, you should put 40g of carbs. That's what I mean by 2:1.
2. I pay $47.99 for a 10lb bag of ON whey at . That's 155 servings @ ~$0.31/srv.