Wednesday, April 09, 2008

Any Whey protein powder


I purchased this virtually tasteless whey protein powder from GNC for $29.99 (Alaska prices your gnc is prob cheaper). It is a 30 serving canister or 21.6 oz. It has 70 calories per scoop (1 scoop is a serving). No fat of any kind, seriously. No sugar of any kind and hold on to your hats boys and girls...only 1 carbohydrate per serving!! It has 17 grams of protein. I was recommend to me by our nutritionist in Colorado who said she bakes with it and adds it to almost everything.
It does have a disclaimer of sorts on the canister, "Protein has a tendency to toughen the texture of baked goods, so you may need to adjust your recipes to accommodate the inclusion of this product. Here are some general suggestions: don't over mix- add this product to the other dry ingredients in your recipe before blending with the wet ingredients. Once combined, mix batter just long enough to ensure that the dry ingredients have been moistened by the wet ingredients. Replace all-purpose flour with equal amounts of pastry flour. For a more healthful twist, try using whole-wheat pastry flour. Add about 10% more vegetable oil, butter, or margarine to the recipe. These fats tend to tenderize the batter and will help to counteract any thoughness or chewiness that adding extra protein to the recipe may cause. Start off with one scoop of protein and add more (if desired) until you reach the point where you feel as though the quality of the recipe is compromised. Note; the high protein content of this product might promote more rapid "browning" in baked goods. Please monitor last few minutes of baking time for browning and adjust time as needed."
Okay in simple English..this may make your recipe more dry so you may have to compensate for that with what ever fat you are using to bake with. It also may cause baked goods to cook more quickly (aka burn) so watch them. They recommend pastry flour vs all purpose flour.
The "ideas" they give for using this powder in; yogurt, oatmeal(I am trying this one soon as I tried Muscle Milks protein oats and ended up tossing them as well as my pouch contents, begh!), cold cereals, cottage cheese, peanut butter, nonfat cream cheese, sugar free pudding, hot cereals, muffins, cake mixes, breads, cookies(now if only I could get them in girl scout cookies),biscuits, waffles, pancakes, salad dressings (a little skeptical of that one), soups and stews, sauces, low fat dips, mashed potatoes, omelets, lasagna filling, sour cream, fruit juices, sport beverages, milk, smoothies (you think?!?), coffee or tea, workout recovery shakes.
For as much as I joke about it. I think it is a really good product. The nutritionist recommend adding it to children's food also, she does for her own kids. I figure a scoop in some sugar free pudding can't hurt Lilith. How many of you are sneaking stuff in your kids food already thanks to those, "Sneaky Chef" and "Deceptively Delicious" cookbooks? Whats adding a scoop of powder along with the pureed squash? I have tried cooking with it and (stews and soups) true to its word, you can't taste it at all. I have yet to try baking with it but I am sure it holds up fine. I even tried it in good old Cranberry Crystal Light. If I hadn't added it myself, I would have never know it was there.read more here!

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