Protein Powder

Protein powder is useful for weightlifters and athletes as well as older individuals.  Protein supplements are an easy and relatively inexpensive way to boost your daily protein intake.  For Vegetarian and vegan individuals, there are many different types of protein powder: Whey, Egg, Pea, Soy, Rice, and Hemp.  Protein supplementation around 20g following a workout is shown to improve muscle synthesis. (1)

Powders that I use:

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This is my favorite because it is $20 for 2 pounds and doesn't contain artificial additives.  It works well for baked goods or as a post-workout.  It contains whey concentrate.

This is a very high quality protein powder, containing both whey concentrate and isolate.  It also contains L-Glutamine and proteolytic enzymes to enhance amino acid uptake in the body.  I highly recommend the vanilla flavor rather than chocolate.  Usually it can be bought on Amazon for $23

This is the most expensive protein powder I use.  Like the MRM brand above, it contains both whey concentrate and isolate.  It drops down to as low as $27 on Amazon.  It is also sweetened with Stevia but still tastes good and mixes well.

Stacker2 - Not Just Protein

I found this on sale for $6 so I gave it a try. (Normally ~$15 per pound) It tastes good and has really good ingredients but is hard to mix.

Protein Shakes that I enjoyed less than others:

Eas Myoplex

GNC Amplified Wheybolic Extreme 60

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1 Ingested protein dose response of muscle and albumin protein synthesis after resistance exercise in young men

2 Protein supplements and exercise