If you’ve ever gotten even 10 feet near any health food store, pharmacy or even supermarket, you know firsthand there is no shortage of available protein powders on the market today. And, in an effort to increase your daily protein intake in an easy way, you’ve probably been tempted to buy one or more of these (or maybe you already have) and make them a part of your fat burning meal plans.
But here’s the problem…
Up until now, there has not been a protein powder that I felt confident recommending or even taking myself (Ok, there may be 1 or 2 on the market, but they’re either ridiculously expensive or taste downright awful).
First and foremost, most protein powders are sweetened with artificial sweeteners. If your protein powder lists aspartame or sucralose as the sweetener…throw it out! I’m not kidding. These sweeteners are downright dangerous and toxic to your body and seriously hinder your fat burning efforts. Instead of helping you burn fat by increasing your protein intake, these artificially sweetened protein powders prevent you from losing fat by overwhelming your body with toxins. Dump it!
Second, most protein powders are not only using a low quality source of whey, they are processing it in high temperatures. The problem with this is that high heat processing completely denatures the protein and decreases the protein value (making it kind of pointless and a waste to take at that point). Unfortunately, it is extremely difficult to find out exactly how your protein powder has been processed as the owners of most protein powder companies are big corporations and difficult to get a hold of.
Well Prograde Nutrition has finally done it. They have finally formulated a Protein Powder that is not only delicious, but one that is sweetened with Stevia (a completely natural sweetener) and have only used the highest quality, cold processed whey.
The best thing about the guys over at Prograde is that they listen! Myself and many other fitness authors that I truly respect were downright honest with them and told them frankly we would not recommend any protein powder with artificial sweeteners in it! You know what happened? They listened and spent months and months formulating this new product. (Honestly, I probably drove their head nutritionist, Jayson Hunter, downright crazy with all the questions and comments I sent him. But he never stopped acknowledging or sending me the answers I needed.)
This is as much great news for me as it is for you. I’m just like you, if I have a protein option that’s going to be easier than scrambling eggs in the morning or making a full post workout meal, I’ll take it! With this new protein powder, I’m going to be able to maintain my current protein intake in a much easier way.
Here’s the special link to take advantage of Prograde’s 15% off sale of Prograde Protein for DSP readers only right now:
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Here are a few of my favorite Protein Powder Recipes that I will be making regularly with my new batch of Prograde Protein:
Pina Colada Protein Shake
Ingredients
8 oz. water
4 oz coconut milk
4 ice cubes
3 scoops vanilla protein powder
1/3 cup Pineapple chunks
Mix all ingredients in the blender and enjoy!
The ideas and recipes for protein shakes are endless. I use either water or coconut milk but you can also use almond milk or rice milk if you’d like. Get creative and add in a variety of fruits, raw nuts and nut butters for a delicious breakfast or meal replacement any time of the day.
Easy Protein Oatmeal
Ingredients
1/3 cup oatmeal (dry)
1 cup water
1 scoop protein powder
Cook 1/3 cup dry oatmeal in 1 cup of water. Mix 1 scoop of protein powder with just a little bit of water, in a separate bowl, until it becomes thick. Add the powder and water mixture to the oatmeal. Top with fresh fruit or raw nuts and enjoy!
This is a super easy way to get in a high protein, high fiber and very filling breakfast.
For time saving purposing, I make several servings of oatmeal at once and keep it in the refrigerator for the next few days. In the morning, I scoop out 1 serving (1 heaping cup full) and heat it up on the stove top. Saves me a few minutes in the morning (every second counts, right?)
Protein Pancakes
Ingredients
1/2 cup oats
1/2 cup Cottage Cheese (if you’re not intolerant to dairy)
4-5 egg whites (I don’t like to throw away quality yokes, so I save them for other recipes or to add to my next meal somehow. I tried to make this recipe with whole eggs and it doesn’t work as well.)
1 scoop protein powder (vanilla)
Blend all ingredients until batter consistency. Then pour into a frying pan like normal pancakes. I use butter to cook these.
You can add your own items for flavoring… for example
Mix in 1/2 cup blueberries after blending(Blueberry pancakes). Or try adding a half a bannana before blending for banana flavored pancakes. I also like to top mine with applesauce, cinnamon and a dab of honey.
These are really easy to make up ahead of time too so you can have a nice protein heavy breakfast without a lot of morning prep. (They are alright for snacks too)
To take advantage of the special 15% off Sale ONLY for DSP readers visit:
http://SpecialForIsabel.GetPrograde.Net
But the sale ends this Thursday at midnight EST so be sure to go there now.
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And don’t forget to let me know how you like the recipes above on the blog here.
