- Jul 26, 2008
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Some while back, this thread kind of took a protein powder turn and I asked a question or two. This is a follow-up.
1) I'm about finished with my second 1kg bag of the stuff (DNS, the cheapie), and was thinking I'd go for the 3kg, more cost-effective size. But then the wife mentioned that it was summer and was concerned about possible spoilage, suggesting that I continue with the 1kg size till fall. So, is spoilage in the summer heat an issue? Has anyone ever had this stuff go bad? (Given my past consumption rate, 3kg would last me well past Sept, very probably longer. So a new bag would be around for all the summer heat.)
2) I've adjusted the smoothy recipes I was making. I was using milk (instead of water/powder), but now use powder/water plus almost the same other ingredients. So it's now pro-powder/water, plus a banana (two if they're small), and maybe 2-300cc of yoghurt.
So milk was pooh-poohed as being slow-digesting, and there were some lactose comments, too. Is yoghurt okay? I'm thinking of it as pre-digested milk, but I'm far from knowledgeable, so just checking if this is okay.
And usually a shake or two of cinnamon and/or nutmeg.
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Generally, I'm very glad I've tried this powder. Altho I don't do the more typical TCC mega-rides or training, nor am I training for anything or trying for more muscles, a couple spoons via smoothie seem to be great for the hours after the rides that I do (the spoon-that-comes-in-the-bag-sized-spoons). It does aid recovery. I probably have one of these smoothies 2-4 times a week, depending on.
3) And yes, this one other thing. Earlier, while bouncing around on stumbleupon, I happened across some smoothy recipes, that were supposedly tweaked for one or another condition. In one recipe, what caught my eye was this:
"1 scoop of natural hemp protein powder"
Uh, gee, is there anything like this here? And is it worth trying?
1) I'm about finished with my second 1kg bag of the stuff (DNS, the cheapie), and was thinking I'd go for the 3kg, more cost-effective size. But then the wife mentioned that it was summer and was concerned about possible spoilage, suggesting that I continue with the 1kg size till fall. So, is spoilage in the summer heat an issue? Has anyone ever had this stuff go bad? (Given my past consumption rate, 3kg would last me well past Sept, very probably longer. So a new bag would be around for all the summer heat.)
2) I've adjusted the smoothy recipes I was making. I was using milk (instead of water/powder), but now use powder/water plus almost the same other ingredients. So it's now pro-powder/water, plus a banana (two if they're small), and maybe 2-300cc of yoghurt.
So milk was pooh-poohed as being slow-digesting, and there were some lactose comments, too. Is yoghurt okay? I'm thinking of it as pre-digested milk, but I'm far from knowledgeable, so just checking if this is okay.
And usually a shake or two of cinnamon and/or nutmeg.
***
Generally, I'm very glad I've tried this powder. Altho I don't do the more typical TCC mega-rides or training, nor am I training for anything or trying for more muscles, a couple spoons via smoothie seem to be great for the hours after the rides that I do (the spoon-that-comes-in-the-bag-sized-spoons). It does aid recovery. I probably have one of these smoothies 2-4 times a week, depending on.
3) And yes, this one other thing. Earlier, while bouncing around on stumbleupon, I happened across some smoothy recipes, that were supposedly tweaked for one or another condition. In one recipe, what caught my eye was this:
"1 scoop of natural hemp protein powder"
Uh, gee, is there anything like this here? And is it worth trying?