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When I was younger, poorer and lifted iron I used to live off skim milk powder. It would have to be the cheapest protein gram for gram that I know [0]. 0. Don'

When I was younger, poorer and lifted iron I used to live off skim milk powder. It would have to be the cheapest protein gram for gram that I know [0]. 0. Don't do this if you are lactose intolerant.

Swizec 8y ago
> skim milk powder. Isn't that basically what they do for most of those pre-made protein shakes? Pack it full of dairy protein, which is essentially skim milk powder. Of course they add a nice markup as well.
- danieltillett 8y ago
  Yep minus the lactose and 5x price.
- jschwartzi 8y ago
  It depends. A lot of companies use soy protein in their drinks. The newer, more expensive shakes like Muscle Milk use whey isolate so it's basically a whey shake with some soluble fiber in it.
  - grendelt 8y ago
    ...and the whey comes from: ____
- lostcolony 8y ago
  Yes and no. Full of dairy protein, but not essentially skim milk powder. Skim milk powder is mostly casein, a protein that is comparatively slow to absorb (and which, along with the high level of lactose, can mess with those sensitive to dairy). Whey protein concentrate/isolate is the 'other' kind of protein found in milk, doesn't tend to bother people as much, and is absorbed faster. Concentrate/isolate has lactose, too.
  - danieltillett 8y ago
    Whey protein is from the leftover liquid when you make cheese. It was a n unusable waste product until some genius figured out that you could sell it to bodybuilders. Absorption of casein is not such an issue, but dumping a 100g of lactose into your digestive system if you are not lactose tolerant will really mess with you. You will find out very quickly if you are lactose tolerant or not.
lostcolony 8y ago
Yeah, that's probably true. I don't know how thoroughly the people I knew had done their research; I just know that from my own it's cheaper than anything 'cheese flavored' that I've seen, for a given amount of protein (and I wouldn't even think to have checked skim milk powder, because dehydrated milk of all forms I find disgusting when reconstituted).
- danieltillett 8y ago
  I don’t mind the taste when it is made up into a thick paste (that is the way I used to eat it), but I agree that normal rehydrated milk tastes terrible.

When I was younger, poorer and lifted iron I used to live off skim milk powder. It would have to be the cheapest protein gram for gram that I know [0]. 0. Don't do this if you are lactose intolerant.

Swizec 8y ago

> skim milk powder. Isn't that basically what they do for most of those pre-made protein shakes? Pack it full of dairy protein, which is essentially skim milk powder. Of course they add a nice markup as well.

danieltillett 8y ago
Yep minus the lactose and 5x price.
jschwartzi 8y ago
It depends. A lot of companies use soy protein in their drinks. The newer, more expensive shakes like Muscle Milk use whey isolate so it's basically a whey shake with some soluble fiber in it.
- grendelt 8y ago
  ...and the whey comes from: ____
lostcolony 8y ago
Yes and no. Full of dairy protein, but not essentially skim milk powder. Skim milk powder is mostly casein, a protein that is comparatively slow to absorb (and which, along with the high level of lactose, can mess with those sensitive to dairy). Whey protein concentrate/isolate is the 'other' kind of protein found in milk, doesn't tend to bother people as much, and is absorbed faster. Concentrate/isolate has lactose, too.
- danieltillett 8y ago
  Whey protein is from the leftover liquid when you make cheese. It was a n unusable waste product until some genius figured out that you could sell it to bodybuilders. Absorption of casein is not such an issue, but dumping a 100g of lactose into your digestive system if you are not lactose tolerant will really mess with you. You will find out very quickly if you are lactose tolerant or not.

lostcolony 8y ago

Yeah, that's probably true. I don't know how thoroughly the people I knew had done their research; I just know that from my own it's cheaper than anything 'cheese flavored' that I've seen, for a given amount of protein (and I wouldn't even think to have checked skim milk powder, because dehydrated milk of all forms I find disgusting when reconstituted).

danieltillett 8y ago
I don’t mind the taste when it is made up into a thick paste (that is the way I used to eat it), but I agree that normal rehydrated milk tastes terrible.