I USE THIS 03: My Protein Powder of Choice (Pharmie's Too!)

All protein powder tastes a little like pig feed. I would know - I grew up on a hog farm.

Pharmie has NEVER liked protein powder. But about a year ago, we found a winner.

Someone from PowerBar sent me 6 jugs of protein mix! (3 vanilla and 3 chocolate.) I thought I'd be giving some away to family and friends, but we're going through it too quickly. We only have 2 full jugs left. Here's what we've been using:

PowerBar ProteinPlus

I've been using protein powder off-and-on since I was in high school and a doctor recommended soy protein for my brain (it's a long story). Since then, there's always the "soy vs whey" debate. The way I've understood it is that soy has more "other stuff" (like amino acids) in it that is good for you, but whey is better used by your muscles. Well, this PowerBar protein has its own mix of 3 different sources of protein, so you're getting a little bit of everything. Here's what PowerBar says:

PowerBar ProteinPlus Protein Powder Drink Mix contains 20 grams of TriSource protein blend, a combination of three protein sources; whey protein isolate, calcium caseinate and soy protein isolate. The TriSource protein blend in PowerBar ProteinPlus Protein Powder Drink Mix was developed to be a high quality protein with a steady delivery of essential amino acids.

Pharmie doesn't get a ton of protein, and she's NEVER made anything with protein powder because it tastes too much like feed. But while she was pregnant and needing more protein, she went through a lot of the vanilla, and she LIKED it!! And I think the chocolate tastes like chocolate milk!

My "selling point" on this protein is that it's very "crystal-like," which allows it to dissolve better than ANY other protein powder I've EVER had. Really. There still might be a LITTLE bit of a clump at the bottom of my glass, but it usually dissolves nearly perfectly. I like to use this stuff after a hard workout in a big glass of milk, as I'm chugging a big glass of water in my other hand.

If interested, use this link to find PowerBar ProteinPlus Protein Powder Drink Mix on Amazon. FYI: I'm not making any $$ off that link - it's just a general link to the protein mix that I found when I Googled it. I crossed out that last part because as commenter BriTriGuy noted, it's cheaper on the PowerBar website than on Amazon. So check it out here if you're interested in getting some of your own!

BOTTOM LINE: It's a good source of different kinds of protein, it tastes good, and it dissolves well.