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I'm with you. I can't stand any artificial sweeteners. No stevia, no sucralose, no monkfruit, nothing. Here's my current homemade daily boost - 1 cup of fairlife fat-free milk (sometimes unsweetened vanilla oatmilk instead), 12 ounces cold brew coffee (sometimes omitted if I'm feeling extra caffeinated already), full serving of vital proteins unflavored collagen peptides (18 grams protein), 1/2 of a miralax dose, 2 tsp of benefiber, and 1/4 cup (about 2/3 of a packet) of chocolate carnation breakfast essentials. This gives me about 3 grams of added sugar (my only source most days) and either 21 or 34 grams of protein depending on which milk I use.
My midwife just recommended protein powder from Thorne which is the brand of prenatals I've been taking! Haven't tried it yet but I get 30% off through her Fullscript. I recently started using Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides from Costco. I'll put that in a smoothie or coffee with whole milk. I've been eating lots of high-protein Greek yogurts, snacking on nuts and pumpkin seeds, meat sticks, toss a frozen salmon patty in the airfryer, ground beef and beans...
It have little smell but not bad not good just different I drink it with juice https://preview.redd.it/j50iiiav5wwg1.jpeg?width=3072&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4689dc3d9466a9b995b8de06dd007f1edb3242fc
https://www.hollandandbarrett.ie/shop/product/vital-proteins-collagen-peptides-unflavoured-6100148487?skuid=051533&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_id=22829054155&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&gclsrc=aw.ds&&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22825070585&gclid=CjwKCAjwhqfPBhBWEiwAZo196sZ63mPKd9AAwlYaiUhan3ctast67ZigsLzTRak-nh6FOvs8hxiYcBoCuwEQAvD_BwE
Question was about taste not price it's what works well for me so I share. There are different make which will be different in price as well.
I was going to mrntion Vital Protein, too. Zero taste. As I understand it, beef collagen (which this is) is only lacking one amino acid to be a complete protein (and of course I don't remember which one it is).
all of the flavored orgain products have sucralose, which has been known to mess with some folks (myself included). the only one I've found at Costco without it is their unflavored collagen powder. finding protein bars, shakes, or flavored powders that don't have sucralose or a ton of sugar in them is a chore. I've gotten to the point that I just mix up a bunch plain, unsweetened powders and milks myself every morning.
I haven't found any flavored Orgain products without sucralose at Costco.. Perhaps yours carries something mine (in the Midwest) doesn't?
I use unsweetened vital proteins collagen powder (20 G protein) and low fat plain Fairlife milk (13 G protein per cup) and that’s 33 gram of protein in my coffee each morning. I don’t like sweet stuff and especially hate artificial sweeteners, so this is what works for me. I’ll drink the milk alone as well. It’s about $5 per 6 cup bottle, and the vital proteins is about $33 at Costco for 34 servings.
Naked Whey flavorless protein. I mix with vital proteins chocolate and Fairlife 2%, add a little oatmeal and fiber.
I’ve been putting Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides powder in my coffee, which is so easy to do and it doesn’t leave any weird aftertaste! I leave the canister next to my coffee maker so I actually remember to use it. Other protein powders could work too, obviously, I just haven’t found any yet that don’t leave a bit of a funky powder-y aftertaste (and/or any that dissolve as fully). The Vital Proteins brand is expensive, so if others have recommendations, I’m all ears.
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