Collagen Peptides

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...

For protein powder i like Vital Collagen Protein. Great for skin. Whey protein makes me feel yucky. For fiber i do benefiber soluble fiber. Tasteless. And I don’t take electrolytes often so no thoughts on that.

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?

Your coffee protein is akin to swallowing wet flour because the structure of the protein is being changed (by the hot liquid). You may want to mix your protein into room temp water before adding to coffee or try one of [these ideas ](https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/protein-for-coffee#directions) ([Source](https://www.nfpt.com/blog/combining-protein-powder-with-hot-liquids) it's referring to whey protein but the science still checks out) I've had success with mixing collagen protein (Vital Protein) with warm liquid. Also, Vital Protein is gluten, dairy, corn and soy free. However, collagen protein isn't a complete protein so it's best to use a supplement (ie in addition to eating other protein sources like meat) and not as a meal replacement