About to run out of whey...

[El Cangri]

I usually start off my day at 7 with a scoop of whey, but today I ran out. I'm hoping by next week to buy another tub of it, but what I'm asking is what is a food that can replace it for the time being. When I wake up what is a fast absorbing protein like whey? I usually have whey PWO too, but since my mom bought me a couple of protein bars will that be good for PWO? Thanks.

 

[infamy]

tuna, the bastard fish.

 

[Clint07]

Whey is your best bet for morning and postworkout but until ya get a new tub of protein go with tuna or eggs.

 

[JT RIPPER]

why exactlly are you waiting til next week? how did you let yourself run out? just run down to target or walmart, they sell the brand "body fortress" and costco has a brand of whey thats 6lbs for 21bucks.

until then, tuna and eggs

 

[twh20]

get caesin to start off ur day you want a slow digesting protein for the morning so it will continusly feed ur muscles for 4 to 6 hours

 

[Boondocksaint]

why exactlly are you waiting til next week? how did you let yourself run out? just run down to target or walmart, they sell the brand "body fortress" and costco has a brand of whey thats 6lbs for 21bucks.

until then, tuna and eggs

My roomate bought that stuff...and he can't get it down. I've never tried it myself.

 

[Terumo]

For a PWO? Skim milk or chocolate skim milk, depending upon what kind of carbrotein ratio you want. It sounds like lunacy, but it supplies lots of protein and carbs for rapid uptake.

~Terumo

 

[fishead]

chocolate milk seems to have roughly a 1:2.5 ratio protein:carb - but I've been told that chocolate impedes absorbtion of calcium.

 

[jkuhlmann]

get caesin to start off ur day you want a slow digesting protein for the morning so it will continusly feed ur muscles for 4 to 6 hours

Whey is your best bet for morning and postworkout but until ya get a new tub of protein go with tuna or eggs

which is it?

 

[Clint07]

It's one of those things that tends to be the cause for debate. My theory is that first thing in the morning your body has been fasting overnight and you need a fast source of protein whereas the casein takes too long to absorb.

 

[Terumo]

chocolate milk seems to have roughly a 1:2.5 ratio protein:carb - but I've been told that chocolate impedes absorbtion of calcium.

I would have no idea why it would do that, but it's inconsequential. No one uses a PWO for calcium.

~Terumo

 

[Clint07]

Wouldn't the casein in the milk slow down your protein absorption, since milk is 20:80 Whey to casein?

 

[Madmick]

I would have no idea why it would do that, but it's inconsequential. No one uses a PWO for calcium.

~Terumo

Maybe he means the calcium will inhibit the uptake of zinc or magnesium?

 

[Monger]

Maybe he means the calcium will inhibit the uptake of zinc or magnesium?

Ya, I think chocolate is naturally high in magnesium. Magnesium is known to compete with calcium for absorption. I guess someone may have linked these two things.

 

[Terumo]

Ya, I think chocolate is naturally high in magnesium. Magnesium is known to compete with calcium for absorption. I guess someone may have linked these two things.

I assure you that chocolate milk is not a good dietary source of magnesium.

~Terumo

 

[Sax MMA]

Tuna and eggs for sure

 

[Monger]

I assure you that chocolate milk is not a good dietary source of magnesium.

~Terumo

I assure you that I was in no way implying that chocolate is a good dietary source of magnesium. I was simply stating that it is relatively high in magnesium and that may be where the rumor above was formed from.

 

[Terumo]

I assure you that I was in no way implying that chocolate is a good dietary source of magnesium. I was simply stating that it is relatively high in magnesium and that may be where the rumor above was formed from.

Right. I wasn't quoting you to refute your statement. "You" was meant in a very collective sense. As in, I assure you guys. Don't you love English?

~Terumo

 

[fishead]

Dairy products are a rich source of calcium, and lactose, the sugar contained in milk, facilitates calcium absorption. However, chocolate milk is not a good source of calcium. Because chocolate contains calcium-binding oxalates, it can interfere with calcium absorption.

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/T040600.asp

A couple of other sources, however indicate that even if this is the case that the amount of oxalates is rather inconsequential... which is irrelevant because you're looking for protein rather than minerals.

I suppose I'd lean towards eggs, but you're looking at eating four eggs to get the same weight in protein that you'd get in a scoop of whey - which means you're looking at more than a couple dozen eggs every week (if you hit four each morning).

 

[Terumo]

Dairy products are a rich source of calcium, and lactose, the sugar contained in milk, facilitates calcium absorption. However, chocolate milk is not a good source of calcium. Because chocolate contains calcium-binding oxalates, it can interfere with calcium absorption.

http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/T040600.asp

A couple of other sources, however indicate that even if this is the case that the amount of oxalates is rather inconsequential... which is irrelevant because you're looking for protein rather than minerals.

I suppose I'd lean towards eggs, but you're looking at eating four eggs to get the same weight in protein that you'd get in a scoop of whey - which means you're looking at more than a couple dozen eggs every week (if you hit four each morning).

Interesting. Thanks for the reference. However, I still don't understand why calcium uptake/content is a factor in PWO nutrition. PWO is 99% about carbs and protein.

~Terumo