Protein powder question

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#1

Are any of you taking protein powder shakes to meet your protein needs? Now my question is, the insulin response to protein when taken in a processed way such as whey, causes you to get kicked out of keto? Anyone experience this?

(Allan L) #2

According to some of the talks I have watched on youtube whey protein has quite a high insulin response and most of the experts suggest you avoid. Sorry, can’t provide links as can’t remember exactly who and what vids.

Protein is a macro that most battle to keep down, not get up. Eating fatty protein from natural sources will give you the best result. The keto diet is all about removing processed foods from the diet, not adding in processed protein.

#3

I use the Isopure Zero Carb protein powders to make sure I get enough protein. I usually make a shake out of it using unsweetened coconut milk, but also use it as a flour for my breads, mini-cakes, buns, and pizza dough.

#4

I was wondering on a workout basis, not to meet normal intake of protein. I thought I had mentioned it was for augmenting workouts.

But yeah, I found that if you take whey protein with fat, it helps against a large insulin response. I agree that it is processed, but at the end of it, it’s a supplement.

(Katie) #5

There are protein powders that come from beef that you can find (instead of whey); Equip Foods is a good brand.

Why you need to consume a protein powder though? You can probably meet your protein needs with the regular meals that you have. As far as I understand (and I have been learning a lot about this) even if we are active we do not need to consume a lot more protein than our inactive selves. Also, we do not need to consume protein so close to our our workouts, so if the protein powder is a convenience issue, I think that our bodies are able to wait a few hours until our next meal. That is what I have been learning, and that has been my experience over the past year. This may help you to not spike your insulin with a powder and to get better quality sources of protein (whole foods).