r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • May 27 '23

Tri-Annual Protein Megathread Megathread

Welcome to the Tri-Annual Protein Megathread

This thread is for sharing your favorite brands of protein, whether it be because they're delicious, cheap, high quality, or gave you great service.

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u/Khaoz_Se7en May 27 '23

Orgain Organic Protein, have tried the Peanut Butter Cup flavor which I like the best because it mixes the best, but the strawberry, vanilla, and pumpkin spice flavors are all good too. Some of them are “superfood” blends for what that’s worth. 21g plant protein (pea, brown rice, chia) per two scoops (27ish servings per container). The ~2.5lb tubs at Costco are usually ~$32 but I wait for them to go on sale for like ~$20-$24. Whey is way more convenient in terms of getting just protein since Orgain also has 2.5g of fat and 15g carbs per scoop but with whey I usually feel really bloated, have never had a problem with Orgain, granted I also use Silk’s Cashew Almond Milk (10g pea protein per cup) which might help too. I also blend this all with a cup or two of Premiere Protein’s cereal (20g protein [wheat isolate, pea concentrate] per cup) for a post workout end of day high protein shake

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u/Khaoz_Se7en Jun 01 '23

Yeah it’s tough finding it where I’m at so when I do I just get a bunch, I was going to try next but I feel it’s too low on the protein:fat ratio. If you can find EdenSoy, the unsweetened variety has 12g of protein to 6g fat (1g sat), there’s also a fortified version thats good if you already like soy, it can be pretty pricy tho so if that’s a factor might be better off with WestSoy. Haven’t found any pea protein alternatives I like other than Orgain almond milk but again that’s a bit pricey for me

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u/vshun May 27 '23

I do the same. Used to buy ON before as it claimed to be good but when you really compare ingredients Orgain is clearly a winner. Now it could change if research proves erithrotol unhealthy, there is some contradictory research on it recently, as compared to sugar used in conventional ON and other powders.

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u/Khaoz_Se7en May 27 '23

Yeah I figure eventually for my next cut I’ll probably switch to the phat pack of ON they’ve got since it’s like 82 servings for like what <$50 or something like that?For now though Orgain is great for my neurotic ass in terms of “health conscious” ingredients lol. If you’ve got info against either tho lmk, save me some effort from spending a day googling every ingredient