Re: My First "Real" Shake
In Response To: My First "Real" Shake ()

: Hi all,

: I had 2 previous attempts at shake -
: both abysmal failures.

: The first was a soy + honey protein
: powder mixed with milk, which gave
: me a terrible stomach ache.

: A couple of months later, I had a
: chocolate whey (+maltose) protein
: powder mixed with water, which
: gave me a headache & fatigue.
: (This was after being sugar-free
: for 3 months.....the maltose was
: the culprit.)

: I have recently looked into getting
: Restore, but to make a long story
: short, I was just given a
: container of a whey protein powder
: from a friend who didn't want it.
: So I decided I'd give it a try.
: It has "natural vanilla &
: caramel flavors"........is
: this sugar??

: I bought almond milk.........(was
: quite happy to find it......i'd
: heard there was a shortage in
: supply here)........and only after
: opening it did i see that it
: contained "evaporated cane
: juice" :s4(

: Yikes!!! I've been off sugar for a
: year and three months now.
: Wasn't sure what to do - have
: some.....not have any???
: It's the only kind they sell here.

: Long story short, I decided to give
: it a try, and here's what
: breakfast looked like:

: 1 cup almond milk.
: 3/4 scoop protein powder
: 2 tsp. tahini from whole sesame seeds
: cinnamon & ginger

: On the side, I had:
: cottage cheese
: stewed apples (which I had made the
: day before with peeled, diced
: apples - stewed in their own
: juice, nothing else added)
: 1 1/2 slices whole rye toast

: That was a few hours ago, and so far,
: so good.
: It was actually excellent :h11) but
: I'm keeping a close watch for any
: signs that the covert sugars may
: be to my detriment :s9(

: They do carry rice and oat milk
: here......I will check if they are
: sugar-free.

: I do wonder why most of you seem to
: have these alternative
: "milks" and not regular
: milk. If a person is not sensitive
: to dairy, is it ok to have protein
: powder in cow's milk (not that I'm
: crazy about cow's milk...) ?

: I would love to hear what you
: Experienced Shake People have to
: say.

: Thanks for listening :h10)
: Sarit

Hi Sarit: :h24)

I am very lactose intolerant and have the same reaction to soy milk. :s10( Rice milk is too thin and sweet tasting for me as is oat milk. Unsweetened almond milk is perfect for me. :h4) One time I had the sweetened variety because my daughter didn't know to buy the unsweetened kind and it tasted way too sweet for me. :s7(

However, my shake does taste sweet to me because I put fruit in it - usually a banana or Sprout baby food I buy from the store. :h10)

So, I don't know of any prohibition against cow's milk. I think it's just that an awful lot of people are lactose intolerant. :s2(

Oh BTW, you can make your own almond milk, if almonds are available where you live. :h11)

Dori