Whey Allergy

[Elaraye 20]

I was worried for a while because of an "abnormal EKG" which required a stress echocardiogram to be done, which I did today and passed with flying colors! My pre-op is tomorrow and I'm getting sleeved on Monday (9/15). I'm so excited and nervous and relieved and freaked out!!!!!

While sampling different Protein drinks/shakes I found out that I'm allergic to whey / whey isolate. anyone out there on the same boat? I need recommendations.....

[Kindle 8,667]

There are tons of other non-whey Protein products out there. Jay Robb has egg protein powders, Spirutein uses a rice, pea and soy protein blend, Garden of Life Raw Protein uses sprouted seeds. Those are just the ones I've tried and they are good. If you google hemp protein, soy protein, pea protein, egg protein, etc, and you will find a lot of options.

[Elaraye 20]

Thanks Kindle. There's soooooo much out there! I'm lookin to find out what others have tried and like. Not that my taste preference will match...I just don't know where to start because there are too many options. Aaaahhhhh!!!! LoL

[Kindle 8,667]

Just as a warning...the non-whey Proteins tend to have more " texture " than whey isolate. A little clumpier and some ( especially the Garden of Life) actually settle out and need to be shaken or stirred when drinking. This is because they are more " whole food" based and don't dissolve completely. I just use a Blender Bottle with a sippy top and shake it as I'm drinking.

Jay Robb offers individual samples, so you can try them out before buying a whole jug. They were actually my least favorite as far as flavor goes, but they did mix the best. I found individual packets of the Garden of Life Raw Fit and Raw Protein products in my local health food store. As for spirutein, I just went for it and purchased a whole jar of the banana flavor and really liked it. I guess I'd just try and find all the ones you can that offer smaller samples to try and go from there.