Surprisingly, things get even more complicated when you start looking specifically
at vegan protein powders.
Not exact matches
So when I got a delightful package from my friends over
at MCT Lean consisting of two big tubs of
vegan protein powder, I was a little hesitant.
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I absolutely LOVE Vega sport performance
proteins, after trying SO MANY different
protein powders, switching from whey to vegetarian and
vegan options was
at first difficult.
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At this point in my
vegan bodybuilding career, I like to think of myself as a connoisseur of the top
vegan protein powders.
Amy - I haven't tried substituting the brown rice
protein with other
vegan protein powders like soy or hemp, but I do know that whey, casein and egg white
protein powders don't work
at all, sadly: / - Jess
Now that we've had a look
at the most common sources of plant
protein, let's discuss some key differences between
vegan protein powder and non
vegan protein powder and a small caveat.
Most
vegan protein powders clock in
at over # 25 for just 1 kg or less, while this is # 18.99 for 1 kg or # 39.99 for 2.5 kg.
Before we get onto the fun part, let's take a look
at the common constituents of a
vegan protein powder.
This went on for a while, each time it got better though, but I seriously went through
at least 3 completely inedible mush batches (and several other somewhat edible batches) of
protein powder vegan pancakes.
Rounded up to a nice even number of 100 grams, that means I could have a couple scoops of an organic whey or
vegan protein powder with my morning breakfast (which I do), a can of sardines over my salad
at lunch, and 4 - 6oz of chicken with dinner.
If I'm feeling sore
at night, I opt for a
vegan protein powder instead.
My endocrinologist told me to lay off of the
protein powder and my Primary Dr told me to stop taking creatine because my kidney function was poor — Creatinine
at 1.50 mg / dL (I am vegetarian and was finding it difficult to get in
protein, so I got a
vegan protein powder).
I'm not a
vegan, but while shopping
at my local health food store, I bought some
vegan protein powder to use in this recipe.