[pogue]

Can anyone recommend a good brand of casein protein, hopefully one that tastes good and isn't too much money?

I want to start drinking it before bed so as to avoid the catabolic state of sleep.

Any recommendations would be appreciated!

[Kay]

cottage cheese its very cheap

[YellowJacket]

A couple large glasses of milk will do the job or check the Protein Breakdown sticky in this nutrition section, I listed to good protein blends.

[Kay]

yeah, unless you are lactose intolerant, its not really worth it to buy casein protein. You can get it at health stores, i don't know of a particualr brand that makes simply casein...
you can go to those herbal health food stores, and they sell casein packets, i have seen them. But you will get much mroe bang for your buck if you stick to cottage cheese and as YJ says milk!

[pogue]

Well, I can't have too much milk because of the high sugar content. But, I was just looking for something to take before bed to slowly digest throughout the night (or at least part of the night)

Do you guys mix cottage cheese with your protein shakes? How does it taste?

[Kay]

awful..
just take some cottage cheese with pepper and salt and cut up tomato.
If you like it sweet... put some jelly and a little fruit.

Makes for a perfect before bedtime snack. YUM YUM

[Supa Freek 420]

Originally posted by Kay
awful..
just take some cottage cheese with pepper and salt and cut up tomato.
If you like it sweet... put some jelly and a little fruit.

Makes for a perfect before bedtime snack. YUM YUM

That or mix cottage cheese with yogurt.

[sage]

grub on my cottcheese with sprinkle of equal man. just right (or sugarfreee/fatfree pudding mix) just right

[pogue]

how much do you eat before bed?

[Kay]

go for about 30 - 40 g, depending on how big you are.

[khafra]

Cottage cheese makes me want to hurl.  I don't want all the lactose sugar that comes with milk either.  Whadda I do?

[Supa Freek 420]

Originally posted by khafra
Cottage cheese makes me want to hurl.  I don't want all the lactose sugar that comes with milk either.  Whadda I do?

Cottage cheese contains little to no lactose. If you notice on the nutritional label, usually they contain little or no carbs. And like you said, lactose is a sugar. So if it contains little to no carbs, then it would have little to no lactose.

Another cheap option is Universal Milk & Egg protein if you can find it on sale.

[Kay]

yeah correct, but some people are very sensitive and even that much might get to them.

Try the 1% or no fat cottage cheese instead!
if everything fails, buy the powder and drink it with water (ugh) before going to bed.

[Supa Freek 420]

Originally posted by Kay
Try the 1% or no fat cottage cheese instead!

Yeah Kay but lactose has nothing to do with the fat content.

Just look on the label to see if the cottage cheese contains any carbs. Lactose is a carb, not a fat or a protein. Trust me, I know. I'm one of the unfortunate ones that have lactose intolerance.

[Kay]

yeah you are right...
mine says 4.5 g of carbs, that almost nothing....
i was just suggesting 1% because on mine it has lower carbs as well... something like 3.5g ...... but 1% tastes like **** !!

[Supa Freek 420]

Originally posted by Kay
but 1% tastes like **** !!

Not as bad as fat free! <img src="http://www.gamers-forums.com/smilies/contrib/edoom/throwup.gif">

I use the 2% I think. Tastes much better.

[crazypete]

bump to the cottage cheese, however if you don't like it another option may be egg whites. here in Canada, they can be bought pastuerized and homogenized and are as cheap as cottage cheese. the pastuerization apparently is enough to break up/degrade some protein which can mess up digestion and you can drink it from the carton without worrying about getting salmonella.

also, unless you are lactose intolerant, lactose is actually a low glycemic carb even though it is a disaccharide, so drink milk all you want before bed. it helps some people sleep due to the tryptophan.

1 glass of milk (8OZ)=8g protein,12g carbs, fat depends (i go for 1 or 2, even on a diet the 1% milk is almost all good fat).

cheers, pete

[crazypete]

Originally posted by Supa Freek 420


Yeah Kay but lactose has nothing to do with the fat content.

Just look on the label to see if the cottage cheese contains any carbs. Lactose is a carb, not a fat or a protein. Trust me, I know. I'm one of the unfortunate ones that have lactose intolerance.

yo supa freek, have you been lactose intolerant since childhood, or is it adult onset. If since childhood, then your SOL with dairy products, but if you only had this problem as an adult, you may be able to build up lactase (the enzyme that breaks lactose into glucose and galactose) secretion if you slowly reintroduce milk products into your diet. SLOWLY. you might want to give it a shot.

pete

[Kay]

also,
arent there pills to help with lactase ?