Hot chocolate and chai protein

[OhHannah]

It's cold outside. I want a hot drink. Why not make it a protein drink? I've been making hot chocolate protein, chai protein, and this morning a gingerbread protein latte with Isopure cookies and cream, a cup of nf milk, a shot of sf gingerbread syrup and a holiday coffee blend. That was a nice breakfast along with half a sweet potato and some turkey breast.

Main trick is to be careful with the heating; you don't want to make a mess of the whey protein you're using. Heat the liquid then add the protein, blend and drink.

Sugar free syrups add flavor without empty calories, so I keep'em in stock for having more fun with my protein drinks. Unsweetened cocoa is a must-have for making protein hot chocolate. I like Splenda for the sweetener, and a sprinkle of cinnamon and nutmeg to top it off.

Protein eggnog also rocks. Separate a bunch of eggs, beat the crap out of the whites with a pinch of cream of tartar, then beat a few of the yolks with Splenda and whatever your milk base is. I like Hood's Calorie Countdown. If you don't want to use all the yolks, substitute Egg Beaters, and I'd also suggest some flavoring, like a sugar free syrup. I just use all the yolks, which makes it a high calorie drink but a tasty one. And yeah, that's raw eggs, so make sure you use a clean source of eggs. I don't recommend heating this one as it can coagulate.

[THE BOUNCER]

Sounds pretty good. Question for ya though, does the heat destroy the protein in any way?

[OhHannah]

Heat can make whey clump up, and cooking whey probably messes with its values some, which is why I suggest heating the liquid first, just to pleasantly hot drinkable temperature, then mixing in the protein.

[THE BOUNCER]

your famous hannah. go to google and type in chai protein and look at the second link. this thread got indexed fast as hell.