Reddit mentions of NOW Sports Nutrition, Pea Protein 24 G, Fast Absorbing, Unflavored Powder, 7-Pound

Pea protein, my man. Say goodbye to whey farts.

Edit: I use this. It's very cheap too! It does gets a bit foamy if you only use water - I throw a scoop of PB in and it cuts the foam, blends nicely, and kills the "pea" taste :) and peas are a complete protein!

If you're interested in milk substitutes: soy is a great one. If you choose to believe the unfounded smear campaigns against soy with regard to estrogen, I suggest trying Silk Protein Nut Milk. This stuff is amazing though can be hard to find sometimes. Good luck!

There are alternatives to whey. Blend 50% NOW Sprouted Brown Rice Protein and 50% Pea Protein. No gas, no bloat, full amino acid profile, BCAAs, iron rich, and super cheap. Plus, it's a more eco-friendly source of protein than dairy. If you get the large tubs from Amazon, they'll last for months and come in at around 40 cents per scoop - much cheaper than almost anything you'll find at GNC. I will drink it as a shake, make oat bars with it, mix it into falafel mix, and blend it into hot cereals. Plenty of ways you can use it since it is very neutral in flavor. Muscle has just been packed on like madness in only 6 months of pairing this with a solid diet and structured routine.

Whey caused a lot of acne for me. I switched to a dairy-free, NOW Sports Pea Protein powder: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_eykCzbCSNEEV9

Saw good results from this and it's really cheap. The only problem is that it tastes pretty bad. I got used to it and it doesn't bother me anymore but starting out it's like eating unflavored chalk. I think Vega One makes some better tasting dairy free powders, but be prepared to spend a little more.

Hope this helps!

Unless you're buying imitations of non-vegan foods, veganism can actually be one of the most affordable ways to eat. The vegan meals that I make are almost always the cheapest. If you don't like beans, stir fry is pretty great. Here is a recipe for sesame stir fry that I made earlier this week. It was delicious, and you can substitute different veggies each time you make it to keep it from getting boring. PB&J is a cheap and easy vegan option. If you're worried about not getting enough proteing because you don't like beans or nuts, pea protein is actually cheaper than most other protein powders. The only downside is that it's a bit high in sodium. Here is the stuff I use. Good luck!

Congrats!

Fellow vegan lifter here. It's really not as hard as people make it out to be. (I don't compete, for the record, I just train for my own fitness.)

Protein shakes are going to be your best friend for reaching a caloric surplus without an obnoxious amount of volume. My go-to was pea protein + frozen banana + peanut butter + soy milk + cocoa powder. Pea protein is known to taste like ass on its own, but it's actually the cheapest protein powder per gram of protein on the market, as far as I know -- even more than whey! It's a little low on L-methionine, but you get plenty of that from nuts / soy / beans, which you'll presumably be having plenty of anyway.

Go-to meals for me, in broad strokes, are usually a bunch of vegetables, beans, and tofu on top of rice. That basic food schema has nearly infinite variations, and covers a lot of different types of cuisines/flavor profiles (Mexican, Indian, Chinese, Thai, etc.), so it doesn't really get boring.

Now Sports Pea Protein... get the unflavored version (no sweeteners) and if you can't stand the taste mix it with some peanut butter powder (like PB2) or cocoa... about 30g of protein.

https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Protein-Natural-Unflavored-7-Pound/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/
https://www.amazon.com/Plantation-PB2-Powdered-Peanut-Butter/dp/B00H8YGKTQ/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_apa_i_EmlMDbMY5JCM8

This one is really good. And it's a really good price too, this jug is huge

You want cheap? Here ya go:

https://smile.amazon.com/NOW-Protein-Natural-Unflavored-7-Pound/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=sr_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1496772036&sr=8-2&keywords=now+pea+protein

I mix in cocoa powder, peanut butter powder, stevia, and bananas along with some supplemental creatine and beta-alanine in almond milk and coffee. I love it, have it every single day and have yet to tire of it.

> https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JL6ZKFE?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

Right under the product title, it says "Non-GMO Vegetable Protein"...

https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Protein-Natural-Unflavored-7-Pound/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=sr_1_5_s_it?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1526012451&sr=1-5&keywords=now+pea+protein+powder

There ya go! Same exact one I buy. I'll caution though, it tastes kinda bad. However, if you mix a teaspoon of cinnamon (not cinnamon sugar) in with each scoop it tastes pretty good. I'll even use it to make pudding.

A scoop of this, two cups of defrosted berries, 1.5-2teaspoon of cinnamon, and 12 dates chopped up. Generous scoop of coco powder. Mix in just enough water to make it like a pudding. Boom.

If you want a protein powder Now Pea Protein is cheap. $48 for seven pounds (96 servings) each serving is 24g of protein.

Why is your protein goal 85g/day? Protein intake should be calculated using lean body massage not total body weight. I use pea protein powder. It is very affordable and it's taste is pretty easy to disguise. You can get it in bulk on Amazon for $0.45 a serving: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_88OCzbC5FXGJH

I am lactose intolerant. This is the protein I am currently using

https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Protein-Natural-Unflavored-7-Pound/dp/B00JL6ZKFE

The 7 lb tub of NOW pea protein is actually much cheaper (52 g/dollar vs. 37 g/dollar) but the NOW has quite a bit of sodium and it also a very large tub to get through before expiring.

this one is the one I use because it's pretty affordable.

I have used this one:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

but I switched back to Whey recently.

I found this tub and it looks like a great deal. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=ox_sc_act_image_1?smid=A1O9I0PFIHK5TL&psc=1

But is there something you mean about an incomplete amino acid profile? I'd hate to buy 7 lbs of pea protein and find out it was missing something.

Amazon

https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Protein-Natural-Unflavored-7-Pound/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=sr_1_7_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1527104515&sr=8-7&keywords=pea+protein

This is what I buy. I don't go through enough to justify buying a 20kg bag.

Have you looked into pea protein? I switch between it and whey. It's cheaper than whey, is a complete protein, and has good BCAA numbers (not quite as good as whey, but it's up there.) There's been some recent research suggesting it's nearly as good as whey for protein synth., and in one study, there was an unexpected result that the pea protein population did slightly better (probably sample size in my estimation...). Anyway, on price alone, 3.175 kg for $43, and a 120kcal serving has 96kcal of protein. From my reckoning only milk protein isolate (meh on BCAA due to high casein content) and whey isolate (not concentrate) give more protein /kcal. I find it hard to believe that soy would be cheaper per gram of protein. I use NOW Pea Protein, but there are others. https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Protein-Natural-Unflavored-7-Pound/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=sr_1_1_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1500553927&sr=8-1&keywords=now+pea+protein+7+lbs I'm not sure how that works out in Sweden price wise, but this product always works out cheaper than any other protein source I can find...eggs, milk, chicken, especially when you consider how much fat and/or carbs those other sources (soy too) deliver along with the protein. For what it's worth, whey in bulk is pretty cheap too. 2KG for roughly the same price as the pea protein in 3+kg.

I've used this brand before:

https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Protein-Natural-Unflavored-7-Pound/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1540404405&sr=8-3&keywords=pea%2Bprotein&th=1

24g protein, 1g carb, 120 calories.

A lot of people use protein shakes. Not just body builders.

beast burgers and pea protein.

• https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Meat-Beast-Burger-Frozen/dp/B00TFXEUXG/ref=sr_1_1_a_f_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1517907590&sr=8-1&ppw=fresh&keywords=beast+burgers
  
• https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Protein-Natural-Unflavored-7-Pound/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=sr_1_4_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1517907635&sr=8-4&keywords=pea%2Bprotein&th=1

NOW Sports Pea Protein Natural Unflavored Powder,7-Pound https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_VtE-zbCBGT9QD

This is the cheapest per pound you'll find. Also, you probably don't need a protein powder. Fill in your diet with legumes and broccoli and you'll see on cronometer that you're definitely not lacking in protein. Eating high in protein right after a workout will be most efficient. Protein powder might help in some way maybe? I think that it's bioavailability goes up when you consume it like this, but I wouldn't consider it necessary.

This is the one that I️ just recently bought. Works great with vanilla almond milk and is such a good deal



NOW Sports Pea Protein Natural Unflavored Powder,7-Pound https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JL6ZKFE?ref=yo_pop_ma_swf

Ones that I've found that have decent reviews and good "cost per pound":

• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01HOPJAAE/ ($9.19/lb)
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00JL6ZKFE/ (If I wanted to go Pea Protein, $6.38/lb)
  
  
• https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KCL1222/ (Less than a gram of carb, $11.38/lb)
  
  I just noticed that first two have numbers based on a 33g scoop instead of a 25g scoop of the last.
  
  I'm not opposed to Pea Protein if it mixes well, tastes decent and provides me enough actual protein. The price is certainly nice, $0.46 per shake for 96 shakes.