So you you have to add flavor or something? Whats it taste like if I just throw it in a shaker right after my workout?
I use the bulk flavourless whey too and I don't mind the bland taste. it's not tasty by any stretch of the imagination, but if I'm in the mood for something sweeter I'll add a tea spoon of cocoa powder, some cinnamon, and a packet of low calorie sweetener or stevia to my shaker.
adding walden farms zero calorie syrups work well too but they are hard to find where I live. I order some online occasionally but they are pretty pricey for the amount you get. In canada they are $4.49 for 355ml (the size of a can of coke).
I don't drink a lot of shakes to begin with. I use most of my whey for baking. I like making protein pancakes for my first meal:
175g (3/4 cup) egg whites
1 scoop of whey
60g (2/3 cup) oats
1 tablebspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons milled flaxseed
some ground cinnamon (eyeball it)
optional ingredients: any fruit laying around, 1 or 2 packets of low calories sweetener, peanut butter, walden farms zero calorie pancake syrup
blend; batter makes about 3-5 pancakes depending on the size you make them (smaller = easier to flip) cook on medium for approx 2min each side on a non-stick pan (cover the pan with foil if you don't have a lid for it). takes about 15-20min to make the whole batch and clean up if you have a small, easy to clean blender.
without any optional ingredients the macros are:
563 calories
37g net carbs
55g protein
13g fat (with 5g being omega 3)
and it's easy to play with the macros if you need more or less calories. If you are low carbing it keep in mind the less oats you use the more watery the blended batter will become. If you go to 30g (1/3 cup) oats or less, add some baking powder to the mix to improve consistency (you don't need baking powder if you use the ingredients in the proportions I listed above).
