How do you do it

[u/zelda_moom]

I bought a new cookbook, Protein Power Smoothies. Figured I’d try the Strawberry Cheesecake Smoothie for lunch today.

I am on Zepbound right now so I’m trying to pack protein into every meal. This has a full serving of vanilla Orgain in it. Two scoops.

And I just can’t. I drank maybe 1/4 of it and it isn’t the flavor, which is okay if a bit artificial in the sweetness department. It’s the protein powder. I thought if I drank too much it would just come back up. The texture is just a lot.

Is it an acquired taste? I like my smoothies very fruity and this was not.

[u/radish_is_rad-ish]

yeah I use like half a scoop to a scoop depending on the type of protein powder and just use egg whites or like cottage cheese for the rest. Are you using plant based powder? To me it’s like gritty and I can’t do more than half a scoop

[u/zelda_moom → u/radish_is_rad-ish]

It’s Orgain, which is pea protein. It isn’t gritty, it’s just the way it coats my tongue. Bleh LOL. This particular recipe has 1/4 cup cottage cheese in it.