“Too many calories, it’s bad!”

“Too much sugar, it’s bad!”

“No idea.”

“Great stuff, I love it!”

Firstly you need to know, what’s your goal? This may result in a very different answer.

If your aim is to optimise your performance and recovery, protein milk (or cow milk in general) has an ideal balance of protein, carbohydrate, fat, vitamins and minerals to help replenish your muscles after training.

If your goal is to gain weight/muscle, then protein milk will likely be a welcome nutritious addition to your daily intake.

If fat loss is your goal, then you’ll need to know how it factors into your day. if you’re…

– protein intake is low for the day.

– you want something handy that you can consume ‘on the go’.

– you prefer to drink calories than eat them.

… then protein milk will likely be very useful.

If you’re consuming protein milk and not cutting back a few calories elsewhere in your day, these extra calories might hinder your fat loss goal, by taking you closer to a calorie surplus.

For general health, assuming you aren’t lactose intolerant, you’re onto a winner with protein milk, or milk in general.

It’ll help boost your levels of calcium, vitamin D, vitamin A, magnesium and zinc, which can be lacking in many diets. To put it plainly, stronger teeth, bones, muscles, less chance of osteoporosis, better chance of a good nights sleep.

If you think protein milk is overpriced, mixing some whey protein in with normal milk is a money saving alternative. Approximately 1.5g protein per kg body weight is a great target to aim for. The only way you’ll know if you’re getting enough protein is to track it for a day in something like ‘My Fitness Pal’ app, or go old school and use food labels to add it up.

We aim to educate our members on what they should be eating and how much they need, if this is something you struggle with, get in touch today and we’ll book you in for your free consultation.