One writer's experience taking collagen supplements and how it changed her health. Sounds crazy, but adding powdered connective tissue from cows and fish to your morning coffee, smoothies, oatmeal, or juice is suddenly supertrendy among the clean eating crowd.
Photo: Desserts With Benefits. Protein powder is a popular go-to after a workout: Put in a shaker cup, add water, shake, and you have a portable drink to revitalize your muscles and energy. Or add it to a blender with milk, fruit, greens, nut butter, or other fun add-ins, and itâs an anytime snack or meal replacement. (And a delicious one at that.).
SHAKE THIS WAY. One of the most common (and useful) ways to consume protein powder is to mix it into pre- and post-workout shakes and smoothies, says Fear. âFor before training, protein powder in a shake can make for an easy-to-digest meal that wonât sit too heavy in the stomach. But you might want to keep the volume on the lower end since a 32-ounce blender full might be hard to keep down during burpees.