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.).
Since most protein powders have at least 20 grams of protein per scoop, youâd need about 80 grams of carbs to go with that scoop to get the proper proportion of nutrients! For a better ârecovery drinkâ after a workout, Lewin recommends a fruit smoothie with yogurt or milk, or, surprisingly, chocolate milk.