Cooking with Whey Protein

December 19th, 2010 JacobMcEntyre 0 Comments

There are several different reasons to consume protein, but it all comes down to the fact that protein molecules are the building blocks of life. Whenever you create new cells, whether they be muscle cells or any other type of cell, you use protein to do it. Protein is broken down into something called amino acids. There are 23 amino acids, and there are 3 that are considered essential . They must be consumed in your meals, because they are not produced in the body.

Not consuming enough protein is one of the deadliest mistakes anyone can make. Not enough protein in the diet can cause the body to go catabolic, where the body consumes its own muscles for energy. Losing weight is totally dependent on muscle mass, because muscle actually burns fat. The more muscle you have, the more calories you will burn. Make sure your protein consumption is good when you attempt to lose fat or gain muscle; it will make the difference.

Cooking with protein isolate can help cut out some bad carbs as well as increase your protein intake. In many cases, it can actually replace flour. There are many recipes for baked goods as well as shakes, smoothies, and basically anything you could use flour in. There are some guidelines when cooking with protein in the place of flour, though. Not all types of protein works well in certain products. Cookies aren’t the best to cook with whey protein for example.

Working in protein isolate in place of flour can dramatically improve your diet. When reducing body fat, it can help cut out some or even all the processed carbs from your diet. It also helps people concerned with increasing their muscle mass by increasing protein consumption. Cooking with protein can be a very powerful tool, and I highly recommend looking into it.

For more information, see our whey protein recipes blog.