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.).
How to Choose a Protein Powder Supplement: In choosing a protein powder supplement is it wise to go with the most natural, non-dairy, unmodified, non-GMO source with the least number of additives.The two types I recommend the most are hemp and brown rice.he most important times to use a protein powder are when extra calories are needed or muscle breakdown is occurring. This can be due to intense exercise (with minimal recovery times), because a person is malnourished, is a high level athlete, or in more advanced cases suffering from cachexia as a symptom in cancer.