Does soymilk go bad as quickly as cow's milk at room temperature? And what protein powder would you recommend?

I strongly reccomend this powder:

http://www.shaklee.com/products.php?sku=20665

Non GMO

Contains ALL protiens. (for complete absorption)

Is NOT processed (soy processing causes it to be toxic)

Low carbohydrate.

Vegan

It tastes a bit of soy (grassy woody taste behind the natural flavor). If that’s unacceptable and you aren’t vegan:

http://www.shaklee.com/category.php?main_cat=weightmanagement&sub_cat=CinchShakes&type=sub

Combines soy and milk protiens.

All the quality of the product above plus the idea protien carb, fat ratio for fat loss.

Really delicious and creamy

All flavors truly naturally sourced

I’d be happy to hook up anyone interested.

Mods: I hope the ‘sales pitch’ is acceptable as it’s directly on topic.

I have the same problem – I don’t eat very much at one time, so I’ve been looking for ways to get more nutrition easily in between meals. The best thing I’ve found is to have a cup of milk (or soy milk) with ovaltine every afternoon. It tastes great, and it’s got tons of good vitamins and minerals. The ovaltine itself doesn’t have much protein, but the milk will give you a pretty good protein boost on its own – and if you want more, you can always throw in one of the protein powders that @proXXi mentioned above. I just really like the ovaltine for its taste – it’s much better than any of the other protein powders or shakes I’ve tried.

I don’t know how long it’s okay to keep milk or soy milk out of the fridge, but if it’s going to be out for a long time, you might want to check out the shelf-stable milk boxes – you could take one with you and dump it in your bottle to mix up right before you’re ready to use it, and you wouldn’t have to worry about how long it had been out. There’s a question about shelf-stable milk here if you want more info.

Unless you cannot drink milk (@sdeutsch came up with a great way above), why use soy milk? Too much soy can be bad, especially for women, and can impact the thyroid.

And too much soy is not good for women who have had estrogen-positive breast cancers.

Almond milk is a wiser substitute.

@Marina, @gailcalled, my thinking with the soymilk was that it might last longer at room temperature, that’s all. I don’t have anything against using another type of milk, though! (I also don’t eat much in the way of soy, usually, so it’s not like 1 cup of soymilk would put me over “the limit”. Or would it?)

@sdeutsch, thank you for that thoughtful answer. That seems like it could work, but I am worried about pricing. (I am a poor college student!)

@proXXi, I will look into that protein powder. Cheers!

@all, I had another thought after I went to bed last night. Would placing nonfat milk powder and protein powder in a bottle, then adding water when I wanted to drink it work? This would eliminate my entire problem, but I know that there are sometimes “mixing issues”.

Yes to hydrating the skim milk powder at work. I know nothing about the miscibility (my latest word-of-the-day). of the two powers.

When I dated a vegan we regularly left soy milk out. Never went bad.

@gailcalled, thank you for that answer and the wonderful word! (I love fun new words!)

@andrew, for how long did you leave the “soy milk out”? And was it store bought? Thanks for the reply, though!

@evegrimm We’d leave it out a few hours—occasionally overnight.

I’m assuming there’s no refrigeration at work?

@andrew, well, there is, but seeing as how I would be going from home—>class—>work, there’s not a place to “leave it and then retrieve it”, so to speak. Also, I’m thinking it would be something for before work, seeing as how I usually work for 3–5 hours and don’t get a break (usually).

Now I’m wondering: Is there such a thing as dried soymilk?

@evegrimm Oh, no no, don’t bother. That’s disgusting.

If you throw it in the refridge for a few minutes before you drink it, it’ll taste much better. And obviously add the powder afterward.

If you’re worried about cost, I definitely wouldn’t go for the milk boxes – they are pretty pricey. But your instant milk powder idea should work fine – and it would work very well with the ovaltine!

also, one glass of soy milk a day shouldn’t hurt any – from what I’ve read, you need a lot more soy than that to really be harmful. Small amounts of soy are actually supposed to be good for you, as long as you don’t have any existing estrogen-related problems.

hmmm, take a look at this…

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