Does casein at night really make a difference?

[HVF522]

Yes or No. Simple.

[2Burnt]

I sleep better and wake up not feeling deprived of calorie's in the morning.

[Grinners]

Well... i assume your comparing it to whey... which is gone in half an hour... so of course it does...?

[Problem]

Yes, No.

[alka8]

Wow be a little more clear shall we?

What the F are you asking?

[4nicate]

I think so. when I take it I dont wake up so ****ing hungry.

Not a HUGE difference though.

[Nutir]

A meal pre-bed does a difference for me.

I stick to cottage cheese tho, great source of casein

[adam31]

dont waste the money like previous post stick to cot. cheese a little P.B or drink good ole milk. see how that works for you.

[Pete1028]

dont waste the money like previous post stick to cot. cheese a little P.B or drink good ole milk. see how that works for you.

idk if this is a stupi question or not but can u mix peanut butter with the cottage cheese???

ive heard it befor but im not sure

[Marauder63]

lets just say a difference no matter how large or small is a difference so wether it does little for you or it does great for you its still a difference.

i would say its worth it all depending on if you can safely afford everthing.

[The Solution]

idk if this is a stupi question or not but can u mix peanut butter with the cottage cheese???

ive heard it befor but im not sure

Do it all the time, tastes great

i dont advocate buying casein proteins because you can get plenty from whole food which do the job just as good if not better then powders.

To anwser the question I dont think its a complete difference, if you had a steak or a shake the choice is up to you.

Opinoins are going to vary between each individual, but to each his own.

[Marauder63]

that being said what i do is mix to a certain extent dry cottage cheese with like no fat no salt just good cottage cheese which has 22 grams of protein in like half a cup btw

with some no fat/sugar low cal yogurt

[Madevilz]

I saw no difference between having a meal, whey or casein blend as for morning hunger. But of course, having a meal is better than the other options.

[Mark_2009]

Depends on what your trying to do. Casein breaks down slower than regular whey so it will help at night when trying to put on mass in the winter. On the other-hand however, one would assume you would feel fuller for a longer time helping you curve hunger when cutting. I guess it depends on how you view it.

[randomperosn]

super gained with casein before bed and maybe an hour before that a quick yougurt and fruit thing

[Joezilla]

i down about 3/4 cup of cottage cheese before bed, sometimes a bit more if i had a tough workout, i lift at night a couple hours before bed so i normally need the food, not a huge believer in the shakes, whole food is much better IMO.

but yeah i think it helps.

[Wisdom15]

I mix whey with milk.

[deserusan]

It doesn't compare to whole food. Sure, it digests slower than whey, but it's not even close to being ideal like most marketers would have you believe.

[\J/]

It doesn't compare to whole food. Sure, it digests slower than whey, but it's not even close to being ideal like most marketers would have you believe.

^^

what he said

[An Inconvenient Bro]

It doesn't compare to whole food. Sure, it digests slower than whey, but it's not even close to being ideal like most marketers would have you believe.

ohh please. I don't know about anyone else but I certainly don't want to try to go to sleep with a whole steak meal in my stomach. A casein / whey shake is also a lot less expensive than a whole meal, I can sleep well and wake up not hungry. Yes whole foods for as many other meals of the day as absolutely possible is the way to go (except post workout) but a well formulated shake before bed is the better option

[deserusan]

ohh please. I don't know about anyone else but I certainly don't want to try to go to sleep with a whole steak meal in my stomach. A casein / whey shake is also a lot less expensive than a whole meal, I can sleep well and wake up not hungry. Yes whole foods for as many other meals of the day as absolutely possible is the way to go (except post workout) but a well formulated shake before bed is the better option

Are you saying that because you sell a casein based product? I sleep well every night eating whole food meals before bed as does everyone else who eventually figures out that eating protein powders all the time, especially before bed, is bull****. I'd prefer 50 grams of eggwhites and couple tablespoons of natty PB which is certainly cheaper then ALL the casein products on the market per gram of protein.

[Madevilz]

ohh please. I don't know about anyone else but I certainly don't want to try to go to sleep with a whole steak meal in my stomach. A casein / whey shake is also a lot less expensive than a whole meal, I can sleep well and wake up not hungry. Yes whole foods for as many other meals of the day as absolutely possible is the way to go (except post workout) but a well formulated shake before bed is the better option

I had steak and cottage cheese 1 hour before sleep yesterday. Had no problem sleeping =)

[An Inconvenient Bro]

I had steak and cottage cheese 1 hour before sleep yesterday. Had no problem sleeping =)

hey man if it works for you that's awesome and I recommend you stick with it, I have trouble sleeping on a full stomach and if I had no shake to drink before bed I would rather go to bed on an empty (assuming I ate dinner by about 7) than eat something like another steak meal..



PLUS, like I said, the shake is much cheaper than a steak (and the last time I checked even cheaper than cottage cheese which I love btw) so any argument on $$$ is worthless

[-Aaron-]

No.

Is anything needed before bed? No.

[The Solution]

I sleep well every night eating whole food meals before bed as does everyone else who eventually figures out that eating protein powders all the time, especially before bed, is bull****. As far as costs are concerned, like most things in life you get what you pay for. I'd prefer 50 grams of eggwhites and couple tablespoons of natty PB which is certainly cheaper then ALL the casein products on the market per gram of protein.

x2 that, whole foods contain a lot more vitamins/minerals which will be more beneficial to the body very a protein powder.

A serving of cottage cheese that yields 15g of protein is nearly 40-50 cents
A serving of a casein protein powder by a higher notch company yields almost a dollar if not more,

lets not forget the vitamins/minerals taht come from whole foods will be superior over a powder.

i agree eating is perfectly fine if it settles for the individual, but to each his own, if people perfer to have shakes let it be, you can still get by with whole foods and it will be a lot easier on the wallet in most circumstances.

[factotum]

ohh please. I don't know about anyone else but I certainly don't want to try to go to sleep with a whole steak meal in my stomach. A casein / whey shake is also a lot less expensive than a whole meal, I can sleep well and wake up not hungry. Yes whole foods for as many other meals of the day as absolutely possible is the way to go (except post workout) but a well formulated shake before bed is the better option

Shakes do offer a convenience and if you cannot tolerate food prebed then it's a good option. They are obviously a lot easier to prepare and I notice less if any acid reflux in comparison to whole food prebed. But food leaves me feeling more satiated in the morning.

lets not forget the vitamins/minerals taht come from whole foods will be superior over a powder.

Patently false. If the vitamin or mineral is the same then the whole food version will not be superior. In fact with whole foods you cannot control the various forms of vits and mins so there may in fact be competition and thus the multi, synthetic or formulated product will in fact be superior.

[Psychonewb]

I just recently started taking a casien before bed and I wake up feeling a little more awake, my muscles arnt dead like they use to be from lifitng, and depending on what everyone takes, Ultra Peptide tastes like a milkshake w/ skim milk so its like a good desert

[ABizzLe]

I take it before bed, but still wake up hungry every morning.

[GApump]

Yes, it keeps me from waking up hungry during the night

[BCYMCA]

idk which natural bodybuilder said this but its on bb.com article some where he drinks 3 cups of milk before bed? any one do that?