Casein Protien

[sparky3]

What are some foods that contain casien protien besides cottage cheese. I'm looking for a good bedtime snack.

[fyre500]

Don't fret over taking in casein. It's not necessary for muscle growth. Just eat something before you go to bed so your body has some calories to work with. Even if you happen to miss your pre-bed meal, your body won't turn catabolic overnight.

[determined4000]

dairy

[icall]

I just found a study tonight that seems to advocate casein over whey all the time.

Interesting read. I didn't respond well to casein last time, but it may have been milk protein instead. I'm probably going to give casien another shot after reading this. Pretty significant difference.

Mean percent body fat with diet alone decreased from a baseline of 27 +/- 1.8 to 25 +/- 1.3% at 12 weeks. With diet, exercise and casein the decrease was from 26 +/- 1.7 to 18 +/- 1.1% and with diet, exercise and whey protein the decrease was from 27 +/- 1.6 to 23 +/- 1.3%. The mean fat loss was 2. 5 +/- 0.6, 7.0 +/- 2.1 and 4.2 +/- 0.9 kg in the three groups, respectively. Lean mass gains in the three groups did not change for diet alone, versus gains of 4 +/- 1.4 and 2 +/- 0.7 kg in the casein and whey groups, respectively. Mean increase in strength for chest, shoulder and legs was 59 +/- 9% for casein and 29 +/- 9% for whey, a significant group difference. This significant difference in body composition and strength is likely due to improved nitrogen retention and overall anticatabolic effects caused by the peptide components of the casein hydrolysate.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum

[the59sound]

Greek Yogurt.

it will change your life and is miles ahead of cottage cheese in terms of taste.

[soundcheck129]

Casein isn't the only slow-digesting protein. Ever heard of meat and eggs?

[Flexxo]

Peanut butter!

One of my ALL time favorite pre-bed snacks (I choose to eat before bed not because of muscle building, but because I just feel better having a snack before laying down) is without a doubt peanut butter (crunchy) on a Thomas whole wheat English muffin toasted.

[jingyinan]

Don't fret over taking in casein. It's not necessary for muscle growth. Just eat something before you go to bed so your body has some calories to work with. Even if you happen to miss your pre-bed meal, your body won't turn catabolic overnight.

Is pre-bed meal really necessary? I mean, does every professional bodybuilders use pre-bed meal?

[soundcheck129]

The pre-bed meal is a myth started by dairy farmers to boost lagging cottage cheese sales.

[rkhan123]

Greek Yogurt.

it will change your life and is miles ahead of cottage cheese in terms of taste.

Agreed. Tastes awesome with pb or almonds. Also, barely has any sodium.

[snorkelman]

What are some foods that contain casien protien besides cottage cheese.

Peanut butter!

Come on Flexxo, PB is fine and dandy but it doesn't contain any casein.

I'm with the other guys about considering flesh such as chicken, steak or fish as an option for your last meal.