pennycandy

I believe you are correct. If you look at the ingredients in egg white protein powders, egg white powder or egg albumin is usually listed as the first ingredient.
Example:Ingredients: Egg albumin, xylitol, natural flavor, xanthan gum, lecithin, stevia.

Jingle

I love eggs, yolk also and eat 4 - 6 per week. When I have to recover from surgery I always go heavy on eating meat and eggs. I believe they help me to heal faster. Never tried any kind of powders.

materialgrl

I had a gastric sleeve, I need protein, the whey protein upsets my tummy. I make peanut butter cookies with 1/2 the sugar and put in protein powder, I
dont make them alot but sometimes, I have trouble getting enough protein,

Onebyone

You can sub a protein drink for the liquid in muffin recipes. Muffins are great breakfast food when you make your own and add all the good stuff.

A glass of milk is what I drink in the morning to get protein. I like the nut milks, more protein per ounce and less calories. I don't buy low fat or skim milks. All the good stuff is taken out.
Beans and rice is the perfect combo for powerful protein. We have beans and rice at least twice a week. It's easy to make burritos, casseroles, stir fry, etc using beans and rice.

JoyjoyMarie

Gotta sign in for a quick addition: my son uses hemp protein powder for his shake drinks. He says 1) it is NOT marijuana, 2) it's a good protein source. I haven't researched it, and don't know if it's applicable for baking, but it would be another alternate source of protein, esp if you don't do soy or whey.

pamesue

I would be leary of protein powders/bars that have HEMP...those can cause a positive on a drug test. If you are looking for a job or work somewhere where they do random testing you could be in trouble.

Belfrybat

My favourite unflavoured protein powder is Any Whey by Optimum Nutrition. It is expensive compared to store brands, but hold up well in cooking and is great for drinking. It tastes a bit like weak milk. Unfortunately it is getting hard to find. Now Foods makes an eggwhite protein that is good tasting, but doesn't mix easily -- they also make an unflavoured whey protein, but I haven't tried it.

For flavoured protein powders, I go with Body Fortress whey protein powder from Walmart. I've tried many different brands, and this one is as good as any, and the price is certainly right. I haven't tried it for cooking but whey protein holds up well under heat so it should be fine.

citruscountyquilter

I don't think the author meant that egg whites don't contain protein but rather egg white powder is different from what is commonly known as protein powder. Protein powder can have the main ingredient as soy, whey, egg white etc but it also has other ingredients and can come in flavors. There are some protein powders that are unflavored a well. Many protein powders contain some form of sweetener. Read the ingredients.

I use an unflavored protein powder when I make some baked goods such as muffins. It tends to add a dryness to the finished good so I add mashed ripe banana for extra moistness.

quiltjoey

I use a plant based protein powder withou soy, artificial things and no GMOs.

pennycandy

I think you misunderstood whom I was answering. Tate asked: "So dried egg whites should be protein in powder form. Right?" Dried egg whites are protein in powder form. If you look at the example I gave for the egg white protein powder, egg albumin is the protein source, xylitol and stevia are sweeteners, natural flavor is self explanatory, xanthan gum is a thickener and lecithin is an emulsifier. Ingredients are listed by volume from greater amount to least. I see no reason why someone couldn't use powdered egg whites replace egg white protein powder. I would cut back on the amount of protein powder asked for in the recipe and add a bit of sweetener to compensate.