I was given a huge bottle of Gold Standard Whey: Whey Protein Isolates. But everyone in our family

[jwirr]

is trying to lose weight instead of gain. Any suggestions what I can do with it? Will animals eat it - cats in particular.

[eShirl]

1. I would think they'd avoid carbs, not protein, to lose weight.

You could give it to a high school athlete maybe, or a gym rat

[jwirr]

2. We do count carbs but this is specifically for weight building like Ensure.

[Warpy]

3. A lot of people use it to boost the protein in carbs they do eat

like breads and breakfast cereals. Whey protein itself is low in calories, it's what body builders mix it with that puts on the pounds.

It's not going to hurt you and it's not going to pack on any pounds by itself. What it will do is boost the protein in that small bowl of morning oatmeal.

It can also be used as part of a weight loss diet, to ensure adequate protein in a deficiency diet, especially a liquid diet.

Web MD has a pretty good discussion of it: http://www.webmd.com/vitamins-supplements/ingredientmono-833-whey%20protein.aspx?activeingredientid=833&activeingredientname=whey%20protein

Ensure is more to prevent weight loss than for gaining weight. I tried for years to get my skinny dad to drink it with 2 meals a day after his stroke. He grumbled and just got skinnier. Men.

[jwirr]

4. Okay I understand that. I have diabetes and often eat an egg or something like that to counter the

carbs. Thank you.