Question about Optimum Nutrition protein....?

[RandyB]

I wanted to get something that would be good for breakfast when I'm in a hurry and I was wanting to get the Oat's & Whey. I've sampled it before and it was good. It is $25.99.

I also wanted to get the 2lb casein protein for when i work late and i can come home and drink it and just go to bed. I've had it before too and its good. It's $21.99

I can only afford one. Which one should I choose?
Yamster, the Oat's & Whey is for my breakfast/pre-workout meal. I have protein for post-workout already. I do like cottage cheese, but I just don't like all the sodium and stuff in it. Plus the casein protein has lots more protein and amino acids. I can't decide! lol
It would be good because it's for breakfast. I need that protein when I first wake up right? And if I wake up late or something I can just have that.


But see I have to work late sometimes (Domino's Pizza) and I come home and make something up...OR... i could just have a casein protein shake with something with a few carbs not many
Oh, BTW, my normal breakfast is oatmeal with banana and almonds and eggs
well, im still going to have my banana with my oatmeal for breakfast regardless....
my post workout meal is a heaping scoop of protein, about 100 calories of some fruit (usually apple or pear or orange), and sometimes some cottage cheese or protein bar. Only because I then go to school and i don't eat from like 7:15 to 1:15, so i get some kinda fat or slow digesting food AFTER i have my whey.

 

[Yamster]

The whey is much more important as it cannot be beaten by real food for post-workout supplementation. Whey protein absorbs much faster than any real food, which is exactly what you need post-workout when microtears are made in the muscles.

Casein can be found in cottage cheese and milk. You can get those. If you don't like cottage cheese, like me, you can make a shake out of it. Or you can get milk. You'd need either 1 cup of cottage cheese or 4 cups of milk.

Edit 1:
Oh, for breakfast/pre-workout. Pre-workout you don't even need the protein, so it's not that important, but a lot of people still take protein pre-workout to minimize catabolism, including myself.

For breakfast, I don't recommend having protein powder, but if you have to then casein's the better option since you already have whey and the casein is better for breakfast (it will keep you in a + nitrogen balance/anabolic state for longer) as well as nighttime.

If you get proper cottage cheese that is completely natural the ingredients aren't a problem. If you look at the casein supplement the ingredients are not good at all either. Casein is best taken from real foods, but between the 2 supplements I'd take casein.

Edit 2:
Yes, protein is important for breakfast, but you should still try to obtain it from real food whenever possible, only post-workout being the real exception. Again, I recommend the casein if you need a quick shake in the morning. Your breakfast from real food is decent, but take away the fruit. Fruits should be taken for snacks, not meals. They require different digestive enzymes than the other foods.