Protein diet cola
3 min · 16 g protein · 104 cals / serving
The dirty-soda twist that went viral: diet cola over ice with a splash of creamy vanilla protein poured in. It turns pale and foamy and tastes like a cola float, with 16 g of protein and no added sugar.
Ingredients
- 1/2 scoop whey protein, vanilla
- 1/2 cup skim milk, cold
- 1 cup water, frozen, as ice cubes
- 1 can (12 fl oz) diet cola, well chilled
- 1 wedge lime (optional)
Steps
- Shake the protein powder with the cold milk in a jar or shaker until smooth and frothy.
- Fill a tall glass with ice and pour in the cola, then pour in the vanilla protein slowly over the back of a spoon. Protein foams fast in a fizzy drink, so pouring it quickly makes it bubble over. Stir gently once or twice.
- Squeeze the lime over if you like, and drink it right away while it is cold and still fizzy.
Good to know
Can I use a bottled protein shake?
Yes, that is how the trend started: use about 2/3 cup of a ready-to-drink vanilla shake, roughly half a bottle, in place of the powder and milk, for about the same score.
What does it taste like?
Like a cola float made with vanilla ice cream: the protein softens the cola's bite and gives it a creamy head. Chocolate protein works too and tastes like a chocolate cola.
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Per
- Calories
- 16
- Protein
- (63%)
- 3 g
- Fat
- (4%)
- <1 g
- Carbohydrates
- (33%)
- 1 g
- of which sugar
- 1 g
- Fiber
- <1 g
- Sodium
- 16 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. General guidance, not medical advice. Talk to your prescriber. How
As written, 104 kcal goes into the pot and 650 g of ingredients comes out as about 650 g of food: 16 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.