Originally Posted by dyna mo

i use stevia for sweetening.

this is certainly conventional wisdom on the subject and my thinkng, as well.

that being said, i've been reading some interesting data that has recently been revealed to show that it is actually preferable to use whey as the means of increasing insulin as the carbs have shown they reduce growth hormone and IGF-1 levels post workout, whereas protein actually works to increase these at the same time as elevating protein synthesis. You therefore get a more pronounced anabolic effect with a protein and creatine combo post w/o.