what is the shelf life of protein powder? got 15 lbs of the stuff !

I think i got carried away a little and bought too much too experiment with, havent even applied yet for the surgery, still inprogress linning up the prereps for the applications. but i bought some protien to experiment with 2lbs vanilla,2lbs choc at walmart, taste good, and 2 lbs uu, sample was nice in oj,expensive but nice, and 5lbs of butter toffee dmtyse, very nice, low calorie,nice mix ,with soy = 30 g protien, very cheap. but this totals out to about 150 4 oz servings, will it keep that long,will i want to consume it that much or did i over do it, i wont be in demand for it until july the earliest. walter

Ugh -- if you can stomach the stuff, more power to you! As for "shelf-life," as long as the powder remains dry, it should last a very long time, since there is little that could degrade it, and even if it degraded, it would just turn into amino acids which is what your digestive tract would do to it anyway. The biggest concern is that it gets contaminated with bacteria and/or mold, and again, that shouldn't happen if it stays dry. Note that keeping it dry means not leaving the container open any longer than necessary, because the powder will absorb moisture from the air.

good morning diana, the newest one, the the butter toffee cream, which is low cal,low lactase, low carb,and 23 g protein, 5lbs for 29 bucks after shipping, is delicious,when mixed in cold soy milk, had it for breakfast instead of my usual pork roll (taylor ham) for u east coast folks) sandwich, and im do in good 6 hrs latter. I suppose when i'm a month out and i've had 60 of those and the bagleltte is a fond memory not to visited any time soon my apraisal of protien shakes may have a different four letter description besides GREAT(THATS 5) OOPS, my wife thinks i'm obsessed with this surgery,and spending too much time reading about it. have a great day, time for lunch

Just a question.....does it stink? That's what I hate the most, the smell!