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Tell us how long you're away and how you'll use them. We'll tell you exactly how many single-serve packets to throw in your bag. No tub, no guesswork.
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The 30-pack covers this trip with packets to spare
Pack your tripSingle-serve, TSA-friendly, no scoop. 2-in-1: protein + creatine in one shake.
The math is simple: days away × shakes per day, plus 2 spare. One shake a day on a 5-day trip is 7 packets with the buffer. The spare packets cover the delayed flight, the extra training day, or the hotel breakfast that turns out to be pastries only. Two extra packets weigh about as much as a set of keys, so the insurance is effectively free.
Yes. Protein powder is allowed in both carry-on and checked bags in the US. The TSA asks that powders over 12 oz (about 350ml) in carry-on go in a separate bin for screening, which is exactly why a big tub gets you pulled aside. Sealed single-serve packets are far under the threshold, lie flat in any pocket of your bag, and don't spill. Keep them in their original sealed packets and security is a non-event.
Airport food, hotel breakfasts, and back-to-back meetings make it hard to hit a daily protein target on the road, and missing it for a week is enough to stall the progress you made at home. Buying on arrival means gas-station protein at gas-station prices, if you find any. A countable, single-serve format flips the problem: you decide how much to bring before you leave, and the number is exact.
Yes. Creatine works by keeping your muscle stores saturated, which only happens if you take it every day, travel and rest days included. Skip it for a week and saturation drifts down, giving back part of what you built. One packet carries a full 5g dose, so a week away doesn't mean a week off. Not sure what your daily dose should be? Use the creatine dosage calculator.
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Days × shakes per day + 2 spare. A 7-day trip at one shake a day is 9 packets. Training hard or short on food options? Two a day makes it 16.
Yes, protein powder is allowed in carry-on and checked bags. Carry-on powders over 12 oz (about 350ml) need separate screening, which is why tubs get flagged. Sealed single-serve packets are well under the limit and sail through.
No. Packets are shelf-stable. Store them like you'd store any dry pantry good: sealed, out of direct heat.
A shaker and cold water is all it takes. Mix it cold or room temperature, not hot: hot liquid clumps protein. Making a protein coffee? Mix the packet in cold water or milk first, then add it to your coffee.
Yes, daily consistency is the whole game with creatine. Each packet includes a full 5g of creatine monohydrate, so your streak survives the trip.
They travel identically: single-serve, TSA-friendly, no refrigeration. Whey has 25g protein per packet, Vegan has 20g plant protein. Both carry the same 5g of creatine. Pick by diet, not by destination.
This is a planning tool, not medical advice. Protein and creatine totals assume one packet per shake at the selected line (Whey 25g / Vegan 20g protein, 5g creatine each). Adjust to your own target and appetite. TSA guidance current as of publication; check tsa.gov for changes.
Sized for the trip, not the shelf
Single-serve packets with 25g whey or 20g vegan protein plus 5g creatine. Count them out, zip the bag, done.
