With more and more people trying to lose weight, or just a gain a healthier lifestyle overall, natural vitamins and supplements have become very popular. One of the best selling types of supplements is the simple, but very needed protein powder that can be mixed into water or juice. There are actually two kinds of differeing protein powders, with fans of each being adamant in their support. Soy protein powder is made from soy beans, as you would expect; while whey protein powder is more of a dairy-like mixture. Both are basically the same in helping someone reach their health and weight loss goals, and there really isn’t much of a taste from the protein powder per se. You can find most brands and kinds of protein powder at any local area health food store, or even grocery store.