# Uses for leftover whey? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 23, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-whey/450311 "2008-05-23T00:57:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hockey\_Monkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a183cd/32.png) [@Hockey\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hockey_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-whey/450311/1 "2008-05-23T00:57:02Z")
I just made some yogurt cheese and I have about a cup of drained whey that I don’t want to throw out if there is some good use for it. If there is no good use for it, I’ll toss it. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-whey/450311/2 "2008-05-23T01:34:43Z")
It’s a waste product that they had to get creative with, because of the disposal restrictions. Anything useful whey is used for is processed in a factory. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-whey/450311/3 "2008-05-23T01:38:33Z")
You could send it off to Iraq, it might like to be reunited with the Kurds. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-whey/450311/4 "2008-05-23T01:47:53Z")
Add to a smoothie for extra protein? Of course you may also add yogurt to that smoothie which I guess defeats the purpose of separating out the whey. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-whey/450311/5 "2008-05-23T01:54:33Z")
You could sit on a tuffet and wait for a spider to sit down next to you. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-whey/450311/6 "2008-05-23T05:27:05Z")
Use it as a dietary supplement. Seriously. Mix it with your cereal or coffee, for example. Great for controlling hunger and building muscle. ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 1:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-whey/450311/7 "2008-05-23T13:53:05Z")
Make bread and use it in place of the water. ---
**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/uses-for-leftover-whey/450311/8 "2008-05-23T18:05:53Z")
Steven Tyler of Aerosmith claims he was taught how to cook it in a wok. 😉