Thread: Protein bar or shake?

So I've just bought myself the following:

Vanilla Whey Protein
Glutamine
Creatine
One of those fancy blender bottles Tekk mentioned above

So how often should I take these things? Once before work out and once after? (I know the window is ~30-45 minutes) Should I only take the creatine and glutamine afterwards?

What about when I just do cardio? I get the impression that I should then just take protein and glutamine without creatine...

Any recommendations for what liquid I should take them in? I'm thinking that I might stick mostly to milk or OJ, but if I'm feeling fancy I could blend it with OJ, banana, and frozen strawberries plus maybe some yogurt for a smoothee. I know the carrier liquid is probably not so important.