Consuming mostly protein from powder?

lorigem
lorigem Posts: 446 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I seem to be having a hard time consuming enough natural proteins and so I rely on protein shakes to make up for it. I lift 3 x a week and do conditioning every day. Is this form of protein consumption okay or should animal product really be consumed for better results? Goal is to lose weight but get stronger as well.

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  • fooninie
    fooninie Posts: 291 Member
    I use powder protein (Gapary Nutrition Priobiotic series is one of the best IMO). I think it's ok...but if you are not getting enough protein are you a vegetarian or eating a high carb diet? I would revise my meal plan. I eat enough protein in my day (from animal and other source proteins) and I follow a 1300-1600 calorie per day menu...
  • Kim9598
    Kim9598 Posts: 8 Member
    Its hard to get all your protein through daily foods without feeling stuffed. I eat 200 g a day and get 60 of that through shakes 3x a day.
  • lorigem
    lorigem Posts: 446 Member
    I use powder protein (Gapary Nutrition Priobiotic series is one of the best IMO). I think it's ok...but if you are not getting enough protein are you a vegetarian or eating a high carb diet? I would revise my meal plan. I eat enough protein in my day (from animal and other source proteins) and I follow a 1300-1600 calorie per day menu...

    I'm not a vegetarian - maybe it is high carb consumption :tongue: I rarely cook which is the problem. When I do, or rather when my husband does, we get a good dose of protein on top of the shake (which I will need to look up your powder - I just use the cheap Body Fortress stuff)! I also follow 1400 - 1700 calories per day.
  • Showcase_Brodown
    Showcase_Brodown Posts: 919 Member
    Chow down on the meat!

    Chicken breast, cans of tuna, and sliced turkey for lunch meat will get me a long way toward getting my protein goal. I also rely heavily on dairy: greek yogurt, cottage cheese, string cheese, milk. Eggs are delicious too.

    I am hitting 200 grams pretty much every day, and I have not had to resort to powder yet. Although, some days it would be a lot easier. I am a big eater though, so putting the food away to get protein is not a problem for me.

    Eat as much protein as you can and use the powder to hit the goal if you need help getting there.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I seem to be having a hard time consuming enough natural proteins and so I rely on protein shakes to make up for it. I lift 3 x a week and do conditioning every day. Is this form of protein consumption okay or should animal product really be consumed for better results? Goal is to lose weight but get stronger as well.

    Real food is better, but that stuff is fine. Try to get as much of your nutrition from real food as possible.
  • AJ_G
    AJ_G Posts: 4,158 Member
    Most protein powder is animal product, derived from cow's milk. As to your question, if you can't stomach enough meat and whole food protein, then protein powder is fine, as long as you're not hungry, if you find yourself hungry, eat more meat.
  • lorigem
    lorigem Posts: 446 Member
    Thanks for the help guys! I'll try to consume more natural proteins but will stick with the shakes as well :)
  • king752
    king752 Posts: 8 Member
    Let me start of first by saying if it reaches your macronutrient goal, it will not have any effect on body composition.


    Now that I got that out of the way:
    Problem with a lot of protein shakes is that they're deceptive.
    Protein companies replace their protein with a cheap ingredient called "Taurine", this is an amino-acid and will not be easily traced.

    Therefore a lot of protein actually have less protein that is in the tub.

    If you consume a lot of your protein through protein shakes you have a chance of being micronutrient (vitamin and minerals) deficient, which could lead to problems.
  • iarelarry
    iarelarry Posts: 201 Member
    Eat more meat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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