ARE PROTEIN SHAKES A GOOD SOURCE OF PROTEIN?

My answer to her first question: Depends….. not all people need it – You may already be consuming enough via your food intake – let’s look into your current food intake!

And to the second question: Generally, protein shakes are a great source of protein, but..read on

If you tried to get your protein requirements from vegetables only, that’s a ton of fiber, which might fill you up too much to get enough calories in. Also, imagine the amount of gas you’d be producing.

If you tried to get it from nuts, that’s a lot of fat. Same with fattier meats like bacon. Imagine eating nothing but bacon all day? Actually, that doesn’t sound like a bad way to go.

Death by bacon.

Anyway…

It’s also fairly inexpensive per gram of protein, especially compared to eating out at restaurants.

I don’t like how some protein powders taste, but others taste pretty damn good. If you can find one you like, that’s a plus. If not, I guess it’s a negative, but there are so many flavours out there that you should be able to find a decent one.

They’re also definitely more convenient, especially if you hate cooking and/or you are time-poor.

Those are the main draws of protein powders. You won’t gain more muscle with them over natural food, if the amount of protein is the same.

That being said, you definitely shouldn’t try to ‘exists’ on nothing but protein shakes.

Your body NEEDS fats, vitamins and minerals, that a powder just won’t provide.

Use them as intended…to SUPPLEMENT a healthy diet.

Hope that helps

Keep pumpin!