Remember: You don't NEED Protein Powder (x-post /r/fitness)

[dawn16]

@deborah137 To be fair, peanut flour isn't super cheap either, but I haven't tried a chocolate pb protein powder. What brand do you buy?

 

[deborah137]

@dawn16 I get mine from canadianprotein.com. I get the whey concentrate and it comes in a ton of flavours. I have cooked and cream and chocolate peanut butter but I've tried plain chocolate, mint chocolate chip and strawberry. All quite tasty.

Edit: tried to fix link, apparently not working

 

[dawn16]

@deborah137

it's a guilt-free way for me to get my chocolate peanut butter fix.

So glad I'm not the only one. Snicker doodle protein mixed with cashew milk tastes like a treat. For breakfast it's so much closer to what I prefer (sugar filled cereal) than a more macro friendly option (eggs). I do like eggs but some days you want something else!

 

[deborah137]

@dawn16 Exactly this. I have fairly limited calories (1300-1600, depending on whether or not I'm exercising - sadly it'll be 1300 until my calf heals) and so I'm always trying to find low-cal, tasty ways to get what I need.

 

[jsmithcavs]

@ibelong I agree with what you posted - whey is just to get more protein if you can't get it another whey (haha)

A serving of whey protein can have the same amount of protein as three fast food hamburgers

What? This doesn't sound right to me.

Hamburgers from where?

My serving of ON Gold Standard Chocolate is 24g

At Five Guys I get the small bunless burger, it's 20g

 

[ibelong]

@jsmithcavs I looked it up too, and I think they were comparing extremes. A Mcdonald hamburger has about 12 grams of protein, most whey protein ranges from 20-30 grams per serving. Really depends on the burger I guess.

 

[ravenblue]

@jsmithcavs I thought that was weird too. Like beef has tons of protein. And most burgers are decently sized these days. I mean, maybe not an itty bitty McDonald's dollar menu burger. That's probably more like 12-15g.

 

[kobidobidog]

@ravenblue Dollar menu is 12g! Big mac is 25g, so even higher in protein than the ON Gold. Source

 

[doyola38]

@kobidobidog yeah but how many calories is a big mac? (i know a quarter cheese is 540, just never went for the big mac)

 

[kobidobidog]

@doyola38 Well of course! I wasn't pointing out calorie comparisons, just protein. I can't even eat a big mac so I would never use it to destroy my calorie goals for the day

 

[childofjesus201]

@doyola38 BigMac is close to 510 calories... Maybe 490. I would say whey protein is more macro friendly than a double deluxe cheeseburger at any fast food joint.

 

[doyola38]

@childofjesus201 for sure. or cottage cheese

 

[jsmithcavs]

@ravenblue I was wondering about McDonalds little burgers when I posted so your response made me go look.

You are correct:

The little McDonalds Hamburgers are 12g, Cheeseburgers 15g.

I am sure there are protein supplements out there that are 36g for one serving but I do think saying the same as 3 fast food burgers is misleading.

Maybe they mean 3 sliders? I feel like that would not be a normal or expected comparison though.

Edit: The White Castle Slider is 7g so that fits

 

[zack454]

@ibelong Great points! I just started Keto and had issues getting anywhere close to my protein so I decided to supplement with powder.

 

[knowhisjoy77]

@zack454 How are you failing to get enough protein when Keto is literally only protein and fat

 

[zack454]

@knowhisjoy77 Reaching 100+ g of protein is difficult for me. I am pretty new to it still so I probably just need to play around with what I am eating.

 

[knowhisjoy77]

@zack454 I mean 1 cup of chicken breast is like 40 grams of protein, 6 grams in an egg, over 60 in a nice steak. You can do it easily

 

[zack454]

@knowhisjoy77 It sounds like I need to up the steak intake lol! I mostly stick with chicken and pork. Cows were my favorite animal when I was younger so I tend to stay away from eating beef very often

 

[knowhisjoy77]

@zack454 Turkey and Venison are also very good!

 

[folashade]

@ibelong I am so tired of refuting this 1g/lb nonsense. I have nothing against protein powder, but we don't need this much protein.

http://bayesianbodybuilding.com/the-myth-of-1glb-optimal-protein-intake-for-bodybuilders/

This article is not sourced, and it claims to rate the "effectiveness" of protein powders by g per serving?? Maybe that would be a useful statistic compared against cost per serving, but on its own, completely useless. It only tells you the size of the scoop they include.