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Originally Posted by Azure
Besides the 3:1 ratio in carbs/protein as was mentioned earlier, I meant.
Protein shakes are meant to supplement. I'm to the point where I only use them when I miss a meal, and need to get something in real quick, or when I have a meal where I know I'm lacking protein.
Other than that I don't touch them much.
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Honestly, even if you're doing a lot of resistance training, you probably won't even notice any difference if you ate say 1.2 g of protein per kg of body weight compared to 1.5g of protein per kg of body weight or higher.
For the longest time I felt protein supplements were entirely unnecessary, until my nutrition professor (a registered dietitian who has published many high impact papers) suggested that athletes' needs were as high as 1.8g of protein per kg of body weight. After that I did some research and read a lot of papers on the topic and it seems half of the experts recommended high amounts (1.8g/kg), while the other half recommend moderate amounts (~1.2 g/kg) for people performing a lot of resistance training.
So my recommendation is if you aren't obsessive about meeting protein needs, save your money. Eating lean meats (as you should be anyway) is a good way to boost protein intake while at the same time dramatically reducing calories.