Bad to have majority of protein from powder?

[cbarickm]

Hey guys, I'm new to the forums here and had a question. I'm in college right now and between juggling class, homework, going to the gym(new years resolution), and having fun, I honestly can't make time to cook meals every 3 hours. I realize that the moto here is real food > whey powder but how much worse can it be for you? Any input is appreciated.

[hooked4life]

It's always (leaving aside post workout shake) a good idea to get as much protein as you can from real foods. We all come up with little ways to make it happen. Right now I am cooking up a big batch of chicken, like 10 breasts, or you can do it with beef. Defrost some veggies and some carbs if you want, and poof you have a meal. Takes like 3 minutes if you have the meat in the frig. Canned tuna works well too. Try things, cook some stuff ahead of time, etc. I think if you work at it, you will get better more real food.

[Kylewu]

Whats great about protien powder is that it has protien but no Cholesterol, and hardly any fat. So its a more efficent way of getting protien, but yeah I'd say its best to get your protien from food. However I probably take in 50-70 grams of protien a day from just powder..

[deserusan]

Protein powders typically lack the necessary proteases for proper digestion which you would find in wholefood sources. I'm not going to go into this but there is a reason ALL real bodybuilders get most of their protein from wholefood sources.

[asuguy]

eat like this guy, but slightly less protein unless you weigh around 290 like him. he seems to like 1.5g per lb.

http://www.jaycutler.com/sub/nutrition.htm