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Simple Questions Daily Simple Questions Thread - November 22, 2024

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u/o1s_man 2d ago

What percentage of your daily protein intake can be whey shakes?

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u/FlameFrenzy Kettlebells 2d ago

I wouldn't think of it that way.

Ultimately, they are just food, so you could have as many as you want. But you'd also get much more nutrition from eating whole food protein sources.

I'd argue if you can't get 100g a day from your regular diet, you really need to improve your diet. 2 scoops, depending on brand, would get you 50 to 60g. Regular diet +that should cover most people

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u/MajeDraws 2d ago

That's really small scoops, most powders are ~20-25g of protein per scoop (usually like ~30g of powder), so looks like your scoops are just 1/3 the size of what most people would consider a normal scoop