Is the protein in designer shakes more effective than egg whites, tuna, chicken and other standard foods?
With names like Protein Revolution and N-Large, the commercial protein products can leave you wondering if standard foods are an equal match. Plus, ads that rave “extremely bioavailable,” “no cheap protein blends,” and “highest quality protein” leave the impression that tuna or milk don’t quite make the grade. Doubtful. The protein from natural foods works perfectly fine. Any animal protein is “high quality” and contains all the essential amino acids you need to build muscles. Hence, eating balanced meals and then drinking protein shakes for “high quality protein” is an outrageous concept–and it’s expensive. For the $32 you spend on a box with 12 MetRx packets, you can buy lots of powdered milk–the least expensive protein powder around. You’ll get not only high quality protein, but also a complete package of life-sustaining nutrition that is perfectly balanced by Nature (remember, infants live on milk). In an overall well-balanced diet, engineered protein offers no advantages over ch
