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Originally Posted by FlyUSMC
It's not really a question of protein or no protein, just more of how much I can get away with.. As a college student it's a lot cheaper, nevermind easier to take down when you're not hungy From a scientific standpoint, why is it that real food is better? Is it the benefit of the other vitamins/enzymes/etc that come from meat?
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When you ingest REAL FOOD your body must expend some energy for digestion to break down foods into their smaller parts (i.e. whole proteins break down into amino acids) so that your body can more readily absorb what you need. That's the whole theory behind eating many smaller meals throughout the day as this will keep your metabolism burning all day. Protein shakes, while delivering protein at a much faster rate, do not cause the same metabolic boost.
Also, humans have been eating whole foods for thousands of years and NOT protein shakes. You could get away with drinking protein shakes all day long and do fine if your metabolism allows it, but usually protein shakes are NOT recommended as meal replacements because you lose out on the small metabolic boost. Meats have lots of good nutrients in them, but the best sources of nutrients (aside from the best source of protein and the essential vitamin B-12) will come from vegetables and fruits. Plus, if you really want to you could find every known vitamin in the form of a pill.
So basically: stick to whole foods during your bigger meals and protein shakes in-between meals + pre/post workout
Hope this helps :-)