does itmatter if you get protein from shakes or food?

[wannab250]

like is it ok to have 4-5 shakes a day? or does it pretty much go threw you to fast? what would benifit the most? or does it even matter? thanks

[andy51]

You should try to get most of your protein from "real" food and make up the needed amount and your post wo protein in shakes

[Optimum08]

:withstupi......try to get as much protein from whole food as possible and only use shakes when you need some extra protein or you can't eat food or right after a workout etc...but if shakes are the only way you can get some protein...then go for it...

[wannab250]

sweet thanks guys...

[Shao-LiN]

like is it ok to have 4-5 shakes a day? or does it pretty much go threw you to fast? what would benifit the most? or does it even matter? thanks

Whey does digest pretty quickly. A casein shake would metabolize much slower, and would be ideal in most cases where you do not want a quicker digesting protein. But, as the others have mentioned, whole food is definately a better option for the majority of your protein through the day. I would not rely solely on shakes for your protein, only when you cannot meet your daily requirements through food, or you do not have access to whole food.