Max Lugavere

The

And yeah, but like by opting for vanilla, you're kind of like, you know, I think vanilla is super versatile and you're kind of crossing that off the list, like the exposure to lead.

So vanilla whey protein, that's, I think the goat in my opinion, or unflavored.

I personally steer clear of the plant-based protein powders, but

Those do exist.

They can be useful if you're more prone to avoiding dairy.

You also, when picking a plant protein powder, you want to make sure that the proteins that are used are combined in a way that gives you a decent hit of leucine.

Whey protein, which is the gold standard, is about 10% leucine.

So you want to make sure that the plant-based protein powder is approaching that.

It often doesn't.

So you end up having to consume more calories from your plant-based protein powder and thus higher exposure to these heavy metals that we talked about.

to hit the same leucine threshold that you would otherwise effortlessly with 25 grams of whey protein because the leucine threshold generally is 2.5 grams of leucine.

Whey is about 10% leucine.

So yeah, you just wanna be kind of mindful about the plant-based protein powder that you're purchasing.

And make sure that it has an amino acid profile on the back of the label.

That's really important.

That's, I think, a great sign of transparency.

If the protein powder has the amount of leucine that's in it, that you can then compare to an analogous whey protein powder to see whether or not you're getting a sufficient amount of leucine in a serving of your plant-based protein.

So, and then of course, there's also like all kinds of great protein options on the market.

Now, if you're averse to protein powder, I mean, I'm a huge fan.