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I've been studying the metric Protein Per Dollar for the last 3 years. Some conclusions(feel free to google or check my profile for the link, didnt want to self
by robertAngst 8y ago
I've been studying the metric Protein Per Dollar for the last 3 years. Some conclusions(feel free to google or check my profile for the link, didnt want to self promote)-
>Lentils and Beans are the highest Protein Per Dollar items, (~100g/$), Flour technically is among this as well
>Chicken Breast and Milk(likely because its government subsidized) are around 50g protein/$. Some pork(around 2$/lb is competitive)
>Eggs, ground beef, and tilapia are closer to 30g protein per dollar
After that, protein gets expensive.
>20g protein per dollar is pretty good for fast food, try the dollar menu.
Most protein powder is crazy overpriced. I found Myprotein Impact and Cytosport are 60-50g protein per dollar.
We eat for 20$/week per person, and we both lift heavy weights.
As mentioned, I have these studies on my website if anyone is interested http://efficiencyiseverything.com/food/ http://efficiencyiseverything.com/food/
- underyx 8y ago> Most protein powder is crazy overpriced. I found Myprotein Impact and Cytosport are 60-50g protein per dollar. But according to your numbers, that's better than eggs, chicken breast, milk, pork, eggs, ground beef, and tilapia.
- TheBeardKing 8y agoThe point is most are overpriced, but Myprotein is reasonable, and it's the only site I buy from, 6 months worth at a time. You can easily spend twice that on other brands at grocery stores or GNC.
- twic 8y ago> Chicken Breast and Milk(likely because its government subsidized) are around 50g protein/$. This might be about the feed conversion ratio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_conversion_ratio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feed_conversion_ratio US chickens need 1.6 g of feed per g of mass; cows, pigs, and sheep don't get much better than 4 g of feed per g of mass.
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