> No real athlete would consider a power bar, gatorade, or fast food to be a good post workout meal anyway That's not strictly true. Intense athletic activity

> No real athlete would consider a power bar, gatorade, or fast food to be a good post workout meal anyway That's not strictly true. Intense athletic activity will deplete a person's stores of water, electrolytes, and glycogen. Many "real athletes" will drink Gatorade or other sports drinks to recover from exercise because they contain water, sugar, and sodium. Your focus on post workout meals, protein to calorie ratio, and protein powder suggests you're looking at this from the perspective of someone involved in weight training. Of course, athletics is much broader than weight training and exercise is broader than working out. After running an intense race, for instance, most athletes will seek carb replenishment before they reach for a protein shake or beef jerky.