Late entry to the discussion. A couple of additional points.  Forgive  
if they've already been discussed.

1) Adult humans need about 100g of protein a day. Anything in excess  
of that is simply converted to sugar via a process called  
gluconeogenesis.

2) I know of no paleo protein powders.  Even the egg white ones are  
heavy on soy.

Jim Swayze
www.fireholecanyon.com
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On Jan 20, 2010, at 2:28 PM, "Day, Wally" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>> Besides, the protein is in the yolk.
>
> Actually, most of the protein is in the white. Not sure where you  
> got that. That's why you always read about bodybuilders who make an  
> omelette with "10 eggs, throw out 8 yolks" or some such.
>
> Most of the "good stuff" (nutritionally) in eggs is in the yolk.  
> Yolks got a bad rep from the cholesterol scare.
>
>> I don't understand dropping the protein powder.
>
> I can tell you why in my case - I have *never* been able to find a  
> protein powder that does not give me gas. I seriously believe it is  
> because they are - by definition - overprocessed. I can drink milk  
> and kefir or eat eggs, meat, yogurt with no ill effects, but give me  
> a powdered protein drink and you won't want to hang around me for  
> the rest of the evening :)
>
> I had numerous arguments with a bodybuilder I worked with on the  
> subject of protein powders. She would preach about how we should eat  
> "natural" foods with the least amount of processing - while sipping  
> her soy protein shake. She never saw the irony in that.