When it comes to protein, there are a lot of options, and one clear winner. To understand why dairy protein is the best, you need to understand what protein does in your body.
If you’ve ever tried to get more protein in your diet, you know how overwhelming it can be to know which protein to choose. There’s protein powders and protein popcorn, protein bars and protein cereals, etc. And the number of different kinds of protein seems endless too. You can make protein out of everything from soy beans to bone broth.
It’s confusing, and it’s a lot. So how do you know what to choose?
The truth is that where you get your protein from – whether it’s a bland powder or a delicious PROfeel™ pudding – isn’t as important as the kind of protein that you’re getting in the things you eat. Because it’s not just about what you put into your body, but what your body gets out of it.
What makes a protein effective?
Protein does a lot of things for your body, like building bones1 and muscles, balancing your mood and supporting your immune system. When your body digests protein, it breaks it down into 20 important building blocks called Amino Acids2. Your body makes 11 of those naturally, but there are 9 that you can only get from the food you eat3.
So when scientists talk about what makes a protein effective, they’re really asking two questions4: Does it have all 9 of those building blocks that our bodies need to get from food?
And how much of them actually become fuel that our body can use after we digest them?5
Why dairy protein is the gold standard
Scientists literally use dairy protein as the benchmark when they’re testing other proteins. Why? Because dairy protein is naturally balanced, complete, and incredibly efficient for your body to use. In other words, it checks both boxes: it has all the essential amino acids and your body can absorb and use those amino acids easily.6
What makes dairy protein so effective?
The most simple explanation is that milk is naturally good. Its whole purpose is to be a complete source of nutrition that’s easy for growing bodies to break down into the elements that they need to function. So it makes sense that it’s so effective at it.7
A big reason is simple biology. Milk naturally evolved to nourish growing bodies. It’s meant to be a complete source of nutrition that’s easy to break down and packed with everything a body needs to grow, repair, and stay energized. So it makes perfect sense that dairy protein performs so well.
What kind of protein is in milk
Dairy is actually made from two different proteins: whey and casein that make a perfect pair for immediate energy and a steady energy that lasts all day8. Whey is like an immediate release that breaks down quickly and gives your body a quick boost of usable energy. Casein digests most slowly, giving you a long-lasting release of nutrients throughout the day.
In day-to-day life, that means that dairy protein gives your body a source of energy that arrives quicker and lasts longer. And that your body makes use of all the goodness you put into it.
An easy way to get more dairy protein
If you want a simple, tasty way to get all the benefits of dairy protein, PROfeel™ pudding make it effortless. Each serving has 17g of high-quality dairy protein for when you need a snack that actually satisfies you and supports your body at the same time.
