# 100+g of protein / day from shakes -- bad idea?

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**Category:** Nutrition Q&A \[Moderated\]\
**Created:** [October 11, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/100-g-of-protein-day-from-shakes-bad-idea/9677 "2020-10-11T15:25:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![voskresenie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ccd318/32.png) [@voskresenie](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/voskresenie)\
**Post date:** [October 11, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/100-g-of-protein-day-from-shakes-bad-idea/9677/1 "2020-10-11T15:25:59Z")

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Hey Jordan,  
I have a lot of trouble eating consistently and hitting my protein numbers. Shakes with whey protein add a lot of protein with minimal effort on my part, but is there any downside (apart from potential digestive discomfort) to getting 100-150g of protein a day from powdered whey? Or am I good as long as I’m hitting my macros?  
David

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**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/100-g-of-protein-day-from-shakes-bad-idea/9677/2 "2020-10-12T14:38:06Z")

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I don’t think there is anything unhealthy about it per se’, though I would prefer capping intake at 2 shakes/day and getting the rest from whole foods to meet your 1.6g/kg/day protein target. I think that helps build a good dietary pattern.