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Anyone know where I can find amino acid profiles for plant foods? Meat, dairy, fish... they've got all the essentials, but it's the sides that matter too. Since most plants are missing a few key aminos, a lot of that protein just ends up being burned for energy instead of building muscle. But if you pair them right—like beans with rice or something—you can hit those full profiles and maximize everything you eat while keeping calories down. Does anyone have links to these charts online? Looking for specific combos, maybe like beans + wheat + potatoes, that balance out perfectly for muscle growth...
So I've been reading about how when you take whey, your body uses what it needs and just turns any extra protein into energy... Makes sense, since whey hits the system so fast and anything that doesn't go straight to muscle repair just gets burned off. Does that same logic apply to casein though? Since casein is slow-release—I read it can last up to 7 hours—it feels like there wouldn't really be much "excess" unless you're slamming huge amounts at once. Because it trickles into the bloodstream so slowly, there's basically no surplus... What would be the max amount of casein in one sitting that the body could actually use up? For whey, I saw somewhere it's around 30-40 grams, but what about casein?
Just grabbed a 750g tub of Micellar Casein from Optimum Nutrition for $70... wondering when's the best time to take it and how? Like, what should I avoid doing with it, since whey is better with water instead of milk or whatever...