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YMMV Lowest price protein possible - as low as 3g protein per penny. $22.43

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This post is factually accurate, but is still an April Fool post, just not one that involves deception.

Are you a super-cheapskate and still want to fuel your gainz?

The answer is roasted soybeans!There are several ways to get roasted soybeans, starting at about 0.3¢ per gram of protein, or 3 grams per penny. This is less than one-fifth the price per gram of the cheapest protein powder I've analyzed.
  • The cheapest way is to go to a rural livestock feed store.
    • Roasted soybeans sold for livestock are safe for human consumption, and don't taste terrible if you add a little salt.
    • They will probably sell roasted soybeans for $0.50/lb or less YMMV. That nets out to about 0.3¢/gram of protein.
    • Do not eat raw soybeans. Buy the roasted beans or roast them yourself. Raw soybeans are not safe for human consumption.
    • It may be GMO. Non-GMO may be available and will still be dirt cheap.
    • You will have trouble finding this online. Most rural livestock feed stores do not post their pricing online, and many don't even have a website.
  • 0.72¢/g Protein - KLC Farms Roasted Soybeans, shipped [roastedbeans.com]
    • Price: $63.25 for 50 lbs shipped to my address, other locations in USA should have similar cost. YMMV
    • It is probably GMO.
    • Most of the cost is shipping. Only $18.25 is the product itself.
  • 0.81¢/g Protein - Amazon has a vendor selling 50lb of non-GMO soybeans for $70.99, shipped [amazon.com]
    • Link is to Amazon home page because the vendor/product does not have enough history to post as a slick deal.
    • Search for 50lb roasted soybeans.
  • 2.56¢/g Protein - Be Still Farms Non-GMO roasted Soybeans sold as people food w/20% coupon and 5-item S&S discount [amazon.com]
    • They totally gank you on the "sold for humans" stuff. 2.56¢/g is similar to the cheaper whey protein powders, and more expensive than some of the pea/soy protein powders.
    • $22.43 for 5 lbs with 20% Amazon "clipped" coupon on first S&S order and full 5-item S&S.
    • $25.07 with 20% coupon and 1-item S&S.
    • $32.99 without S&S. Coupon not available without S&S.

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04-01-2024 at 12:10 AM.

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Some other real-food alternatives to protein powders.

In comparison, the cheapest whey protein powders I have ever analyzed, on deep sale, are around 1.9¢ per gram of protein for whey. Some vegan powders are as low as 1.6¢. Big name brands around 2.3¢, big whey isolates close to 3¢.
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bigbearballs
04-01-2024 at 12:16 AM.
04-01-2024 at 12:16 AM.
I got moobs from soy protein.
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04-01-2024 at 12:44 AM.
04-01-2024 at 12:44 AM.
Quote from bigbearballs :
I got moobs from soy protein.

With the neon llama fur, were your soybeans grown near the Springfield Nuclear Reactor?
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04-01-2024 at 11:58 AM.
04-01-2024 at 11:58 AM.
Very handy to have high-energy, ready-to-eat food around in the event of the zombie apocalypse!
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04-01-2024 at 01:55 PM.
04-01-2024 at 01:55 PM.
- This past year, my local grocers didn't really have anything but Butterball turkeys to choose from, which I never really liked.

- I used to use the unsalted version of those peanuts to make peanut butter, until I got burned out on peanuts & switched to pecans.

- Usually buy the fresh chicken breasts & eye of round at Sam's

- Loaded up on the last Amazon/Bumblebee tuna deal. However, the Starkist does taste marginally better, though.

- I go back and forth with the cottage cheese. Lately, I have been purchasing the Daisy brand. Friendship Dairies is probably slightly healthier, but sometimes it can be hard to find. However I have bought quite a few of the Walmart ones as it is cheap.

- I typically buy the Great Value egg whites.

Your list is close to my typical diet minus the cattle feed.
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bryan67
04-01-2024 at 05:22 PM.
04-01-2024 at 05:22 PM.
I had to return some pet food I got at the Feed store because it smelled like chemicals...long story short, those farm boys were spraying for rats and didn't mind spraying feed bags, because it wasn't for people, and it's better than having rats right...so this is why you do not eat any food you buy there. Because the people handling that feed are selected based not on intellect, but the strength of their backs.
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CoralStar878
04-01-2024 at 08:17 PM.
04-01-2024 at 08:17 PM.
youll also grow breasts with all that soy
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Jack_Joe
04-01-2024 at 08:19 PM.
04-01-2024 at 08:19 PM.
Joking aside. I do think the price per gram of protein is the way to go. I'm too often seeing price per weight and per serving. Both of those stats help me 0 in comparing prices.
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LucasB16
04-01-2024 at 08:28 PM.
04-01-2024 at 08:28 PM.
I usually just get frozen shrimp or lamb roast from Costco
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thewiz94
04-01-2024 at 08:49 PM.
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this is hilarious lol
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HilariousBike438
04-01-2024 at 08:57 PM.
04-01-2024 at 08:57 PM.
Quote from CoralStar878 :
youll also grow breasts with all that soy
Phytoestrogen from soy does not have any affect on estrogen produced by your body. It's been debunked just like how dietary cholesterol from eggs do not raise your LDL.
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04-02-2024 at 12:29 AM.
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Quote from bryan67 :
I had to return some pet food I got at the Feed store because it smelled like chemicals...long story short, those farm boys were spraying for rats and didn't mind spraying feed bags, because it wasn't for people, and it's better than having rats right...so this is why you do not eat any food you buy there. Because the people handling that feed are selected based not on intellect, but the strength of their backs.

OMG! Why would they poison the rats?

Being a cat, live rats are an even better form of protein, and totally free! We want those! Delicious, high in protein and taurine, an essential amino acid (if you are a cat), and they also are fun to play with.
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Quote from HilariousBike438 :
Phytoestrogen from soy does not have any affect on estrogen produced by your body. It's been debunked just like how dietary cholesterol from eggs do not raise your LDL.

The moobs are still real!

Tons of fat and carbs in soybeans. Plus the beer you humans use to wash it down.
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rinkerx
04-02-2024 at 06:28 AM.
04-02-2024 at 06:28 AM.
I'll stick with beef
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