Are Protein Snacks Overhyped? Experts Weigh In on Health Risks and Benefits
Let me state the obvious: protein is everywhere. If you're enjoying all that the protein snack trend has to offer, that's your right, and far be it from me to yuck somebody's yum. But as a person constantly on the receiving end of emails about product launches for yet another high-protein snack, I feel I have the credentials to say we've taken it a little too far. Does everything need to have protein in it? Is it a crime to enjoy ice cream and chips in their original form? I'm obviously not sitting here saying protein isn't an important part of our diets. Of course it is. What I am saying is that, in hyperfixating on increasing our daily protein intake, we've started relying on highly processed items to get us there. How healthy is that, really? We all eat processed snacks from time to time, but dare I suggest it's healthier to get our protein from whole food sources, like meat, fish, and dairy, over a bag of pretzels or a pint of ice cream? "They...
