I'm taking maybe a 6 month break from Protein Shakes

I'm taking maybe a 6 month break from Protein Shakes.

Are Amino Acids Supplements a better and healthier alternative?

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Honestly 99% of supplements are bullshit. Don't buy another ounce of protein powder. Get your protein through your diet. I only use two supplements.
1. Creatine
2. Pre-workout
That's it.
You're just a bitch

Besides living off egg whites and chicken how am I supposed to get 200g of protein on 1700 calories??

Nuts
Whole grain pasta
Cheese
Beans

If you're that retarded then stick to protein powder.
But if you're only a little bit retarded then Google highest protein foods and incorporate the top 10 into your diet. I'm guessing you don't cook though.

>200g
post height and weight faggot
you're most likely overestimating how much you really need

Why?
I'd use to also eat after taking the shake in aprox 1 hour after. Main meal consists of minced beef, rice and spinach

Short answer: No.

Long answer: For the most part, your body will break down the protein you eat from food or shakes into the various amino acids it needs.

The main point of BCAAs is to attempt to preserve muscle mass while on a cut. The theory being, your body won't think it needs to break down muscle to get amino acids if those amino acids are already present in your system.

If you're on a bulk, however, then BCAAs are basically just expensive protein powder.

Other individual amino acids (basically anything that starts with "L-") can help with certain other body functions, but unless you already know your diet is deficient in a certain amino acid (e.g. you're a vegan faggot) then your body will break down the protein you eat from food (or shakes) into the various amino acids it needs.

6’2” 209lbs
According to what I’ve read I need at least 1-1.5 grams per pound of body weight

I do cook, but it seems like all the high protein stuff generally has a lot of calories. If I cook anything besides the two I mention I already used up like half of my days calories it seems like

Sure but you are supposed to consider your lean body mass not your actual weight when consuming protein. I doubt you have 0% body fat, you are most likely somewhere from 16-25 body fat. You'll need to figure out how much fat you're carrying if you wanna be precise. Estimating it is fine just dont bullshit yourself into thinking you're really low bf. So at 16% bf you would need about 175g of protein. Any excess will just be converted into glucose.