I was just following up your link cause I am extremely cheap and
promising the lowest cost makes me happy.  ;)

The stuff you buys goes for $5.79/lb which is pretty good.  I've been
buying a milk isolate that goes for $5.99/lb - which is more
expensive, but it's a different product.  The whey stuff where I buy
mine (which is what you're buying - a whey based powder) is only
$4.25/lb though - so you might want to check it out.  Their whey-based
powder looks comparable to yours, but a lot cheaper.

Here's a list of all the plain, unflavored, unsweetened protein
powders from the place I buy from:
http://proteinfactory.com/store/default.php?cPath=22_28&osCsid=f82c6e6fe06594adb
fcb1bb307b03ba1

If that link ends up being cookie-specific, just go to
http//proteinfactory.com and click on "individual powders" and then on
"proteins" to get to the same place.

I personally prefer the milk isolate as it's got fewer carbs and
slightly higher protein, so it seems to me to be worth the slightly
higher price.  It's basicaly both whey and casein proteins.  I tend to
mix my shakes with some heavy cream and coffee/cocoa/sweetener, or
powdered sugar-free pudding, or sugar-free jello or Davinci syrup or a
few strawberries or some vanilla or almond extract... so I figure I
add in the carbs, flavorings and sweetener myself so prefer the powder
to be *just* protein so I have more versatility.  It's pretty yummy.
Bland by itself, which means it works well in a lot of different
recipes, and is really yummy made into a shake with whatever you like.
I find it an easy way to up my protein level without over-doing my fat
and thus calories and can control carbs by deciding what to add.

But... for thsoe not enamored of unflavored, unsweetened powders - you
can also add flavors and sweeteners to any of their powders for a
custom-blend if you don't feel like buying the plain stuff.  They have
a wide range of choices in flavors and sweeteners (including stevia),
so you can do whatever you like with your order if you don't like the
unflavored, unsweetened stuff.

For those who don't like the soy stuff, but have issues with milk
intolerances, they have a couple egg-based powders too.  And of
course, they have the cheapo soy stuff for anyone who likes that
stuff.  And a lot of weird ones too... in case someone has been dying
for a colostrum or bovine-serum protein powder (though I can't imagine
*why*).

I found these guys a few years back when Bronson quit carrying their
unsweetened, unflavored milk and egg protein which I'd been ordering
for years.   Bronson has been moving from being a really good, solid
supplement company into being rather hype and fad-based and their
product line of *useful* products has been shrinking badly as their
catalog gets stupider.  Apparently, their business has been invaded by
pointy-haired types.

Anyway, these protein factory guys had a simpler, less-hype-filled web
site back when I found them, but they still have good products at
cheap prices now in spite of a really ugly and stupid site upgrade.
Apparently, only their marketing department has been infested with
pointy-haired people - the products are still solid - and cheap.
Customer service has always been OK too.

<<  I
buy them in pods as snacks, add salt >><BR><BR>

A Japanese restaurant near here serves soy pods as an appetizer.  They serve
them steamed and you peel the pod open and eat the bean, while you sip your
nice sake and chit chat.   You eat them like peanuts, well, maybe boiled
peanuts. (Boiled peanuts are great, BTW).

I recently bought frozen edamame (soy beans).  You can get edamame in pods or
without pods.  I like 'em without the pods, since freezing the pods makes them
squishy.  Just drop a handful in a little salted water for about 3 minutes,
drain.  They have a nice flavor.