you can get protein powder that doesn't contain artificial sweeteners. You can get protein powder that doesn't contain any sweetener. You can even buy pure protein powder without any additives at all.
Humans are top predators. We eat more meat of various kind than any other predators, including other predators like bears.
Lions can't eat ducks or chickens. We can and do.
Why should I, as a top predator, drink a protein powder instead eating a meat of a big mammal?
thanks for the dietary advice, b00ty4breakfast