Protein shake calories?

Christine_72
Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
The protein shake I am currently having is 220 calories with milk. 0.6 grams sugar per serve. Is this a high amount of calories for a shake?
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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    Depends.

    You don't have enough information. This is what I use, base your judgement of yours off this.
    cellucor.com/products/21-whey
  • doctorsookie
    doctorsookie Posts: 1,084 Member
    No. My normal shake has 170 caps for just the powder and then add half cup of fat free Lactaid for another 45 or if I want a cup another 90. And I usually add a banana or other fruit. My smoothies amount to much more because I usually add yogurt. You're fine. :-D
  • Linnaea27
    Linnaea27 Posts: 639 Member
    It depends what you put in it. When I make protein shakes, they make up my breakfast, and they're a mixture of yogurt, a little milk, protein powder, berries, a bit of maple syrup, and sometimes some coconut if I am quite hungry/know I will be exercising a lot that day. They're anywhere from 300 to 450 calories (depending on the fat content of the yogurt, mostly).

    I suspect you may be referring to just protein powder in milk, though? What sort of protein powder-- what fat % is the milk? I would guess that with a lower-fat milk it could be less. Seems fine to me where it is, however-- that's a normal size for a snack. :)
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    If you like it and it fits into your goals, it's perfectly fine. If it's causing you to go over your calorie target, you could try bringing down the calorie count a bit. Maybe use almond milk instead of dairy milk. But in general, I don't think 220 is too high for a protein shake.
  • ElizabethMaryam
    ElizabethMaryam Posts: 159 Member
    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited November 2014
    Lowest I've seen is around 130 for somewhere around a 40g scope but it's like chalk. 130 to 170 is pretty normal with the higher calorie shakes generally tasting better since they add fat and carbs to it.

    Edit: corrected my bad math.
  • BillRicks1
    BillRicks1 Posts: 473 Member
    It really depends on your goals. You can make them for 150 to 170 for a snack or 250 plus
    for a meal replacement.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    LaurenAOK wrote: »
    If you like it and it fits into your goals, it's perfectly fine. If it's causing you to go over your calorie target, you could try bringing down the calorie count a bit. Maybe use almond milk instead of dairy milk. But in general, I don't think 220 is too high for a protein shake.

    Agreed, the one I linked above is 260cal for 50g of protein.
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
    That's not bad at all. My shake with only water added is 120 cal. I might put milk in it, but usually I put fruit, and peanut butter, maybe oats as well, and blend it all together. My shake would come out to be over 400 calories, but I use it as breakfast, so it has to be that much.

    Your TDEE is different than mine though, so you'd have to budget you're caloric intake differently.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    BillRicks1 wrote: »
    It really depends on your goals. You can make them for 150 to 170 for a snack or 250 plus
    for a meal replacement.

    You can mix with PB and oatmeal to make power protein clusters or mix with yogurt and oatmeal for a good meal replacement.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    wut? how?
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)

    What protein powder is this? This is the highest calorie to protein ratio I've seen I think.
  • ElizabethMaryam
    ElizabethMaryam Posts: 159 Member
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    You can mix with PB and oatmeal to make power protein clusters or mix with yogurt and oatmeal for a good meal replacement.

    Please share your cluster recipe with us :)
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    dbmata wrote: »
    wut? how?

    Give me a moment to find the recipe it's pretty easy.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    I've already eaten 1.5 chicken breasts... I'm still hungry.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited November 2014
    dbmata wrote: »
    wut? how?

    Here are some links to get you started, they are very easy to make and require no cooking. Should take you about 10 mins to whip up a batch.

    forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=120996191&page=1
    dailyhiit.com/hiit-blog/hiit-diet/healthy-recipes/bake-energy-protein-balls/
    steroidology.com/forum/bodybuilding-recipe-forum/610995-protein-bars-no-bake-cookie-style.html

    Essentially, you can just use a bit of water, oatmeal, PB and powder. Mix together a cup of oatmeal and scoop of powder with a couple tablespoons of PB and enough water to get it to all mix. Add more PB if you like and it's very straight forward. Enjoy! B)
  • ElizabethMaryam
    ElizabethMaryam Posts: 159 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)

    What protein powder is this? This is the highest calorie to protein ratio I've seen I think.

    I ordered it through my pharmacy. It is the kind my pharmacist uses and recommended to me when I enquired about protein powder. The following is a link to information online. I've used the vanilla cream. They have four flavours. FYI

    It is made by Muscletech. "Whey Protein Plus Elite Series"

    http://www.sixstarpro.ca/products/wheyproteinplus/

    I'm not advertising the product. I'm just giving a link so you can see the info on the product. FYI
  • ElizabethMaryam
    ElizabethMaryam Posts: 159 Member
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    wut? how?

    Here are some links to get you started, they are very easy to make and require no cooking. Should take you about 10 mins to whip up a batch.

    forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=120996191&page=1
    dailyhiit.com/hiit-blog/hiit-diet/healthy-recipes/bake-energy-protein-balls/
    steroidology.com/forum/bodybuilding-recipe-forum/610995-protein-bars-no-bake-cookie-style.html

    Essentially, you can just use a bit of water, oatmeal, PB and powder. Mix together a cup of oatmeal and scoop of powder with a couple tablespoons of PB and enough water to get it to all mix. Add more PB if you like and it's very straight forward. Enjoy! B)

    Thank you :). It's nice to have variety for the ways we can get our protein powder into us :)
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)

    What protein powder is this? This is the highest calorie to protein ratio I've seen I think.

    I ordered it through my pharmacy. It is the kind my pharmacist uses and recommended to me when I enquired about protein powder. The following is a link to information online. I've used the vanilla cream. They have four flavours. FYI

    It is made by Muscletech. "Whey Protein Plus Elite Series"

    http://www.sixstarpro.ca/products/wheyproteinplus/

    I'm not advertising the product. I'm just giving a link so you can see the info on the product. FYI

    I was using the 6 star but switched. If you would like to know why PM me since it's a little OT but it might be of interest to you.
  • v_woolf
    v_woolf Posts: 33 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)

    What protein powder is this? This is the highest calorie to protein ratio I've seen I think.

    I don't think that's really such an unusual ratio. The protein powder I use on the daily is 114 calories/ 27.3g protein. Seems to be pretty high quality as well -- it was recommended by my powerlifting coach.

    http://www.truenutrition.com/p-947-whey-protein-isolate-cold-filtration-1lb-milk.aspx

  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,950 Member
    oh that's the one you switched from? ok
  • socalkay
    socalkay Posts: 746 Member
    edited November 2014
    The protein powder I use is 100 calories per scoop for 18 grams of protein and one gram of sugar. Then I just usually add fruit so it's 200 - 250 calories total. If I feel like turning it into a real meal, I might add half cup of lowfat milk, tablespoon of peanut butter, half a banana and some chocolate syrup and that packs quite a few calories (350 - 400).

    This is the stuff I like:
    http://www.vitaminworld.com/whey-protein/womens-whey-protein-0070066632.html

  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    v_woolf wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)

    What protein powder is this? This is the highest calorie to protein ratio I've seen I think.

    I don't think that's really such an unusual ratio. The protein powder I use on the daily is 114 calories/ 27.3g protein. Seems to be pretty high quality as well -- it was recommended by my powerlifting coach.

    http://www.truenutrition.com/p-947-whey-protein-isolate-cold-filtration-1lb-milk.aspx

    Oh...Makes sense. Mine has a little less protein than that but I forgot. 114 is a lot better than 170 though. What powder is this?
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Thanks so much for your replies. Btw it's 24.6g protein per serve.

    http://www.bulknutrients.com.au/thermowhey
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    edited November 2014
    I use Garden of Life Raw chocolate...I like it because it has some vitamins, probiotics, enzymes and a sprout forumula to add vitamins, and it's still only 90 cals for 17 grams protein and less than a gram of sugar. I usually mix two scoops and a spoonful of PB2 with two cups of unsweetened almond milk, so it ends up being right around 250 cals.

    I also have some BodyFortress at 170 cals for 30 grams protein, but I don't like the quality as much. Still, it's tasty and cheap, so sometimes I supplement with it instead of my GoL Raw if I'm not hungry, since I only have to use one cup of almond milk instead of two to mix the one scoop.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    Silly question, but I like the idea of adding peanut butter. Do you put in a dollop in your shaker and shake? Does the pb mix in properly rather than stay in a clump?
  • SnuggleSmacks
    SnuggleSmacks Posts: 3,731 Member
    I use PB2 which is a powdered peanut butter. It mixes beautifully in the shake and has fewer calories than real peanut butter.
  • chrisdavey
    chrisdavey Posts: 9,834 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Thanks so much for your replies. Btw it's 24.6g protein per serve.

    http://www.bulknutrients.com.au/thermowhey

    That is actually 110 cals per serve :) and yes, BN make good products.
  • Christine_72
    Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
    edited November 2014
    Chrisdavey is that 110 cals with or without milk? Sorry, don't have the pack in front of me at the moment.
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
    christinev297 wrote: »
    Silly question, but I like the idea of adding peanut butter. Do you put in a dollop in your shaker and shake? Does the pb mix in properly rather than stay in a clump?

    I make my protein shakes in a blender (I have the magic bullet). That way I can add ice and things like PB. When I just do it in the shaker it comes out too clumpy, especially if I add extras. I would say if you're going to add PB (the real kind, not powdered), you'd need to blend.
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