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Mindful_Trent

Very good post I'm all for real food. I picked up a package of veggie burgers, and looked through the ingredients, and was shocked at the fillers and sodium. It immediately made me want to go home and make some of my own. I made a dozen, froze eleven of 'em and saved myself a ton of money and funky ingredients that my body isn't designed to process.

Can you share your recipe for veggie burgers (maybe in the recipe section of the site with a link posted here)? I've never seen a receipt for these or tried to make my own, but I'd be very interested!

chrisdavey

I have noticed this trend around here also.

Definitely agree with what has been said. Stick to healthier choices and control your portions, do a bit of exercise and you will lose weight at a healthy rate. And depending on type of exercise, macronutrient split hopefully the majority of weight lost is fat not muscle.

I have a protein/dextrose shake post workout for a high GI meal to get carbs/protein to muscles quickly but that's it at the moment.

I used to have pure protein bars. Just because they were so damn tasty. Great dessert treat :P

cparter

Very good post I'm all for real food. I picked up a package of veggie burgers, and looked through the ingredients, and was shocked at the fillers and sodium. It immediately made me want to go home and make some of my own. I made a dozen, froze eleven of 'em and saved myself a ton of money and funky ingredients that my body isn't designed to process.

May I have that recipe for veggie burgers???? Please :happy:

Ryhenblue

I agree that this is a lifestyle change. I'm definitely making changes I can stick with. I've been cooking healthy and eating lots of fruit and vegetables. I noticed that my protein intake was low so I just bought some protein powder. I can see myself using these for a long time because it's an easy, tasty way to up my protein.

ira_wall

I agree, but I do use protein bars and mainly when I am working. Because alot to the time we are so busy answering calls that I won't get time to eat much less try to find a good meal. I used to run through a drive through and pickup a burger or sandwich so I could scarf it down while driving to the next call. When I started watching my foods and calories I realized oooppps OMG those things have so many calories. If only they made salads and stuff portable and easy to eat while driving 100 mph to the next call LOL.

arewethereyet

I now have a new view on these questions.

1.I have had temporary issues with money so had to stay in a budget for the first time in 10 years on groceries.
2, I am not hungry due to an extreme amount of stress. So I choose the one thing that will stay in my stomach
3. With no appetite, the act of cookign and preparing makes me sick to my stomach, so a protein shake is better than eating nothing.

Up until last Wednesday, I would have listed a wonderful day of salads, chicken, salmon, fresh veggies.......

Time, stress, money play a big role in what we are choosing to eat.

BUT........thank you for the reminder. It may be better to eat 2 spinach leaves and 1 oz of grilled chicken than to wolf down cheez its that were $1 a box!!!

❤B☩❤

I have an Herbalife shake when I feel like it. Because I want it and it tastes good. I mix it with juice and ice and Silk and yogurt and maybe some fresh fruit. I am getting all the nutrients I need the way I want to. I would NOT make my meals of ONLY shakes, but I will have one because I WANT to, not because I HAVE to.

I am a realist, and I know that "real food" is what is going to keep me healthy, but DON'T JUDGE ME BECAUSE I LIKE MY OCCASIONAL SHAKE. :noway:

I also agree with arewethereyet about money being a factor. It is damn expensive to eat right. I have been out of work for 15 months, and sometimes we have to make a choice of grocery shopping or paying the mortgage. It's just our life right now. But we all do what we have to do. (Whether others understand or not...)

jrich1

I have an Herbalife shake when I feel like it. Because I want it and it tastes good. I mix it with juice and ice and Silk and yogurt and maybe some fresh fruit. I am getting all the nutrients I need the way I want to. I would NOT make my meals of ONLY shakes, but I will have one because I WANT to, not because I HAVE to.

I am a realist, and I know that "real food" is what is going to keep me healthy, but DON'T JUDGE ME BECAUSE I LIKE MY OCCASIONAL SHAKE. :noway:

I also agree with arewethereyet about money being a factor. It is damn expensive to eat right. I have been out of work for 15 months, and sometimes we have to make a choice of grocery shopping or paying the mortgage. It's just our life right now. But we all do what we have to do. (Whether others understand or not...)

OMG YOU DRINK SHAKES.. SHAME ON YOU!

pfenixa

I have an Herbalife shake when I feel like it. Because I want it and it tastes good. I mix it with juice and ice and Silk and yogurt and maybe some fresh fruit. I am getting all the nutrients I need the way I want to. I would NOT make my meals of ONLY shakes, but I will have one because I WANT to, not because I HAVE to.

I am a realist, and I know that "real food" is what is going to keep me healthy, but DON'T JUDGE ME BECAUSE I LIKE MY OCCASIONAL SHAKE. :noway:

I also agree with arewethereyet about money being a factor. It is damn expensive to eat right. I have been out of work for 15 months, and sometimes we have to make a choice of grocery shopping or paying the mortgage. It's just our life right now. But we all do what we have to do. (Whether others understand or not...)

I started to make a response like this yesterday, but I had to stop and think about what the OP said. It's not about EVER eating bars or having shakes, it's about replacing entire meals with those things. I'd like to think that most people would agree with that. I still eat bars and have shakes, but the bars will be a snack or if I have them at meal time I eat them with something else. Yesterday morning I wanted a Luna Protein bar, so I had one with some egg whites. Lately I've been drinking protein shakes, but it's always after my workout and then I have dinner.

And it's not about "You can't EVER replace a meal." Yeah, money can be an issue or having one of those things is better than nothing. It's the people that willfully replace meals because they're doing it for a diet. That's the issue.

PJilly

I think a lot of people use recovery drinks, protein drinks, and protein bars to supplement their "real" food as a way to get everything in that they want, whether it's protein, fiber, pure calories, etc. I think that's an OK way to use them. I used to do that until I realized how much regular food I had to give up to have them, so I've stopped using them. Of course, I'm not one of those people who struggles to get calories in. I love my food!

cparter

I have an Herbalife shake when I feel like it. Because I want it and it tastes good. I mix it with juice and ice and Silk and yogurt and maybe some fresh fruit. I am getting all the nutrients I need the way I want to. I would NOT make my meals of ONLY shakes, but I will have one because I WANT to, not because I HAVE to.

I am a realist, and I know that "real food" is what is going to keep me healthy, but DON'T JUDGE ME BECAUSE I LIKE MY OCCASIONAL SHAKE. :noway:

I also agree with arewethereyet about money being a factor. It is damn expensive to eat right. I have been out of work for 15 months, and sometimes we have to make a choice of grocery shopping or paying the mortgage. It's just our life right now. But we all do what we have to do. (Whether others understand or not...)

I started to make a response like this yesterday, but I had to stop and think about what the OP said. It's not about EVER eating bars or having shakes, it's about replacing entire meals with those things. I'd like to think that most people would agree with that. I still eat bars and have shakes, but the bars will be a snack or if I have them at meal time I eat them with something else. Yesterday morning I wanted a Luna Protein bar, so I had one with some egg whites. Lately I've been drinking protein shakes, but it's always after my workout and then I have dinner.

And it's not about "You can't EVER replace a meal." Yeah, money can be an issue or having one of those things is better than nothing. It's the people that willfully replace meals because they're doing it for a diet. That's the issue.

You are so right! At last, someone read the entire note.

jeweljade

I couldn't agree more. I'm not totally against shakes and premade meals, but I have seen how my friends would use them and rely on them for portion control and never learn how to control it themselves.

leavinglasvegas

I have an Herbalife shake when I feel like it. Because I want it and it tastes good. I mix it with juice and ice and Silk and yogurt and maybe some fresh fruit. I am getting all the nutrients I need the way I want to. I would NOT make my meals of ONLY shakes, but I will have one because I WANT to, not because I HAVE to.

I am a realist, and I know that "real food" is what is going to keep me healthy, but DON'T JUDGE ME BECAUSE I LIKE MY OCCASIONAL SHAKE. :noway:

I also agree with arewethereyet about money being a factor. It is damn expensive to eat right. I have been out of work for 15 months, and sometimes we have to make a choice of grocery shopping or paying the mortgage. It's just our life right now. But we all do what we have to do. (Whether others understand or not...)

I started to make a response like this yesterday, but I had to stop and think about what the OP said. It's not about EVER eating bars or having shakes, it's about replacing entire meals with those things. I'd like to think that most people would agree with that. I still eat bars and have shakes, but the bars will be a snack or if I have them at meal time I eat them with something else. Yesterday morning I wanted a Luna Protein bar, so I had one with some egg whites. Lately I've been drinking protein shakes, but it's always after my workout and then I have dinner.

And it's not about "You can't EVER replace a meal." Yeah, money can be an issue or having one of those things is better than nothing. It's the people that willfully replace meals because they're doing it for a diet. That's the issue.

Yeah, I don't think this thread was meant to "judge" anyone for supplementing anymore than threads that call out those of us who do have a problem reaching 1200 calories. While I am one of those people who struggle to hit that goal, I know that using shakes and bars is not the long term solution. I'm also on a budget, a very tiny one at that. But, I've learned that for 10 bucks at the local farmers market, I can get fresh food for the week. But, hey, if I don't have the gas to get me there, I have to make do with whats on hand. Sometimes its not the picture of health. Sometimes I have to forgo 2 meals so my daughter can have 3. But thats not that case all the time and I work hard to make it less and less. But hey, it happens.

Like I said in a previous post, I'm a fan of Lara bars. But the thing that is, I don't use them to fill my calorie goals in place of real food on a regular basis. Its one thing if you are on the go, you failed to plan, your strapped for cash, or whatever. But to purposfully live that lifestyle because it will get you skinny quicker is the concern. Not judgement, but concern. We are all logical human beings, right? We know that we can't survive to an old age, healthfully, on shakes and power bars. So why do it now? Getting skinny now for the purpose of vanity isn't going to be all its cracked up to be 20 years from now. This is the time to consider whats on the inside too. Our insides will carry us to old age, vanity will die with aging. I don't want to die with my vanity.