Newbie Question: Meal Replacement with Protein Shakes

brandie_lou

Hello everyone,

I'm a newbie and just wondered if someone would look over my protein shake meal. I recently decided to replace one meal a day with a protein shake. I was drinking the Muscle Milk 100 calorie but switched to Ensure High Protein because it has slightly more calories but you get several more ounces and the fat & sugar don't increase as much. It doesn't taste very well so I added the shake today into the Dole Smoothie (in the freezer section, you just add juice & shake).

Below is the nutrition information. Any advice/opinions are appreciated. I don't eat hardly any veggies--I can't stand the taste, 90% of them make me automatically gag. I do eat some fruit but don't try to eat a lot due to the sugars in them. I currently eat one full meal a day, a snack (right now it's Laughing Cow light wedge (2 wedges, 35 cal. each)w/ humus dip & special K cracker chips (30 for 110 cal).

DOLE FRUIT SMOOTHIE
MIXED BERRY, 4 OZ (WITHOUT JUICE)
(% WILL BE DV, 2,000 CAL)


CALORIES: 100
CALORIES FROM FAT: 20
TOTAL FAT: 2G 3%
SAT. FAT: 1G 3%
TRANS FAT: 0
CHOLESTEROL: 10MG 3%
SODIUM: 40MG 3%
CARBS: 17G 6%
DIETARY FIBER: 3G 12%
SUGARS: 13G
PROTEIN: 5G 10%

VITAMIN C 50%
CALCIUM 10%

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ENSURE HIGH PROTEIN
14 OZ

CALORIES: 210
CALORIES FROM FAT: 25
TOTAL FAT: 2.5G 4%
SAT. FAT: .5G 3%
TRANS FAT: 0
CHOLESTEROL: 20MG 7%
SODIUM: 240MG 10%
CARBS: 23G 8%
DIETARY FIBER: 3G 12%
SUGARS: 5G 12%
PROTEIN: 25G 50%

35% VITAMIN A 35% NIACIN
100% VITAMIN C 80% FOLATE
35% VITAMIN B6 40% PHODPHORUS
35% VITAMIN B12 30% MAGNESIUM
100% VITAMIN E 50% SELENIUM
30% VITAMIN D 90% CHROMIUM
35% VITAMIN K 6% CHLORIDE
40% CALCIUM 60% MOLYBDENUM
35% BIOTIN 35% MAGNESE
35% THIAMIN 8% POTASSIUM (290MG)
35% IODINE
35% PANTHOTENIC
35% RIBOFLAVIN
35% ZINC

BigDaddy822

That does not look bad but make sure you still get enough food as well. Your body needs the other nutrients that a protein shake can not give you. I would also recommend taking a multivitamin to help out with that if you do not already take one. But it does not look bad.