Protein shakes

greeneyes82

I bought some Special K protein shakes. Has anyone tried them? I really don't want a meal replacement. Is that what they are? I know Slim Fast has some that are meal replacements but I like food too much to do that. Should I drink one before my workout? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch!

estherplinton

I started drinking those this week and I really enjoy them. Yesterday I had that w/ coffee instead of my usual breakfast and I wasn't hungry until around lunch time. Today I a shake instead of a meal for lunch and I found I couldn't even finish the whole thing. They taste great (especially chilled). You'll never know until you try it!

jmb1510

They don't have to be meal replacements so long as you are in your calorie goal. I would drink it after the workout for muscle building instead of before the workout.

MacMadame

You should have a small snack that is mostly carbs before exercise and only if you haven't eaten in a while (i.e., to keep you from exercising on fumes). After exercise, have a small recovery snack with 4:1 or 3:1 carb to protein ratio. It's also good to have a little fat in the snack. Chocolate milk is considered the perfect balance of protein, fats and carbs for exercise recovery so use it's stats as a guide.

metalpalace

Waste of money just eat real food you'll get more nutrients

mromnek

I bought some Special K protein shakes. Has anyone tried them? I really don't want a meal replacement. Is that what they are? I know Slim Fast has some that are meal replacements but I like food too much to do that. Should I drink one before my workout? Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks a bunch!

I find that I am usually at the upper end or over my goal for protein on a routine basis. My problem is I am a die-hard meat-a-tarian, and that goes with all the ancillary meat-a-tarian by products (cheese, eggs, etc...). If you are on the low end of your protein each day, I would say go for it. However, if you are not on the low end, and you are doing a lot of muscle building exercise (as opposed to aerobic) I would say look carefully.

Too much protein, for prolonged periods of time can deplete calcium levels. Check with a nutritionist or doctor to see if you need to be concerned.

greeneyes82

Thanks so much everyone!

lvfunandfit

I just looked them up. A meal is about 300-400 calories. They are not a replacement but more of a snack since they are only 190 calories. One thing I am concerned with is the amount of sugars and carbs and they are low on the protein side. I personally like to save my carbs for real food. I drink Muscle Milk Shakes. 130 calories per scoop, 2 g of sugar and 25 grams of protein. If you mix it with 8 oz of NF milk it adds 90.