Can't I just make my own?

juliebmomof3
juliebmomof3 Posts: 115 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Soo I have a friend who is a Beach Body Coach, and is hell bent on selling me on Shakeology. Now I love me some Turbo Jam and all but I can not see spending $120 a month for shakes. And yes I know that some people swear by them and that the "quality of the ingredients" is supposed to be great (though few can say what the actual ingredients are), but I own a blender, I am sure I could make something just as good myself. I would love something for in the mornings since I don't always like to eat in the morning but I need to get my metabolism going.

So I guess my question is, if you make your own meal replacement shakes, what do you put in them?

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  • erinsueburns
    erinsueburns Posts: 865 Member
    Depends on how many calories I want.

    Something like:

    140 grams frozen fruit
    30 grams carrots
    50-100 grams cauliflower
    1 scoop protein powder
    1/2 cup Greek yogurt
    enough water to blend or milk if I want more calories
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    I agree with you. Sure, you can probably lose weight with the shakes, but what happens 6 months down the road if you decide you want to use that $120 for something else. You're back to square one. On the other hand, if you make your own smoothies, count calories and workout, you now have taught yourself how to eat right and be healthy while enjoying regular foods and not worrying about not being able to eat because you dont have a shake with you.

    I'm not a big smoothie maker, but I do add a "mean green juice" to my lunch everyday. It has kale or spinach, celery, cucumber, apple, lemon and ginger. It's just another way to ensure that I get in all of my veggies and nutrients. I am sure there are plenty of smoothie recipes on the site. Good luck!
  • sweebum
    sweebum Posts: 1,060 Member
    It's an overpriced protein shake. Grab some protein powder, add some veggies/fruits. Milk, coconut milk, almond milk or water and voila! You've saved yourself buckets of money:flowerforyou:
  • juliebmomof3
    juliebmomof3 Posts: 115 Member
    I wanna add some veggies or spinach, and something good for energy instead of coffee..google keeps wanting to send me to websites that sell shakes blahh
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    I wanna add some veggies or spinach, and something good for energy instead of coffee..google keeps wanting to send me to websites that sell shakes blahh

    Have you searched this site?
  • juliebmomof3
    juliebmomof3 Posts: 115 Member
    Yeah I am looking now, it is just hard to sift through everything on here.
  • micheleb15
    micheleb15 Posts: 1,418 Member
    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/446295-smoothie-recipes-anyone

    Here are some ideas. Good luck!

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