Shakeology Vrs Slim fast?

I simply make my own, that way I know exactly what is going into my protien shake. I use a good quality protien powder, lots of fruits and fat free yogurt. I can't see spending the money for shakeology or slim fast when I can control what I am using at home.

There really is no comparison between Shakeology and Slim Fast. Everything found in Shakeology is from whole or raw food sources. All the vitamins and minerals come from those super foods. Everything in Slim Fast is chemically processed and man made. I guess if your not big into where your food comes from then it doesn't matter, but you pretty much get what you pay for

I don't use shakeology, but this smart individual makes the exact same point I was going to make. Slim fast may "fill" you, but it really is void of nutritional value whereas shakeology is loaded with nutrients you need to fuel your body. I won't argue with you on taste, because I don't use either, but they aren't comparable healthwise.

And what's the problem with eating real food? My friend has been using Slim Fast for years now and all she's lost is a load of money and the ability to enjoy life!

This ^^^^^

I drink a protein shake but it's not a meal replacement, it's an after-workout shake that I make up myself to get more protein & calories when I am not super hungry but could use a little something.

out of curiosity - everyone who touts real food over shakes, do you supplement with whey protein?

Yes but I would never say use it instead of a meal - I just use it to get some quick protein in after my weight workouts and sometimes help me meet my protein goals - If I could afford all food protein instead I'd do that.

totally - but that's my point. for you it's 1) more convenient and 2) cost effective

shakeology is all about getting a mega shot of nutrients in a convenient way. yeah the per-serving cost is higher, but you're also getting more.

conceptually, however, they're the same.

So I hear there's this new invention called a vitamin pill, anyone try it?

does your vitamin contain maca, yakon root, himalayan sea salt, probiotics, antioxidants, luo han guo, sasha inchi, etc, etc, etc?

you don't have to use shakeology, you don't NEED it, yeah it's expensive, but that doesn't mean you can get the same things from a normal multivitamin or protein powder.

just because you don't want to use it, doesn't make it a bad product. guys - I don't even use the damn thing because I can't afford it either, but if I could, I'd still be using it.

out of curiosity - everyone who touts real food over shakes, do you supplement with whey protein?

Yes but I would never say use it instead of a meal - I just use it to get some quick protein in after my weight workouts and sometimes help me meet my protein goals - If I could afford all food protein instead I'd do that.

totally - but that's my point. for you it's 1) more convenient and 2) cost effective

shakeology is all about getting a mega shot of nutrients in a convenient way. yeah the per-serving cost is higher, but you're also getting more.

conceptually, however, they're the same.

So I hear there's this new invention called a vitamin pill, anyone try it?

does your vitamin contain maca, yakon root, himalayan sea salt, probiotics, antioxidants, luo han guo, sasha inchi, etc, etc, etc?

you don't have to use shakeology, you don't NEED it, yeah it's expensive, but that doesn't mean you can get the same things from a normal multivitamin or protein powder.

just because you don't want to use it, doesn't make it a bad product. guys - I don't even use the damn thing because I can't afford it either, but if I could, I'd still be using it.

I wonder how nutritional these fancy pants ingredients are when they've been pulverized and only trace amounts are used...I mean many companies will say "contains green tea" or something to that effect and it's a couple of drops in the product which has no real effect on health when most studies on green tea say you need to drink 2-3cups a day as did the participants in studies.

out of curiosity - everyone who touts real food over shakes, do you supplement with whey protein?

Yes but I would never say use it instead of a meal - I just use it to get some quick protein in after my weight workouts and sometimes help me meet my protein goals - If I could afford all food protein instead I'd do that.

totally - but that's my point. for you it's 1) more convenient and 2) cost effective

shakeology is all about getting a mega shot of nutrients in a convenient way. yeah the per-serving cost is higher, but you're also getting more.

conceptually, however, they're the same.

So I hear there's this new invention called a vitamin pill, anyone try it?

does your vitamin contain maca, yakon root, himalayan sea salt, probiotics, antioxidants, luo han guo, sasha inchi, etc, etc, etc?

you don't have to use shakeology, you don't NEED it, yeah it's expensive, but that doesn't mean you can get the same things from a normal multivitamin or protein powder.

just because you don't want to use it, doesn't make it a bad product. guys - I don't even use the damn thing because I can't afford it either, but if I could, I'd still be using it.

I love how you mentioned a bunch of stuff I don't need in my vitamins and followed it up with "you don't need it". Take it from the guy who sells it, you don't need it. I have no problem with people who want to go the lazy route. There's lots of reasons why someone would do that. Why get the expensive one I don't understand. Why not eat food I don't understand...there's lots of convenient foods to eat and cheap vitamins out there. I just don't like seeing people who sell it advertising it on the forums since it's against the rules. And I hate seeing it sold as a healthy option that makes you lose weight. A calorie deficit makes you lose weight. A Vitamin pill is cheaper. I could completely live my life happily without ingesting anything that I can't grow on the island I live on, including himalayan salt lol. And if you don't want to eat clean etc...why not just buy some a protein supplement and pop a vitamin? Much cheaper.

out of curiosity - everyone who touts real food over shakes, do you supplement with whey protein?

Yes but I would never say use it instead of a meal - I just use it to get some quick protein in after my weight workouts and sometimes help me meet my protein goals - If I could afford all food protein instead I'd do that.

totally - but that's my point. for you it's 1) more convenient and 2) cost effective

shakeology is all about getting a mega shot of nutrients in a convenient way. yeah the per-serving cost is higher, but you're also getting more.

conceptually, however, they're the same.

So I hear there's this new invention called a vitamin pill, anyone try it?

does your vitamin contain maca, yakon root, himalayan sea salt, probiotics, antioxidants, luo han guo, sasha inchi, etc, etc, etc?

you don't have to use shakeology, you don't NEED it, yeah it's expensive, but that doesn't mean you can get the same things from a normal multivitamin or protein powder.

just because you don't want to use it, doesn't make it a bad product. guys - I don't even use the damn thing because I can't afford it either, but if I could, I'd still be using it.

I wonder how nutritional these fancy pants ingredients are when they've been pulverized and only trace amounts are used...I mean many companies will say "contains green tea" or something to that effect and it's a couple of drops in the product which has no real effect on health when most studies on green tea say you need to drink 2-3cups a day as did the participants in studies.

i know, that part is worth looking into and i don't have all the answers - however 1000mg of maca isn't exactly "trace amounts" for example...

It was an example. I know all about pyramid schemes. I used to sell avon. lol

out of curiosity - everyone who touts real food over shakes, do you supplement with whey protein?

Yes but I would never say use it instead of a meal - I just use it to get some quick protein in after my weight workouts and sometimes help me meet my protein goals - If I could afford all food protein instead I'd do that.

totally - but that's my point. for you it's 1) more convenient and 2) cost effective

shakeology is all about getting a mega shot of nutrients in a convenient way. yeah the per-serving cost is higher, but you're also getting more.

conceptually, however, they're the same.

So I hear there's this new invention called a vitamin pill, anyone try it?

does your vitamin contain maca, yakon root, himalayan sea salt, probiotics, antioxidants, luo han guo, sasha inchi, etc, etc, etc?

you don't have to use shakeology, you don't NEED it, yeah it's expensive, but that doesn't mean you can get the same things from a normal multivitamin or protein powder.

just because you don't want to use it, doesn't make it a bad product. guys - I don't even use the damn thing because I can't afford it either, but if I could, I'd still be using it.

I wonder how nutritional these fancy pants ingredients are when they've been pulverized and only trace amounts are used...I mean many companies will say "contains green tea" or something to that effect and it's a couple of drops in the product which has no real effect on health when most studies on green tea say you need to drink 2-3cups a day as did the participants in studies.

i know, that part is worth looking into and i don't have all the answers - however 1000mg of maca isn't exactly "trace amounts" for example...

It was an example. I know all about pyramid schemes. I used to sell avon. lol

Yeah we should probably stop. I think we both know better then to argue with the guy who sells it lol :flowerforyou:

Did somebody just say "Himalayan Sea Salt"?

out of curiosity - everyone who touts real food over shakes, do you supplement with whey protein?

Yes but I would never say use it instead of a meal - I just use it to get some quick protein in after my weight workouts and sometimes help me meet my protein goals - If I could afford all food protein instead I'd do that.

totally - but that's my point. for you it's 1) more convenient and 2) cost effective

shakeology is all about getting a mega shot of nutrients in a convenient way. yeah the per-serving cost is higher, but you're also getting more.

conceptually, however, they're the same.

So I hear there's this new invention called a vitamin pill, anyone try it?

does your vitamin contain maca, yakon root, himalayan sea salt, probiotics, antioxidants, luo han guo, sasha inchi, etc, etc, etc?

you don't have to use shakeology, you don't NEED it, yeah it's expensive, but that doesn't mean you can get the same things from a normal multivitamin or protein powder.

just because you don't want to use it, doesn't make it a bad product. guys - I don't even use the damn thing because I can't afford it either, but if I could, I'd still be using it.

I wonder how nutritional these fancy pants ingredients are when they've been pulverized and only trace amounts are used...I mean many companies will say "contains green tea" or something to that effect and it's a couple of drops in the product which has no real effect on health when most studies on green tea say you need to drink 2-3cups a day as did the participants in studies.

i know, that part is worth looking into and i don't have all the answers - however 1000mg of maca isn't exactly "trace amounts" for example...

It was an example. I know all about pyramid schemes. I used to sell avon. lol

pyramid schemes are illegal.

regardless - don't use it if you don't want to. see how simple that is?

but you pretty much get what you pay for

explains why the shakeology samples are free

does your vitamin contain maca, yakon root, himalayan sea salt, probiotics, antioxidants, luo han guo, sasha inchi, etc, etc, etc?

you don't have to use shakeology, you don't NEED it, yeah it's expensive, but that doesn't mean you can get the same things from a normal multivitamin or protein powder.

just because you don't want to use it, doesn't make it a bad product. guys - I don't even use the damn thing because I can't afford it either, but if I could, I'd still be using it.

Most of those things aren't "nutrients." The only one that actually is is "antioxidants" which is a huge class of chemicals with questionable effects in the body.

No one said it's a bad product. It's extremely expensive, uses a predatory marketing method, and provides nothing much that other products don't. That's the whole point. It sounds so awesome because you have a few granules of about 40 different "all natural" fruits and plants in it, but in the end for $4 a scoop it doesn't do anything special for you.

can you prove that? because it definitely helped me, and has helped a number of people i know with a myriad of things. for example, my digestion was greatly improved while drinking it. I've since managed to figure out how to do it with whole foods, taking a probiotic and drinking kefir - but instead of those things you can just drink shakeology.

until you try it, you can't say for certain it doesn't do anything for you.

until you try it, you can't say for certain it doesn't do anything for you.

Until you try heroin, you can't say it does bad things for you.

See how silly that is? Personal experience is anecdotal and meaningless when it comes to health.

do you listen to yourself sometimes? that makes absolutely no sense.

until you try it, you can't say for certain it doesn't do anything for you.

Until you try heroin, you can't say it does bad things for you.

See how silly that is? Personal experience is anecdotal and meaningless when it comes to health.

do you listen to yourself sometimes? that makes absolutely no sense.

The plural of anecdote is not data.

"This product I'm selling did amazing thing x for me!" is not evidence.

you said "it doesn't do anything special for you"

prove it, since you're all about evidence.

until you try it, you can't say for certain it doesn't do anything for you.

Until you try heroin, you can't say it does bad things for you.

See how silly that is? Personal experience is anecdotal and meaningless when it comes to health.

do you listen to yourself sometimes? that makes absolutely no sense.

The plural of anecdote is not data.

"This product I'm selling did amazing thing x for me!" is not evidence.

you said "it doesn't do anything special for you"

prove it, since you're all about evidence.

Prove that it does do something special. It's not anyone's job to "prove" that some MLM magic supplement doesn't do anything amazing.

If you want anyone to believe this is some magic superfood, then tell us about how the few grains of brazilian organic free-range grass-fed coconut husk is going to have any measurable impact on their health.

you want to prove to me that probiotics aid in digestion?

how 'bout Yacon:

The intake of FOS (yacon), however, led to a significant reduction of the proinflammatory cytokine IL-1β in macrophage cultures and elevation of the levels of fecal IgA. Together, these results indicate that the daily consumption of yacon does not exert negative effects on the immune system, helps to preserve an anti-inflammatory state in phagocytic cells, and improves mucosal immunity, possibly preventing the risks associated with autoimmune and metabolic diseases.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23176799

you just have to do a little research.