Are meal replacement shakes like slim fast healthy?

Losingthedamnweight
Losingthedamnweight Posts: 536 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I see the little label that boasts about all the vitamins and minerals so would you guys consider them healthy? I like to incorporate one into my day as a snack sometimes and I feel awesome

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  • jennifer_417
    jennifer_417 Posts: 12,344 Member
    I think they're ok. I wouldn't have them every day, but that's just because I don't personally prefer them.
  • SadFaerie
    SadFaerie Posts: 243 Member
    Well, it's health-ish. Those vitamins and minerals are added, so they're good, but not as good as natural. But incorporating one is not a bad idea, provided that you still eat a variety of unprocessed foods. You know, it's always better to eat an apple than pop a vitamin pill, but if you don't have an apple at hand, a pill is better than no vitamin at all.
  • paulaviki
    paulaviki Posts: 678 Member
    I don't think you can call them healthy as they are high in sugar. But they aren't the worst thing you can have. I did slim fast for a couple of weeks (while they were half price) and I found the shakes more filling for breakfast than my usual porridge!
  • BigGuy47
    BigGuy47 Posts: 1,768 Member
    ...all the vitamins and minerals...
    You can get all the vitamins and minerals from real food. Also worth noting, eating real food is a sustainable practice.
  • CloudyMao
    CloudyMao Posts: 258 Member
    No they're seriously not, think about it this way: "Is this sustainable?", if the answer is no then it's also not healthy. Unnecessarily large amount of sugar, and fru fru filler. They're actually pretty bad health wise. Better off getting in a good habit of preparing meals
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    ...all the vitamins and minerals...
    You can get all the vitamins and minerals from real food. Also worth noting, eating real food is a sustainable practice.

    Real food? A sustainable healthy lifestyle? Get out with your common sense approach!
  • DonnaRe2012
    DonnaRe2012 Posts: 298 Member
    2 high in sugar and not enough of anything else important to waste 190 calories on !! Your better off making a protein shake. Thery're lower in sugar and have whey (LOL) more proein. :smile:
  • Mr_Bad_Example
    Mr_Bad_Example Posts: 2,403 Member
    I see the little label that boasts about all the vitamins and minerals so would you guys consider them healthy? I like to incorporate one into my day as a snack sometimes and I feel awesome

    I don't see a problem with using it as a snack. But actually calling it a meal is probably not the best idea. There's no reason to drink shakes as food unless you have your jaw wired shut or can't consume whole food.
  • ritchiedrama
    ritchiedrama Posts: 1,304 Member
    Stop labeling foods as healthy/unhealthy.

    It's silly.
  • rachaelgifford
    rachaelgifford Posts: 320 Member
    ...all the vitamins and minerals...
    You can get all the vitamins and minerals from real food. Also worth noting, eating real food is a sustainable practice.

    Real food? A sustainable healthy lifestyle? Get out with your common sense approach!

    Bwhahahahahahahahaha!
  • peachfigs
    peachfigs Posts: 831 Member
    Not for the long term...
  • tlou5
    tlou5 Posts: 497 Member
    I have Celiac Disease and if I am in a flare and can't eat I will do Ensure to at least stay hydrated and get some vitamins in. So I think they are good if it's all you can do or if you are a frail elderly person in the nursing home and need something to give you some calories/ nutrients. Otherwise food is better.
  • AZ_Danny
    AZ_Danny Posts: 50 Member
    2 high in sugar and not enough of anything else important to waste 190 calories on !! Your better off making a protein shake. Thery're lower in sugar and have whey (LOL) more proein. :smile:

    sadly it took me much longer than I'm willing to admit before I got the joke. I'm definitely not running on all cylinders yet this morning.

    As for my contribution to the actual discussion...


    I, too, have considered meal replacement shakes as I wake up early enough as it is in the morning, I don't have time to cook breakfast so I generally eat cereal with toast or a bagel.... both which leave me rather hungry about an hour before my scheduled lunch break (which is at 9:30 or 10 AM... quite an early lunch lol). I've debated cooking scrambled eggs in bulk and freezing them so I can pop them in the microwave while I'm in the shower... do scrambled eggs freeze well? I feel like they'd be more filling... and less... carby

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