Shakeology protein shakes

I like Shakeology, for me, it is worth the money. However, I do not use it every day, so when I buy a bag it lasts a long time. I use it when I won't be able to eat a healthy meal. For example, sometimes at work I don't actually get a lunch break where I can sit down and eat, so a shake makes a great meal on the go for that situation. Or sometimes I'm on the road through meal times and don't want to go through a drive through, shakeology is a great for those times.

I know that some people will blast shakeology and say its a rip off, others will swear by it as the best thing ever... I think it is all a matter of opinion, as I said, I like it, and it costs less per serving than a espresso, so "too expensive" is relative. I suggest that if you really want to find out, ask your coach for a few samples. Most coaches will sell single serving pouches as samples, a few coaches will give them away but most coaches will charge you what it cost them or slightly more, get a couple of different flavors and give it a try.

Edit: I just read the other comments. If you are looking for a good vegan shake (other than soy) then I think shakeology is better than most. I've tried other vegan shakes, and they are SO gritty. Shakeology is much smoother. The one other exception to the "gritty" rule is Sunwarrior, Sunwarrior rivals shakeology in flavor and texture, in fact it is better tasting. However, sunwarrior is only protein, it doesn't have other vitamins and minerals to speak of (it does have a little iron... but not much of anything else) so its not a meal replacement shake.

OP, yes, they have some fancy foods in them. But last night, I made some rice, and I tossed a few grains of salt in. If I were packaging my finished product, it would look like this: rice, salt. If an ingredient is in there, it can get reported on the label. It doesn't mean it's doing anything.

Try buying a blender bottle and preparing: non-dairy milk, powdered peanut butter, and a serving of pumpkin seed protein. Add ice as desired for temperature and sweetener to taste.

If I used So Delicious protein milk, that's nearly 20 grams of protein for 135 calories. It's extremely fast and easy to make, and you can add some cocoa powder for 10-40 more calories.

(Are you vegan? If not, you could probably make a lower calorie and higher protein shake in the blender bottle.)

I just want to say, in any business there are good and bad. High pressure and low. I have been a Beachbody coach for a long time, but rarely "sell." I do this because I believe in the stuff I buy and I want to help people. I understand why people have cost aversion to the products, but they work for me. That said, to be insulting just because we decide to do this business is just plain rude. If you look at my messages, you will see I am always encouraging people and if you ask my buddies here or on Facebook, I don't "push the product." I invite people to challenge groups and tell people about things I do, but I never make Shakeology a prerequisite for anything I do. If you don't like Shakeology or the Beachbody business, that's fine, but that doesn't mean we're evil.

And before you say this is a clever marketing ploy, look at my profile and see if I have a link to any of my Beachbody stuff.

I give you credit for coming on here. You may get abused :laugh:
Omg, that crazy dude is going to think that you're my coach!!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

BTW... great job on the weight loss!!!!!!

He's not crazy, he actually knows quite a bit about this whole diet, nutrition, and fitness thing. And the reason people around here have such an aversion to BB coaches is that most of them do not disclose their status when discussing BB products. You made another thread about Shakeology and got some responses, which I saw you thanked people for - were you aware that the people responding are coaches?

I have zero issue with people who come right out and say they are coaches, and then provide their opinion. It's the ones who don't mention it, or only admit it when someone calls them out on it, that give the other coaches a bad name. They also tend to be the people who responses sound like MLM talking points handouts and are the ones who search the boards looking for people who respond to BB threads, then PM them trying to drum up business. I just blocked a guy yesterday for that. The people in this thread? I may disagree with them, but they're not going to see any abuse coming from me.

I just want to say, in any business there are good and bad. High pressure and low. I have been a Beachbody coach for a long time, but rarely "sell." I do this because I believe in the stuff I buy and I want to help people. I understand why people have cost aversion to the products, but they work for me. That said, to be insulting just because we decide to do this business is just plain rude. If you look at my messages, you will see I am always encouraging people and if you ask my buddies here or on Facebook, I don't "push the product." I invite people to challenge groups and tell people about things I do, but I never make Shakeology a prerequisite for anything I do. If you don't like Shakeology or the Beachbody business, that's fine, but that doesn't mean we're evil.

And before you say this is a clever marketing ploy, look at my profile and see if I have a link to any of my Beachbody stuff.

I give you credit for coming on here. You may get abused :laugh:
Omg, that crazy dude is going to think that you're my coach!!!!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

BTW... great job on the weight loss!!!!!!

He's not crazy, he actually knows quite a bit about this whole diet, nutrition, and fitness thing. And the reason people around here have such an aversion to BB coaches is that most of them do not disclose their status when discussing BB products. You made another thread about Shakeology and got some responses, which I saw you thanked people for - were you aware that the people responding are coaches?

I have zero issue with people who come right out and say they are coaches, and then provide their opinion. It's the ones who don't mention it, or only admit it when someone calls them out on it, that give the other coaches a bad name. They also tend to be the people who responses sound like MLM talking points handouts and are the ones who search the boards looking for people who respond to BB threads, then PM them trying to drum up business. I just blocked a guy yesterday for that. The people in this thread? I may disagree with them, but they're not going to see any abuse coming from me.

I appreciate what you're saying, and I don't disagree. I do know people have various "tactics," some of which I would personally not use. I have never hidden the fact I am a coach, but you're right, there are some that give us a bad name. And I don't disagree with some of your points, I'm a strong proponent for nutrition and exercise. All I care about is people getting healthy the right way.

Someone in the veggie group posted this link: http://www.nomeatathlete.com/homemade-energy-bar-recipe/

This might help. I made my first one with red lentils and a banana base and used all protein powder for the dry base, and it was good. It turned into amazing when I realized I could be heating it up and adding vegan butter and jam (peanut butter will happen some day too). You can freeze these and have them for those days when you just want something easy to grab.

Chocolate-covered katie's chocolate chip garbanzo bean bars are amazing too.

Personally cannot imagine why anyone would spend $130 on 30 servings of a shake when you can easily accomplish the same thing much cheaper if you do a little research. I just ordered 6 lbs of pure whey isolate, gluten free, lactose free, gmo free for $87. To each his own..its your money.