Protein shake as a snack (not following exercise)

I have protein shakes as snacks all the time!! nothing wrong with it at all in my opinion!!:bigsmile:

I have had them as a snack when I have a lot of calories left but I'm not really hungry...:drinker:

I never use them as an "after exercise" blah, blah, blah. I generally have my shake in the afternoon as a snack (or with my snack). I'm not a big proponent or you must eat between x and y, not after z, on every other day between the half moon rising but not on days of an eclipse. Food isn't that complicated, you exercise when you need to, you eat what you need to when you want it, you track your macros and try to get as close as possible . . . timing makes negligable impact.

I never use them as an "after exercise" blah, blah, blah. I generally have my shake in the afternoon as a snack (or with my snack). I'm not a big proponent or you must eat between x and y, not after z, on every other day between the half moon rising but not on days of an eclipse. Food isn't that complicated, you exercise when you need to, you eat what you need to when you want it, you track your macros and try to get as close as possible . . . timing makes negligable impact.

^^^ this! Why do we make everything so complicated???

I use them as meal replacement. But why anyone would want a 200-300 calorie snack when trying to lose weight is beyond me...

I even have one before bed sometimes...keeps me from waking up hungry in the morning

I wouldn't take wpi/hydrolised without working out. Whey gets absorbed way too quickly.

so what

I take mine all the time. My protein is 110 calories and 25g of protein.

I use them as meal replacement. But why anyone would want a 200-300 calorie snack when trying to lose weight is beyond me...

Some of my "snack" meals contain more calories than my "breakfast, lunch, dinner." For me, "snacks" aren't just about a bag of chips, nuts, 100 calorie pre portioned cookies, "snacks" are meals just like any other and I try to approach them as thoughtfully as the rest. What am I trying to accomplish with this? How do I want to split up my daily calories into my 6 meals? How much wine am I planning on drinking tonight? Generally the focus of my snacks is to boost my daily protein (generally in the mid morning I have 8 oz of greek yogurt and mix in protein powder, in the afternoon 12 oz of almond milk with 2 scoops of protein powder) and then plan my dinner accordingly to try to get my macros. And honestly, why does it matter what you call the time in which you eat your calories as long as you're eating them to reach your goals?

I have had them as a snack when I have a lot of calories left but I'm not really hungry...:drinker:

I also do this. If I know I need to eat (while trying to loose weight you should eat every 3-4 hours) but I am not hungry, I will have half a protein shake. My favorite is Bolthouse Farms Protein Plus Chocolate.

I have one at 3 pm as a snack all the time. It helped me stop eating like crazy mid-afternoon. If I eat lunch at 12 or 1, there's no way I cam make it to 6 p.m. without getting hungry. Especially on days when I do double workouts for 2 hours total. I always add ice- something about freezing ice mixed with milk and a little protein powder really curbs cravings. I say go for it!