Slim Fast Protein Shakes

They have helped me to not feel hungry all the time and I'm losing weight and inches. and the chocolate one ain't that bad. To each his own I guess.

i asked my dietician about them he said stay away.

Slim Fast has a Protein Shake, one with 10 grams of protein and one with 20 so I was just wondering what people thought of them is all.

Yeah I've seen them on the pharmacy shelves. They come in bright red cans of powder I think, and there's usually an offbrand version too. Haven't tried them myself though.

Does anyone use them, and would you recommend them? thanks
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I haven't had one of those in about ten years. If it's just the protein you are looking for then look for a good quality protein powder you can mix with milk or whatever you want.. The reason I quit drinking them is because of the fillers they use in them and I have an inflammatory disease that forces me to eat pretty clean to stay feeling my best.

before I met my now husband I did slimfast 2x a day and lost 60 lbs and never felt hungry, once I met my husband I stopped it because he didn't like it I also didn't exercise as much I didn't drive I walked everywhere he drove, we also ate out a lot, so I gained it all back and more so I am back on it but only once a day, I have a daycare so for me it is a quick breakfast, I like the taste and it did work for me. I didn't know about one with more protein I will have to look for it.

I just googled the ingredients and I was very surprised by them, I am in Canada, and when I went on holidays I would buy it in the U.S.A. but now I know not to, sugar is the American first ingredient and skim milk powder is in Canada's also all of the amounts, sugars, fat, sodium etc. are all less in the Canadian form, so I guess for me anyway I will keep shopping for this at home

Rich Chocolate Royale is my crack. To me they taste better than any other chocolate milk and blended with some ice cubes puts it at par with most milk shakes. To each their own, of course, and I don't like the other flavors because the other flavors taste chalky to me but man the dark chocolate flavor is amazing.

I don't drink them anymore because they're a bit too high in sugar for me but dog gone they're good. That's almost to the level of having a "splurge" or if I need a boost of carbs and protein for some reason and don't have the ability or time to get any real food. I personally have never been able to feel sustained on the slim fast plan at all - I don't find eating candy all day fulfilling (yeah, I know, they're better for you nutritionally than candy but I dare anyone to look me in the eye and tell me that a chocolate peanut butter bar isn't candy) - but as a supplement it's ok --- but there are better nutritional ratios out there for protein shakes.

I once had BOGO free coupons for Slimfast, so I used the 20 gram one for breakfast. Otherwise, they're too expensive and you're better off buying powder and making your own.

I tried the Slim Fast shakes ONCE and thought they tasted nasty.

I like the Special K breakfast shakes. If I remember correctly, they have 9g of protein. Special K did come out with "protein shakes" but they have the exact same amount of protein as the breakfast shakes do, so I don't really see the difference. (That and I did try one of those due to a coupon I had and didn't care for the flavor of the protein shake ones.) I like the strawberry flavored breakfast shakes the best. The claim to satisfy your hunger, and for at me at least, they do.

I second the idea of just getting regular protein powder. It looks like the Slim Fast stuff has 110 calories, 10g protein, and 24g of sugar per serving. I use Sci Mx Ultra Whey Protein, which has 175 calories, 33g protein, and 6.6g sugar. Slim Fast adds some vitamins to theirs, but if you're getting an otherwise balanced diet, you should be getting that stuff anyway.

I haven't tried the protein shakes but I have tried the regular shakes. IMO they taste decent but when I replaced breakfast with them for 4 days in a row I started getting migraines. The only thing I've been able to attribute it to is the aspartame. Other sweeteners like sucralose don't bother me at all, so just be careful and listen to your body.

I used to drink them before I was paying attention to my macros (the sugar in them is around 30 I think??!) Now if I want a prepackaged drink I found GNC Lean Shake - you get them at GNC in cases of 4 or 12 and they have different flavors. I prefer the vanilla bean, but there is chocolate, pumpkin (?!), strawberry and orange creamsicle. The numbers on them are great: 25 grams of protein, 170 calories and only 6 carbs (2 sugar, 4 fiber). It is by far the best tasting and best quality prepackaged shake I've ever found.