Protein shake calories?

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Christine_72
Christine_72 Posts: 16,049 Member
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The protein shake I am currently having is 220 calories with milk. 0.6 grams sugar per serve. Is this a high amount of calories for a shake?
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  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    Depends.

    You don't have enough information. This is what I use, base your judgement of yours off this.
    cellucor.com/products/21-whey
  • doctorsookie
    doctorsookie Posts: 1,084 Member
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    No. My normal shake has 170 caps for just the powder and then add half cup of fat free Lactaid for another 45 or if I want a cup another 90. And I usually add a banana or other fruit. My smoothies amount to much more because I usually add yogurt. You're fine. :-D
  • Linnaea27
    Linnaea27 Posts: 639 Member
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    It depends what you put in it. When I make protein shakes, they make up my breakfast, and they're a mixture of yogurt, a little milk, protein powder, berries, a bit of maple syrup, and sometimes some coconut if I am quite hungry/know I will be exercising a lot that day. They're anywhere from 300 to 450 calories (depending on the fat content of the yogurt, mostly).

    I suspect you may be referring to just protein powder in milk, though? What sort of protein powder-- what fat % is the milk? I would guess that with a lower-fat milk it could be less. Seems fine to me where it is, however-- that's a normal size for a snack. :)
  • LaurenAOK
    LaurenAOK Posts: 2,475 Member
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    If you like it and it fits into your goals, it's perfectly fine. If it's causing you to go over your calorie target, you could try bringing down the calorie count a bit. Maybe use almond milk instead of dairy milk. But in general, I don't think 220 is too high for a protein shake.
  • ElizabethMaryam
    ElizabethMaryam Posts: 159 Member
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    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited November 2014
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    Lowest I've seen is around 130 for somewhere around a 40g scope but it's like chalk. 130 to 170 is pretty normal with the higher calorie shakes generally tasting better since they add fat and carbs to it.

    Edit: corrected my bad math.
  • BillRicks1
    BillRicks1 Posts: 473 Member
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    It really depends on your goals. You can make them for 150 to 170 for a snack or 250 plus
    for a meal replacement.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    LaurenAOK wrote: »
    If you like it and it fits into your goals, it's perfectly fine. If it's causing you to go over your calorie target, you could try bringing down the calorie count a bit. Maybe use almond milk instead of dairy milk. But in general, I don't think 220 is too high for a protein shake.

    Agreed, the one I linked above is 260cal for 50g of protein.
  • peachyfuzzle
    peachyfuzzle Posts: 1,122 Member
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    That's not bad at all. My shake with only water added is 120 cal. I might put milk in it, but usually I put fruit, and peanut butter, maybe oats as well, and blend it all together. My shake would come out to be over 400 calories, but I use it as breakfast, so it has to be that much.

    Your TDEE is different than mine though, so you'd have to budget you're caloric intake differently.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    BillRicks1 wrote: »
    It really depends on your goals. You can make them for 150 to 170 for a snack or 250 plus
    for a meal replacement.

    You can mix with PB and oatmeal to make power protein clusters or mix with yogurt and oatmeal for a good meal replacement.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    wut? how?
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
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    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)

    What protein powder is this? This is the highest calorie to protein ratio I've seen I think.
  • ElizabethMaryam
    ElizabethMaryam Posts: 159 Member
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    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    You can mix with PB and oatmeal to make power protein clusters or mix with yogurt and oatmeal for a good meal replacement.

    Please share your cluster recipe with us :)
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    dbmata wrote: »
    wut? how?

    Give me a moment to find the recipe it's pretty easy.
  • dbmata
    dbmata Posts: 12,951 Member
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    I've already eaten 1.5 chicken breasts... I'm still hungry.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited November 2014
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    dbmata wrote: »
    wut? how?

    Here are some links to get you started, they are very easy to make and require no cooking. Should take you about 10 mins to whip up a batch.

    forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=120996191&page=1
    dailyhiit.com/hiit-blog/hiit-diet/healthy-recipes/bake-energy-protein-balls/
    steroidology.com/forum/bodybuilding-recipe-forum/610995-protein-bars-no-bake-cookie-style.html

    Essentially, you can just use a bit of water, oatmeal, PB and powder. Mix together a cup of oatmeal and scoop of powder with a couple tablespoons of PB and enough water to get it to all mix. Add more PB if you like and it's very straight forward. Enjoy! B)
  • ElizabethMaryam
    ElizabethMaryam Posts: 159 Member
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    arditarose wrote: »
    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)

    What protein powder is this? This is the highest calorie to protein ratio I've seen I think.

    I ordered it through my pharmacy. It is the kind my pharmacist uses and recommended to me when I enquired about protein powder. The following is a link to information online. I've used the vanilla cream. They have four flavours. FYI

    It is made by Muscletech. "Whey Protein Plus Elite Series"

    http://www.sixstarpro.ca/products/wheyproteinplus/

    I'm not advertising the product. I'm just giving a link so you can see the info on the product. FYI
  • ElizabethMaryam
    ElizabethMaryam Posts: 159 Member
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    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    dbmata wrote: »
    wut? how?

    Here are some links to get you started, they are very easy to make and require no cooking. Should take you about 10 mins to whip up a batch.

    forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=120996191&page=1
    dailyhiit.com/hiit-blog/hiit-diet/healthy-recipes/bake-energy-protein-balls/
    steroidology.com/forum/bodybuilding-recipe-forum/610995-protein-bars-no-bake-cookie-style.html

    Essentially, you can just use a bit of water, oatmeal, PB and powder. Mix together a cup of oatmeal and scoop of powder with a couple tablespoons of PB and enough water to get it to all mix. Add more PB if you like and it's very straight forward. Enjoy! B)

    Thank you :). It's nice to have variety for the ways we can get our protein powder into us :)
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
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    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    arditarose wrote: »
    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)

    What protein powder is this? This is the highest calorie to protein ratio I've seen I think.

    I ordered it through my pharmacy. It is the kind my pharmacist uses and recommended to me when I enquired about protein powder. The following is a link to information online. I've used the vanilla cream. They have four flavours. FYI

    It is made by Muscletech. "Whey Protein Plus Elite Series"

    http://www.sixstarpro.ca/products/wheyproteinplus/

    I'm not advertising the product. I'm just giving a link so you can see the info on the product. FYI

    I was using the 6 star but switched. If you would like to know why PM me since it's a little OT but it might be of interest to you.
  • v_woolf
    v_woolf Posts: 33 Member
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    arditarose wrote: »
    ElizabethMaryam wrote: »
    I don't think so. Mine by itself is 170 for a scoop (42 grams) and it has 2 grams of sugar. Protein is 30 grams. I guess it would depend on the nutrition you are getting from your powder. It also depends in how much milk you are using (some use 125-250 ml). .... Take care :)

    What protein powder is this? This is the highest calorie to protein ratio I've seen I think.

    I don't think that's really such an unusual ratio. The protein powder I use on the daily is 114 calories/ 27.3g protein. Seems to be pretty high quality as well -- it was recommended by my powerlifting coach.

    http://www.truenutrition.com/p-947-whey-protein-isolate-cold-filtration-1lb-milk.aspx

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