Meal replacement shakes?

I don't choose to use shakes myself because I don't find they fill me up enough. I'm also not sure what is in these shakes, and they alway taste aweful to me lol. I would suggest making your own with protein powder and fruits. You could use water to keep calories down or milk or orange juice to help boost your calories. That way you know what is in your shake and it will be tastier

Sometimes I will replace a meal with 2 scoops of Muscle Milk powder or a protein bar. I found some protein bars at Sam's Club that have 8g of sugar and 30g of protein! I think the bars have less calories than the MM (if you mix MM with water it has 300 for 2 scoops) -- the bars are like 270. I DO use them as a meal replacement and not as a snack.

IMHO, no. Liquids don't fill you up as well or as long as solid food. Even the meal replacement shakes.
Check the labels. For most shakes, I could have a bowl of Cheerios with milk, or even a tomato sandwich (my favorite!) for about the same or fewer calories than a shake, and it'll keep me satisfied better.

On the other hand, if they grab them because they're convenient as they run out the door, it's definitely a better breakfast than a donut, better lunch that fast food, and better snack than a candybar (or a real, icecream milkshake)

Have you ever heard of Shakeology? Great meal replacement shake...

I seldom use protein shakes to replace my meal as I don't feel full enough by only drinking liquid. Instead, I use it to replace my snack so that I won't eat chocolate, chips and so on.

I do that too, especially when nothing looks good and I really want chocolate.

I only use my protein shakes when I am so busy I don't have time to cook, and I'm out the door. . or in emergencies when I have run out of food but should really eat. Any shake is usually very high calorie, and not as filling as food. I prefer actual food.

I drink the Special K Chocolate shakes and they are super good! well...for a diet shake lol but I drink a 20 oz bottle of water with it as well as a 100 calorie snack like pretzels or fruit

I have Secure Meal replacement shake every morning. It has a lot of vitamins in it. I am not a breakfast eater so this keeps me on track to eat better at lunch....instead of pigging out!! I make mine with ff milk.

You can find it on HSN (andrew lessman) I have tried the vanilla and the coffee and both are very tasty.

As a once in a while thing, or as an addition to your other meals, sure they're ok, but to replace existing meals? I don't like this strategy. As other's have said, these foods come in a pre-digested state in order to dissolve in the liquid. That means faster absorption time. this is especially important with regards to vitamins. vitamins in food are similar to a timed release cold capsule, releasing nutrients in your body as the food is (slowly) digested, do it all at once and you flood your body with the nutrients, and many of which will be excreted because they overwhelm the body and cannot be used. So you never actually receive what is on the label.

The smaller a carbohydrate source is when it enters the system, the faster it will be broken down and absorbed into the body, in the case of carbs, that means a far higher volume of sugars flooding the body at once, and guess what happens when you flood the body with sugars.

Check the ingredient label carefully before you drink any pre-made shake. Quite often, sugar is one of the top ingredients. That will cause a very high insulin response, just leaving you hungrier later in the day.

Atkins Advantage shakes are low-carb if you really need something off-the-shelf.