Meal replacement drinks/powders

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critter116
critter116 Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Alright so I know there are already lots of posts about them but couldn't find quite what I was after.

After much trial and error I found that eating actual food in the mornings is a bad thing for me. So I started with the meal replacement idea. Am currently drinking the GNC go lean shake every morning which is alright but I am finding that it is to much liquid and I don't finish it until about halfway to lunch. Before this was the ones from Special K which was about the perfect size but it was way to expensive ($4-$7 for 4 drinks). My question is what would be a good one for everyday use that is about a 10 oz serving. I am looking for one that is truly good for you, not empty calories, and yet easy on the wallet as there isn't much of a food budget. :)

Any help would be appreciated as there are way to many of these things. :)

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  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
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    Have you thought about buying protein powder and mixing your own? They range in price from $15 and up (Wal Mart has a brand that mixes pretty well and you can use with water or milk). I personally prefer Muscle Milk powder to all the rest. I use 10oz of water and 1 scoop (so it is 150 calories). It mixes well in a shaker cup and keeps me full longer than the other brands. It has a bunch of vitamins and little sugar. The cookies n cream flavor is yummy (also, it comes in pre-mixed ones, but the powder is better tasting AND lasts longer if you only use one scoop).
  • makena78
    makena78 Posts: 162 Member
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    Muscle milk (for me) took a bit to get used to. I didn't love the taste. But it filled me up. I couldn't stand the Lean Shake. My favorite is the shake by Herbalife. I made mine into a smoothie with added fruit and used skim milk instead of water. Was so tasty and I lost weight. You have to order through a distributor which seems like a bunch of trouble but worth it. Costly but like I said worth it.
    I hear the shakology is good too. I think it might be like Herbalife.
    I definitely recommend you getting the powder form and mixing it yourself. And try making a smoothie, makes it so much better and healthy too.
  • elliecolorado
    elliecolorado Posts: 1,040
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    If you don't want to spend a fortune I would suggest getting protein powder and making your own. I usually use them as a snack after a work out, but also use them to replace a meal sometimes. I usually make a smoothie and add a scoop of unflavored protein powder (it's about $25 a container, but there are 90 servings), I mix either 1% Milk or Apple juice with a little vanilla yogurt and frozen fruits. I also get chocolate flavored protein powder and mix it with milk and it is like having chocolate milk (but more filling). The health food store I go to (just a small local one) has individual serving packets of a lot of their protein powders and I tried those first so that I didn't end up spending a fortune on a big container and end up not liking it. I just make my smoothie or shake and put it in a coffee cup and take it with me. Making your own you can also make it whatever size that you want.
  • tgarofalo1
    tgarofalo1 Posts: 7
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    optimum nutrion 100% oats and whey, it's a drinkable oatmeal/protein shake at about 200 calories a shake(if mixed with water) I use fat free milk for about 350 calories. It fills me up fairly well. Not that expensive either you can find at gnc.
  • ANNMILLE
    ANNMILLE Posts: 8
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    IF YOU'LL TYPE IN PROTIEN POWDERS IN THE SEARCH BOX ON LINE, IT WILL CONNECT YOU TO SEVERAL DIFFERENT SITES. I DONT KNOW IF WE ARE ALLOWED TO NAME SITES. BUT I LIKE " DOCTORS BEST WEIGHT LOSS". THEY OFFER A VARIETY OF BRANDS.

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