TWO QUESTIONS - Coffee and Protein Shakes

For the coffee question, you can make yourself a latte with skim or 1% milk that is quite healthy. If you like it sweet and/or flavored, there are sugar substitutes and sugar free syrups that you can add in too.

Personally, I drink my coffee black on a daily basis, though.

coffee actually has some health benefits and nutrition...I take mine black or with a splash of 1%. there's no reason at all to eliminate coffee from your diet...some people could stand to cut back, but other than that there's no reason to do away with it.

protein powders typically aren't meal replacements...they're just protein supplements...so I really don't know what you have your hands on there. I use Optimum Nutrition Performance Whey Isolate...it's basically pure protein and nothing else...not intended for meal replacement, only supplementation.

A latte or iced coffee is only sugar packed if you put sugar in it. Having cold brewed coffee over ice is fine. Having a latte, which is generally just milk and coffee, is fine unless you need to monitor sugar (the naturally occurring kind) for a medical condition. If you're still trying to monitor sugar and happen to enjoy sugar in both of these forms of coffee, you can try weaning yourself off, looking at artificial sugars or natural sweetener substitutes (like Stevia).
If you're trying to cut coffee out for whatever reason (I know I did previously for a medical reason), the "weaning off" suggestion would work on that end, too.

As for protein powder, different ones definitely differ in quality. I'm not familiar with Arbonne, but I know Trutein/True Nutrition has been ranked high; I think Optimum Nutrition protein is also considered a good quality.

I only drink about 1 cup of coffee a day when I'm at work, but I don't even log it because it's one coffee mug of plain coffee with a few packets of Splenda. About the same calories as a stick of gum, which I also don't log. I prefer to have flavored creamer in my coffe, and sometimes I'll put a tablespoon of half & half in there, but I don't like drinking my calories (unless it's in milkshake or Starbucks form) and it's still drinkable without it. I can't do black coffee - bitter isn't my thing.

I've never heard of Arbonne, but I just looked it up and found that the reviews are good and the macros are decent, even though it's higher in carbs than many other high quality protein powders. However, it seems to be highly overpriced and you may be wasting your money on it when you could get a product with better macros from a well-known, highly trusted brand like Cellucor or Optimum Nutrition for a much cheaper price.

I make my own iced coffee at home! I make a cold brew coffee concentrate (this recipe looks similar to what I do), and then put cashew milk in it. I typically sweeten it with sugar free syrups, but if you like real sugar, a little bit won't kill you.

I don't know too much about protein powders, but my current fave is this one, but that's because I like the calorie/carb/protein ratio, and I find it's milled very finely, and mixes in like a champ (especially into yogurt).

also this for protein powder ratings

Consumer Labs offer independent reviews and analysis of supplements. Good place to start when doing due diligence to make sure you're purchasing a quality product.

I have about three cups of black coffee every day. It's good for you! I wouldn't use Arbonne because it doesn't fit the guidelines my dietician gave me: whey protein, low carb. Arbonne is mostly pea protein and is high carb, so it isn't for me. I like Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard, Syntrax Matrix, Syntrax Nectar, and Unjury (the chocolate splendor flavor).

I drink my coffee with non dairy creamer and a packet of half sugar and half Stevia.

As far as protein powder, I was drinking Shakeology Vegan. However, because of all the mixed ingredeants that are in it, my digestive system could no longer handle it. So yesterday I bought Sunwarrior Clasic Protein powder that is made up of brown rice protein. I had both the chocolate and Vanila flavor today with 10oz of unsweetened Vanila almond milk and Pb2. Both flavors are awesome and half the price of that Shako stuff.

I make my protein shake with coffee instead of water For a little pre-workout pick-me-up....

I also mix in some banana and/or PB2 with my chocolate or vanilla protein powder. I'm pretty sure I stole that idea from someone in these forums....

I drink a cup of coffee every day with 2 Tblsps of half & half. I don't like sugar and the fat in the cream cuts the bitterness.

Can't help on the protein powder.

But what if we mix our coffee with our protein powder? It's quite tasty. I'm a certified coffee-holic and I have managed to cut myself down to two cups in the morning and then my lunch smoothie. I don't know if that's a lot or not, but I used to drink coffee all day every day, with cream and sugar. Now I have it in the morning with just a splash of milk.

I have used Arbonne in the past and its a completely different type of protein powder than the ones mentioned above. It is not Whey based, it is a pea protein powder. It is good from a meal replacement standpoint, but your body does not digest it the same as the powders mentioned above. I have friends that still use it but mostly because they avoid dairy in general and didn't want a Whey based protein powder.

So to answer your question I'll ask you a question. What are you trying to gain using it? I used it during the Arbonne 30 Day detox which does have good short term results but if you are looking for a long term Supplement I would suggest looking at the protein powders listed above. The Arbonne powder is very expensive, and I don't think it has the same muscle recovery benefits as a Whey based powder. But you can do some research on that because I'm not an expert by any means.