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Justifying Shakeology?

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  • TheCupcakeCounter
    TheCupcakeCounter Posts: 606 Member
    the_wild37 wrote: »
    All great info, thanks ladies!
    Need to master a great chocolate one :)

    1 cup spinach
    1/2 frozen banana
    1/2 cup frozen dark sweet cherries or strawberries
    1/2 cup almond milk
    1/2 cup water
    1 TB ground flax seed
    1 scoop chocolate protein powder (I like Slimquick Pure in Double Chocolate)
    1 tsp unsweetened cocoa powder
    dash of cinnamon
    1/2 tsp almond extract (optional but I LOVE it with the cherry)
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,033 Member
    snickerscharlie wrote: »
    the_wild37 wrote: »
    That's been my thought too...should I just break away from the entire shake kick...it's just easy, portable and I can drink my breakfast on my way to work.

    You can also buy drinkable yogurt in single-serve portions. Just grab one and go!

    Lifeway Kefir is great! I had a couple 8 oz. size from an earlier purchase..a really handy size. I purchase the larger bottles when on sale and refill the small bottles so it's more of a grab and go thing. Found it to be quite handy. :smiley:
  • gigit10
    gigit10 Posts: 1 Member
    edited March 2017
    I don't know how much shakeology is. But I use Lean One Smoothie Protein Powder. It's the same stuff that is used at Smoothie King. I replace breakfast with it. I blend a half of a banana, a handful of frozen strawberries, 6-8 oz of water, 6-8 ice cubes, a drizzle of honey...and blitz that together. It's just under 300 cal. On Amazon, a large tub is $30. That usually lasts me 3-4 weeks. I don't do smoothies on weekends. I love the strawberry and vanilla powders.
  • twistedingenue
    twistedingenue Posts: 39 Member
    Hearts_2015 wrote: »
    twistedingenue wrote: »
    the_wild37 wrote: »
    That's been my thought too...should I just break away from the entire shake kick...it's just easy, portable and I can drink my breakfast on my way to work.

    I would. One thing you could do is prep your breakfast for the entire week on the weekend, that way all you need to do is heat and eat.

    I'm currently prepping a sweet potato hash with chicken, apples, and onions. Since I can eat at work, I just heat it up when I get hungry.

    @twistedingenue
    Do you have an actual recipe you use or do you just toss things together for your hash? It sounds delicious and a great thing to make ahead of time for when you need it. Please share! Thanks :smiley:

    I had never made a hash before so I used this recipe for technique, and used the following ingredients instead.:

    14 ounce, Sweet Potato
    • 1 lb(s), Ground Chicken
    • 96.00 gram, Onion
    • 1 T., Butter
    • 5 ounce, Green Apple

    I may increase the amount of butter next time, so that I can get the potatoes just a little crispier

  • deannalfisher
    deannalfisher Posts: 5,600 Member
    kimny72 wrote: »
    Also keep in mind, they won't allow anyone to independently verify that Shakeology contains what they say it does, and if so, how much. So you are paying a premium for all these fancy ingredients that could be in such small doses they are useless. Just buy protein powder and pulse it up with a liquid, some veggies, and maybe some chia or flaxseed and you'll probably come out ahead :drinker:

    if you google pharmacist and shakeology - you'll find a good post on it where he breaks it down

    pharmadaddy.blogspot.com/2013/07/shakeology-shaking-up-its-foundations.html
  • Hearts_2015
    Hearts_2015 Posts: 12,033 Member
    edited March 2017
    twistedingenue wrote: »
    Hearts_2015 wrote: »
    twistedingenue wrote: »
    the_wild37 wrote: »
    That's been my thought too...should I just break away from the entire shake kick...it's just easy, portable and I can drink my breakfast on my way to work.

    I would. One thing you could do is prep your breakfast for the entire week on the weekend, that way all you need to do is heat and eat.

    I'm currently prepping a sweet potato hash with chicken, apples, and onions. Since I can eat at work, I just heat it up when I get hungry.

    @twistedingenue
    Do you have an actual recipe you use or do you just toss things together for your hash? It sounds delicious and a great thing to make ahead of time for when you need it. Please share! Thanks :smiley:

    I had never made a hash before so I used this recipe for technique, and used the following ingredients instead.:

    14 ounce, Sweet Potato
    • 1 lb(s), Ground Chicken
    • 96.00 gram, Onion
    • 1 T., Butter
    • 5 ounce, Green Apple

    I may increase the amount of butter next time, so that I can get the potatoes just a little crispier
    @twistedingenue
    Thank you! :smiley:
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