Protein Shakes????? Help

I agree!!! Pure protein shakes are awesome!! yummy and a great pre workout snack as well!

I have been doing the body by Visalus Shakes, its a protein powder that you mix with Milk, Water or Almond/Soy Milk and add your fruit or whatever you like , blend and go . They are tasty . Message me if you would like for info

On days that I really don't have any healthy food in the house for breakfast, and I have to work on the weekends, I will just mix some protien poweder with a cup of skim milk, and 6 ice cubes, and also take a multi vitamin, and it keeps me full at least until lunch, and is only 235 calories. I use the Bodyfortress Protein, which is good for the price.

Oh and no need to message me, because I'm not trying to sell anything, and this is stuff you can just purchase at a store haha.

I use Optimum Nutrition 100% Natural Gold Standard Whey after my workouts, and I use their 100% Gold Standard Casein powder in the evening. I've tried the the chocolate and vanilla in the whey, and the "peanut butter and chocolate" and "cookies and cream" in the casein. All were good.

The problem with using a protein shake to replace a meal is that they have almost no carbs and no fat, so you are only getting one of the 3 macros from them.

Matrix 2.0 has a great Mint Chocolate Cookie Shake. Very yummy. They have other flavors as well that are tasty. This is a company that you can get a sample of all their flavors to try (only place you can get a sample pack) http://www.mybariatricpantry.com

I've tried Julian Michael's and didn't like it at all. Ended up throwing it out.

I also use Quest All Natural Protein Bars for breakfast and at bedtime. ~160 calories, 2 net carbs and 17 grams of fiber. I have one in the car and one in my purse for "emergency meals." If you microwave the chocolate peanut bars, they taste like a hot brownies. It took me a bit to get used to the texture until I started to warm them. I like the cinnamon rolls for breakfast. They have a sample pack at https://www.questproteinbar.com/store/pc/home.asp I have only tried the All Natural bars not the Original bars. I like the chewing of a bar vs drinking a meal. With the shake, I don't feel like I really had a meal.

Hope this helps. (((HUGS)))

I drink Advocare's meal replacement shakes for breakfast. I mix it with cold water. It is good. It has 220 calories with 24 grams of protein. The sugar is a little high with 12 grams.

I like them but they make me sick, im lactose intolerant, if anyone has any suggestions , im all ears

Have you looked into Body by Vi ?? Im not positive but I think you'd be ok with them. My son is lactose intolerant and he drinks them. He is also autistic and the healthy balance of nutrients with no preservatives and fillers helps control some of his neurological symptoms.

I'm lactose intolerant, too. I use a vegetarian protein mix. There are quite a few of them on the market. I've heard that hemp protein is good but the current one I use is made from soy. It tastes pretty good when I mix it with half a banana, 76 grams of fresh strawberries, and 40 g of frozen blueberries, along with 350 mL of almond milk. It's a great breakfast that runs me about 350 cal and holds me until my mid-morning snack without causing the tummy upset I get from ingesting lactose.
Hope you can find something that works for you!

I like them but they make me sick, im lactose intolerant, if anyone has any suggestions , im all ears

Make them with Breeze unsweetened Almond Milk. And watch the type of protein they use. I googled protein shakes for lactose intolerant and found this as well as much much more.

http://www.livestrong.com/article/312924-protein-shakes-for-the-lactose-intolerant/

There is nothing wrong with eating most of your cals at one point in the day. Breakfast or lunch are not necessary.

I make my own. It's for two people:

1 cup fat free milk
1/4 cup non fat plain Greek yogurt
3 (or 4) scoops vanilla protein powder
1 scoop creatine
1 cup frozen UNSWEETENED blueberries
1 TBS natural PB (or almond butter)
Sometimes I'll also add a banana, peach, strawberries . . .

It's pretty darn good.

I like them but they make me sick, im lactose intolerant, if anyone has any suggestions , im all ears

Check http://bodybuilding.com/store/protein.htm for protein shakes you can make from egg protein, soy protein, plant protein, beef protein, and others are specifically low lactose like on http://bodybuilding.com/store/lactose.htm

I'm overseas in South Korea so I found that www.iherb.com works better and is cheaper for delivery....not to push anything...but use QEP304 code for $5 off your order and help me get a few bucks off my next order of Optimum Nutrition Gold 100% Whey.

I really like Muscle Pharm Combat protein powder. I use it and another one of their items and I really like them. The powder has 140 calories(More if you add milk instead of water) 25g of protein, and hardly any sugar. It tastes amazing too, none of that chalky taste you get with a lot of other protein powders.

For a meal-replacement, I mix 1 1/2 scoops Combat Chocolate Milk protein powder, 1C 1%milk, 1 chopped banana and sometimes 1TBS peanut butter. Blend in a blender and you're golden!

I just started drinking protein shakes last week, altho' I use them as supplements because I wasn't getting enough protein in each day. (I think a lot of women struggle with that).

I tried the Whey Protein Elite Series (Triple Chocolate) that I found at WalMart, on the recommendation from a friend. I mix it in a blender, add 4-6 ice cubes. Easy way to get extra protein. Occassionally, I add 1-2 tablespoons of frozen Cool Whip Lite to add some "fluff." I always mix with skim milk and always use a blender. I don't care for any of the shakes when I don't use a blender. You can freeze them & bring them to work the next day also.
As others have said, add fruit , vanilla extract or other flavoring, or really, whatever you'd like. You have to experiment yourself to make something to your tastes.
Check out the MFP Group "Eat More to Weigh Less." It's a very active group & they have a lot of good ideas for eating more (healthy) food and losing weight.

I like them but they make me sick, im lactose intolerant, if anyone has any suggestions , im all ears

I'm not selling it, so no need to message me for info, but I like the Body by Vi. It's lactose free, and I usually mix mine with almond milk and other things.