Weight lose meal replacement shakes

[FawnFrenchieMum]

Anyone got any experience, recommendations?!
There is the obvious slim fast but any others that are better etc?

Hi FawnFrenchieMum

I think the most obvious mainstream alternative would be something like Huel, who have gotten pretty big these days.

However, if you were looking at what the ‘best’ alternative would be, then that would very likely be making shakes/smoothies yourself - as you can control what goes in it, it’s probably cheaper, and you’ll likely feel a lot better if you can get some fresh veg and fruit in it.

Blenders like Blendtec and Vitamix are quite an expense investment, but can be worth it if you plan to do this for the long term. But if it’s the first time you’re making shakes/smoothies then you could just try a Nutribullet.

In terms of recipes, I’ve included a few links below for some ideas depending on how healthy you want to go vs more of a fruit smoothie.

I’ve been having the following smoothie for breakfast for the last 10 years (normally Mon/Weds/Fri, then I try and cook myself eggs & tomatoes for breakfast on Tues/Thurs/Sat).

Ingredients (makes 3 batches):

• 1 stalk of celery chopped up into pieces


• 2 lemons (just remove the skin and chuck it in)


• 2-3 small beetroots


• A handful of blueberries


• 4-6 blackberries


• 1cm/1inch of ginger, chopped up


• 6 heaped tablespoons of pea protein powder


• 2 teaspoons of cinnamon poweder


• 50-75ml of extra virgin olive oil


• If you have them: a few Brazil nuts


• 1-2 litres of water


• Blender


• 3 x 1 litre glass Kilner jars (can buy some local shops or on Amazon)


• Stick all the ingredients in a blender and as much water as you can get in to allow it to blend properly


• Add equally to the 3 Kilner jars, then fill up with water


• Give them a shake then store in the fridge

If you get into the habit of making these on a Sunday, then you can pretty much guarantee you’ll always have these available on whatever weekdays you choose to have them, even if you’re having a busy week.

If you want some alternatives then I quite like this BBC one without the honey, or a thicker one with yoghurt like this.

Good luck!

Slim and save?

Thanks @HabitChangeM thats really helpful. I’ll take a look.
I have a blender so that’s no problem.

Huel drinks are £££, and not very nice.

I use Herbalife shakes. MN hates them because HL is an MLM: I'm not keen on MLMs either, but the shakes taste quite nice, and are less than the cost of a meal.

You can buy "plain" protein powder and flavour it yourself with fruit - use frozen, it's cheaper, and keeps the drink cold if you're making one in the morning for midday.
If you don't want too much dairy, use soy milk as it has the most protein of all the non-milk milks.

I like the protein works meal replacement shakes. They can look pricey but you can usually find a discount code online.

Huel has got much nicer with better flavours. If you're anything like me you'll miss chewing and want to snack though, so I have huel hot and savoury, which I absolutely love and is proper food rather than artificial crap.