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Kitten1929
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Shakes
Is there a trick to protein shakes? My shakes seem to come out super thin and a small portion size - am I not adding enough liquid, or too much ice? What are your tips and tricks to make filling shAkes?
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abcdefghi
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Shakes
I do juices every AM! Love them! Shakes are too thick for me! What do you put in yours?
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| Posted 7/15/15 12:17 AM |
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PhyllisNJoe
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Re: Shakes
Posted by Kitten1929
Is there a trick to protein shakes? My shakes seem to come out super thin and a small portion size - am I not adding enough liquid, or too much ice? What are your tips and tricks to make filling shAkes?
Maybe add a frozen banana and blend it? That may help thicken it up - also ice cubes. The regular Shake in the bottle ones are never thick.
I started using the GNC Lean Shake 25. At first, I bought a 4 pack of the Swiss Chocolate pre made to be sure I even liked it. I did, so I went and bought the big canister to make my own.
Completely different shake all together. Hated it. So I returned it and bought the pre made ones. In the end, it's like $2 more a month and they are delicious!! They are creamy and I feel like I'm having a choc milk shake every morning. Sometimes I add frozen banana or pineapple and put in my magic bullet.
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| Posted 7/21/15 8:41 AM |
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jellybelly79
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Re: Shakes
Posted by PhyllisNJoe
Posted by Kitten1929
Is there a trick to protein shakes? My shakes seem to come out super thin and a small portion size - am I not adding enough liquid, or too much ice? What are your tips and tricks to make filling shAkes?
Maybe add a frozen banana and blend it? That may help thicken it up - also ice cubes. The regular Shake in the bottle ones are never thick.
I started using the GNC Lean Shake 25. At first, I bought a 4 pack of the Swiss Chocolate pre made to be sure I even liked it. I did, so I went and bought the big canister to make my own.
Completely different shake all together. Hated it. So I returned it and bought the pre made ones. In the end, it's like $2 more a month and they are delicious!! They are creamy and I feel like I'm having a choc milk shake every morning. Sometimes I add frozen banana or pineapple and put in my magic bullet.
is this shake to lose weight? If yes, is it working for you? I am on a mission to lose a few pounds I have gained and feel so gross ..also how much water do you add? I am looking to buy one of those blender bottles and not sure how many ounces to get
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| Posted 7/21/15 8:44 AM |
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PhyllisNJoe
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Re: Shakes
Posted by jellybelly79
Posted by PhyllisNJoe
Posted by Kitten1929
Is there a trick to protein shakes? My shakes seem to come out super thin and a small portion size - am I not adding enough liquid, or too much ice? What are your tips and tricks to make filling shAkes?
Maybe add a frozen banana and blend it? That may help thicken it up - also ice cubes. The regular Shake in the bottle ones are never thick.
I started using the GNC Lean Shake 25. At first, I bought a 4 pack of the Swiss Chocolate pre made to be sure I even liked it. I did, so I went and bought the big canister to make my own.
Completely different shake all together. Hated it. So I returned it and bought the pre made ones. In the end, it's like $2 more a month and they are delicious!! They are creamy and I feel like I'm having a choc milk shake every morning. Sometimes I add frozen banana or pineapple and put in my magic bullet.
is this shake to lose weight? If yes, is it working for you? I am on a mission to lose a few pounds I have gained and feel so gross
Yes! I use it as a meal replacement for breakfast. It's 170 calories of pure delicious lol
I lost 5 lbs in 2 weeks by just replacing breakfast. Then it went to the usual 1 lb. here, .5 lb. there and now I've added exercise. DH said he is noticing that my arms look thinner and you can see my muscle definition more.
They are definitely helping with my calorie control
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jellybelly79
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Shakes
wow, thats awesome congrats! I am ordering it now...one more question I am going to order one of those blender bottles. How many ounces should I get for the bottle (20, 28 or 32) thanks again :)
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| Posted 7/21/15 8:59 AM |
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PhyllisNJoe
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Re: Shakes
Posted by jellybelly79
wow, thats awesome congrats! I am ordering it now...one more question I am going to order one of those blender bottles. How many ounces should I get for the bottle (20, 28 or 32) thanks again :)
It's not the powder. It's the pre made bottles. So no need for a shaker. The powder was gross. I returned it and got the bottles. Swiss chocolate. Delicious !!!
shakes
Can also get by the case
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jellybelly79
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Shakes
great!
thanks again :)
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| Posted 7/21/15 9:15 AM |
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Kitten1929
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Shakes
I drink Nature's Bounty Optimum Protein...amazing...I'm already down about 6lbs in 2 weeks.
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| Posted 7/26/15 1:09 PM |
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Love shakes
I do pure protein powder (I think that's the one. It has less calories than most and less sugar) - I just do a little.
Then add in whatever.
I just had an ice and banana shake with some probiotics mixed in.
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| Posted 7/28/15 1:20 PM |
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jmp1105
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Re: Shakes
Posted by PhyllisNJoe
Posted by jellybelly79
wow, thats awesome congrats! I am ordering it now...one more question I am going to order one of those blender bottles. How many ounces should I get for the bottle (20, 28 or 32) thanks again :)
It's not the powder. It's the pre made bottles. So no need for a shaker. The powder was gross. I returned it and got the bottles. Swiss chocolate. Delicious !!!
shakes
Can also get by the case
does this keep you full until lunch? can you buy by the case at GNC? thanks
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jmp1105
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Re: Shakes
Posted by PhyllisNJoe
Posted by jellybelly79
wow, thats awesome congrats! I am ordering it now...one more question I am going to order one of those blender bottles. How many ounces should I get for the bottle (20, 28 or 32) thanks again :)
It's not the powder. It's the pre made bottles. So no need for a shaker. The powder was gross. I returned it and got the bottles. Swiss chocolate. Delicious !!!
shakes
Can also get by the case
oops double post
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Nola
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Re: Shakes
When I first bought my powder for shakes, thankfully, the girl at whole foods told me to use my magic bullet bc it makes a huge difference. If you have one or a blendy ball shaker- give that a shot! HTH
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| Posted 7/28/15 8:28 PM |
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PhyllisNJoe
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Re: Shakes
Posted by jmp1105
Posted by PhyllisNJoe
Posted by jellybelly79
wow, thats awesome congrats! I am ordering it now...one more question I am going to order one of those blender bottles. How many ounces should I get for the bottle (20, 28 or 32) thanks again :)
It's not the powder. It's the pre made bottles. So no need for a shaker. The powder was gross. I returned it and got the bottles. Swiss chocolate. Delicious !!!
shakes
Can also get by the case
does this keep you full until lunch? can you buy by the case at GNC? thanks
Yes and yes !
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Re: Shakes
I drink Shakeology every day... LOVE it. I make mine with peanut butter, 1/2 a frozen banana, cashew or almond milk, ice, 1/4 cup of quick oats and sometimes chia or hemp seeds... Comes out just thick enough! I blend it in a Vitamix. 
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MrsSchwags
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Re: Shakes
When I make my shakes I always play around with the amount of liquid, ice, and frozen fruit. I drink a shake every day for breakfast and for the most part it is 1 cup of almond milk, a cup of ice and some other things that I throw in it. I started the year on the vanilla shakeology with my husband, but it got very expensive for 2 people. I then switched to Profit because my friend was selling it, and I love it...so much that I started too as well.
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Bellaocchi
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Re: Shakes
Are you looking for a meal replacement?
The thing with protein powders is, from what I've researched, they aren't meant to replace a meal.
I'd add a low glycemic berry to your meal replacement shake. No more than 1/2 a cup of either strawberries, blue berries or raspberries. You can mix it with unsweetened chocolate or vanilla almond milk in a blender with ice to thicken the shake with the berries as well.
If you like peanut butter, try the PB2. Place it in your shake.
I love PB2.
A nutritional meal replacement I have tried is by the brand, Vega One. In my opinion, the French vanilla is the best tasting.
It's filling and will usually keep your hunger under control.
Just keep in mind you should drink lots of water daily,
Usually drink half of your body weight in ounces. Eat healthy snacks every 2-3 hours to keep your metabolism up.
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| Posted 8/10/15 9:58 PM |
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Kitten1929
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Re: Shakes
Posted by Bellaocchi
Are you looking for a meal replacement?
The thing with protein powders is, from what I've researched, they aren't meant to replace a meal.
I'd add a low glycemic berry to your meal replacement shake. No more than 1/2 a cup of either strawberries, blue berries or raspberries. You can mix it with unsweetened chocolate or vanilla almond milk in a blender with ice to thicken the shake with the berries as well.
If you like peanut butter, try the PB2. Place it in your shake.
I love PB2.
A nutritional meal replacement I have tried is by the brand, Vega One. In my opinion, the French vanilla is the best tasting.
It's filling and will usually keep your hunger under control.
Just keep in mind you should drink lots of water daily,
Usually drink half of your body weight in ounces. Eat healthy snacks every 2-3 hours to keep your metabolism up.
I started adding peanut butter or bananas and upping my water intake and definitely seeing a difference.
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