Thoughts on shakes replacing food

[LATS]

It depends on what we mean by a shake.. If it's just a whey shake and your running that in place of solid food then no.. There is essentially no nutrients in whey shakes.. Protein yes.. Vits and minerals no..

When I owned my gyms I did a lot of shakes.. But they were usually meal replacements that had some variety of Vits and mi reals or a shake that had whole food in it.. Breakfast was usually a met Rx shake ( or Labrada shake) with skim milk and a banana mixed in.. Then Id have a lunch .. Mid afternoon before my workout id do another met RX or Labrada with maybe 1/2 cup of oats and some peanut butter mixed.. Then a dinner... And before bed a milk egg whey shake ... I did stay lean and looked good.. So again if it's a plain shake then no.. If we are adding solid food nutrients to it and just replacing our protein source with whey egg ECT powder then yes.. It can be useful..

 

[jeroendebleser]

It's probably just the sodium they inject especially chicken (but also fish, meat, ...) with that makes one look fuller on whole food.

 

[maldorf]

cost

I see that you mention cost as a factor, not having much money while being in grad school. I think for the most part drinking a good quality protein shake is going to cost more than just eating something like chicken or lean beef.

 

[Brock456]

I have been wondering this myself lately.

For breakfast I have been doing a shake of:
Oats
Egg whites
ISO protein
Peanut butter
Banana

Easy and fast way to get in 1400 calories.

 

[SouthernMuscle]

I have been wondering this myself lately.

For breakfast I have been doing a shake of:
Oats
Egg whites
ISO protein
Peanut butter
Banana

Easy and fast way to get in 1400 calories.

Besides clearing rooms for the next few hrs, whats the issue?

 

[Brock456]

Besides clearing rooms for the next few hrs, whats the issue?

There is no issue.

 

[SouthernMuscle]

There is no issue.

Oh, well you said you were wondering. Wondering whether or not its a viable alternative? I would say yes, i usually do two meals food then one shake meal and alternate like that all day to give my stomach a break

 

[Brock456]

Oh, well you said you were wondering. Wondering whether or not its a viable alternative? I would say yes, i usually do two meals food then one shake meal and alternate like that all day to give my stomach a break

Im always trying to put on weight (pref lean muscle) and as a hard gainer I need a lot of calories. So shakes are a much easier way to get a lot of calories in especially with a shake like I listed above that’s 1400 calories.

I usually do 2-3 shakes like that, 2-3 solid meals.

 

[SouthernMuscle]

Im always trying to put on weight (pref lean muscle) and as a hard gainer I need a lot of calories. So shakes are a much easier way to get a lot of calories in especially with a shake like I listed above that’s 1400 calories.

I usually do 2-3 shakes like that, 2-3 solid meals.

I do something similar for breakfast(lazy).

1 scoop beef protein isolate
1 scoop iso 100
1 scoop casein
100g carbs worth of rice chex cereal

Mix the protein w either water or almond milk and pour over chex

 

[heavyhitter]

I do 1 cup egg whites, 1 scoop whey iso, 120 grams white rice flour cooled for 1 minute 10 seconds in the microwave with 120 grams orange juice, 1-2 tbl avocado oil. Blend it all up and let cool in the fridge. I drink 2-3 a day. 50 grams of protein, 110 grams of carbs, 14-28 grams of fat

 

[MR. BMJ]

As long as I get in 2-4 solid meals per day, I have no issues drinking 2-3 shakes per day, especially if I have a busy schedule. I've done it a ton of times. I usually have powdered oats mixed in, and then either water, almond milk or milk depending on my goals.

 

[Gorilla_Waters]

I normally drink two shakes a day. A iso/whey blend before workout and micellar casein before bed. The rest of calories are whole food. I workout in the evenings.

 

[jay_dub]

About half my meals are egg whites. Mixed with whole Fairlife. It honestly never gets old and I really enjoy it. Zero stomach or gas issues. I haven't had protein powders in years and I don't miss them at all.