Protein Shake Calories

bigbaby · May 12, 2008

I used mydailyplate.com and figured out that my Protein Shake is 429 calories. Might that be too many?

Chocolate soy milk
protein powder
2 tbsp Peanut Butter (10g of extra protein)

It's delicious!!!!

jmarruda · May 12, 2008

That sounds like a lot for one meal, but it depends what else you're eating...

georgia girl · May 12, 2008

That sounds really high! I personally would not want to drink that many calories. Do you drink it as a meal or snack? How many grams of Protein does it have? What is your average calories per day (including the shake)?

I personally like the low carb slim fast. It has 190 calories/20g Protein. If I weren't so tight in the mornings I would probably just eat all of my protein, but I can't eat first thing.

Bozzj · May 12, 2008

A few suggestions to reduce cal

use skim milk (if less). not chocolate.

use SF choc Syrup (davini has one) (15-30 cal)

use PB2 (just google it..it's amazing and only 52 cal for 2 tbsp)!!

hope2bhealthy · May 13, 2008

i think that your Protein Shake is only too many calories if it doesn't fill you up for a while. but if you drink it at 7 and don't want lunch until noon or 1, then it's fine, especially if it is really high in Protein and not high in carbs. i have a shake like this that i make, and it fills me up for hours. slimfast has half the cals, but only fills me for 2, maybe 3 hours, so i end up eating the same amount of cals as if i'd had the good shake.

jmarruda · May 13, 2008

i think that your Protein shake is only too many calories if it doesn't fill you up for a while. but if you drink it at 7 and don't want lunch until noon or 1, then it's fine, especially if it is really high in Protein and not high in carbs. i have a shake like this that i make, and it fills me up for hours. slimfast has half the cals, but only fills me for 2, maybe 3 hours, so i end up eating the same amount of cals as if i'd had the good shake.

I agree, you really have to list what else your eating. If your high cal shake is satisfying you enough to make it through lunch, then your good!

Ollie123 · May 13, 2008

I just purchased 60 ProtiDiet shakes on line. Each netted out to be $1.52 each as there was a coupon code "SAVE10" . Each shake comes in a handy little plastic bottle that you can throw in your purse/backpack and are Water based. Each of them have 15 grams of Protein and 80-90 calories. Best thing since sliced bread! I purchased sugar free syrups from Starbucks; hazelnut, mocha and carmel. Just ask your server. They range from $6.99 to $10 and can be added to any shake which adds so much flavor.

A few suggestions to reduce cal
use skim milk (if less). not chocolate.

use SF choc Syrup (davini has one) (15-30 cal)

use PB2 (just google it..it's amazing and only 52 cal for 2 tbsp)!!

bigbaby · May 13, 2008

hope2bhealthy--thanks for the thoughts. I made a shake this morning at 6:45a.m. I made myself eat lunch at 1:00---I wasn't hungry...so I'd say that the calories in the shake is alright. However, I think that I will try to find lower calorie chocolate soy milk.