Slim fast, ensure, nutrament and other diet/protien drinks and meal replacement thread. -

[horrorfan89]

So remember when Slim fast was everywhere in the 90s and came in metal cans?

Or the nutrament sold in the corner stores next to the nesquick and yoohoo?

And really any meal replacement or snack replacement plan like the special k meal bars? Well I thought I'd start a thread on them. Do these things ever really work? Like at all? Granted I'm sure if you lived off just liquids for a few weeks you might Slim down a bit but that would be more out of hunger and water lose.. Since the body tends to sacrifice and lose water before it loses fat.

 

[Shugo]

My friend used them sometimes to replace meals. He's still fat, so. I've considered getting some to supplement my low eating habits but I've heard they have a chalky texture.

 

[Paleololicon]

Stop eating, fatty.

 

[Hatoful Dandy]

Whatever you do, stay away from Soylent...

On August 13, 2015, nonprofit environmental and corporate social responsibility watchdog As You Sow filed a notice of intent to pursue a lawsuit against the makers of Soylent, claiming that Soylent did not adequately label its product given the levels of lead and cadmium present in the drink. The basis for the lawsuit lies in California's Proposition 65, a law that requires additional labeling for food products containing trace amounts of certain substances.

Although Soylent contains levels of lead and cadmium far below the national safety levels set by the FDA, it does contain 12 to 25 times the level of lead and 4 times the level of cadmium allowable in a product without additional labeling as specified by Proposition 65.[25][26] A lawyer who has worked on settlements of Proposition 65 suits described the case as "alarmist", as the levels are well below FDA limits of what is allowed in food products.[27] However, as Soylent is marketed as a complete meal replacement, many customers consume the drinks three times a day, equating to 36 to 75 times the lead and 12 times the level of cadmium without the Prop 65 label.[28] Lead is a neurotoxin that accumulates in soft tissues and bones, and even at low levels is linked to nerve damage, lower IQ, and reproductive problems including decreased sperm count. Cadmium is also a toxic heavy metal and has been linked to kidney, liver, and bone damage.[28]

 

[horrorfan89]

Whatever you do, stay away from Soylent...

On August 13, 2015, nonprofit environmental and corporate social responsibility watchdog As You Sow filed a notice of intent to pursue a lawsuit against the makers of Soylent, claiming that Soylent did not adequately label its product given the levels of lead and cadmium present in the drink. The basis for the lawsuit lies in California's Proposition 65, a law that requires additional labeling for food products containing trace amounts of certain substances.

Although Soylent contains levels of lead and cadmium far below the national safety levels set by the FDA, it does contain 12 to 25 times the level of lead and 4 times the level of cadmium allowable in a product without additional labeling as specified by Proposition 65.[25][26] A lawyer who has worked on settlements of Proposition 65 suits described the case as "alarmist", as the levels are well below FDA limits of what is allowed in food products.[27] However, as Soylent is marketed as a complete meal replacement, many customers consume the drinks three times a day, equating to 36 to 75 times the lead and 12 times the level of cadmium without the Prop 65 label.[28] Lead is a neurotoxin that accumulates in soft tissues and bones, and even at low levels is linked to nerve damage, lower IQ, and reproductive problems including decreased sperm count. Cadmium is also a toxic heavy metal and has been linked to kidney, liver, and bone damage.[28]

Wow suddenly it makes sense whats happening to San Francisco and Seatle. Don't worry I know all to well how dangerous soylent is I'd rather eat actual solient green then soylent

 

[Uncle Warren]

Meal replacements are only good for two things: after surgery and if you're trying to stop shitting.

The first one is verified. I'm not so sure about the last one.

 

[The Shadow]

I use some Protein Isolate supplements (shakes, basically) between meals. Tastes like shit but you gotta feed the pythons, brother.

 

[Orion Balls]

Meal replacements are great when you do work in hot places. Keeps you hydrated, and if you don't have time to eat during shift, they'll keep you going better than caffeine.

E-Muscle Milk has a blueberry smoothie that tastes good. Most chocolate flavoured drinks in any brand, are kind of shitty. You have to watch for sugar intake, too. Some of those drinks are packed with the stuff.

 

[JamalActimel]

What kind of subhuman would eat that shit?

 

[Marissa Moira]

I drank like 4 of the nestle boosts in a row one time because it took AAA 3 hours to get to me. I hadn't eaten since the night before and I was still hungry after I consumed like 80 grams of protein from the drinks.

 

[Wallace]

They're rubbish because they don't satiate. It's supposed to be a meal replacement, but it doesn't leave you felling full, so you eat more and consume more calories.

 

[FatalTater]

Back In The Day I knew a girl that lost pretty much all of her extra weight and kept it off using Slim Fast. The drinks were no magic bullet though, she watched every calorie in every crumb that went into her mouth.
I think the drinks might help with nutrition a little bit, lots of protein could curb meal cravings for instance, but ultimately training yourself to require less food and calories is the trick.

 

[Autumnal Equinox]

Only people I've ever seen drinking these are old farts and people recovering from surgery. As a dietary supplement, I'd rather just eat real nutritious food, and watch my portion intake rather than drink that crap.

 

[Fatcat]

What kind of subhuman would eat that shit?

I know right, nothing good can come out of drinking your meal.

 

[Wallace]

What kind of subhuman would eat that shit?

It's quite popular over at Reddit, which tells you everything you need to know.

 

[Bees]

The vanilla Atkins premade drinks make bomb ass coffee creamer.

 

[twi1992]

I have occasional stomach issues and drink protein shakes when I feel like I can't eat just to have something with some substance in my stomach. But I think the average person doesn't really need all that protein - the only people I know who drink protein shakes on a regular basis are power lifters or body builders.

 

[Agent Abe Caprine]

I use the Carnation ones as supplements. Sip on just one throughout the day instead of eating snacks. Actually pretty good for weight loss when used that way. Chocolate Carnation is the best one.

The Butter Pecan Ensures are also pretty good.

 

[melty]

I think for 90% of people, basically everyone who is trying to lose weight with them, they're a bad idea. They just contain too much sugar/fake sugar, which makes you hungrier. If people lose weight it's despite drinking them, not because of them.

 

[lurk_moar]

I am going to necro this thread.

I love Premier protein shakes. My favorite is the cafe latte. So smooth as fuck. Cinnamon roll and caramel are other winners. The peaches and cream ones sucked, and I love anything peach flavored. The chocolate and peanut butter from Premier tasted like Reece's puffs cereal. The vanilla flavor tasted like milk with some vanilla flavoring added. Premier protein peach water tastes like peaches but way too artificially sweet.

Pure protein is another great brand of protein shakes. I love the smores flavor. It has a nice light chocolate flavor with a subtle hint of gram crackers. The chocolate and peanut butter flavor is not bad; it tastes almost like the primer protein flavor but cheaper.

I bloody swear that when it comes to protein shakes, the strawberry flavors are gross and watered down.

The Slim-Fast Advanced vanilla and strawberry are good in an artificial sense. Too bad these have 20g of protein and cost the same as Pure Protein.

The Atkins Iced Coffee protein shakes are the bomb. These are kind of watery and smooth as fuck. They taste like real coffee without a bunch of artificial sugar flavoring crap. Coffee with the right amount of sugar. These are liquid crack and sell like hot cakes for a reason.

Ready protein water lemon iced flavor is the bomb. It has a defined lemon taste without a bunch of artificial sweeteners ruining the lemon taste. The blueberry flavor is not bad.

Quest bars. My intestinal flora go nuts over the fiber in these things. I love the Chocolate Sprinkled Donut flavor. The birthday cake is good too. The Quest cookies are awful and way too sweet. The peanut butter cups are kind of mediocre and nothing special. The quest chips especially the Taco flavor is the bomb. I can eat these for the rest of my life.