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Has anyone tried meal replacement shakes while on a GLP1? I’ll be traveling internationally to places that don’t have a great food selection. Been thinking about taking a meal replacement shake to have with me. Any suggestions?
 
Any commercially available one that you find palatable should be fine. Just make sure there's at least 20 grams of protein per serving, and that the sugar/artificial sweetener is acceptable to you.
 
For ready made, I like Premier Protein. They are easy to find, have 30g of protein, and they also have 25% of most of your daily vitamins so you're getting more than just protein. I personally think their vanilla is their best flavor, and I'm usually a chocolate girlie. It tastes like melted ice cream. You can also get them cheap at Costco/BJs (They end up being less than $2 each).
 
looking for something more than just protein, so those shakes may be good. I’m planning on bringing some protein powder and using bottled water to mix. One of the bigger issues is that I’ll have very little vegetable options. I haven’t been constipated on Tirz so far, but maybe I should take a fiber supplement with me.
 
love the fairlife protein shakes/nutrition plan, and you can do much more than just drink them:
- you can make a frosty style type of ice cream (google fairlife protein ice cream) using a blender
- buy sugar free jello instant pudding mix and you can have protein pudding (the shake replaces the milk)
 
Thanks for this. I ordered some powder on Prime Big Deal. About a buck a serving.
 
Premier protein I buy at Walmart. 160 calories and 30 grams of protein . I like the cafe latte that had caffeine .
 
moonpies4misfits said:
For ready made, I like Premier Protein. They are easy to find, have 30g of protein, and they also have 25% of most of your daily vitamins so you're getting more than just protein. I personally think their vanilla is their best flavor, and I'm usually a chocolate girlie. It tastes like melted ice cream. You can also get them cheap at Costco/BJs (They end up being less than $2 each).
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My favorite too. Like the cafe latte coffee ones with caffeine
 
Revo39564 said:
My favorite too. Like the cafe latte coffee ones with caffeine
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And the fact that they're essentially a meal replacement shake and not just protein makes me feel better about the days where I can't stomach much. I really like Fairlife too, their chocolate is the best tasting chocolate one IMO, but they don't have all the nutrients that Premier has.

Do you like matcha? I made a matcha latte (with some super strong matcha lol) with a vanilla Premier the other day. It was AMAZING. I used the last of my matcha making it though so now I have to re-up because I think that's my new hyperfixation. Been thinking about adding some coffee concentrate to my pumpkin spice Premier too 🤤
 
brentm said:
Thanks for this. I ordered some powder on Prime Big Deal. About a buck a serving.
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<E> ended up ordering a pack of the premier protein Cafe Latte. Will be much simpler than packing a whole bunch of protein powder.
 
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aDerpyPenguin said:
Ended up ordering a box of premade on amazon bc it was cheaper than Costco/Sams. What was the price of your powder? I’m running low on the Kirkland Protein I picked up. That value is difficult to beat.
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Is it a prime day sale? *Runs to Amazon*

Edit: They are usually cheaper on Instacart than on Costco's website, fyi. I know that sounds backwards but it's often true lol.
 
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Fairlife 42g protein shakes are delicious, vanilla tastes like an ice cream milk shake. Strawberry tastes like Strawberry Quik. Easy way to boost your daily protein intake.
 
moonpies4misfits said:
Is it a prime day sale? *Runs to Amazon*

Edit: They are usually cheaper on Instacart than on Costco's website, fyi. I know that sounds backwards but it's often true lol.
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I checked Instacart since I don’t actually have a Costco membership. An 18 pack was $40. The 15 pack on Amazon was only $23.
 
aDerpyPenguin said:
I checked Instacart since I don’t actually have a Costco membership. An 18 pack was $40. The 15 pack on Amazon was only $23.
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Maybe it's regional and/or because I have a card, it's usually $32/18pk for me. I haven't seen it that cheap on Amazon before though, that's a great deal! I was gonna go restock this weekend but I guess I'll be ordering on Amazon instead.
 
moonpies4misfits said:
That's not a bad idea. Easy way to turn it into a full meal replacement. Fairlife chocolate is the best tasting chocolate one out there.
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I'm team fairlife for sure. Especially when the gross powders are more expensive per serving and have less protein per serving.
 
moonpies4misfits said:
And the fact that they're essentially a meal replacement shake and not just protein makes me feel better about the days where I can't stomach much. I really like Fairlife too, their chocolate is the best tasting chocolate one IMO, but they don't have all the nutrients that Premier has.

Do you like matcha? I made a matcha latte (with some super strong matcha lol) with a vanilla Premier the other day. It was AMAZING. I used the last of my matcha making it though so now I have to re-up because I think that's my new hyperfixation. Been thinking about adding some coffee concentrate to my pumpkin spice Premier what Matcha brand did you use?
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Yeah, I love matcha …sounds good. What brand of Matcha powder did you use?
 
Revo39564 said:
I tried the pumpkin spice ones. They were horrible.Lol I fair life too since it’s lactose free.
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Lol I loved them. Strong on the nutmeg which I like. I just wish fairlife had the same amount of vitamins and stuff. I usually stock both at my house and alternate.
 
I tried some nice matcha is Japan. It was terrible. I don’t know how people drink it lol.
 
Huel is a complete meal with great nutritional ingredients and minerals. They have really turned my energy level around. Each bottle is two servings.
 
aDerpyPenguin said:
Yeah, I get it. I knew I wasn’t a matcha fan going into it, but figured I had to try it in Japan.
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Could have been worse could have tried natto…. Worse thing I ate when I lived in Japan. Won’t be so bad now cause I know what it is. Lol
 
moonpies4misfits said:
I fucking LOVE natto
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lol didn’t know what it was when I was first offered it. It was slimy and mucus- like ……… that was many years ago when I lived there maybe need to try it again…… ever tried Phillipines balut, grilled chicken intestines or fried chicken rectum? I like those better than natto lol
 
Revo39564 said:
lol didn’t know what it was when I was first offered it. It was slimy and mucus- like ……… that was many years ago when I lived there maybe need to try it again…… ever tried Phillipines balut, grilled chicken intestines or fried chicken rectum? I like those better than natto lol
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Nope. I don't think I could do balut. I probably wouldn't mind trying the other ones though. The slimy texture isn't too bad when it's eaten with rice. I like "weird" food and stuff most people don't like in general. One of my favorite Polish dishes is galaretka, it's an aspic - so basically meat jello 🤣 Also a big fan of escargot.

Edit: Forgot to add pickled herring
 
moonpies4misfits said:
Nope. I don't think I could do balut. I probably wouldn't mind trying the other ones though. The slimy texture isn't too bad when it's eaten with rice. I like "weird" food and stuff most people don't like in general. One of my favorite Polish dishes is galaretka, it's an aspic - so basically meat jello 🤣 Also a big fan of escargot.
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I ate the natto straight out the small pot lol ….Love escargot,,, from south Mississippi and love chitlins, pig ear sandwich, crawfish wife is from Philippines and they have interesting food …..
 
I just gotta say. The Premiere Protein powder cannisters arrived.

My daughter asked "Why is the vanilla only half full?" I'd opened it to try it and used two scoops out of it.

I told her it was just shrinkflation.

But when i pulled them out of the box I mentally thought they were light for the cannister size.

HAH
 
Revo39564 said:
lol didn’t know what it was when I was first offered it. It was slimy and mucus- like ……… that was many years ago when I lived there maybe need to try it again…… ever tried Phillipines balut, grilled chicken intestines or fried chicken rectum? I like those better than natto lol
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I can’t do balut. May try natto next time I’m in Japan. My next couple trips are to Micronesia, but I’ll be back in Japan and Philippines next year though.
 
brentm said:
I just gotta say. The Premiere Protein powder cannisters arrived.

My daughter asked "Why is the vanilla only half full?" I'd opened it to try it and used two scoops out of it.

I told her it was just shrinkflation.

But when i pulled them out of the box I mentally thought they were light for the cannister size.

HAH
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I haven't bought powder in a while, but aren't they usually about half empty? Anyway, how's it taste? I haven't tried their powders yet.
 
moonpies4misfits said:
I haven't bought powder in a while, but aren't they usually about half empty? Anyway, how's it taste? I haven't tried their powders yet.
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Tastes quite like their pre-mixed in flavor. I think the struggle is mixing it correctly.

We have a Ninja Creami ice cream maker. I know we'll be using this in that.

Good stuff!
 
aDerpyPenguin said:
I can’t do balut. May try natto next time I’m in Japan. My next couple trips are to Micronesia, but I’ll be back in Japan and Philippines next year though.
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Love the Phillipines having a house built there ….
 
KYRivianMan said:
Huel is a complete meal with great nutritional ingredients and minerals. They have really turned my energy level around. Each bottle is two servings.
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Huel bloats me like a blimp and gives me the superpower of having unimaginably voluminous and foul smelling gas. Like to the point my wife put a stop to it 🤣 Soylent on the other hand I drink for breakfast almost daily
 
I’ve been a few times now, unfortunately don’t get much opportunity to site see because of work.
 
aDerpyPenguin said:
Has anyone tried meal replacement shakes while on a GLP1? I’ll be traveling internationally to places that don’t have a great food selection. Been thinking about taking a meal replacement shake to have with me. Any suggestions?
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I had the crazy idea the other day to order a freeze dryer so I can make my own 🤣
 
hexagonal said:
Unfortunate. I can stomach drinking multiple of them far more than I can any shake I've ever made myself with powder.

Doesn't look like they tested vanilla. I wonder if it's similarly bad.
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Same, I liked the vanilla. I assume it has the same issues but I couldn’t find out for sure.
 
glpfun said:
Same, I liked the vanilla. I assume it has the same issues but I couldn’t find out for sure.
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I imagine anything stored in plastic bottles is going to have similar issues.

It looks like most phthalates are already out of use and the remaining ones authorized for use don't have definitive scientific evidence of harm: https://www.fda.gov/food/hfp-consti...-food-packaging-and-food-contact-applications

I suppose it's fully possible that those additional ones will be found to be terrible for us, but I think I'll keep risking it for now.
 
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