mmm.. now that was actually pretty good

I know this probably sounds stupid - but I just tried something for
the "first" time and yes, it was actually really good.

1 cup of "Milk Plus" ... (local store brand of milk that adds extra
protein and calcium to the milk. ) 100 cals, 10g protein, 14 carbs,
(12 sugar), and some vitamins

1 tbs (approx) Hershey's lite syrup (25 cals, 12g carbs)

1 scoop vanilla whey powder (80 cals, 1 g carbs, 17g protein.

Combine in tuperware shaker, shake, drink.

Total breakdown

Serving size 8oz.
Cals, 205
Cals from fat 10
Carbs - 27g
sugar - 23g
Protein - 27g

Vits/Mins
A - 10%
Calcium - 65%
Thiamin - 35%
B6 - 35%
D - 25%
E - 25%
B12 - 35%
Riboflavin - 35%
Phosphorous - 30%

And ya know what - it tasted pretty good. The chocolate and vanilla
gave a nice taste. Adding a good source of fiber would have been good
too. And a good multivitamin. Its not extremely low carb - because
of the milk and chocolate. But I'm not on induction, so that doesn't
affect my woe.

Cost of the shake:
1/2 gal milk. - ~$2.00 (/8 = .25 per serving)
1 container of Hershey's lite syrup ~$2.00 (/30 = .07)
1 container Precision Engineered Whey protein powder - $18.00 (/41 =
..44
Total per serving = ~ 75 cents. (note - I don't know how much I paid
for milk or syrup, those are a guestimate).

The taste was (IMO) better than the advantage shakes I'd tried
recently. A quick comparison to the slimfast powdered drink finds
that slimfast is
Cal - 170
Fat - 20
Carbs - 25g
sugars - 12g
Protein - 15 g

"Jayjay" wrote in message
...
I know this probably sounds stupid - but I just tried something for
the "first" time and yes, it was actually really good.

1 cup of "Milk Plus" ... (local store brand of milk that adds extra
protein and calcium to the milk. ) 100 cals, 10g protein, 14 carbs,
(12 sugar), and some vitamins

For the life of me, I can't find a milk here that has extra protein...

det

Jayjay,

my quick and dirty meal solution: one cup lite yogurt (I like banana)
+ 2.5 tablespoons peanuts butter or almond butter mixed in . 400
calories, tasty (at least to me). It's high fat, but the fat is mostly
"good" fat - mono or unsaturated. I agree with you it's foolish to buy
the shakes as long as you have a bit of nutrition knowledge. The
commercial shakes have to have stuff that enables them to have a long
shelf life. Many of them are loaded with sugar. My latest
experiment: adding bakers unsweetened chocolate to oatmeal (added
artifical sweetener). So far, a good formula : 1/2 oz bakers choc +
1/2 cup (dry) oatmeal + 1 cups water - cook 6 minutes at 5, then mix 2
tablespoons peanut or almond butter. Add sweetener to taste. Dark
chocolate is reputed to have high anti-oxidant content.


(Jayjay) wrote in message ...
I know this probably sounds stupid - but I just tried something for
the "first" time and yes, it was actually really good.

1 cup of "Milk Plus" ... (local store brand of milk that adds extra
protein and calcium to the milk. ) 100 cals, 10g protein, 14 carbs,
(12 sugar), and some vitamins

1 tbs (approx) Hershey's lite syrup (25 cals, 12g carbs)

1 scoop vanilla whey powder (80 cals, 1 g carbs, 17g protein.

Combine in tuperware shaker, shake, drink.

Total breakdown

Serving size 8oz.
Cals, 205
Cals from fat 10
Carbs - 27g
sugar - 23g
Protein - 27g

Vits/Mins
A - 10%
Calcium - 65%
Thiamin - 35%
B6 - 35%
D - 25%
E - 25%
B12 - 35%
Riboflavin - 35%
Phosphorous - 30%

And ya know what - it tasted pretty good. The chocolate and vanilla
gave a nice taste. Adding a good source of fiber would have been good
too. And a good multivitamin. Its not extremely low carb - because
of the milk and chocolate. But I'm not on induction, so that doesn't
affect my woe.

Cost of the shake:
1/2 gal milk. - ~$2.00 (/8 = .25 per serving)
1 container of Hershey's lite syrup ~$2.00 (/30 = .07)
1 container Precision Engineered Whey protein powder - $18.00 (/41 =
.44
Total per serving = ~ 75 cents. (note - I don't know how much I paid
for milk or syrup, those are a guestimate).

The taste was (IMO) better than the advantage shakes I'd tried
recently. A quick comparison to the slimfast powdered drink finds
that slimfast is
Cal - 170
Fat - 20
Carbs - 25g
sugars - 12g
Protein - 15 g

On 6 Oct 2003 13:07:00 -0700, (Brad
Sheppard) wrote:

Jayjay,

my quick and dirty meal solution: one cup lite yogurt (I like banana)
+ 2.5 tablespoons peanuts butter or almond butter mixed in . 400
calories, tasty (at least to me). It's high fat, but the fat is mostly
"good" fat - mono or unsaturated. I agree with you it's foolish to buy
the shakes as long as you have a bit of nutrition knowledge. The
commercial shakes have to have stuff that enables them to have a long
shelf life. Many of them are loaded with sugar.

400 calories is a bit too high for my calorie budget... which is why
I go for the slim line solutions. The fewer calories the better, then
I can add in some solid substance and still maintain my woe.

My latest
experiment: adding bakers unsweetened chocolate to oatmeal (added
artifical sweetener). So far, a good formula : 1/2 oz bakers choc +
1/2 cup (dry) oatmeal + 1 cups water - cook 6 minutes at 5, then mix 2
tablespoons peanut or almond butter. Add sweetener to taste. Dark
chocolate is reputed to have high anti-oxidant content.

I've got the bakers chocolate at home and do the same thing there.
(although I need to get a tuperware shaker for home use too - as its a
pain in the ass to clean the blender for such a quick little drink.





(Jayjay) wrote in message ...
I know this probably sounds stupid - but I just tried something for
the "first" time and yes, it was actually really good.

1 cup of "Milk Plus" ... (local store brand of milk that adds extra
protein and calcium to the milk. ) 100 cals, 10g protein, 14 carbs,
(12 sugar), and some vitamins

1 tbs (approx) Hershey's lite syrup (25 cals, 12g carbs)

1 scoop vanilla whey powder (80 cals, 1 g carbs, 17g protein.

Combine in tuperware shaker, shake, drink.

Total breakdown

Serving size 8oz.
Cals, 205
Cals from fat 10
Carbs - 27g
sugar - 23g
Protein - 27g

Vits/Mins
A - 10%
Calcium - 65%
Thiamin - 35%
B6 - 35%
D - 25%
E - 25%
B12 - 35%
Riboflavin - 35%
Phosphorous - 30%

And ya know what - it tasted pretty good. The chocolate and vanilla
gave a nice taste. Adding a good source of fiber would have been good
too. And a good multivitamin. Its not extremely low carb - because
of the milk and chocolate. But I'm not on induction, so that doesn't
affect my woe.

Cost of the shake:
1/2 gal milk. - ~$2.00 (/8 = .25 per serving)
1 container of Hershey's lite syrup ~$2.00 (/30 = .07)
1 container Precision Engineered Whey protein powder - $18.00 (/41 =
.44
Total per serving = ~ 75 cents. (note - I don't know how much I paid
for milk or syrup, those are a guestimate).

The taste was (IMO) better than the advantage shakes I'd tried
recently. A quick comparison to the slimfast powdered drink finds
that slimfast is
Cal - 170
Fat - 20
Carbs - 25g
sugars - 12g
Protein - 15 g