Tasty alternatives to SlimFast drinks?

Question

I'm always too busy at lunch to eat a good lunch, so I end up ordering out and eating something very unhealthy even though I'm really not even that hungry. I also want to watch my weight a little, I don't need to lose but I don't want my lunches to catch up with me. I think drinking a SlimFast and eating some fruits, vegetables, or granola for lunch would be perfect. BUT, I don't like the taste of SlimFast. Any tasty drinks out there made to suppress appetite and low in calories?

Answer 1

Go to a big health food store, like Wild Oats or Whole Foods. They have many kinds of health drinks -- juices, smoothies, acidophilus-types, "green" drinks, protein shakes, veggie shakes, weight-related thingies, etc. Many are as tasty as dessert.

Answer 2

Try smoothies. This way you get your fruit servings in there, and it might fill you up for lunch. They're lower in calories (especially if you use low fat/low cal milk and yogurt) than a regular meal. Tastes much better than slim fast. WOrd of caution though, if you drink Jamba Juice watch out for the size and calories of what you order because some of the drinks are actually loaded with calories even the small sizes!

Answer 3

May I suggest Aojiru? Aojiru is a powder mix made by young barley leaves, it tastes good with adding water, soy milk, milk, and with juice (if you have a blender).

100 grams of aojiru powder includes :
50 grams dietary fiber.
70 mg iron.
13 mg carotene.
some potassium and vitamin B2.
1178 mg calcium.

In most brands I have tried, lactic acid bacteria is also present,
but I don't know whether it is added or existed in the leaves.
This "cleanse" your intestines, which means you can also benefit from drinking aojiru as the same as eating higher calories yogurt.

Aojiru can be found in Japanese supermarkets, in some Asian supermarkets, and some brands can be ordered online.
It usually comes in small packages like a single use tea bag.

I hope this information is helpful to you.

Answer 4

what about those nestle carnation instant breakfast drinks?


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Hope this helps you!

Answer 5

Kashi "Go Lean" products taste good, and are very high in protein & vitamins. The shakes are tasty- especially chocolate. They are also good mixed with lowfat ice cream.

They have 5-6 bars, too. The rice crispy chocolate is my favorite,

Answer 6

haven't seen them in quite some time but Nestle makes something called Nestle Sweet Success and it was in a purple can. I used to drink it every morning on my way to the bus stop back in high school.

Answer 7

Snapple used to carry "Snapple-A-Day" and it was pretty darn good tasting and was a great alternative to slimfast. I'm just not sure if its still around.

Answer 8

Although these aren't drinks, the Zone bars are really good, and so are the Body4Life bars (although the Body4Life ones contain artificial sweeteners).

Answer 9

There is another drink called clear light that also comes in to go packes ... but they tayste like lemonaid. They are taysty and are basicly water.

Answer 10

The Atkins shakes are pretty good if you're looking for something that is low carb.