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    in the mornings when i work at the school, im always running late and i don't have time to eat something. i bought a box of slim fast and ive been drinking one of those, along with a granola bar or a banana, on the way to work. horrible for me, or ok? i figure it's better than skipping breakfast entirely.

    (and no, i can't just get up earlier. i try and it doesnt work! on the days i don't work at the school, i eat a regular breakfast, oatmeal or something, because i'm not in a hurry to go anywhere.)

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    I love the taste of cappucino-flavored Slim Fast, but it's loaded with high-fructose corn syrup. That stuff is garbage. A granola bar and banana together would be better, or some yogurt if you like it, or a whole-wheat English muffin (or bagel or whatever). Even a cheese sandwich would be good (put some spinach on it and it's delicious for breakfast).

    I used to have Slim Fast for breakfast fairly often and always found that I was starving again within an hour or two because all that sugar just runs through so quickly. You need something with a little fat and fiber to keep you full until lunch time.

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    Slim Fast, as Yek says, its lot of sugar and corn syrup, and low on nutrients.

    Why don't make your own protein shakes?

    If you can't get up early enough to make 'em, make it the night before and put it in the fridge for the morning.

    I use a bit of vanilla whey protein, skim milk, fresh berries, and a banana in mine. It's filling and nutritous!

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    I like the slim fast chocolate royale flavor, but it upsets my tummy and makes me bloated. Yucky. I'd recommend grabbing a yogurt and maybe wheat toast. I've also been known to toast 2 hemp waffles and put some margarine on them and eat them in the car.

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    Its not that big a deal. What I've been using are these whey protein packs. They are powdered and you put them in a bottled water, and shake. Mine tastes like cranberry and is really filling, oddly enough. It only has 60 calories and its all protein and vitamins.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Yekhefah View Post
    I love the taste of cappucino-flavored Slim Fast, but it's loaded with high-fructose corn syrup. That stuff is garbage. A granola bar and banana together would be better, or some yogurt if you like it, or a whole-wheat English muffin (or bagel or whatever). Even a cheese sandwich would be good (put some spinach on it and it's delicious for breakfast).

    I used to have Slim Fast for breakfast fairly often and always found that I was starving again within an hour or two because all that sugar just runs through so quickly. You need something with a little fat and fiber to keep you full until lunch time.
    the problem with those are they won't fill me up. i cant eat yogurt in the car, either. i was drinking dannon yogurt smoothies and a special k bar, but i was starving soon after. i'm actually not too hungry with the slim fast, i have the optima something hunger control (whatever theyre called) slim fast, and i'm usually ok til lunch time (11 at the school). i love bagels, but that would be even worse for me, right?

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    Its not that big a deal. What I've been using are these whey protein packs. They are powdered and you put them in a bottled water, and shake. Mine tastes like cranberry and is really filling, oddly enough. It only has 60 calories and its all protein and vitamins.
    is that ok for breakfast, even though its only 60 calories? what are they called?

    i try and try to get up earlier, but i always end up doing my makeup and eating in the car. i am NOT a morning person!

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    No, a bagel is not worse than a sugar drink. Carbs are public enemy #1 nowadays but you really do need them, especially in the morning. You will burn them off throughout the day as you work, and the fiber will keep you feeling full longer. Whole wheat is even better. Put a little cheese or peanut butter on it and you've got protein too!

    There's nothing in Slim Fast but sugar and a handful of manufactured vitamins. It's junk.

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    I didn't know slim fast was 'bad' for you. I used to buy them as breakfast shakes or whatever, but to me, they're not filling at all. So I just end up downing the calories from the slim fast, as well as something else, and it just adds to my diet instead of replacing it, like it's supposed to.

    And about carbs, they're good for you in moderation. Eat healthy whole grain breads and cereals and stay away from refined sugar. And if you are cutting out carbs, try eating them in the AM, but no carbs after noon.

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    i could do whole wheat as long as i put cream cheese on it, and i guess that isnt so bad if i get reduced fat. thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post

    i try and try to get up earlier, but i always end up doing my makeup and eating in the car. i am NOT a morning person!
    I can relate completely. I get so annoyed when my trainer, or anyone, assumes I'm going to not sleep until the last possible minute, hehe

    I work close to home, so I usually stock up some food in the office and eat when I get there. This stuff is called Designer Whey, Protein Pak 2 Go.
    http://www.designerwhey.com/?gclid=C...FSkyiQodWiNiug

    Mine is actually pomegranite. It also has a ton of Vit C and calcium. It really fills me up, and I havn't been able to even finish one of them.

    My trainer recommends eating morning carbs too. I will toast an english muffin and slather some peanut butter on it, and grab a banana. That only takes a second to do.

    Also, how about hard boiling eggs while you get ready? Then you can throw them in a bag and eat them by hand.

    I totally used to want one of these:

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    I love Slim Fasts. If I'm on a major diet and craving a milkshake, or just need a quick cold sweet snack that's what I reach for. Chocolate Royale, Strawberries and Cream and French Vanilla are my faves.
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    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post
    in the mornings when i work at the school, im always running late and i don't have time to eat something. i bought a box of slim fast and ive been drinking one of those, along with a granola bar or a banana, on the way to work. horrible for me, or ok? i figure it's better than skipping breakfast entirely.

    (and no, i can't just get up earlier. i try and it doesnt work! on the days i don't work at the school, i eat a regular breakfast, oatmeal or something, because i'm not in a hurry to go anywhere.)

    Which one did you have? They range from bad to horrible. You would be better off with simple chocolate milk. For example, the very first ingredient in their Optima drink is sugar:


    Slim Fast Optima:

    Sugar, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Gum Arabic, Milk Protein Concentrate, Cellulose Gel, Soy Fiber, Buttermilk Powder, Potassium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Dextrose, Salt, Guar Gum, Soybean Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, Carrageenan, Sodium Phosphate, Acesulfame Potassium (A Nonnutrutuve Sweetener), Aspartame, Vitamins & Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Sodium Ascorbate, Vitamin E Acetate, Ferric Orthophosphate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Cooper Gluconate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Chromium Chloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenite, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Phytonadione (Vitamin K), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12), Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), Sweetened with a Non-Nutritive Sweetener
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    Quote Originally Posted by Will View Post
    Which one did you have? They range from bad to horrible. You would be better off with simple chocolate milk. For example, the very first ingredient in their Optima drink is sugar:


    Slim Fast Optima:

    Sugar, High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Gum Arabic, Milk Protein Concentrate, Cellulose Gel, Soy Fiber, Buttermilk Powder, Potassium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Dextrose, Salt, Guar Gum, Soybean Lecithin, Artificial Flavor, Carrageenan, Sodium Phosphate, Acesulfame Potassium (A Nonnutrutuve Sweetener), Aspartame, Vitamins & Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Sodium Ascorbate, Vitamin E Acetate, Ferric Orthophosphate, Niacinamide, Zinc Oxide, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Cooper Gluconate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Chromium Chloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Sodium Molybdate, Sodium Selenite, Biotin, Potassium Iodide, Phytonadione (Vitamin K), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12), Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), Sweetened with a Non-Nutritive Sweetener
    Never drinking Slim Fast again after seeing that ingredient list! Gum Arabic, Celluloe Gel, Xantham Gum, Guar Gum.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jasmine View Post
    Never drinking Slim Fast again after seeing that ingredient list! Gum Arabic, Celluloe Gel, Xantham Gum, Guar Gum.
    And that's not the worst formula they have... As I said, pop a multi and drink a glass of chocolate milk and you have better nutrition.
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    I gave up overprocessed crap a long time ago, thankfully. I used to drink this stuff occasionally.

    One thing that really works for early morning hunger is a handful of almonds and a skim latte. It travels well, will fill you up and doesn't have any really freaky ingredients.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jasmine View Post
    Xantham Gum, Guar Gum.
    Those aren't that bad, they are actually based on sea kelp and act as thickening agents. I'd worry more about the Aspartame!

    I hate Slimfast shakes. We used to drink those, or Ensure, back in the drug days to get nutrients so we could keep partying and not have to eat. Bad association.

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    i do the slimfast thing too because i'm rushing to classes or work. it's healthier than picking up doughnuts, bag of cookies, chips, or grabbing a wrapped piece of crap from the cafeteria. plus slimfast has tons of vitamins. i say its the healthiest quickie besides an actual fruit or vegetable.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Will View Post
    Which one did you have? They range from bad to horrible. You would be better off with simple chocolate milk. For example, the very first ingredient in their Optima drink is sugar:
    well, except i wouldnt, because drinking chocolate milk isnt going to fill me up.

    Quote Originally Posted by jasmine View Post
    I gave up overprocessed crap a long time ago, thankfully. I used to drink this stuff occasionally.

    One thing that really works for early morning hunger is a handful of almonds and a skim latte. It travels well, will fill you up and doesn't have any really freaky ingredients.
    going to get a latte would take even more time than making and eating breakfast! i dont make coffee at home because i dont like coffee.. only flavored starbucks. i dont like almonds either. im picky, lol.

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    I usually take a coffee and I'm out the door. If I had no choice but to drink Slim Fast, I would choose the sugar-free one.

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    ^ ok, but that isnt what im going to do because i dont want to be hungry. coffee is not breakfast. i was asking if slim fast was an ok breakfast supplement.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Katrine View Post

    I totally used to want one of these:
    I would love one of these! I'm gonna do a search now.

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    Try chilling some individual size Muscle Milk drinks... they have more protein and vitamins and they are SUPER filling so they make a perfect on-the-go breakfast.


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    I used to do the same thing. And eventually you start requiring them more frequently to keep you full. And yes, they were also the Slim Fast Optimas. You get into a vicious cycle.

    It's a can of sugar and carbs....how healthy does that sound?

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    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post
    well, except i wouldnt, because drinking chocolate milk isnt going to fill me up.
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    Neither will Slim Fast. If you want something of good quality, that tastes good, and will fill you up, Eat-smart shakes are quite good:

    http://www.isatoritech.com/product1....&Product_ID=57

    The Cookies and Cream flavor is impressive.
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    Quote Originally Posted by britt244 View Post
    ^ ok, but that isnt what im going to do because i dont want to be hungry. coffee is not breakfast. i was asking if slim fast was an ok breakfast supplement.
    I agree, you don't want to go hungry. At the same time, a can full of table sugar is not much better. There are decent products, such as the brand I put up, Muscle Milk, etc, that are way better then Slim Fast or nothing, but I would of course recommend real food....
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