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How do you feel about meal replacement options? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by otter@lemmy.ca to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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These can be smoothies, bars, drinks, supplements, etc.

Is there something specific you look for (ex. price, ingredients, specific nutrients etc.)?

Is there a brand you like / avoid (ex. soylent, huel, hol food, etc.)

Edit:

I definitely don't recommend fully replacing your diet with them. I know some people use them instead of other processed food / fast food / skipping meals entirely, and that's the use case I had in mind for myself

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[–] czech@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I make very easy shakes in my nutribullet which are just water, ice, oats, chia seed, protein powder with probiotics, peanut butter and some berries or a banana. I swap in some other things like hemp hearts for the chia sometimes.

Tastes great and requires little effort.

[–] JoBo@feddit.uk 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

For anyone tempted to make this, make sure you soak the chia seeds for a few hours first. They're so thirsty for water they can cause some awful bowel problems otherwise.

[–] czech@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

Good to know. I haven't had any issues but I drink a ton of water.