The Great Shakedown: Part 2
If you read The Great Shakedown Part 1, you already know that the “nutrition shops” claim their shakes are low calorie, low carb, and a healthy meal replacement option. Now, we know this doesn’t appear to be true in most of these shops.
I’m not going to make any of those claims. Instead, I’m here to provide you with a dupe that is as close in nutritional value and taste as possible using budget friendly products available at your local grocery stores.
Now that we’ve gone over the shake problems, it’s time to provide you with a solution.
How the dupe stacks up against the original
I chose not to use any soy-based protein powders, because they seemed to leave a chalky taste. Below is a comparison of our dupe products and those used in the Herbalife shakes.
The Results
At first glance, you may be thinking the dupe doesn’t have as many calories, which would be important for a meal replacement option. You would be right. However, this was done by design to build in space to add the flavor components and still provide you with a low calorie and low carb shake. If you remember in Part 1 where I made the Waffle House hash brown comparison, then you will see here how I was able to give you the base (the “hash browns”) and still add in the flavors (the “toppings”) without completely misrepresenting the nutritional value.
The recipes and nutritional information you’ll find here using our dupes include everything put into the shakes, even the flavorings. Any toppings or decorations you want to add for flavor or appearance are optional and would need to be calculated separately.
SUBSTITUTES
We found the dupe products listed here and in the Shake Master List at our local Walmart stores. If you have availability issues, below are some of the other products we tested and how they stack up.
Now, on to the shakes!
Read: The great shakedown – Part 1
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Would you please look at the premier protein powder, and see if it can’t be used in the shakes. I use it daily
Hi Barbara! Yes you can use it. If combining it with a meal replacement powder, you only need one scoop. It was the next best option we felt in taste after the Integrated Supplements brand. If you already like it, I would definitely use what you have on hand!
Can you do a peanut butter and jelly shake?
Thank you so much for making these recipes! I love getting a shake and now I don’t have to feel guilty about them! Will you be adding additional flavors, birthday cake is my favorite?!
Can you do a banana pudding shake dupe?
How much if the ISOPURE do you need to use? My bag says 16 servings but above it mentions 77 serving in the bag.
Hi Tammy! So one serving size per the bag is 29 grams. A tablespoon of protein powder is going to be 25 grams. So all you are going to need is about a rounded teaspoon of your powder or you could just use 1/4th to 1/5th of your scooper. So roughly 6 grams of your protein powder is going to give you 20 calories and 5 grams of protein. A teaspoon wont seem like a lot, but that’s what is great about this particular protein powder. You should easily be able to get 70+ servings out of your bag. And you can adjust how much you want to add depending on your goals.
Good Morning – For the Pure Protein Powder, Do we need to use a Full Scoop or a half scoop?
Kaylan, I am wondering the same thing. I have different powders at home. Mine say 1 scoop is a serving. That particular protein that she is using says 2 scoops is a serving. So I am going to assume that we need to use 1/2 a scoop.
Can you share a way I can make the protein powders with vegan friendly ones please.
Can you dupe the green Monster smoothie from Herbalife?
Jana, Have you ever tried the Lady Boss Lean protein powder? It is really the only protein powder that I like. Any comment or advice on using that?
Can we use the quest protein powders?
Hi
Can you do a coffee shake (ie, salted caramel mocha shake)?
Any salted caramel shakes? Not chocolate. 😞
Will you look into a fruity pebble shake?
If you use the muscle milk do you only use half a serving(1 scoop) or a full serving (2 scoops)?
Is there an asparatame free sugar free jello option?