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Ready to Drink Protien Shakes

Posted on 8/23/26 at 12:06 pm
Posted by Barrister
Member since Jul 2012
5352 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 12:06 pm
Now that ready to drink protien shakes are in every convenient store and are containing 40+ grams of protein…. How many of you guys are using this as an easy way to max out your protein intake?

Any downside to 1 or 2 of these per day to help hit goal?
Posted by LSUSUPERSTAR
TX
Member since Jan 2005
17106 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 12:09 pm to
I think the downside is costs and some people can get an upset stomach due to any additives they may put in. If you are drinking one a day, probably would be fine.
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
86738 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 12:12 pm to
I drink a Fairlife every morning with my breakfast. Its an easy 30 grams.

The downside is cost. The upside is convenience.
Posted by Bestbank Tiger
Premium Member
Member since Jan 2005
82475 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 12:54 pm to
I've never found one that was fully clean. I just make my own.
Posted by Arthur Bach
Member since Jul 2016
3379 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 1:07 pm to
I just bought ready made Huel protein shakes and really like them. 35g of protein and 400 calories.
Posted by Salmon
I helped draft the email
Member since Feb 2008
86738 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 1:45 pm to
quote:

35g of protein and 400 calories.


That is a pretty terrible protein to calorie ratio for a protein shake.
Posted by BeepBopBoop
Northshore
Member since Dec 2023
1598 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 2:07 pm to
I like the Barebells canned protein drinks, strawberry and vanilla. 24 g protein, 2 sugars. They make really good protein bars too
Posted by LemmyLives
Texas
Member since Mar 2019
17616 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 4:37 pm to
quote:

convenient store

If you're buying things in a convenience store, you clearly have too much money to worry about such paltry things. You can buy premade shakes at Sam's or H-E-B or all manner of other places to put in your lunchbox. Or, there's the fancy concept of creating a week worth of shakes in blender bottles at home to take on the road.

Novel idea, I know.
Posted by Allthatfades
Mississippi
Member since Aug 2014
9557 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 4:45 pm to
Too expensive and they made me fart too much. I’ve went to chicken, beef, ground turkey, eggs,
and Greek yogurt. I feel better as well than when I was doing a lot of the shakes and bars. A couple of these and you’ve got 30 g of protein. They are sweetened with Stevia.

This post was edited on 8/23/26 at 4:48 pm
Posted by Miner
Birmingport
Member since Nov 2017
1533 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 5:05 pm to
I get the 18pack at Sam's for like 11 bucks..
Posted by pwejr88
Red Stick
Member since Apr 2007
37964 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 5:07 pm to
Premier Protein.
30g, 11 oz, can down it on the go, cheaper, tastes good.
I keep multiple flavors stocked
Posted by Don Quixote
Member since May 2023
5457 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:38 pm to
We get these from Costco:



Expensive as ready-to-drink, so we use the mix at home and use these to pack in a cooler for road trips or if we're going to be out for the day.
Posted by Don Quixote
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Posted on 8/23/26 at 7:39 pm to
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Posted by WaydownSouth
Stratton Oakmont
Member since Nov 2018
11356 posts
Posted on 8/23/26 at 9:03 pm to
I hate the taste of ready to drink shakes.

The only thing I use protein powder for is to mix in cream of rice or oats.

I'd rather eat my protein than drink it
Posted by lsu777
Lake Charles
Member since Jan 2004
38747 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 9:08 am to
quote:

I'd rather eat my protein than drink it


i would too but after being on this cut a while, i have no appetite and have to still get it in and drinking it is easier, RTDs are easiest at work

so I eat a lot of ratio greek yogurt that has 25g protein and I use the fairlife 42g and members mark 30g RTDs

right now meal 1 and 2 are


- ratio 20g greek yogurt that has the fiber built in
- ratio 25g greek yogurt
- members mark RTD

that gets me 150g protein easily

then i do 8oz chicken breast(cooked weight) with either bag of uncle bens jasmine rice or a big sweet potato for dinner


then before bed a scoop of team skip protein from true nutrition and 8oz fairlife milk


only downside to RTDs is price and some people they can cause some stomach issues
Posted by boxcarbarney
Above all things, be a man
Member since Jul 2007
27295 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 11:20 am to
We keep Fairlife Core Power protein shakes in the fridge at work. Those or Premier Protein shakes are good in a pinch. Like if I'm outside working on something, and don't have time to grab lunch just yet, I'll down a shake just to keep me going until then.
Posted by GeauxLaneTrain
Coastal Empire
Member since Aug 2026
162 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 12:20 pm to
Sam’s/Costco has some great options. 150 calories with 30gs of protein and are delicious

Highly recommend David protein bars too
Posted by WaydownSouth
Stratton Oakmont
Member since Nov 2018
11356 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 1:03 pm to
Meals

1) 300g egg white, 1 egg, sourdough (100-130g)
2) 80-100g oats, 60g protein powder, 20g PB
3) 180g chicken, jasmine rice anywhere from 160-275g (depending if training), veggies, olive oil
4) 340g plain greek yogurt, 20g honey, 80g oats
5) same as 3 basically except swap chicken out with 96/4 beef
Posted by hogfly
Fayetteville, AR
Member since May 2014
5314 posts
Posted on 8/24/26 at 3:24 pm to
Will do the Fairlife 42g Core Powers on occasion. Frequently drink the Chobani 20g Yogurt drinks.
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