Rich Chocolate Flavour Diet Shakes - Added Vitamins and Minerals, Low in Sugar - UK Made Premium Meal Replacement - Ideal For Dieters and Fitness Enthusiasts

I really didn't know what to expect when I was buying this product. I've tried Slimfast before but found that I could never get from one meal to another without being really hungry, which would then lead me to snacking and this meant having the shakes was totally pointless.So when I decided to try meal replacement shakes again, I took the time to look at the ingredients on them all. What impressed me with these shakes is that they also include nutrients from vegetables etc. So not only are you having really good protein, you are also topping up on your nutrients.I'm using these shakes for breakfast and lunch. On the first two days I was really ready for my evening meal by the time I got home from work, but after that, there has been no problem whatsoever. I use two scoops as suggested with 350ml of water. I bought the strawberry and banana flavours. Both taste nice. Yes, you get the powdery taste, but I think that every shake has that. You soon get used to it and I now look forward to having the shakes, especially my morning one.Considering I've started in the lead up to the festive period, I've not given in to the temptation of cakes and mince pies that my colleagues have brought into work as I don't feel that I need to snack. One thing I definitely recommend though is to get your water consumption up when using it.

I have been using this product for a few months now and I can highly recommend it.I originally bought it because of the brilliant reviews. I wanted to shed a few pounds but also I wanted to see if it could help with the tiredness I was feeling on a day to day basis.I have always gone for the chocolate shake, this is soooo yummy. I actually make mine like a thick shake, so I blend the powder with ice and water and it comes out like a milkshake consistency.The first week I got it, for 8 days I replaced two meals with the shake, one with skimmed milk and one with water. I snacked on fruit and took the dog for a long walk each day. I then ate a proper dinner and sweet and salty popcorn as a treat in the evening. After 8 days I was amazed at the results, I lost 9 pounds!! I thought the scales were out of sync but they were right! Not only did I loose the unwanted post holiday weight I definitely had a lot more energy! I am bad at drinking water but whilst in the shakes I made sure I drank lots of water too, it helps with suppressing your appetite too as when you are thirsty your body makes you think it's because you are hungry.Now I am to the weight I want to be I have these as a one meal replacement to make sure I get all the nutrients I need that help with my tiredness.Since using this I have told people at work about it and they now also use it and find it's great too.Definitely worth a try if you are looking to loose some unwanted weight or to get some energy as I found that it really does work. Will power has a lot to do with not wanting to snack on bad things but with anything, it's about will power.

KETO DIET USER REVIEW: I'm going to try to give as informative a review as possible here, as I pondered for about a week product to purchase between this and other similar products.I bought this product as I am currently on a ketogenic diet but my weight loss had started to plateau, and I thought a meal replacement shake in lieu of, say, breakfast, was a better idea than fasting since I still want nutrients and something to make me feel full. I had narrowed my choice down to about 4 products which were suitably low in carbs, but eventually opted for this one as it seemed the least full of nasty stuff like high-GI sweeteners (I'm looking at you, maltodextrine).The taste is exactly as it says on the tin (tub?). Be warned, this kind of vanilla is not the flavourful bourbon vanilla you might encounter in extracts, it's more the cheap supermarket vanilla icecream kind of vanilla. And that's exactly what this tastes like - melted icecream in a cup. Perhaps that's palatable to some... but I wouldn't elect it as flavour of the year. That's not to say it was unpalatable though. It was actually fine. It wasn't at all chalky, either, which I hear is a common problem in some shakes. It was too sickly sweet, in my opinion, however I found that if you mix in 2tsp or so of cacao powder with every scoop, the bitterness of the cacao helps take the edge off of the sweetness and make it much nicer. Like a chocolate McD's milkshake. I also find that adding a bunch of icecubes and blending it will further dilute the sweetness still, while retaining the flavour (and getting me to drink more liquids), and being more like a thick american milkshake.So, the way I take it now is as follows:300ml Cashew Milk (Due to low carbs)1 scoop powder~2tsp cacao powder, to taste~10 ice cubesNow, for the effects. I was a little disappointed after first having the shake. Although not specifically earmarked as a meal-replacement shake, the specification page does recommend replacing 1-2 meals with this stuff. This made me believe that is must give fair amounts of satiety after drinking one, otherwise you're essentially starving for 2/3 of a day. However, I felt no fuller after drinking 600ml of this shake as I do drinking 600ml of water. I had hoped this would be able to carry me to lunchtimes without feeling the need to pick at foods, but alas it was not to be.As for the weight-loss effects, I can't really comment as a) I've not been supplementing with this shake long enough yet and b) am on a diet already which could be or not be the result of any weight loss I experience. I am not a believer of all these superfood magical weight loss ingredients like Acai berry etc, rather I believe this shake would help me lose weight simply by providing me with one meal replacement per day with less calories and carbs than I'd have otherwise.The last thing I wanted to comment on is the protein content. I don't exercise (because of sheer laziness), so I did not want a shake with a high protein content as I am not in any way trying to build muscle mass. Too much protein on ketogenic diets can be detrimental to weight-loss effects as large excesses of protein are broken down into glycogen (which is essentially a storage version of glucose), and so can throw you out of ketosis. However, despite all my searching, I could not find a shake with low carbs, low protein and high fats, which would have more appropriate for me. I suppose keto products haven't quite taken off yet. Anyway, I don't count carbs/macros, and I don't think the amount of protein in this shake would be enough to throw me out of ketosis if combined with a meaty evening meal, but I am being cautious nonetheless i.e. veg-only lunch, meat in evenings.All in all:Flavour and consistency fairly nice with a little tweaking and blending.Does not provide satiety more than drinking other liquids.Not great as a meal replacement for a sedentary lifestyle in my opinion. I'd recommend a smoothie and some psyllium husk instead. Fantastic, however, if you're exercising to make use of the protein content, and don't mind being a little hungry before your next meal.