How Can I Make My Own Meal Replacement Shakes?

With the demands of everyday life, good nutrition is often sacrificed and replaced with unhealthy fast food and nutrient-starved microwave meals. If you are always rushing on the go and don't give yourself sufficient time to eat a healthy breakfast, lunch or dinner, a meal replacement shake can be the solution you need. It's portable, easy and quick to make. Instead of purchasing meal replacement shakes, you can make your own right at home.

Things You'll Need

• Blender
• Knife
• 1 Banana
• 1 tbsp. Peanut Butter
• 1 cup Strawberries
• 1 cup Pineapple
• 6 Ice cubes
• 8 oz. Soy milk
• 1 tbsp. Protein powder
• 1 tbsp. Flax seed
• Glass

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Instructions

• 1

  Wash the strawberries, removing the caps, and chop up the banana and the pineapple.

• 2

  Place all the fruits in your blender and add the soy milk and ice cubes followed by the protein powder and flax seed. Protein powder helps maintain muscle tissue and fills you up. According to WebMD.com, flax seed can help reduce your risks of certain cancers as well as lung disease and cardiovascular disease. It is also a good source of fiber.

• 3

  Blend all the ingredients and poor the mixture into a tall glass. Your shake will provide you with 650 calories.