Hey guys, it's
Michael Kummer here. In today's video, I want to tell you all about my four favorite keto meal
replacement shakes. Now, there are four products that are really like, but two that I really,
really like. So I'm going to mention those, my two favorites at the end. I'm going to start
with the two other ones. But before we get started, make sure you subscribe to this
channel and you click on the little alert button so you get notified when I publish more videos
like this. I also want to mention that I have an in-depth blog post with not only those four
products, but a whole list of other products, including keto milkshakes, keto meal replacement
shakes. And what the difference is between these two, all in my blog post, I'm going to link it
down below in the description so check that out. It's got much more information
and many more products than what I could cover in this video today.
Now, one thing that's important is how do you shop for keto meal replacement shakes? What do you need
to look out for to pick a product that works best for your ketogenic or low-carb lifestyle?
And number one is obviously the amount of calories the product has, because if it doesn't have enough
calories than it cannot replace the full meal. Right? And so many of the products that I
mentioned in my blog post, and actually also one of them that I want to mention today in
this video, doesn't really have a whole lot of calories. So you have to add either some
oil or double up the serving size to get to the calories that what you need.
And I recommend looking for products that have somewhere between 400 and 600 calories
per serving. Because if anything less, you're not going to be satiated. You're going to be
hungry quickly again. And you want to avoid that. Number two, the quality of ingredients,
of course. That's really the number one thing that I look out for to make sure that
there are no ingredients in the product that are irritating to my gut that are harmful, that are
artificially sourced et cetera, et cetera. So quality ingredients very important. Next
thing is the micronutrients. So obviously a keto meal replacement shake needs to be
low in carbs. Otherwise, it wouldn't be keto-friendly. Right. So I would look
for products that contain less than eight net grams of carbohydrates and net grams
are different from the total carbohydrates. That's important to understand because there are
some products that have fibers that don't raise blood glucose and don't cause a spike in insulin,
and so you can ignore them. There are a couple of non-caloric carbohydrates, like dietary fibers,
like sugar alcohols that don't raise your blood glucose,
and so you can subtract them from the total carbs to get to your net carbs. So that's the
number that you want to look out for. The next one is fat and protein. Obviously,
a keto milkshake has to be high in fat. You should get somewhere between 50 to 75% of the total
calories from fat and protein is also important. Now, there are actually some keto milkshakes,
like one of my favorite ones that has a very balanced one-to-one ratio of protein
and fat. And we talk about the reason behind that and why that's beneficial,
especially if you're using the milkshake after a workout later in this video. So let's start
with my top four products in reverse order. So we're going to start at the ones that I like,
but they're not my favorites, and then we're going to talk about my favorite product. So number one
is Ambronite, it's a Scandinavian company and they make traditionally plant-based
meal replacement drinks. And during the last couple of years, they also launched a keto meal
replacement shake, and it's a good product. It has a lot of whole food ingredients. The
ingredient quality is top-notch the only thing that I'm not such a fan of is that most if not
all of the ingredients are from plant-based sources and plants, have certain issues like
anti-nutrients. Many people get GI issues after consuming plants, especially leafy greens.
And some of those quote-unquote superfoods that in reality are not that super for you. And I have a
dedicated video about that, why I stopped eating most plants, so check that out. I'm going to link
it down below in the description and up here in a card. The second one that falls into the same
category is Super Body Fuel's Keto Fuel. It's also a great product from an ingredient
quality perspective. It meets all the right macros. It has no sugar,
et cetera. So very good from that perspective, but also it's purely
plant-based or predominantly plant-based. And so plant-based proteins, plant-based carbs,
et cetera. Not a bad product. Not, it's definitely a good choice if you follow a plant-based diet,
but I'm more on an animal-based diet. And so I prefer getting my fats and my
proteins from animal-based sources. They're more bioavailable, less gut-irritating,
less anti-nutrients, et cetera, but it's a personal preference that I have and based on
my dietary lifestyle. So these are the two that are good products. The one thing that
I should mention with the Super Body Fuel is. That it doesn't have enough calories to replace
a full meal unless you add. And that's actually what Super Body Fuel recommends.
Two tablespoons of your favorite oil. Be it avocado oil, coconut oil, something like that
to increase the total amount of calories that product has. You also have to put the product
to make it taste its best into the fridge overnight. So there is a little bit of an
inconvenience factor, but if you're willing to jump through those hoops, it's a great tasting
product. I've tried it in the past and it tastes good. You know, there was no question about it
and that applies to Ambronite as well. And now let's get to two of the products
that I really liked that I've been using for quite some time. And that are again made of high-quality
ingredients that check off all the marks. And number one that I want to introduce you to is
Ample. That's one of my two favorite meal replacement drinks.
This bottle looks a little bit different if you're familiar with Ample from the past,
they changed branding a little bit. They consolidated a product line, but this is the
Ample Complete Meal Shake. This is the 600-calorie version. So that's the big bottle. They also have
a smaller one, 400 calories and the older, the bulk canister, if you want to use it at home,
then you know, you get the bulk canister to reduce plastic waste.
The reason why I like this bottle is, I mean, I'm not a huge fan of plastic,
per se. But the clear advantage of Ample in a bottle is that you can easily take it through
airport security. You can easily put it in your backpack or in your purse, or what have you,
and always have a meal ready to go. All you have to do is add water,
shake it, or if milk, if you want to shake it and you have a complete meal ready in
less than 30 seconds, super convenient from an ingredient perspective. Super clean ingredients,
many of them organic. It has a very good macronutrient ratio. So in this one for, in the
600-calorie version, you get 45 grams of fat. You get 15 grams of total carbohydrates,
but if you subtract the fiber, you end up with five net grams of carbs. So very low for the
600 calorie serving and you get 34 grams of proteins, all a good amount of protein
in this shake. It is available in chocolate flavor, there is vanilla. And there also, there
is also a Berry version that's plant-based. So again, if you follow a plant-based diet,
not necessarily my personal recommendation, then you can get Ample in a plant-based-vegan version
that doesn't have any animal-based ingredients. So this is my number one, probably my number one
product here. It's super tasty, very convenient, very easy to make, easy to get through airport
security or to bring it along with you on a trip, super tasty, clean ingredients, and overall,
one of my favorite products, period. The next one I want to introduce you
to is called HLTH Code. That's this guy, but it's at least that's one of the two flavors.
The product is available and this is the chocolate macadamia. I love chocolate. That's definitely my
favorite flavor, but there is also a vanilla version available. That's this guy here,
so red and blue, not what's cool about HLTH Code and it's pronounced h-e-a-l-t-h.
I didn't know that until a couple of months ago when someone told me it's actually pronounced
h-e-a-l-t-h, which now if you look at it, it makes sense. This complete milkshake was formulated by
a metabolic scientist. Dr. Ben Beckman. He's a great guy, he has a wealth of knowledge in
terms of metabolic health and everything that goes with it, nutrition, et cetera.
So it's definitely a product that was formulated by someone who knows what they're talking about.
And what I really like about HLTH Code is that it has a very balanced one-to-one ratio of fat
and protein. And while some people think well on keto, you're supposed to eat
only moderate amounts of protein. That's actually not true, eating too
much protein doesn't kick you out of ketosis. The process during which the body makes glucose from
non-carbohydrate sources like protein is called gluconeogenesis, and that's very much a demand
and not a supply-driven process. So eating more protein doesn't make more
glucose in your bloodstream and it doesn't kick you out of ketosis.
That's a myth. But the reason why Dr. Bickman decided to add equal amounts of fat and
protein into his meal shake is because it helps with muscle protein synthesis,
especially after intense workouts. So if you work out intensively, like I do CrossFit and you need
a meal shake after that workout, it's actually counter-productive to fuel up with carbohydrates.
Instead, it's much, much better to fuel up with equal amounts of fat
and protein for ideal muscle growth and muscle recovery.
And so I really liked that concept. I really like everything else in the product. So it has
a lot of micronutrients, vitamins, minerals. It has a lot of good fats and proteins. Also,
there is a protein blend in there is whey protein, grass-fed, collagen, and egg whites. You know,
you don't find egg whites typically very much in meal replacement drinks. And as far as the
fed is concerned with coconut oil, olive oil, MCT oil, flaxseed powder, or cocoa butterfat,
and grass-fed ghee. So that's also something that you don't
usually find in meal replacement shakes. And so this is again, one of my favorites together with
Ample. This particular one has 400 calories per serving, but because it's a bulk pouch,
you can just add as much as you want to, to get as many calories as you want to.
Obviously, this is a great choice for at-home use. For traveling, it's slightly less convenient than
the Ample, which comes already pre-bottled. Where you just have to add the liquid and shake it.
But this one has four grams of net carbs, nine grams of fiber, and 27
grams of protein as well as 27 grams of fat. So again, available in two flavors, chocolate
macadamia, and creamy vanilla. I think it's the other one called? I am definitely a chocolate guy.
I prefer this, but both products, both flavors obviously are great. And yeah, that wraps it
up. Those are my four recommended products, two of them highly recommended, especially
Ample and HLTH Code, best meal replacement, keto meal replacement shakes out their,
best meal replacement shakes out there, period, regardless of if you're on a ketogenic diet
or otherwise, even if you're on a regular diet, those products are great to replace a full meal.
They're easy. They're convenient. They're loaded with healthy ingredients and they
keep you satiated. So if you drink a bottle of Ample or a bottle of the HLTH Code, you're
going to be full for several hours and know that your body has gotten the nutrition. It needs to
remain healthy, to stay healthy and to thrive. So check them out. I'm going to have discount
codes for all of the products down below in the description, and also check out my blog post that
I've mentioned initially. Has much more detailed on every product, all the pros and cons, all the
ingredients, the pros and cons of the ingredients, et cetera. So very detailed analysis
check that out I'm going to link it down below in the description. And with that,
we're going to wrap it up. If you liked this video, give it a thumbs up. If you didn't
like it, let me know in the comments, what I could have done better. Until next time.