SlimFast Balanced Meal Shake, Healthy Shake for Balanced
SlimFast Balanced Meal Shake, Healthy Shake for Balanced Diet Plan with Vitamins and Minerals, High in Fibre, Meal Replacement, Banana Flavour, 16 Servings, 584 g (Pack of 1)
Is the SlimFast Plan safe for women who are pregnant or breastfeeding?
We always advise those who are pregnant or breastfeeding to always speak to a Doctor before starting a weight loss diet.
Can SlimFast be frozen?
We wouldn’t recommend freezing SlimFast products as this could lead to quality deterioration of the product.
Does SlimFast provide adequate vitamins & minerals?
Our meal replacement shakes, powders and bars are fortified with 23 vitamins and minerals to meet your nutritional needs.
Can men follow the SlimFast 3.2.1 Plan?
Yes. However as men generally need more kcal than women we recommend they increase their evening meal to 800kcal.
Can the ready to drink shakes or powders be heated?
We don’t recommend heating them as this may destroy some of the vitamins in each product as they are heat sensitive.
Explore our SlimFast original range
 Meal Shake |  Ready To Drink Shake |  Meal Bar |  Snack Bar |  Snack Bites | |
| Product type | Balanced Meal | Balanced Meal | Balanced Meal | Snack | Snack |
| Number of servings | 16 | 6 | 16 | 30 | 12 |
| Kcal per serving | 229 | 204 | 211 | 99 | 99 |
| Protein per serving | 15g | 15g | 15g | 0.8g | 2.2g |
| Fibre per serving | 5g | 4.9g | 6.7g | 4.7g | 0.8g |
| No added sugar | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| 23 vitamins & minerals | ✔ | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Allergens | Gluten, Milk, Soy | Milk | Gluten, Milk, Soy | Milk, Soy, Gluten, Eggs | Gluten, Milk |
| Weight: | 0.29 Kilograms |
| Brand: | SlimFast |
| Origin: | United Kingdom |
In 2023 I started a diet at the end of temporary and my weight was 86 kilos and by the end of June my weight was 68 kilos. I had a slim past shake every evening at 10 o’clock and still do now to maintain my weight loss I’m still 68 kilos.
So I’ve been overweight for years and recently got to a point where I’d just had enough. I wasn’t going to wait till the start of a week to start a diet. I wanted to start straight away and went on amazon looking at slim fast. I found this which sounded like a nice flavour and ordered it. it arrived the next day and I started my journey into weight loss. It was hard at first, but i stuck to it having 2 shakes a day for a whole week followed by a low cal evening meal and have to say it worked. Within a 2 weeks i went down from a 46 waist down to 42 and keeps falling off. This drink is really nice.
The way i make it is with milk it says. then add about 4-6 ice cubes to the shake and then blend it. it goes all frothy like a mc d’s shake and you end up with about a pint of tasty goodness.
Another tip is on your blender pour in the correct milk then use a sharpie/marker and put a line where the milk is. Then when you go to make your shake you always have the correct amount of milk. instead of having to measure it all the time.
Don’t be afraid to mix them. 1 scoop of one flavour and another scoop of a different one. When i was getting to the end of this tub i mixed it with the blueberry one and again it made a really nice drink.
I’ve been on slimfast 18 months and have lost well over 7 stone so far.
I first tried slimfast years ago when I needed to lose a stone and it worked.
I decided to go back to slimfast 18 months ago after gaining a lot of weight due to underactive thyroid which made me quit the gym as I ached all over and was constantly tired. I never weighed myself until one day I knew I must be atleast 20 stone and I had my slimfast products read. I just needed to weigh myself. I was horrified to see I was over 22 stone. Anyway I’m just over 15 stone now and the
have been buying the strawberry powder or babana from amazon as the cheapest. If they put the price up too high I’d stop buying but so far I’ve stuck with purchasing from here. No problems at all in the 18 months I’ve been ordering these shakes.
Now 18 months later I’ve still got 5 stone to lose, I’m quite tall anyway ..
In my opinion your body gets used to this diet, and if the first few days are hard, hang in there as our body gets used to it.. When I first started it actually made me feel better as I was in a better routine I drink plenty of water on this diet and also the slimfast snacks have really helped when I need some chocolate.
I would definitely recommend it at this price. I love the taste and i add a bit of extra skimmed milk. I had no idea I wa adding too much and I still lost weight but that’s just my experience. If I’m more hungrier I add fat free milk a bit extra or freezing water..
Good luck to anyone starting… At first I had no energy did no exercise. But now I’m full of energy and a lot healthier.. I felt completely helpless before this diet. I know everyone is different. This helped me get into a good relationship with food and a routine when you know what you’re doing and if you want a day off you can have one. Never let it set you back just start again the next day. Don’t let one bag day or days ruin it just restart again. Either way it’s making you eat less.
If I can do it anyone can. Good luck to anyone who’s starting this.
Nice strawberry taste, i buy the 584g tub which lasts around 3 weeks, when taken as guided it does help you loose weight so will continue for a couple more months. Also save on food shopping and over eating, as cooking is a struggle for me preparing 1 meal a day takes the strain away!
I laughed like a drain at the reviewer saying they were putting it on porridge! I remember when I was a child wondering how many Ryvita you had to eat to be thin. Whatever method of losing weight you choose, the one ingredient needed is willpower. So Slimfast meal replacements are exactly that. They are instead of a meal.They are a shorthand way of portion control, while ensuring you get basic nutrients. You don’t have to think about it, don’t have to count calories. Personally, I use soya milk, as I don’t like real milk and it’s the nearest in nutritional value to the real thing. I also add 2 teaspoons of psyllium husk to the milk and put it in the fridge a few hours before a meal, which makes the shake very thick and is good for gut flora. Left overnight and you need a spoon! And it makes it very filling.
I have quite a lot of weight to lose (about 3 stone, ideally…well, 2 and a half now) and I think it’s going to be easy and pleasant with Slimfast shakes. I like all the flavours I have tried (all except caramel and cafe au lait, I think) so I am unlikely to get tired of it.
Smooth flavour & fantastic value for money
My go to flavour, tried the majority and this is the best one by far. When made correctly, tastes just like strawberry milkshake . If you’re having problems with clumps, keep shaking, or add a bit of filtered water, works for me .
A fantastic cheap alternative to Huel. This is one of the best meal replacements on the market , and tremendous value for money through Subscribe & Save.
I have been using Slimfast for a couple of days now. The flavour is nice, maybe a little on the sickly sweet. It is easy to use and seems to keep hunger at bay between meals, so that is good. My one concern and it is a real concern, that may prevent me from repurchasing this product is as follows. Slimfast state that no added sugar, but, the nutritional info states 21g of sugars! This is about 5 teaspoons of sugar (Wow). There is no cane sugar added, but, The second ingredient listed is Maltodextrin. Maltodextrin will most likely spike your blood glucose levels, along with Insulin levels higher than table sugar. I strongly suspect that around 30% to 40% of the calories come from this highly processed worse than sugar equivalent.
This is in no way a balance meal, and I think labelling the product with no added sugar is playing with words and misleading and could damage some peoples health if used long term.
I will use up what I have and look for a more healthy option.
Dear reader, don’t take my word for it, just look at the nutrition stats on the carton, then google Maltodextrin. I might add Slimfast don’t state how much Maltodextrin they have added, but I suspect it accounts for the majority of the sugar they state in the nutritional list.
Hope this helps you, dear reader to make an informed choice.
FURTHER THOUGHTS AND BALANCE- Have now been using Slimfast Powder/Shakes for 4 days now and I have found that it satiates me for 3/4 hours, which means I can easy go 5 hours without eating anything; this is a big plus for me. I use full fat milk and top up with water to 400ml; This I think will lower the Glycaemic Markers, lessening the effects of any insulin spikes because of the extra fat in the milk. Of course this adds extra calories, but because I have a more substantial shake, I don’t need any snacks, but I do take a piece of fruit. The tweaked Shake still has a nice consistency because of the whole milk, and I find it takes the edge of, what I find, that excess sweetness.
When I look at the cost of this product and the initial positive effects it is having on me and my tweaking of the recipe, I felt I had to be balanced in my review, and so this update.
I have ordered some meal replacements from Protein Works, and when they arrive, I will reduce to one shake a day to reduce the amount of simple sugars I am consuming daily with two of these shakes. I will add that PWs also do their own version of powder shake, but it contains a lot less sugars than SF, although about double the price per shake. I may yet go for this when I run out of SF.
I must say, since cutting out snacking on junk i.e. cakes, biscuits, pasties, sausage rolls, etc, and eating more fruit and veg, I feel so much better (more energy) and less brain fog.
With regard to weight loss, it is much too early to review that, but I think the law of cause and effect will bring about a positive change in this area.
Slimfast has helped me to break bad habits and replace them with good ones and so, I have added a star to my review. I will update on weight loss in due course; for the record my start weight was 111.5 kg at just over 6ft tall., my target is 90kg with staged targets of 106kg then 100kg, 95kg, and finally 90kg.
I am aiming for end of January 2024 to reach my target (God willing).
I am nearly 64yrs old and tired of feeling tired, which I put down to my lousy diet and life style, which is preventing me from doing the thing which I loved to do, and want to go back to, which go for nice long walks. I am blessed to be still in good health, so change is well overdue. Time to get off my big fat arse and take responsibility for the garbage I have been shovelling down my throat day after day and the bad habits connected with it. If Slimfast can contribute to this turnaround, then it can’t be that bad.
Hope, dear reader this little ramble will be useful to you.
Watch this space
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I like the slim fast powder as a breakfast. I had a banana it is delicious. Only downside is I can’t understand why the price changes from 8 up to almost 12. You can get it for 8 in home bargains but it’s just more convenient to get it from Amazon. The price needs to be stable
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice flavou
Can not seem to buy this flavour in the shops so will be buying more
Good and filling but I’d definitely buy a range of flavours cause you get sick of the same one
So mine is caramel
it’s very tasty i could honestly have it all day it’s very yummy i hope that i loose a couple of pounds while eating healthy and walking to work and back every day thank you i would definitely buy this again after i nearly run ou
I wasn’t sure what to expect from this product. The chocolate is delicious…turns out this is equally as YUMMY! Mixing this WITH the chocolate is a moccachino flavour bomb! Great taste, great texture, just a shame there isn’t a 225 meal version.
I’ve had the standard strawberry and chocolate before and really didn’t like the taste so I bought 4 different flavours that I saw on amazon blueberry being one of them it was really nice and fruity I felt full after. Because of medication i have to take daily I don’t have much of an appetite in morning up until evening meal and I would starve myself all day, being told this wasn’t good for me so I thought I would give the shakes a try it was enough for my stomach to be happy but not too much I felt sick and bloated. The only downside I found with the blueberry one is it repeated on me and the burps tasted revolting so although it is nice the after affects for me were enough to put me off buying this flavour again. The raspberry and white chocolate one omg I’m in heaven it tastes amazing it tastes exactly like jammy dodgers definitely my favourite by far. I do like a iced coffee so thought I would give the cafe latte a try and that too was delicious I will definitely buy the cafe latte and raspberry and white chocolate ones again. I’ve yet to try the peach and aprico
Myself and my Husband have used the slim fast for the past 8 weeks. Because of different medical reasons. We. Have both lost over 1stone in weight it actually stays off if you work with it as well.. it’s been a good job carry on and work out how you want to loose momentum .
This flavour slim fast is an excellent alternative to my morning Starbucks thats loaded with cream and empty calories. Blend 2 scoops in 250ml of milk and a handful of ice chips, pour into a straw tumbler and off you go. I sometimes add a spoon of coffee, decaff or normal for a more intense coffee flavour.
5.0 out of 5 stars Grea
Great value for this size tub. Taste as as good as the prepare shakes. So handy to have this in the cupboard
What a lovely flavour and to metal after taste, will buy again.
After drinking this help lose weight keep it off not much flavour but not bad little hint of vanilla wish it was stronge
Love the traditional 1970s / 80s traditional slimming shake. With all these new shakes popping up left right and centre these are the OG approved formula in my opinion.
I mix 250ml cold milk with a handful of ice in my blender and it almost turns into a milkshake consistency. Flavourful and filling with no added sugar yet high protein and a cocktail of essential vitamins not restricting or stripping the body of its basic needs.
I especially love slimfast because it’s manageable and slots into my busy teen mum life. Not restrictive and super simple plan to follow daily without feeling like your implementing a whole new regimen.
Aim to eat 1 balanced meal around 600 calories, 2 slimfast shakes and 3 healthy snacks around 100 calories each. To maintain a healthy lifestyle ensure you aim to drink 2L of water and complete the level of exercise activity your capable of.
Another great bonus is that once you’ve achieved your weight loss goal you can continue the plan but having 1 shake daily and 2 healthy balanced meals!
I paid 8.14 with the subscribe and save feature offered by Amazon this brings my 16 serving tub in at 51p per shake! Immense value and years worth of results delivered straight to your door..
5.0 out of 5 stars Keeps you full for long.
The taste could improve but I add fresh banana and a little bit of peanut butter skimmed milk and ice and blend together. It tastes really good. Only problem is my son also loves it so I have to buy more.
4.0 out of 5 stars Good value on the subscribe and save
Banana is my favourite flavour, however Vanilla is a close second. However the banana flavour of this product has changed since I last had it. It taste more artificial. Have been using this to skip a meal.
5.0 out of 5 stars Cheap as chips ( I’d love chip)
This is the cheapest I’ve seen SlimFast, checked all the info against a shop purchase to check its original as I’d seen a review questioning its validity, all the same. The red scoop is exactly the same measure as the clear one. I’ll be purchasing from here while it’s this price 6.22 for 16 servings
4.0 out of 5 stars Lovely taste
For another couple of quid buy this because it’s 584gram, in supermarkets the365 gram is 7. Tastes really nice , put some ice in and shove it in Processor for a really lovely milkshake
4.0 out of 5 stars Haven't noticed much change
So I love these haven’t noticed much change in my weight and I’ve been using these a few months now but they give me a boost of energy and keeps me full for a short while, the flavour is gorgeous, wouldn’t recommend the chocolate not as nice but everyone is different some people noticed a difference I haven’t, I am exercising as well but don’t think it’s sped up or had any affect on my weigh
I’ve used slimfast on & off for the last 3 years as it does & doesn’t work (I lost about 1/2 a dress size (ish) when i was on it the longest (about 2 months) but I didn’t fully commit to it & I didn’t weigh myself or have a specific goal in mind. My eating habits are quite bad in different ways (skipping breakfast most days, skipping meals, snacking a lot on & off etc.).
The diet has helped me with portion sizes, sticking to a routine & spacing out meals. Everything actually tastes good (not too keen on the meal replacement bars) but they do contain a lot of sugar (I don’t know if they’re natural sugars). There’s also a good variety of snacks & shake flavours – so I don’t get bored of the diet. It’s filling. There were a few times where i didn’t have any snacks (I’d have porridge, shake, meal replacement bar & a meal).
Before starting the diet, I did not defecate regularly (sorry tmi). Once on the diet, I’d go twice a day (but somehow got myself used to specific times so it didn’t affect work). Since ive gone off the diet, virtually anything i eat will make me need to go (im unsure if it’s directly because of slimfast). It can be quite expensive when it’s not on offer, especially the porridge (there are much cheaper ones & im sure they’re pretty much the same thing calorie/nutrition-wise which Im planning on trying).
I started it again today as my eating habits have gone back to normal & the prices are worth it at the moment – Im just having the shakes & snacks (& lighterlife’s fastpots & drinks (pink grapefruit) & meal – let’s see how this goes).
It’s up to you however you want to lose weight, get healthier or try something new but I think weight loss & a healthier lifestyle is a mindset. It takes a lot of self-discipline, motivation & stamina to start the journey & keep to a routine (of sorts). I think if you try to keep a healthy diet (& portions), exercise regularly & treat yourself occassionally, anyone can lose weight & become healthier (it takes commitment & time). I feel like the focus is on aesthetics which doesn’t help anyone’s mental health. We should focus on become fitter, healthy & stronger. Yes, weight loss is important too but not to an extreme either. So overall, there are better & more effective ways of losing weight but it’s worth giving a go (baring everything in mind).
Sorry for the long comment. I just wanted to share my experience. Hopefully this helps someone in some way 😉