Can a Herbalife shake replace breakfast?
Yes. Formula 1 Healthy Meal is a meal replacement for a calorie-controlled diet, and breakfast is the meal it fits best. Made with 250 ml of semi-skimmed milk it gives you 18 g of protein and 26 key vitamins and minerals, in about two minutes.
Why breakfast specifically
Breakfast is the meal that loses. It gets skipped on the way out of the door, or it turns into toast and a coffee, or a pastry bought on the way in. Replacing a meal you were already putting together properly gains you very little. Replacing the one you were not eating at all gains you a great deal.
It is also the easiest meal to make consistent. Nobody invites you to breakfast, and you are at home with a shaker.
What is in it
Two scoops (26 g) of Formula 1 with 250 ml of semi-skimmed milk, which is the preparation on the pack:
The powder is made with vegan-sourced ingredients and is gluten-free. It contains soy and oat.
How to make one you will actually want
The difference between a shake you keep having and one you abandon after a fortnight is almost entirely about texture.
- Use cold milk, not room temperature. The pack specifies cold, and it makes more difference than anything else.
- Blend it with three or four ice cubes. Also on the pack — Herbalife's own note is that Formula 1 is at its best prepared with ice. It comes out thicker.
- For a dairy-free version, mix two scoops of Formula 1 with two scoops of Vegan Protein Drink Mix and 300 ml of water. That is Herbalife's own preparation.
- Buy two flavours, not four tubs of one. Flavour fatigue is the most common reason people stop.
When a shake is not the right answer for breakfast
Being straight about this is more useful than selling you a tub:
- If you already eat a breakfast you are happy with — eggs, porridge, yoghurt and fruit — a shake is not an upgrade. Replace lunch instead, or do not bother.
- If you would rather chew than drink your breakfast, a shake will probably not stick. Some people are simply like that, and there is no fixing it with a different flavour.
- If you want something you make the night before, the overnight oats recipe is designed for exactly that.
What the label says about the rest of the day
A shake for breakfast means eating normally afterwards. Substituting one main daily meal of an energy-restricted diet with a meal replacement contributes to the maintenance of weight after weight loss; substituting two contributes to weight loss. How many shakes a day is covered here.
We sell Herbalife products — we are not doctors or nutritionists, and nothing here is health or dietary advice. Read the instructions on the pack, and if you want to know whether something is right for you, ask someone qualified to tell you.
Frequently asked questions
Can a Herbalife shake replace breakfast?
Yes. Formula 1 Healthy Meal is a meal replacement for a calorie-controlled diet. Prepared with 250 ml of semi-skimmed milk it provides 18 g of protein and 26 key vitamins and minerals in place of the meal.
How many calories is a Formula 1 breakfast?
It depends what you mix it with. The figures for the powder and for the shake prepared with semi-skimmed milk are on the nutrition panel on the product page.
Can I make it more filling?
Made with milk rather than water it is richer, and adding two scoops of Protein Drink Mix takes the protein higher. Both preparations are given by Herbalife on the packs.
Can I make it the night before?
You can, kept cold, though it thickens and separates a little — shake it again. Made fresh it tastes better.
Can I have coffee with it?
Yes. If you want the coffee flavour in the shake itself, there is a Café Latte Formula 1.