Janelle C wrote:While I do agree yes, there are other reasons for shakes.  I was having shakes and this was more towards the beginning of the year when my daughter started school.  I had to find a new routine of kid drop offs and work.  I just did not find the time for a proper breaky in the morning, I would only eat half the breaky I had prepared and found myself starving then.  So while I was getting the kids ready I had a shake, which worked really well for me at the time.  Of course we've now settled into a new good routine and I don't need to have shakes anymore I can have a proper breaky.

I agree totally Janelle, before going fructose free, I trotted off to the chemist in search of a shake that wasn't specifically to lose weight (or bulk up - horror!) but becuase like you I dind't have time for a proper breakfast and needed something quick I could get down on the way to work/daycare/kids activities etc that gave me adequate vitamins to get me through till I had time to have a proper meal. I was actually told that this was an extreamly common reason for women in particular to buy these shakes.