These diets obviously do have some truth behind them but instead of splashing out on a set of weight loss shakes why not make your own smoothies and shakes. This way you don't have to spend too much and can make them to your own preference (instead of having to have a whole tub of banana milkshake that you realise is disgusting after the first sip)
Homemade smoothies are super easy and all you need is a basic blender, it's not worth splashing out on a ridiculously expensive smoothie blender when a simple kitchen one a glass to pour your smoothie into do the same job.
The way I like to make smoothies is to use 1 banana (gives a nice consistency), a splash of fruit juice (the amount you put in depends on how runny you like it), a couple of spoonfuls of fruit flavour yoghurt (I have an easiyo yoghurt maker and usually about a tub a week but before that I used any cheap yoghurt). On top of these three ingredients I then add a couple of handfuls of fruit, I use either fresh or frozen fruit, they both taste just as good but frozen fruit is fab in the summer when you want a cold smoothie and is often cheaper than fresh fruit. After adding this it's simply just whizz in the blender until it looks smooth without lumps (it's not very pleasent finding banana lumps!) and pour into a glass and enjoy!
Smoothies are so simple and easy to make and in the long term it's much healthier and cost effective to make your own as you can avoid all the sugar that is usually added into packaged mass produced smoothies. You can also make a huge variety of smoothies using fruit or veg (kale smoothies if you're following the lure of super healthy green shakes) and if you're like me and don't follow recipes for them they turn out different everyday!
