are weight gainers bad?

[MillieVanilli]

I work long hours and with the pandemic they took away the little fridge at my company headquarters. I work in a mill in the midwest and it is like 100 degrees so i get super hungry and dehydrated. i don't have much of an option anymore and have been using these powdered weight gainers which i just mix with water and drink it. are they that bad for me?

 

[cbbram]

I wouldn't say they are bad they just are not the best choice

 

[SteveMobsterG]

Ice box and cool pack

 

[stevesmi]

read what is in them. it is refined sugars, artificial sugars, and a lot of fillers and garbage that do not belong in the body

try boiling an egg or something like that instead

 

[MasonicBodybuilder]

Most of them are just a bunch of crap ingredients that will make you fat. They are super calorie dense but not with good quality ingredients. Stick to real food.

 

[RickRock13]

They definitely arent the best. Its a lot of empty calories

 

[WintheactualF]

Most weight gainers are just whey and dextrose/maltodextrin. So.. basically just sugar.

There are meal replacement shakes out there that are based on whole foods, they would be a better option.

You can always make your own, whole food shake..

2 Cups Milk ( I use Fair Life)
1 Cup Oats ( Adjust to fit your macros)
2 Tbl Peanut Butter

Throw in whatever else you want.. fruit ect.

 

[Topps_Baseball88]

Yeah they are trash