How Many Calories Are In A Milkshake?

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 pint, 4 oz.
Calories 507(2120kJ)
Amount Per Serving% Daily
Total Fat 16g25%
Saturated Fat 12g60%
Trans Fat 0.3g<1%
Cholesterol 57g19%
Sodium 420mg18%
Total Carbohydrate 82.8g28%
Dietary Fiber 0g0%
Sugars 68.1g
Protein 12g0%
Calcium0%
Potassium 0mg0%
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Although milkshakes used to be considered an alcoholic drink, today it’s a sweet treat mostly available at fast food joints. Made with milk, sugar and a variety of other sugary ingredients, your weight loss efforts demand you know how many calories are in a milkshake!

Whether milkshakes are your weakness or simply a once in awhile craving, knowing how it will affect your weight loss is the first step in taking control.

Major Nutrients Found In A Milkshake

If you’ve ever enjoyed sucking a milkshake until your jaws ached, you shouldn’t be that surprised at the tremendous amount of fat found in a milkshake. The saturated fat alone should give you great pause before deciding to order a milkshake.

Other reasons to be nutritionally concerned about a milkshake? Cholesterol and carbs just to name 2. The sodium isn’t as high as many other food items, but the number of carbs in a milkshake should make you rethink this high calorie dessert drink. Milkshakes do have about 12 grams of protein so it’s not all bad, but very risky for weight loss.

Storing/Selecting

When selecting a milkshake choose the smallest size available to limit your calorie count. It’s just reality that you’ll indulge occasionally in a milkshake, but when you do there’s no reason to ruin a week’s worth of hard work in one sitting. Limit the toppings and extra ingredients and you can safely enjoy the calories in a milkshake.

Store milkshakes in a freezer until you’re ready to drink it.

Eat It With:

Traditionally a milkshake is served along side a burger & fries combination, but that could send your calorie count (1199 without a bun and toppings!) into the stratosphere! When you do enjoy a milkshake, do so as a dessert rather than a beverage with a meal to limit how many unnecessary calories you consume.

Burn Off Calories In A Milkshake

To burn off the calories in a milkshake, you would need to do:

  • 73 minutes of badminton
  • 32 minutes of racquetball
  • 47 minutes of weight lifting