A "weight loss shake"...hmmm...

verdantlife · 02-13-2008, 02:25 PM

I was at my local Fred Meyer the other day and saw that they were selling "Nature's Way Metabolic Reset Hunger Control Weight Loss Shake" mix.

Looked like the usual Slim-Fast crap but it said "high fiber and protein, low glycemic index," so I looked at the back.

It's actually not a bad product:

130 cals
22g of whey isolate
7g of fiber (26% RDA)
13g of carbs
the usual smattering of basic vitamins
500mg of calcium (50% of RDA)
280mg of potassium (8% of RDA)

The carbs are some proprietary blend - "Oat Beta-Glucan Concentrate" and "Inulin". It has 118mg of Stevia, which is one of the trendy new fat burners.

Not perfect...there's 1g of sugar and 21g-for-130-cals is not a great ratio (most whey is more like 23g-for-90), but it's nice you get some fiber and low-GI carbs.

wrestlingstalion2 · 02-13-2008, 02:31 PM

it seems like extra cals going into youre body. not very diet like... best way to lose weight is to not have extra shakes to help you lose weight... haha just eat less food

verdantlife · 02-13-2008, 02:34 PM

Yeah, I didn't mean it as a "Weight loss shake" but as a regular protein shake supplement...

**Thomas_Rivera** · 02-13-2008, 05:08 PM

Why would you buy slimfast? How much is that stuff per a can? I would pick something like ON 100 percent whey.

wrestlingstalion2 · 02-13-2008, 08:15 PM

likewise

spritz0 · 02-15-2008, 01:14 PM

Hey I agree with the guys above- dude, 13g of carbs is a little too much, especially when it's EACH SCOOP! Plus, I have to wonder if the protein is really up to spec... ON Whey is absolutely fantastic, as well as the MuscleAsylumProject FREAK-FIX I'm currently taking. I'll always go back to ON though, it's a real staple!!