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By Mark Surdut APD AN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Many of us wonder what a Formulated Meal Replacement actually is. So, what is it? It\u2019s a pre-packaged product, specifically formulated as a replacement for one or two meals per day. The idea basically is that you replace a food meal with a well-designed liquid meal. Meal Replacements need to include a certain minimum level of protein (12 grams) and also a certain minimum level of micronutrients.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

To answer the question: \u201cWhat should a man meal replacement have in it?\u201d, we need to cover a <\/span>short crash course in Food Label Reading<\/b>. You will find two parts to the nutrition information labelling on almost any edible product. <\/span><\/p>\n

First, you will see the \u201cNutritional Information\u201d containing energy, carbohydrates, protein, fibre and so on. You will also find the \u201cIngredients\u201d. What\u2019s really essential to know about the ingredient list<\/strong>,<\/a> is that ingredients must be listed in descending order by weight, meaning that the first ingredient is the \u201cmain\u201d ingredient and is present in greater quantity than any other ingredient, and the second ingredient is the second richest ingredient found, and so on. This is really handy because it means that you can look at the first two ingredients on a product and essentially work out a) what it actually contains, and b) whether, in fact, it\u2019s healthy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Healthy Man Meal Replacement shake ingredients<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Let me give you a simple example: If a product has \u201csugar<\/a><\/strong>\u201d listed as a first ingredient, essentially, you\u2019re ingesting a lolly. In fact, if sugar is even listed as a second or perhaps third ingredient, yep you read me: it is kind of like a lolly-product. Compare that with say an ingredient, such as milk, or whey, or soy protein \u2013 that latter product is likely to be a more \u201creal\u201d product ie. filled with more goodness or of more nutritional value.
\nTo illustrate the point further, a very popular weight-loss shake on the market has many claims (such as \u201cproven results\u201d) but has the following first ingredients: \u201cwheat protein (gluten), sugar…\u201d. You can make your own mind up about the reliability of those claims!<\/span><\/p>\n

The Healthy Man Meal Replacement<\/i><\/strong><\/a> has milk solids (skim milk powder, whey protein concentrate), whey powder, soy protein. \u201dSugar\u201d is not in the ingredient list of The Healthy Man Meal Replacement<\/i><\/span> (nowhere), and neither is \u201cwheat\u201d. It does, however, have some very handy ingredients such as whey protein, fibre & probiotics (to remain full and for a healthy gut), multiple vitamins and minerals (Magnesium, Calcium, Iron, Zinc etc), green tea extract and more.
\nThe other (undisclosed) product that I referred to had no fibre, no green tea, and no probiotics. You get the idea.<\/span><\/p>\n

Another part of the label you want to check out is the Nutritional Information \u2013 often presented as a table, so it\u2019s easy to find. This table gives you insight into the real amounts (eg. grams) of various nutrients like protein, carbohydrates, vitamin C etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Nutritional Information – Vanilla Flavoured Healthy Man Meal Replacement Shake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Nutritional Information is as important as the Ingredient List and tells a trained eye (eg. a dietitian) what\u2019s really cooking. What\u2019s the actual amount of calories, protein, fat, carbs and sugars in the final product.\u00a0 The Healthy Man <\/i>Meal Repla<\/em>c<\/em>e<\/em>ment<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/span> Vanilla<\/strong><\/em> has an excellent 23.3 grams of protein in a serving. Consider that a large egg has around 7 grams, a serving of atlantic salmon has 22 grams &\u00a0 a serving of rump steak has 21 grams of protein!
\nThe amount of protein is important if a product is to be used as a real meal replacement, as a \u201creal\u201d filling meal always has a good dose of protein in it. It also has 26.3 grams of carbohydrates \u2013 about the same as half a cup of cooked brown rice. Formulated Meal Replacement products have to contain a comprehensive list of vitamins and minerals.\u00a0 What is also impressive about <\/span>The Healthy Man Meal Replacement Shake<\/i><\/strong> is that it has really good amounts of micronutrients too, like vitamins and minerals. As a matter of fact, many vitamins and minerals listed in a serving of the shake equate to 40-50 per cent of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDI).\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

However, it\u2019s not only about the ingredients and level of nutrition. To actually enjoy using the shakes, they have to score high in flavour and consistency! Not all liquid shakes are nice enough to stick to during a weight loss period, but <\/span>The Healthy Man Meal Replacement<\/span><\/i> has a great creamy taste and texture across both the vanilla and chocolate flavours.<\/span><\/p>\n


\nAs always, these shakes are intended as a supplement to a healthy change of diet and lifestyle! Your body will thank you if you trade in the oil-heavy and fried foods for the occasional lean protein and veggies based meal to accompany your meal replacement shakes.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cheers and stay healthy!
\nMark Surdut
\nNutritionist & Dietitian @ TheNutritionist<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Healthy Man Meal Replacement can BOOST your weight loss!<\/h2>\n

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The Healthy Man Meal Replacement Drink<\/strong>\u00a0is scientifically formulated especially for men to help support their health, vitality, nutrition and weight loss.<\/p>\n