Slim-Fast is a range of brand-name meal replacement products and a full diet program, called the Slim-Fast 3-2-1 plan. The plan directs you on how and what to eat. The concept behind Slim-Fast is that if you consume low-calorie meal-replacement products that can keep you full and satisfied in place of some meals while on an otherwise healthy, nutritious diet. This helps reduce calories for weight loss.
Liquid Meal Replacement
The original product created by Slim-Fast, and still the most popular, is the meal-replacement shake. The shakes provide about one-third of your recommended daily vitamin and mineral intake per shake. The shakes come in a variety of flavors and there are also low-carb and high-protein versions. Slim-Fast shakes supply 180 to 190 calories per serving and one can counts as a single serving.
Other Products
The manufacturer of Slim-Fast shakes also produces other products you can use in place of a shake while following the Slim-Fast system. These include meal-replacement bars and powders you reconstitute in low-fat milk. The company also produces 100-calorie snack bars for use between meals. Slim-Fast meal replacement products and snacks are generally sweet-tasting, not savory.
Weight Loss Approach
When you're on the Slim-Fast 3-2-1 plan, you consume a total of three meals and three snacks every day. Two of the meals should include Slim-Fast shakes or bars and a choice of other healthy foods. At least one of the snacks should be a Slim-Fast snack bar. Depending on the your weight, you can include different amounts of fruit and vegetables on the plan, which you eat with shakes, meals or snacks. The Slim-Fast website provides sample meal plans, tracking tools and recipes.
Considerations
The Slim-Fast diet plan typically produces about 1 to 2 lbs. of weight loss per week and does not drop below 1,200 calories, so it is considered a healthy weight loss plan. The Slim-Fast products are convenient and the plan provides a lot of guidance on what to eat in addition to the meal replacement shakes or bars, so it can be a good diet plan if you're always on the go. However, you may get bored of consuming the same limited set of meal replacement products every day, so it may be hard to stick to for the long term.
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