Slim•Fast was founded by S. Daniel Abraham in 1977 as part of Thompson Medical group. It became a private brand in 1987 and acquired by Unilever in 2000. The company makes bars, snacks, shakes, packaged meals and other dietary supplement that is sold in Canada, U.S., Ireland, UK, Germany, Latin America and Iceland by Unilever.
3..2..1.. Diet PLAN!
In an era where low-carb diets are all the rage, the company came up with their own version of low-carb diet called 3.2.1 Plan. The well known milkshake product replaces breakfast and lunch. Slim.Fast diet claims that you can lose up to 7 lbs during the first week, when followed consistently. A succeeding 1 pound each week when continued.
The diet is simple to follow. Your breakfast and lunch are replaced with Slim Fast milkshake products while at the evening, you get to eat a healthy 500-calorie meal. 3 snacks to choose from the list of foods namely nuts, Slim Fast snack bars, fruits and veggies. 1 breakfast plus 1 lunch equals to 2 meals replaced by their Slim Fast milk shake, Slim Fast Meal Replacement Bars are to replace the carbohydrates you would have otherwise consumed every breakfast and lunch. Lastly 1 balanced 500 calorie meal in the evening
As for the everyday 100 calorie-snack you would need to eat, you can choose from yogurts to fruits or a Slim Fast snack bar (chocolate mint snack bar, chocolate nougat, chocolate vanilla blitz, double dutch chocolate snack bar and petter butter crunch snack bar). Similarly, the Slim Fast meal replacement such as their chocolate crisp meal bar, chocolate cookie dough meal bar or chocolate fudge brownie meal bar, is specifically designed as a substitute for your usual carbohydrates laden meals and takes out the need for supplements. Although this diet allows you to eat a healthy 500 calorie meal a night, you need to make sure you don’t go overboard as your overall calorie intake for a day should be between 1000-1600 calories.
The diet is very convenient and is best suited for those who need to lose weight fast. The biggest challenge in this diet is adapting to the meal portions. If you’re used to eating Bigmac or a large slice of pizza a day, you may need a lot of will power to get through this in just one day.
Another thing you need to know about this diet is, Slim Fast milkshakes, snack and meal replacement bars are loaded with sugar. The four main ingredients in milkshake alone are skim milk, sugar, fructose and cocoa. In other terms -they are milk, sugar, sugar and sugar. If you’re a diabetic, it is best to stay off this diet and try others like Diet Solution Program or Fat Loss For Idiots.
Bottom line here is, if you cut down your calorie intake, whether you are on cereal diet, meal replacement diet, Atkins, Twinkies, South Beach Diet you name it – you are bound to lose weight. So if your intention is to lose weight fast, regardless of the nutrients you get, then slim fast is the way to go. But if your ultimate intention is to lose weight and increase your quality of life by eating healthy foods, then rule this diet out as their foods are still considered processed foods.
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