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Home » Lose Weight Fast » What Are Meal-Replacement Shakes And Should Anyone Be Using Them? – Coach

If youre looking to lose weight in a hurry, meal-replacement shakes can look like a very tempting option. These shakes aim to provide the nutrition you need in a convenient, low-calorie drink, so you dont have to go into great detail with a diet plan or learn a load of new recipes to make healthier meals.

However, that doesnt mean they are a good idea or will even be effective. When we asked dietitian Anna Daniels, speaking on behalf of the British Dietetic Association, about them, she warned that meal-replacement shakes were not something shed normally recommend.

Meal-replacement shakes are basically a liquid that can be drunk in place of a meal.

It is not normally something that I recommend, certainly not for weight loss. If someone is wanting to lose weight, looking at their whole diet and lifestyle and making smaller, longer-term changes would be a better approach for long-term weight management. The risk with a meal-replacement shake is that they tend to be a shorter-term approach, and taking up this kind of diet mindset often wont work in the long term. However, it does depend on the individual and in some cases it can be a useful tool to kick-start a plan.

There really is no need to use shakes if you can properly plan your meals and create meals with fewer calories or better nutrition. However, they may be useful for someone who is time-poor and cant plan meals and create lower-calorie versions. That is when a meal replacement can be an easy and fast way of getting in nutrients and ensuring that you are receiving the ideal energy requirements for your individual needs.

You can find these shakes at many health food shops or online sites. However, they dont all have the adequate and balanced nutrients of a nutritious meal, so its important to choose the right one for your needs.

Some weight-loss shakes can also be high in added sugar, so be sure to read the labels, choosing nutritionally complete shakes where possible.

For someone who, in the short term, just wants to replace one meal per day with a light 200-calorie shake, it wouldnt be so imperative that the shake is nutritionally complete. However, if you want to replace more meals [which, again, isnt something Daniels normally recommends], then ensuring the shake provides adequate nutrients, vitamins and minerals along with fibre is essential.

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