After the well-received explanation about Slimming Powder, it seemed only logical to write an extensive blog about our popular Meal Shakes too. If your question isn't answered, you can always contact our customer service.
What is a Meal Shake?
The Meal Shakes from Killerbody are meal replacements. That means a Meal Shake is suitable as an alternative to meals, such as breakfast or lunch.
Not everything is simply allowed to be called a meal replacement. The European Union sets strict requirements for the contents of a meal replacement. For example, a meal replacement has to contain proteins, carbohydrates and fats. The ratio in which those proteins, carbohydrates and fats are used and where they come from is, to a certain extent, free to determine. That's why the quality of meal replacements on the market varies enormously. Some meal replacements contain a lot of sugar or little protein.
Killerbody uses wholegrain oat flour, plant-based pea protein and sources of unsaturated fats in the Meal Shakes. We have also deliberately chosen more protein than average and no added sugars in our Meal Shakes.
Besides the ratio of proteins, carbohydrates and fats, it's also important that a meal replacement provides you with a minimum number of calories and contains vitamins and minerals.
Health benefits of a Meal Shake
What do these ingredients achieve together?
- Rich in protein: proteins are very important, but when your goal is losing weight, it can be hard to get enough protein. Killerbody's Meal Shakes are protein-rich. With a full 28 grams of protein per meal you get enough to reach your goal;
- Low in sugars: sugar affects your blood glucose level (also known as your 'sugar level'). That's because it has a high glycaemic index (GI). The GI is a measure of how quickly carbohydrates are digested in the gut and absorbed into the blood as glucose, according to the Voedingscentrum. Because sugar has a high GI, eating sugar gives you a big peak of energy that then drops quickly again. This results in an energy dip and therefore causes hunger to return sooner. Killerbody doesn't use sugar as a source of carbohydrates in the Meal Shake, but oats. Oats have a low GI and release energy to your body more slowly;
- Vitamins and minerals: one Meal Shake contains at least 30% of the recommended daily amount of a full 26 vitamins and minerals, including B, C and magnesium.
A look at the ingredients list
Let's take a look at the ingredients list of our Meal Shakes. We have written out the ingredients in order of quantity. This is also legally required when it comes to labelling. In order of quantity means that the most is used of the first ingredient and the least of the bottom ingredient.
The ingredients below are based on the flavour Cookies & Cream.
- Pea protein isolate: Source of protein.
- Wholegrain oat flour: Source of carbohydrates.
- Inulin: A prebiotic and fibre that contributes to healthy digestion.
- Vitamin and mineral blend: 26 vitamins and minerals, including A, B, C, D, E, K and magnesium.
- Sunflower oil powder: Source of fats.
- Vegetable oil: Source of fats.
- Low-fat cocoa powder: Gives flavour to the product in combination with flavouring, iodised salt and sweetener.
- Thickener: Contributes to the texture of the product.
- Cocoa powder: Gives flavour to the product in combination with flavouring, iodised salt and sweetener.
- Flavouring: Gives flavour to the product in combination with low-fat cocoa powder, iodised salt and sweetener.
- Iodised salt: Gives flavour to the product in combination with low-fat cocoa powder, flavouring and sweetener.
- Green tea: Stimulates fat burning*
- Sweetener: Gives flavour to the product in combination with low-fat cocoa powder, flavouring and iodised salt.
When do you use a Meal Shake?
You can decide that yourself and it depends on your goal. You can use a meal replacement for weight loss or for weight management. The advice is as follows:
- Usage advice for losing weight: replacing two daily main meals of an energy-restricted diet with a meal replacement product contributes to weight loss;
- Usage advice for weight management: replacing one daily main meal of an energy-restricted diet with a meal replacement product contributes to the maintenance of weight after weight loss.
When do you not use a Meal Shake?
Even though our meal replacements have many benefits, that doesn't mean everyone should immediately switch to shakes. Do you have the time to cook a healthy meal, for example? Then that's always preferable. Would you still like to try our Meal Shakes? Then take a look at the different flavours or choose a value pack and pick a full two flavours!
* = Health claims pending approval by the European Commission.
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