Physical Health Guide

Weight loss using protein meal replacement shakes is considered your best chance to lose weight correctly by Dr. David Heber Director of the UCLA Center of Human Nutrition. The protein requirement for a woman and a man are very different due to body size, height weight and muscle ratio on an individual frame. Using a protein analyzer can help you determine your targeted protein requirement per day. A good rule to follow, an average woman needs 100 grams of protein per day. An average man is 150 grams.

Calories

Eating enough calories is just as important as not eating too many. Consuming the correct type of calories will help your body turn off the feeling of hunger around the fourth day of eating right. Taking meal replacement shakes and replacing two of your meals helps assure you are getting the healthy calories your body needs along with the correct vitamins and nutrients. Not getting enough healthy calories per day will cause your body to stop the fat burning process.

Which Meal Replacement Should I Use

Choosing a meal replacement shake is rather simple just make sure the company has a minimum of 20 year in business as the new companies usually have to use lower cost ingredients to offset the heavy advertising costs. A company with 20 years business history has enough repeat customers and brand recognition that they cannot afford to have poor quality products.

Meal Replacement Ratios

Meal replacement shakes should contain a good  protein, carb and sugar ratio example Carb 52g shake is 200 calories, 3g fat, trans fat 0 carbs of which 3g is sugar, and 20g protein.

Great Meal Replacement Shake for Nutrition

Healthy meal replacement 8oz shake is 180 calories, 1g fat, 13g carbs of which 9g are sugar, and 9g protein. This is one of the best meal replacements around because it offers a decent number of calories with very little fat and a good amount of protein. Add Personalized Protein Powder to enhance any meal replacement shake. Be smart when you choose a meal replacement shake. Anything with too much sugar or too few calories can cause you to eat more and defeats the whole purpose of buying the product in the first place.