Sunday, June 20, 2010

How to use Herbalife Formula 1 healthy diet shakes

Herbalife Formula 1 shake
Herbalife Formula 1 shakes can be used in different ways for different effects. The Formula 1 shake mix is made up of the nutrition needed for good health. To control weight, you should replace two meals per day with a shake and eat one well balanced meal. To maintain optimum weight, replace one meal per day with a shake.

Depending on your body weight, activity level and metabolism, you may adjust your total daily intake of food and your Herbalife shakes when you are satisfied with your weight control progress.

A single Herbalife shake as meal replacements would normally be made using 26g of shake mix (2 tablespoons of powder) mixed in 250ml of skimmed or semi skimmed milk. This shake would provide the following nutrition:
Herbalife shakes in 6 flavours
  • 217kcal of energy
  • 17.6g of protein of which 7.7g is soya protein. It has been suggested that a healthy diet should contain at least 25g soys protein.
  • 21.6g of carbohydrates
  • 6.7g of fats of which 3.3g are saturated fats, 1.7g are mono unsaturated fatty acids, 1.4g poly unsaturated fatty acids and 1g of linoleic acid.
  • 18.2mg of cholesterol
  • 2.5g of dietary fibre
  • 0.28g of sodium
  • vitamins include vitamin A (46% RDA), vitamin D (50% RDA), vitamin E (50% RDA), vitamin C (25% RDA), Thiamin (27% RDA), Riboflavin (55% RDA), Niacin (31% RDA), vitamin B6 (25% RDA), Folic acid (30% RDA), vitamin B12 (150% RDA), Biotin (17% RDA) and Pantothenic acid (42% RDA).
  • minerals include calcium (52% RDA), phosphorus (53% RDA), iron (37% RDA), magnesium (18% RDA), zinc (31% RDA), iodine (27% RDA), potassium, copper, selenium and manganese.
For more information contact Feel Good Nutrition and to buy Herbalife UK supplements.

Friday, June 04, 2010

Core Essential Nutrients in Formula 1 Shakes, the Healthy Diet Shakes

Herbalife Formula 1 shakes
The body needs balanced nutrition to perform well. And an easy way to ensure you get your nutrients everyday is by taking a daily Formula 1 shake, a healthy diet shake. Created with advanced food technology, this specially formulated, unique blend of ingredients provides easily absorbed, high quality soy proteins, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and dietary fibres. You can be confident that every serving delivers delicious, satisfying, balanced nutrition as a meal replacement or snack during the day.
The key features of Herbalife Formula 1 shakes are:
  • New improved protein rich formula, derived from soy protein isolate. With whey protein also in the formula 1 shake mix.
  • Each serving made in  milk, provides approx 17 grams of protein helping the bodys protein requirements balanced. This helps to minimise muscle wastage during periods of weight control.
  • Low in calories, only 217 calories per shake serving including 250 ml skimmed milk. More calories if made in whole milk.
  • Low in saturated fat. Low in unsaturated fat.
  • Formula 1 has been developed with advanced food technology. A Herbalife Formula 1 shake provides scientifically balanced and easily absorbed source of nutrition for the body.
  • Provides a combination of slow release and quick release carbohydrates to help regulate blood sugar highs and lows while maintaining energy levels.
  • Provides high quality dietary fibre.
  • Rich in minerals and vitamins, including the antioxidant vitamins A, C and E that can help fight free radical oxygen molecules and so help protect your body.
  • New serving size of 26g. Each canister contains 21 servings.
  • Formula 1 uses calcium casinate a protein source which may be more suitable for those with lactose intolerance.
  • Provides meal variety with 6 great tasting flavours to choose from, vanilla, strawberry, tropical fruit, cappuccino, chocolate and cookie and cream.
  • Easy to make these shakes. Either shake by hand or make in a hand blender or in an upright blender. The final product froths up easily and has a smooth creamy consistency.
  • New recyclable canister with twist top lid, allows you to close canister securely.
  • Totally portable, take a shake to work, on holidays or to the gym.
  • A Formula 1 nutritional shake a day can help you drop those centimeters as well as kilos.
Formula 1 shakes, healthy diet shakes and Herbalife UK supplements available from Feel Good Nutrition, independent Herbalife distributors.