Slim-Fast Juice Sure Will Make You Lose Weight!
Written: Jun 05 '01 (Updated Jan 19 '03)
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Pros: Mixes easily. I'll lose weight because I don't want to eat. Is that a pro?
Cons: Tastes terrible; makes me feel sick.
The Bottom Line: I can't recommend this product. Just the thought of another one makes me feel sick!
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| jo.com's Full Review: Slim Fast Juice-Based Shake Mix |
In my quest to lose weight I am attempting the Slim-Fast diet. When I was in the grocery store the other night the products were on sale and among others I bought the product I am reviewing, Slim-Fast Juice drink in powder form. The usual selling price in the store ranges from $6.49 -$6.99 but it was on sale for $4.49 so that was a good savings.
This product contains no fruit juice and I bought it because I thought it would be a good change from all the milk based Slim-Fast products I have been drinking. The directions say to use a blender or a shaker and mix 8-ounces with very cold fruit juice and 1 measuring scoop of the powder. They also recommend for a thick, super cold shake putting ice in the blender, mix the juice and the ice, then add the powder, and then mix again. I don’t like using the blender. I am lazy about it so I really like a product that I can shake and won’t clump when I do that. I have tried both orange and pineapple juice as the liquid in which to mix this powder.
How did this product fare?
I have had it many times since I bought it. I have given it a chance…lots of chances. I drink it in the morning since it is juice based and psychologically I think morning = juice. It isn’t thick. Even with the powder in the juice the consistency isn’t much thicker than a glass of orange juice. Just a tiny bit perhaps. It mixes fine without a blender. I just shake it up in a plastic container and that works.
It only has 8 grams of sugar so it isn’t very sweet, but rather than just not being sweet it has a tangy, tarty taste. I want to compare it to sweet tarts if you know that candy. It leaves a slight tingling in my mouth and throat as it goes down. It actually makes me feel nauseous.
I read the other three reviews and I am the only one not recommending this product. I will be curious how others feel when they start trying it, if they do, after reading my review! Perhaps nausea is a good thing because I sure don’t feel like eating after I drink it. It takes several hours for that feeling to go away. It isn’t a full feeling, just sort of an upset stomach feeling. I have written to the company at their website: www.slim-fast.com and told them of my symptoms and asked if I could get a refund.
This product contains aspartame. I have never had a reaction to that sweetener. In fact just last night I had Iced Tea with an artificial sweetener and was fine. I always am. I tried the juice yet again this morning and feel the same way – sick.
Some of the bars they make are so delicious it is hard not to compare the two products. The fact is one is delicious one is awful.
If you want to lose weight, are under 18, pregnant, nursing or want to lose more than 30 pounds see your doctor first. This is from the container and it goes on to say not to lose more than 2 pounds per week. All that I agree with 100%. If you need to know the American Diabetes Association’s exchange for this product is 1 carbohydrate, 2 fruits and 1 very lean meat.
The following is from their website, which is excellent, by the way. For each nutrient that you see, such as Vitamin A, you can click it on and it will give you a blurb of why you need it: Vitamin A is important for vision in dim light, cell differentiation, and embryonic development. Good sources of vitamin A or provitamin A (beta-carotene) can be found in fortified milk, liver, and dark green leafy vegetables.
Amount Per Serving Shake
Mix with
8 fl oz
OJ***
Calories (Energy) 100 220
Calories From Fat 10 10
% Daily Value**
Total Fat 1g* 2% 2%
Saturated Fat 0g 0% 0%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg 2% 2%
Sodium 210mg 9% 9%
Potassium 300mg 9% 22%
Total Carbohydrate 17g 6% 15%
Dietary Fiber 5g 20% 20%
Sugars 8g
Protein 10g 20% 23%
Vitamin A 15% 15%
Vitamin C 45% 100%
Calcium 20% 20%
Iron 35% 35%
Vitamin D 25% 25%
Vitamin E 100% 100%
Vitamin K 25% 25%
Thiamin 30% 40%
Riboflavin 10% 10%
Niacin 50% 50%
Vitamin B6 30% 35%
Folate 25% 40%
Vitamin B12 35% 35%
Biotin 50% 50%
Pantothenic Acid 40% 40%
Phosphorus 20% 20%
Iodine 10% 10%
Magnesium 25% 30%
Zinc 30% 30%
Selenium 25% 25%
Copper 10% 10%
Manganese 35% 35%
Chromium 35% 35%
Molybdenum 35% 35%
*Amount in Mix
**Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily
values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs
***From Concentrate
Notice that this only has 8 grams of sugar, which is a lot less than other Slim-Fast products about which you may have read.
The ingredients are: soy protein isolate, sweet dairy whey, sugar, soy fiber, gum arabic, maltodextrin, cellulose gel, soybean lecithin, and aspartame. It may contain traces of egg and wheat.
This product’s claim that it contains 24 vitamins and minerals is true and it is 99% fat free. In order to follow the Slim-Fast plan you have to have 2 shakes (or one shake and one bar) a day. I would definitely lose weight if I continued drinking the Ultra Slim-Fast that mixes with fruit juice since I can’t eat and don’t want to for the rest of the day!
In summary, I can’t recommend this product at all. It doesn’t taste good and it makes me feel horrible.
Other Slim-Fast reviews you might be interested in are:
Ultra Slim Fast Powders
Slim-Fast Meal on The Go Bar
Slim-Fast Breakfast and Lunch Bars
Slim-Fast Shakes
Slim-Fast Juice Based Shake Mix
Slim-Fast Juice Based Shakes
Recommended:
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