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| Amount Per 1 bottle | |||
| Calories | 180 Kcal (754 kJ) | ||
| Calories from fat | 54 Kcal | ||
| % Daily Value* | |||
| Total Fat | 6g | 9% | |
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| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% | |
| Sodium | 180mg | 8% | |
| Total Carbs | 23g | 8% | |
| Sugars | 18g | 72% | |
| Dietary Fiber | 4g | 16% | |
| Protein | 10g | 20% | |
| Vitamin C | 75mg | 125% | |
| Vitamin A | 1.1mg | 36% | |
| Iron | 2.3mg | 13% | |
| Calcium | 500mg | 50% | |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Ingredients And Nutrition Overview
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WeightWatchers Points: 3.3, PointsPlus: 5, SmartPoints: 7
WeightWatchers Points are estimated by carbohydrates, fats, protein and fiber in product. They are not an affirmation of better quality or nutritional value of the product or its manufacturer. Only way to count for dieters. Less points are better.
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Contains controversial artificial sweeteners
There is controversy as to the safety of artificial sweeteners consumed over a long period of time. Some studies have linked artificial sweeteners to cancer and other diseases.If you are consuming artificial sweetened food as a means to reduce calories and lose weight, please consider switching to a less sweet state of mind. Getting your palate used to less sweetened foods over the course of several months will save you the hassle of deciding between extra calories and risk of cancer.
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4.5 tsp of sugars per serving
This includes both naturally occurring and added sugars.According to the USDA, every man woman and child in the US consumes approximately 80 pounds of caloric sweeteners per year! That works out to 25 tsp of sugars per day, or 400 extra calories!
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More than 16% daily fiber!
Fiber is an extremely important part of your daily diet. Its best known benefit is its ability to help keep our bowels moving. Eating enough fiber will help prevent constipation. The added benefit is that it also plays a role in protecting against diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and cancer. If that isn’t enough reason to get a daily dose of fiber, it also helps with weight management by helping to keep you fuller longer.The best sources of fiber are whole foods, not processed foods to which fiber has been added.
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Highly Processed!
This product is highly processed. If you'll take a look at its ingredient list, you'll discover new words to add to your vocabulary. Many of theses ingredients are required to increase the shelf life of the product and improve the flavor that disappears when food is not fresh.
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Contains Carrageenan!
Carrageenan is an additive made from seaweed. It is used as a thickener in products such as ice cream, jelly, chocolate milk, infant formula, cottage cheese. It is a vegetarian and vegan alternative to gelatin.It has been used for hundreds of years in Ireland and China, but only made headway into modern food processing in the last 50 years. The processing steps after harvesting the seaweed include drying, grounding, filtration, treatment with potassium hydroxide, removal of cellulose by centrifuge, concentration by evaporation, drying, and grounding. Interestingly, the Philippines account for the vast majority of the world supply of carrageenan.In some animal studies, carrageenan was shown to cause intestinal lacerations and tumors. A 2001 meta-study of 45 peer-reviewed studies concluded that carrageenan consumption may result in gastrointestinal malignancy and inflammatory bowel.The FDA has approved carrageenan as safe, basing its decision on industry funded studies. European agencies and the World Health Organization have also deemed carrageenan safe, with the exception of infant formula. The fear is the a baby's gut may be unable to handle the large carrageenan molecules.In some individuals carrageenan may cause intestinal discomfort or worse.
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Contains artificial flavors. Learn why
Companies add artificial flavors to products to make them taste better. They are created in a lab and the formulations are guarded as trade secrets. Flavorings can compensate for flavor loss during processing, substitute for ingredients, lower production costs and increase shelf stability. Artificial flavorings are cheaper to source than natural flavors and are perceived as "worse" than natural flavors. They are more stable (and usually less chemically complex) than natural flavors.Artificial flavors are not necessarily bad for you from a health perspective. however, people with food sensitivities or allergies may want to avoid artificial flavors if they are unnamed. You can always contact the manufacturer for more information.
Opti-meal protein shake Ingredients
fat free milk, water, canola oil, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, fructose, potassium phosphate, soy lecithin, natural & artificial flavor, carrageenan, acesulfame potassium, sucralose (non-nutritive sweetner).
sodium ascorbate, vitamin a palmitate, dicalcium phosphate, cholecalciferol, phytonadione, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin (vitamin b12), d-calcium pantothenate, zinc gluconate, manganese sulfate, sodium molybdate, ferric orthophosphate, d,l-alpha tocopheryl acetate, thiamin hydrochloride, niacinamide, folic acid, biotin, dimagnesium phosphate, sodium selenite, chromium chloride
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% RDI of Main Nutrition Facts
9%
of RDI* (180 calories) 325 g
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Cal: 9 %
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Fat: 9.2 %
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Carb: 7.7 %
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Prot: 20 %
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0%25%75%RDI norm*
Calories Breakdown
- Carbs (49.5%)
- Fat (29%)
- Protein (21.5%)
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