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Herbalife Formula 1 Nutritional Shake compared to ViSalus Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake

Sometimes it shocks people to find out that a healthy diet protein shake can actually taste great, fill you up and help you lose weight. We are going to cover two popular healthy diet protein shakes that claim they can help you do just that. Who will be the winner? Will it be Herbalife’s Formula 1 or ViSalus Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake?

What is a Meal Replacement Shake?

Meal replacements shakes are pre-packaged powdered drink mixes. They are very nutrient dense and can be mixed easily and conveniently with water, milk, or juice and then taken in the place of a meal. They are convenient, inexpensive, and most taste pretty good.

Meal replacement shakes are probably the most valuable and underrated weight loss supplement. In fact, they really are not supplements at all â€" They are complete meals. Meal replacement shakes provide a perfect, compact meal that is high in protein, low in fat (some have no fat) are low in carbohydrates, and contain all your essential vitamins and minerals.

People are always looking for the magic solution to fast fat loss or building muscle, buying some metabolism boosting drink or diet pill that promises miraculous results. We gain body fat by having poor eating habits, so the only way to undo the damage is to reverse the cycle by developing good eating habits. Meal replacement shakes help us to get fast weight loss results while we are learning to make good diet choices.

For optimum fat-burning and muscle-building results, we need to consume a quality protein, moderate-carb, low-fat meal about every three to four hours. This equals about 5 meals per day. So, replace two or three of your whole food meals with a quality protein, low calorie, low carb meal replacement shake and you will drastically start burning off stored body fat.

So ~ lets compare two popular choices for meal replacement shakes : Herbalife’s Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix VS ViSalus Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake.

Diet Protein Shake Taste Challenge:

* Herbalife’s Formula 1 comes in 7 flavors, French Vanilla, Dutch Chocolate, Wild Berry, Tropical Fruit, Cookies ‘n Cream, Piña Colada and Cafe Latte. You can add fruit to customize them more, but you cannot get around having to buy each of the different flavors to get a real variety of flavors in your meals.

* Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake comes in Sweet Cream flavor. You can easily enjoy this as-is or easily change the taste by mixing in your favorite fruits. You can also get ViSalus Health Flavor Mix Ins that add not only great flavors but great health benefits as too. The shakes can be enjoyed in thousands of different variation.

Winner: ViSalus Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake for being the most customizable to your taste preferences.

Diet Protein Shake Quality Protein Challenge:

* Herbalife’s Formula 1 includes soy protein isolate, which is said to be a heart healthy source of high-quality protein. Each serving has 9 g of soy protein isolate.

* Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake includes a unique, concentrated and highly absorbable blend of proteins called Tri-sorb protein. What makes this blend special is it has the highest quality whey available, whey hydrosolate along with the whey protein isolate and non GMO soy with the isoflavones removed. The tri-sorb protein is the fastest absorbed and utilized form of protein available. The protein has been processed to remove fat, lactose, carbohydrates and isoflavones to provide the most pure as possible concentrated protein. Each serving has 12 g of whey/non-GMO soy protein. Winner: ViSalus Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake because of its superior form of Tri-sorb protein. At 12 grams, it is superior because you actually need less of it to get superior results. Need more protein? Instead of using water for your shake use an organic nut milk, rice milk, cow milk or soy milk.

Diet Protein Shake Ingredient Challenge:

* Herbalife’s Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix has 60-plus ingredients including several herbs. These ingredients are said to give you protein, antioxidants, fiber, 19 vitamins and minerals for optimal health.

* Supplement Facts â€" French Vanilla Flavor:

o Total Calories: 90

o Total Fat: 1 g

o Total Cholesterol: 0 mg

o Total Sodium: 140 mg

o Total Carbohydrates: 13g

o Total Dietary Fiber: 3 g

o Total Sugars: 9 g

o Total Protein: 9g

* Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake doesn’t have as much extra ingredients, but sometimes less is more! The ultra-high-quality ingredients will provide you with a unique blend of Tri-sorb protein, non-GMO soy protein, fibersol to help keep you feeling full without the gas, pre-biotics, aminogen to help with absorption plus 23 vitamins and minerals along with other ingredients to help you burn fat. There are also no questionable herbs, so the Vi-Shape Shake does not have any contraindications that would cause a doctor to disapprove of its use.

* Supplement Facts:

o Total Calories: 90

o Total Fat: 1 g

o Total Cholesterol: 15 mg

o Total Sodium: 75 mg

o Total Carbohydrates: 7g

o Total Dietary Fiber: 5 g

o Total Sugars: <1 g

o Total Protein: 12 g

Winner: ViSalus Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake is the winner because it comes in with more protein, less, sodium, sugars and carbohydrates. It also as more dietary fiber.

Let’s not forget you could save even more money & get a huge boost in nutrition just by getting the ViSalus Health Flavors. They allow you to customize your shake to your needs. You can have it your way… the Vi-Shape Shake is “fast food†made healthy!

Diet Protein Shake Cost Challenge:

* Herbalife’s Formula 1 Nutritional Shake Mix is $34 for a 30-serving supply, or $25 if you are an Herbalife distributor.

* Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake is $59 for a 30-serving supply. However you can get it for $49 month if you choose to get join their auto-ship program.ViSalus has a referral program for customers as well. When you refer 3 customers to buy the Vi-shake mix, you get yours free the next month.

Winner: ViSalus Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake is clearly the winner in this challenge. The refer 3 and get your product free program means that you can continue to get yoru Vi-Shape meal replacement shakes for free. Free fits into everyone’s economy!

So who is the winner for this weight loss protein shakes challenge? Hands down it is ViSalus Vi-Shape Nutritional Shake for being the most user friendly, tasty, customizable and affordable diet protein shake.
About the Author

Melanie Milletics works from her home office in Tampabay Florida. You can learn more about Melanie and the Body By Vi Challenge from ViSalus Sciences by visiting her video blog at
http://my-body-by-vi.com

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