Homemade cocktail recipes
Delicious and healthy diet shakes for weight loss can be easily prepared using the recipes below at home.
An effective green smoothie with strawberries
Ingredients:
- strawberries - 250 gr. (frozen or fresh);
- mineral water without gases - 250 ml;
- greens - 1 bunch (lettuce, spinach, celery, tops, parsley);
All cleaned ingredients are placed in a blender bowl. Afterwards, the device is turned on at the highest speed for 2-3 minutes. The cocktail is ready.
Low-calorie kefir cocktail with ginger for weight loss
Ingredients:
- kefir - 250 ml;
- ginger - 1 piece;
- cinnamon - 1 stick;
- honey - 2 tbsp. l;
- cloves - 1 chip;
- nutmeg - 1 chip;
- vanilla - 1 pinch
- ground red pepper - 1 chip;
- anise - 1 chip;
How to cook:
- Kefir is placed on low heat. Add peeled and chopped ginger into small pieces. All dry herbs are placed in a small gauze bag and dipped in kefir. You cannot bring the mixture to a boil, the main thing is that the temperature can dissolve the honey.
- As soon as the mass reaches a similar temperature , the pan is removed from the stove, honey is added to the kefir drink, and the mass is thoroughly mixed with a whisk. Before serving, the cocktail is sprinkled with cinnamon.
Dietary banana milkshake for weight loss
Ingredients:
- milk -250 ml;
- banana - 1/2 pcs.;
- cinnamon - a pinch;
- vanillin - to taste;
Preparation:
- All ingredients are mixed in a blender. The milk drink is ready to drink.
Nutritious vegetable smoothie
List of ingredients:
Cooking instructions:
- Vegetables are thoroughly washed, chopped and mixed in a blender.
Healthy cleansing cocktail with celery for weight loss
Ingredients:
- green apple - 1 piece;
- celery – 4 stalks;
- lime or lemon juice - to taste;
- ice and water;
Preparation:
- The cocktail is aimed at cleansing the intestines and effectively reducing fat deposits. To prepare it, all ingredients are crushed and mixed in a blender. After this, the drink can be consumed.
Fat burning
In terms of their composition and benefits, fat-burning cocktails are in no way inferior to a full meal, so they can easily replace a full meal. Using low-calorie drinks for weight loss keeps the body in good shape, thereby providing natural prevention of colds and vitamin deficiencies.
The cocktails contain fiber and pectin, so after taking it you will feel full. The drink qualitatively cleanses the internal systems of the body from toxins.
For cleansing
The drink for weight loss by cleansing the body is based on fruits and greens. To prepare a detox drink, take 40% greens and 60% fruits. Preferably use dark leafy greens such as spinach, sorrel, oak lettuce and mint. Weeds you can use are clover, dandelion, plantain leaves and nettle. A variety of greens grown in forest conditions is pre-soaked in water. It is not recommended to use boiling water.
Nutritionists allow the use of any fruit - apples, grapes, oranges, etc., however, there are no strict limits regarding consistency. In other words, those losing weight can add as much water to it as they see fit.
Protein (protein)
It is recommended to drink a protein shake for weight loss to reduce appetite. The fact is that the human body digests proteins much longer than carbohydrates. So, just 1 glass of a protein shake will not provide a large number of calories, but it will do an excellent job of dulling the feeling of hunger.
The composition of protein drinks for weight loss is rich in calcium, as they are prepared mainly from yoghurt, milk and cottage cheese. Their effect blocks bone loss, allowing for standard bone growth to be achieved, which has a significant impact on reducing the risk of osteoporosis in women.
How to take drinks for weight loss
Uncontrolled use of weight loss cocktails can harm the body, so in order to get rid of excess weight with their help, you must adhere to certain rules.
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You should not expect good and quick results if the correct approach is periodically violated.
They look like this:
- take a weight loss drink only after eating, otherwise it can develop serious illnesses.
- The menu for every day should be balanced, containing fats and carbohydrates.
- At first, you need to drink no more than 1 serving per day. If no unpleasant sensations appear within a week, and the body gradually loses weight, the cocktail intake should be increased by another 1 day. If there is no effect, it is necessary to increase the intake to 2 glasses per day.
- The dose should be taken between breakfast and lunch, as well as 1/2 hour after exercise or 2 hours before bedtime.
- to drink the weight loss composition in small sips without rushing.
- It is not necessary to engage in exhausting physical training. These can be simple complexes, for example, morning exercises or running. This will prevent the body from gaining muscle mass, but the process of losing weight will be faster.
How to take Herbalife correctly to lose weight
PART 1. Theory | PART 2: Practice | PART 3. Support | PART 4. Losing weight
How to drink Herbalife correctly to lose weight Detailed nutritional instructions for losing weight with the Herbalife program
PART 2. Practice
Calculate the goal to achieve
Simplified calculation of normal weight. Body height in cm – 100. For example. Height 175 cm – 100 = 75 kg normal weight.
The number of calories needed per day for weight loss. 1 Kcal X normal weight (kg) X 24 hours – 30% of the result obtained. For example. 1 Kcal X 75 kg X 24 hours = 1800 Kcal. 1800 Kcal – 30% = 1260 kcal. To start losing weight you need no more than 1260 kcal per day.
The number of calories per day from a regular diet with the Herbalife weight loss program. The calorie content of the cocktail is 93 Kcal with water, with milk – 200 Kcal. For example. Making a cocktail with water. 2 servings of cocktail per day X 98 = 196 Kcal. This means the number of calories from a regular diet should be 1064 Kcal.
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Follow the Herbalife weight loss program
Two (out of three) main meals should be replaced with Herbalife protein shake. Options:
1. Replace breakfast and dinner with a Formula 1 cocktail + weight optimization products. Lunch should be complete - this is the main meal. This is the best variant. 2. Replace breakfast and lunch with a Formula 1 cocktail + weight optimization products. Dinner should be complete - this is the main meal.
Between Breakfast and Lunch, Lunch and Dinner, you need to make snacks.
Eat right at your main meal
Main meal. Should always include:
► Proteins of animal and plant origin. Lean beef (preferably veal), chicken without skin, turkey without skin, lean fish (preferably sea), chicken eggs (preferably one white), mushrooms (preferably champignons), low-fat cottage cheese, low-fat milk - kefir - yogurt, white cabbage , sweet bell pepper, greens, radishes, sauerkraut.
The amount of protein during a low-calorie diet in the daily diet should be on average 1-1.5 g per 1 kg of weight. The amount depends on lifestyle and physical activity.
For calculations, let’s take the average value of 1.25 g per 1 kg of body weight. For example, weight 88 kg. 88 kg X 1.25 g = 110 g of protein needed per day.
You can calculate the number of foods that provide you with protein using the table. Be sure to keep in mind that the Formula 1 shake and the Formula 3 protein mixture already contain some protein. If the cocktail is made with milk, then the cocktail contains 18.6 g of protein, if the cocktail is made with water – 8 g. Formula 3 contains 5 g per serving.
For example. You need 110 g of protein per day. In two cocktails with milk - 18.6 X 2 = 37.2 g. In 1 serving Formula 3 - 5 g. This means that from the main diet you need to get 110 g per day - 37, 2 g - 5 g = 67.8 g
Let's calculate the amount per day, for example, beef. According to the table, 100 g of beef contains 18.9 g of protein. This means the protein norm per day is 67.8 / 18.9 X 100 = 358 g.
Cooking method: boiling, stewing, baking. Frying is prohibited!
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The content of water, protein, fat and carbohydrates in the table are indicated per 100 g of product.
► Fats. Animal fats. The amount of animal fats contained in animal protein, cottage cheese and milk is sufficient. It is advisable not to add any more.
Vegetable fats. At least 3 teaspoons of vegetable oil per day. The diet must contain Omega-6 (3 parts) and Omega-3 (1 part) fats. Omega - 3. Flaxseed oil (ideal), unrefined olive oil - 1 teaspoon. Omega - 6. Sunflower oil, corn oil - 3 teaspoons.
► Carbohydrates Carbohydrates are divided into complex and simple. Simple carbohydrates – baked goods, pastries, sweets. It should almost be eliminated. Complex carbohydrates – vegetables, fruits. Recommended during the main meal and as snacks.
Be sure to have a snack
A very important component of weight loss is Snacking.
It is important to have snacks between breakfast and lunch, lunch and dinner. This will eliminate uncontrollable feelings of hunger and prevent evening overeating. The best option: - Herbalife protein bars - Formula 1 Express bar - Herbalife tomato soup with basil - Formula 1 cocktail.
You can also: fruits, vegetables or a salad made from them, low-fat cottage cheese, kefir, yogurt, some nuts.
Replace two meals with Heralife products
Meal replacement consists only of Herbalife products
We replace breakfast and dinner or Breakfast and lunch with Herbalife products, which have a beneficial effect on the effectiveness and quality of weight loss.
— Reduces daily calorie intake. — Provides the body with a balanced composition of vitamins, minerals, microelements to eliminate cellular hunger and improves well-being. — Regulates and stabilizes metabolism, the disruption of which has led to weight gain. - Supply the body with energy. — Promotes the removal of toxins and waste from the body, cleanses the small intestine and improves its microflora.
Please note that breakfast should always be provided. This is the most important and necessary meal of the day. Moreover, with Herbalife products it is maximally balanced in terms of the number of vital ingredients. The nutritional value of such a breakfast is several times higher than that which you can prepare yourself. Read more about the Herbalife balanced breakfast here >>> and about the Herbalife Formula 1 Herbalife Evening Cocktail here >>>
How to take Herbalife products in weight loss programs
Aloe Vera Concentrate | 1-2 times a day | |
3 caps per 150 ml of pure water without gas in the morning on an empty stomach. For greater efficiency in cleansing the body, use the same composition in the evening half an hour before bedtime. | ||
Herbal drink | 1-3 times a day | |
Half a level teaspoon in the morning in a glass of cold or hot water, 10-15 minutes after Aloe Vera. You can drink it during the day up to 3 hours. | ||
Cocktail Formula 1 | 2-3 times a day | |
Beat 2 tablespoons of Formula 1, scraped off on the inner edge of the jar, with 300 - 400 ml of water or low-fat milk, kefir, yogurt. If you blend in a blender, you can add low-calorie fruits. In the morning, drink 10-15 minutes after the Herbal drink. | ||
Protein mixture Formula 3 | 1-2 times a day | |
Add 1 level tablespoon to your morning smoothie. The effectiveness of the weight loss program increases if you add Formula 3 to a second cocktail for lunch or dinner. | ||
Any tablets, capsules | 2-3 times a day | |
If there are 90 pcs in a jar. – 3 times a day (breakfast, lunch, dinner), if 60 pcs. – 2 times a day (breakfast, dinner) – during meals. The quantity may be more, indicated on the label. |
The use of additional products that enhance weight loss is discussed during a personal consultation.
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Drink correctly throughout the day for confident weight loss
A MANDATORY condition for weight loss is CORRECT drinking regimen. We recommend that you take the time to read this article about water. We are sure you will be very surprised to learn how water affects your weight.
You should definitely drink an average of 30 ml of water per 1 kg of weight per day. For example, weight 80 kg, you need to drink 2.4 liters of water. If it doesn’t work, drink as much as you can in a disciplined manner, adding little by little until you get back to normal. If you start drinking more water and swelling occurs, this is a clear sign that your body is dehydrated. Sound the alarm and start drinking water.
The word WATER means pure, non-carbonated WATER. No other drinks are classified as water. To understand: try washing the floor with compote. Is there something wrong? But it is also liquid.
It is better to get clear rules for drinking water in our free consultation center. Believe me, after this you will begin to respect water very much.
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Speed up your weight loss
A simple acceleration option Take a 1.5 liter bottle of clean, non-carbonated water, add 1 cap of Aloe Vera and 1 teaspoon of herbal drink to the water. Drink throughout the day.
Enhanced acceleration option Use the Turbo Weight Loss Accelerator. Tested in practice. The results are stunning. No one can believe that it can work so hard. Take a 2-liter bottle of clean, non-carbonated water, add 4 tablespoons of Formula 3, 1 teaspoon of herbal drink, 2-3 caps of Aloe Vera, 1 scoop of Oatmeal Apple drink. If you need to lose 2-3 kg, then you can do this only on the Turbo accelerator, observing, of course, the rules of basic nutrition described above. Detailed description here.
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How to take Herbalife correctly to lose weight
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Harm and benefit
Many are convinced that all protein masses are created solely for building muscles, but this is not all their benefits.
Eg:
- The body's systems resist viruses and various infections.
- Protein plays an important role in metabolic functions.
- Controls metabolism , and its deficiency may result from inhibition of metabolic processes.
- Protein organizes the transport function , distributing hemoglobin throughout all cells and providing internal systems with oxygen and nutritional components in the required quantities.
- Muscle tissue becomes more resilient, which reduces healing time
Also, you need to consider the possibility of individual intolerance.
In addition, you need to consider the following:
- Weight loss drinks
- If someone who is losing weight neglects other foods, a lack of nutrients is gradually created in the body.
- Not a single protein shake can boast a supply of vitamins, microelements, phytochemicals and other useful components.
- Long-term use of weight loss drinks contributes to the development of liver and kidney disease.
- In case of overdose , digestion processes are disrupted.
Store-bought cocktails for weight loss
Ready-made cocktails for weight loss can be purchased in sports nutrition stores, or ordered on online platforms, as well as in pharmacies. Nutritionists advise consulting with a specialist on the effectiveness of weight loss. You can read the ratings and reviews of friends and other people about a particular manufacturer.
The cost of protein shakes from different manufacturers varies. On average, the price of one can is not cheap and ranges from 70-100 US dollars. In other words, the price of one serving will cost someone losing weight 70 rubles.
Energy diets
The well-known Energy Diet is a drink made from natural substances to combat obesity. Several unique flavors are available (chocolate, vanilla, banana, berry, vegetable and many others), so the user can choose his favorite.
Taking a weight loss product ensures a timely supply of the body with the necessary nutritional components and amino acids. Restores digestive processes and normalizes metabolism.
The cost of one jar is about 2050 rubles.
Benefits of Energy Diet cocktails:
- Completely replace a full meal.
- Accelerate the processes of protein breakdown.
- Charges you with energy for the whole day.
- Restores calories.
Herbalife
Efficiency in losing weight is achieved by reducing caloric intake. The product contains 9 grams of pure soy protein, fiber, and approximately 19 essential minerals and herbs. Specially created to ensure that the feeling of fullness lasts as long as possible.
The course of taking the product for weight loss must be combined with physical activity. The preparation process is quite simple, so it fits well into any lifestyle. The cost of a weekly Herbalife program is about 1,200 rubles.
Oriflame
Oriflame's natural weight loss method is based on products created by nature. Tasty, and most importantly natural, Natural Balance is a balanced diet that can be easily combined with your usual lifestyle.
Properties of Natural Balance from Oriflame:
- Saturates the body for a long time , reducing the feeling of hunger.
- Provides a boost of energy and increases performance.
- Provides a balanced diet.
For weight loss, Natural Balance is consumed before meals, which helps to naturally reduce the feeling of hunger. If necessary to maintain weight, the drink is consumed as a dessert or snack. The cost of the product from Oriflame is around 1,300 rubles.
herbalife analogues are cheaper
Energy Diet
This article is about the Energy Diet product advertised on women's online forums - nutrition from the company NL International. There are a great many similar products; I personally first came across similar cocktails for weight normalization back in 1996 - after trying the products of the Herbalife company.
All similar products are distributed in a very expensive way - by direct sales of each unit of product, network marketing with large bonus payments to distributors.
As a result of an ineffective (from the point of view of the end consumer) sales system for health products, their final price increases several times. To compete with other products (distributed through the usual wholesale and retail route through shopping centers and pharmacies), distributors attribute miracle properties to their products, calling them unique. It turns out logical - for a unique product you can ask for any increased price, because there is nothing to compare it with.
In fact, these products are not particularly unique, except for the high price. You can always find an analogue in stores 2-3 times cheaper, and sometimes 50 times cheaper. It is especially significant that these cocktails are more expensive than almost all brands of premium sports nutrition, including special sports nutrition for fat burning.
Let's look at cocktails for weight loss using the example of Energy diet , because... They are now the most discussed on the Internet.
Energy diet cocktail
The Energy Diet cocktail is advertised as follows:
- successfully replaces (supplements) regular food;
- allows you to change the energy value of the diet;
- allows you to control and optimize weight;
- provides the required amount of proteins, vitamins and minerals;
- ensures the supply of amino acids in the required range;
- gives energy and strength;
- protects muscles.
If you carefully read each point, you will understand that ordinary natural food is designed to provide our body with the same thing. But for some reason, instead of food, we are offered an industrial product, which, according to the sellers, does the same thing as food.
So what's the point of this?
The point is to make money for the seller. The cost of the dry mixture in a 450 g jar is about $60 (1800 Russian rubles, the price was taken from a website that distributes cocktails), translated into a standard value - more than $130 per 1 kg. One serving of cocktail is prepared from 30-50 g of dry mixture, i.e. 1 serving of such industrial food will cost approximately $5 (150 rubles).
At the same time, sellers do not forget to add - “The cocktail should not be your only source of nutrition.” Those. You will still have to eat regular food.
Composition of the Energy diet cocktail
If you carefully look at the composition of the Energy diet cocktail, for example, vanilla (we took Expert Opinion No. S062S dated May 7, 2007, issued by the Moscow Anti-Doping Center), you will notice that in its essence (and possible effect on the body) this cocktail is very similar to a mixture of dry milk with inorganic vitamins, with the addition of flavors and taste improvers. At the same time, inorganic vitamins are very poorly absorbed by the body, and chemical additives only cause harm.
In general, the composition of the dry cocktail mixture (price $130 per 1 kg) is very close to the chemical composition of regular low-fat dry milk (price $2-3 per 1 kg). You overpay the price by about 50 times!! True, you also get a product of worse quality, because part of the proteins and fats in the cocktail will be of plant origin (vegetable protein isolates, cheap palm and soybean oils).
Reviews of Energy Diet cocktails
Most positive reviews about Energy Diets come from distributors of this product. And, of course, you can’t trust such reviews, because their goal is to sell the product.
There are almost no negative reviews about Energy Diets due to the fact that usually consumers of this product also become its distributors, trying to make money by selling non-existent “unique” properties of cocktails.
In conclusion, I would like to note that many NL International products are not recommended for use by young children and pregnant women. Moreover, the distributors themselves do not recommend it. https://ecodiet.ru/ This indicates a clear hidden danger to health of these products.
I would also like to note that after the publication of this article, the site administration constantly began to receive threats from managers and distributors of energy diet products. Keep this in mind if you buy something from them - perhaps these people are not entirely adequate after their zombie seminars.
https://ecodiet.ru/diety/minusy_diet.html
Efficiency
It has been proven that cocktails are much easier to digest by the body. This is due to the fact that as a result of grinding, their cell membrane is destroyed, so the components of the cocktail are absorbed much faster.
The composition of weight loss cocktails is filled with vitamins contained in raw vegetables, fruits and herbs. Some of them deliberately speed up metabolic processes, causing energy to be burned faster.
Reviews
Elena Kramorova, 48 years old. Cherkessk:
«My daughter managed to lose a lot of weight. She used to be plump, but now she’s like a reed. I read on the Internet that you need to mix kefir, cinnamon and pepper. In addition to this, sometimes I ran in the evenings. Cocktails really work ».
Nadezhda Skryabina, 33 years old. Sochi:
“For many years now I have been using only protein-chocolate or protein-vanilla weight loss products from the Leovit company. They are perfect for me because I can take them with me to work and on business trips. They not only help you lose weight, but also serve as a good way to snack. I recommend it to anyone who has previously suffered from grueling diets.”
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The popularity of powdered nutrition for weight loss has begun to grow again - a product from the network company NL has entered the arena, and according to the manufacturer, it is impossible to find an analogue of Energy Diet, but due to the high cost of this mixture, women are trying to find an alternative. Are miracle cocktails that promise a beautiful figure without effort really so unique and is it possible to pay less but get the same effect?
How can you replace Energy Diet?
The founders of the NL brand have repeatedly mentioned that their products (the cocktail mixtures themselves) have no analogues. If we talk about powdered nutrition, which is produced in Russia, these words cannot be disputed: all products of this type that were popular before the advent of Energy Diets had a different focus and gave a different effect, although they were also designed for weight loss. Even sports cocktails, the analogue of which, according to NL members, should be Energy Diet, have a different nature of action. The only thing they have in common is a low glycemic index.
However, if you wish, you can find a replacement, and for this you need to consider the composition of the Energy Diet. The classic cocktail contains:
- dextrose;
- soybean oil;
- milk protein;
- vegetable proteins (soy, pea);
- starch;
- flavorings;
- sweetener;
- thickener;
- inorganic vitamins;
- potassium iodide;
- royal jelly;
- Acerola
The composition of Energy Diet is not striking in its uniqueness; it also contains natural ingredients that the body cannot do without. Doctors also note the absolute uselessness of the vitamins that are present here, especially in large doses, since they are not completely absorbed. According to experts, the best analogue of the Energy Diet is any plant food or even homemade cocktails based on milk (or whey) and low-fat cottage cheese. However, if you are looking for an analogue among powdered nutrition, you can safely consider any of its options presented in pharmacies (Russian and foreign).
Herbalife
The most accessible meal replacement product in Russia in the format of powders for preparing cocktails has been Herbalife since the 90s. This Energy Diet should be called its analogue, and not vice versa. They are partially similar in composition, if we take into account the new Formula 1 line, and even the principle of diluting the cocktail is identical: mix the powder with milk, shake and drink. Among the components of Herbalife protein mixtures are:
- cellulose;
- B vitamins, retinol;
- magnesium, manganese, copper, iodine, calcium, potassium, phosphorus;
- sucralose;
- oat fiber;
- lecithin;
- fructose;
- ginger roots, licorice;
- inulin;
- rapeseed oil;
- amaranth;
- vegetable (soy) protein;
- milk protein;
- pyridoxine hydrochloride;
- gum, carrageenan, pectin;
- maltodextrin
By analogy with the Energy Diet, Herbalife offers several different flavors of cocktails - from chocolate and cappuccino to fruit and vanilla. Some versions of the product contain sugar, which already suggests the real benefits of Herbalife (and Energy Diets, which also contain it) for weight loss. Of all the analogues of NL brand cocktails that are available in Russia, this one is the closest in composition and principle of action.
Prana Food
If the above-mentioned Herbalife gave birth to a wave of powdered foods, then Prana Food, which appeared recently, can safely be called an analogue of Energy Diets, even in the design of cans and bags. The promises are the same - quick weight loss, providing the body with energy, removing toxins, ease of use. The advantages are the absence of sugar, the most natural composition, low price when compared with Energy Diet. However, Prana Food is not very safe and is based on the cheapest protein - soy.
The composition of this Russian analogue of French Energy Diet cocktails depends on the taste, but mainly it contains:
- flaxseed flour;
- pine nuts;
- lactulose;
- lecithin;
- soy protein;
- pectin;
- black pepper extract;
- ginger;
- magnesium carbonate.
BSN, Syntha-6
A separate category of powder products is sports nutrition, mainly represented by proteins supplemented with vitamin complexes. Drugs of this type are analogues of Energy Diet only in terms of form factor, since they are very different both in composition and in the principle of their effect on the body. The Syntha-6 product from the BSN brand is a complex protein that contains 6 types of protein:
- whey concentrate + whey isolate;
- milk isolate;
- egg;
- calcium caseinate;
- micellar casein.
Additionally, there are glutamine peptides, fiber, BCAAs, triglycerides, fatty acids, and polydextrin. It is allowed to combine Syntha-6 with a number of other types of sports nutrition (mainly with amino acids). The intake must be combined with training: this is what distinguishes Syntha-6 and all sports nutrition from Energy Diets. According to reviews, this analogue of NL brand cocktails provokes a minimal number of negative reactions.
Total Soy
The composition of the Energy Diet cocktail is almost completely repeated by the Total Soy powder mixtures from the company Naturade, the only drawback of which is that they are not available for free offline sale (the product is presented on iherb). The basis of this analogue of Energy Diet cocktails is soy protein (isolate), to which maltodextrin, sunflower oil, beta-carotene, biotin, a lot of vitamins, microelements, and bioflavonoids are added. Suitable for people lacking enzymes to digest lactose and is well tolerated by the body.
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Optimum Nutrition
This drug belongs to the category of sports nutrition and is used not so much in diets as in people exposed to high physical activity. Among the advantages of Optium Nutrition is its natural composition, which puts it above analogues of Energy Diet powder mixtures in terms of its effect on the body, and taking into account the price (1.5-2 times lower), sports nutrition significantly benefits. The only subjective drawback is the lack of taste improvers (depending on the specific product) and the need to order the drug or look for it in sports nutrition stores.
Optium Nutrition contains:
- Whey Protein;
- sodium;
- potassium;
- enzymes;
- amino acids;
- folic acid;
- ascorbic acid;
- maltodextrin;
- lecithin;
- potassium acesulf;
- di-alpha tocopheryl acetate;
- sucralose.
Optium Nutrition, like Energy Diets, has a wide range of drugs, among which you can find those that will help the fat burning process, promote muscle growth, and improve strength and endurance. However, unlike the Energy Diet, it is not advisable for people who do not go to the gym to take Optium Nutrition, just like other types of sports nutrition.
Cost of Herbalife and Energy Diet products
Average price of different products from Energy Diet and Herbalife:
Herbalife products | Energy Diet Products |
Formula 1 Strawberry – 990 rubles per 550 g | Porridge “Oatmeal” – 980 rubles per 630 g |
Formula 1 Cappuccino – 1240 rubles per 550 g | Soup “Mushrooms” – 935 rubles per 450 g |
“Protein” cocktail – 1025 rubles per 450 g | Omelet – 980 rubles per 450 g |
Protein product Formula 3 – 850 rubles per 240 g | Cocktails – 935 rubles per 450 g |
Rules of use
For sports nutrition, instructions are drawn up together with a doctor, because this product is tied to training, body weight, and other physiological nuances. Mostly dry protein powder is drunk in small doses (serving less than 10 g), diluted with any unsweetened liquid. If we consider the Energy Diet and analogues of these cocktails, then first you should study the list of contraindications, and then the basic rules for use:
- Before your weight loss cocktail, you should drink a glass of warm water. An hour after this product too.
- The powder mixture is diluted with cold milk, preferably low-fat.
- Throughout the day you need to drink 2-2.5 liters of clean water.
- Energy Diet analogs can replace 1 or 2 meals, but cannot be the only source of nutrition.
Price
If we consider Energy Diet substitutes in the category of powder mixtures for weight loss (like Herbalife, Oriflame), you will not notice much difference in cost. For 450 g of cocktail powder you need to pay 2200 rubles; analogues in the food replacement group will cost you almost the same price. The situation with sports nutrition is simpler: protein combined with fiber, omega-3 and vitamins is much cheaper. You can decide what is more profitable to buy in Moscow - Energy Diet or its equivalent, by studying this table:
Name | Volume | Price |
Optium Nutrition Whey Protein | 2273 g | 3748 rub. |
BSN Syntha-6 | 2200 g | 3040 rub. |
Total Soy | 540 g | 690 rub. |
Prana Food | 600 g | 2100 rub. |
Oriflame Natural Balance | 378 g | 2390 rub. |
Contraindications
Both in Energy Diet and in analogues of this product, there are a lot of completely unnatural components, and the amount of vitamins, minerals and various amino acids is too high to be used constantly and actively, therefore all compositions of this type listed above are prohibited:
- pregnant women;
- when breastfeeding;
- children and teenagers;
- suffering from diabetes mellitus;
- during diseases of the pancreas, liver;
- with high blood pressure;
- in persons with heart problems;
- if you are allergic to serum albumin;
- obese persons.
If we consider Energy Diet substitutes in the category of powder mixtures for weight loss (like Herbalife, Oriflame), you will not notice much difference in cost. For 450 g of cocktail powder you need to pay 2200 rubles; analogues in the food replacement group will cost you almost the same price. The situation with sports nutrition is simpler: protein combined with fiber, omega-3 and vitamins is much cheaper. You can decide what is more profitable to buy in Moscow - Energy Diet or its equivalent, by studying this table:
How to lose weight on sports nutrition
If the athlete’s goal is to lose weight, then it is better to give preference to time-tested companies. And buying dubious cocktails, the compositions of which work in an unclear way, will also not be a good decision. The approach to losing weight with sports nutrition should be deliberate.
To lose weight, athletes recommend using fat burners, since they do not allow carbohydrates to enter the depot, but put them into work: heating, muscle growth, or simply removing them from the body. Of course, you shouldn’t forget about training and proper nutrition at this time; you won’t be able to lose weight with supplements alone.
A good solution for losing weight would be L-carnitine, which is also a fat burner. But its effect is much broader, since the effect is not on the central nervous system, but on the body itself. It helps it process fatty acids in the blood. Alternative solutions can be BCAA and proteins - the former are essential amino acids, and the latter are a source of important building material for muscles. Interestingly, the last two options are suitable not only for those losing weight, but also for those who are in pursuit of gaining muscle mass. But more on this.