Diet shakes in the test

Diet shakes that are intended as a meal replacement and thus help you lose weight - this trend has been around for years and now there are a number of offers that all work on the same principle: In conjunction with a low-calorie diet, individual meals are characterized by Replaced with the respective powder shakes, so that a total of a large amount of calories is saved - which should ultimately lead to fast customer successes are booked.

Where is the difference to a classic protein powder?

A large part of many of these products is soy protein, which is why it is basically a kind of protein shake - but if you take a closer look at the list of ingredients, you will see that there is often much more than pure protein powder.

Since meals are to be replaced, the manufacturers make sure that in addition to a high protein content, a moderate amount of carbohydrates and important vitamins and minerals are included, which are important in a strong calorie deficit for a healthy body.

Overall, these powders therefore have a lower protein content than classic protein powders, which are one of the ingredients of the products - but there are also other nutrients included, so that whole meals can be adequately replaced.

Be careful with fast results on the scale

Anyone who has already designed his diet according to a program of this manufacturer or has replaced meals with diet shakes for a while, knows that the first results are already noticeable on the scales after a few days and after a few weeks, 10 kilos are less likely to see the scales.

Of course, euphoria is appropriate here, but customer success should always be judged realistically. In the first few days, most of the lost weight consists of two parts:

1 water. The bulk of the lost water is bound to glycogen, which is responsible for the energy supply of the muscles - the often low carbohydrate diet, the glycogen stores are emptied and bound to the glycogen water is also lost. That can, depending on the body weight, quickly make up 2-3 kilograms.

2 intestinal contents. This is also a crucial point, to which, however, few people who want to lose weight think - whoever consumes a lot (or only) of liquid food empties his digestive tract and loses one or the other kilo without really losing fat.

At this point, of course, no one should be denied the success, but a realistic assessment of the whole is important - especially to stay on the ball, when suddenly slower progress is made. Because that's the point where body fat is actually lost.

Almased vitality

Almased is probably the first manufacturer who comes to the subject of diet shakes in the head - and currently the market leader in this category of dietary supplements. For years, the commercial is running right in front of the news. Is there more behind the product than an elaborate marketing campaign? We took a closer look at the shake.

Solubility and taste

In terms of solubility, there is nothing to complain about in the powder of Almased - who dissolves 50g of powder in 200ml of water, which does not have to reckon with lumps. One problem, however, is the oil that needs to be added in addition, because of course it does not mix with the water and form droplets.

Not only that's why the taste in the end is not really delicious and very special - on the net some recipes circulate, with which the shake can be made more pleasant, with the tested dosage recommendation Almased will certainly win no prizes for the taste.

Composition and nutritional values

The main ingredient of the Almased powder is a soy protein, followed by bee honey and yoghurt powder, which should be probiotic - the rest of the list of ingredients consists mainly of all the nutrients and vitamins that will make the shake an adequate meal replacement.

The nutritional values ​​look accordingly: a good half of the powder are proteins, just under a third make up carbohydrates and the proportion of fat is negligible at 2 percent - that is why some high-quality vegetable oil should be added when preparing the shake.

Overall, the nutritional values ​​for a shake, which is intended as a meal replacement, look neat and ensure that the body is at least supplied with micronutrients sufficient - the high protein content also protects against muscle breakdown.

Product Reviews

The unanimous opinion on Almased: The shakes are not really delicious, but in the end they actually help you lose weight - provided you manage to keep it up for a while To suspend the taste and then change his diet so that the weight is maintained.