What is healthier...a Yoohoo...or a Slim Fast Shake...can you guess?

Chilipepper
on 1/12/10 10:54 am
here is the nut facts for a Yoohoo....

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 15.50z

Amount per Serving

Calories 110 Calories from Fat 10

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 1g 2%
    Saturated Fat  0.5g 2%
    Monounsaturated Fat  0g
    Polyunsaturated Fat  0g
    Trans Fat  0g
Cholesterol 0mg 0%
Sodium 160mg 7%
Potassium 125mg 4%
Total Carbohydrate 24g 8%
    Dietary Fiber  0g 0%
    Sugars  22g
Protein 2g 4%

Vitamin A 10%
Vitamin C 10%
Calcium 25%
Iron 4%
Vitamin D 25%
Riboflavin (B2) 10%
Niacin (B3) 10%

Here is the Nut facts for a can of Slim FAST

Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 Can (325.0 g)
 
Amount Per Serving
Calories 220 Calories from Fat 27
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 3.0g 5%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5g
Cholesterol 5mg 2%
Sodium 220mg 9%
Total Carbohydrates 40.0g 13%
Dietary Fiber 5.0g 20%
Sugars 34.0g
Protein 10.0g
 
Vitamin A 3% Vitamin C 100%
Calcium 40% Iron 15%
* Based on a 2000 calorie diet

In all seriousness, the Yoohoo is better for a preop than the Slim Fast
Dena S.
on 1/12/10 10:56 am
Yoohoo only has 2 g of protein, though, while SlimFast has 10.  However, the sugar content of the Slim Fast is high. 

In any case, Yoohoo wasn't designed as a meal replacement.
        
Heaviest 285 lbs on 9/18/09
Day of surgery 258 lbs on 12/11/09
Goal 130 lbs
Jackie McGee
on 1/12/10 11:34 am - PA
It should have been, damn it.

 Proud mama of Mischa and Gabriel, both born post-op.

Medley411
on 1/12/10 11:01 am
okay, look at the fiber content for slim fast, there is more sugar, 34 g, Yoohoo has 22 sugar and 0 fiber. So slim fast makes you pooh more? 
Gosh, you could really argue this one. Lets see where this goes. . . . . . .
                                       
Chilipepper
on 1/12/10 11:02 am
Dump a scoop of unflavored protein powder and ta da...it has more protein  (you can make it 20 or more grams)

Did you look at the carbs also
Heather H.
on 1/12/10 11:31 am - Northern, CA
Now, there's an idea! =)

Before 09/2005 BMI:57.5
After   09/2007  BMI.28.9
Now    09/2012 BMI 46.4

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Medley411
on 1/12/10 11:06 am
OH, looks like the Yoohoo is in the lead,  and MUCH CHEAPER.  Cant say wieght loss folk dont doo hoo thier homework. 
                                       
Andrea U.
on 1/12/10 11:33 am - Wilson, NC
Drink 2 and you get more calcium than a slimfast.

(Hey, you KNEW I was going to bring up a vitamin of some sort, right?)

Actually, the YooHoo has a better vitamin profile than the SlimFast does.  But this doesn't shock me.  I've always thought SlimFasts were not very good for us.


(deactivated member)
on 1/12/10 2:58 pm - Wiesbaden, Germany
DS on 10/08/13
Wasn't there recently a huge recall on some of the SlimFasts?
Andrea U.
on 1/13/10 12:18 am - Wilson, NC
Indeed.  I'd give a prize, but a contest requires thought -- and not today, kay?
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