[kimberleyanddarren]

I am just wondering if there is a cheaper alternative to something like the camberidge or lighter life meal replacement diets? I really want to do one but there is no way i could afford the cost of those ones.

I really want to do it and feel its the only way im going to be able to break my emotional attachment to food. There is a recipe on google for making your own shakes. I am wondering if these would be healthy or not? Has anyone tried this?


Thanks

[JohnP]

I am of the opinion that to lose weight and keep it off you need to replace your bad eating habits with good ones. A diet of meal replacement shakes is not going to teach you anything. So if you lose the weight you want with shakes what happens after?

Having said that, I took a look at what was in a Cambridge meal replacement shake.

A low 110 calories per serving
33% of the USRDA for vitamins and minerals per serving
33% of the required trace elements and electrolytes per serving
10 to 11 grams of high quality protein per serving
Carbohydrate to protein ratio of approximately ¼ to 1, approximately 15 grams of carbohydrate which is primarily derived from fructose which is superior to sucrose derived carbohydrate
Only one gram of fat per serving
Mixes easily in a blender with water, or diet soft drinks and flavorings for variety

You can easily replicate this by buying protein powder, salt lite, and multivitamins.