Visalus VI-Shape Nutritional Shake Mix Sweet Cream Flavor 28 0z

Visalus VI-Shape Nutritional Shake Mix Sweet Cream Flavor 28 0z From ViSalus Vi-Shape List Price: $59.00 Price: $36.35 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Details Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Fulfilled by Amazon and Sold by Hooked On Tonics 49 new or used available from $29.99 Average customer review: (159 customer reviews)

Product Description

What's in Vi-Shape®? 1. A unique blend of proteins that work quickly and provide long-lasting nutrition to help you burn fat and build lean muscle. 2. Heart healthy non-GMO soy protein. (No Isoflavones) 3. Fibersol~ a new patented fiber blend that helps keep you feeling full, providing benefits of fiber without gas that can be caused by other types of fiber. 4. AminogenTM to help your body maximize protein and nutrient absorption. 5. 23 Vitamins and minerals, along with other ingredients that help you burn fat.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #120 in Health and Beauty
• Size: 1 Bag/30 Meals
• Brand: ViSalus Vi-Shape
• Model: N1210
• Ingredients: Soy Protein Isolate, Digestive Resistant Maltodextrin (from FibersolTM), Whey Protein Hydrolysate, Whey Protein Concentrate, DiCalcium Phosphate, Sunflower Oil, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Maltodextrin, Gum Arabic, Xanthan Gum, Sodium Caseinate, DiMagnesium Phosphate, Magnesium Oxide, Soy Lecithin, Mono and Diglycerides, Patented Protease (from AminogenTM), DiPotassium Phosphate, Sucralose, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Acetate, Chromium Amino Acid Chelate, Molybdenum Amino Acid Chelate, Selenium Amino Acid Chelate, Biotin, Vitamin A Palimate, Niacinamide, Potassium Iodide, Zinc Oxide, Copper Gluconate, Calcium Pantothenate, Cyanocobalamin, Manganese Sulfate, Cholecalciferol, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Phytomenadione and Folic Acid. Lactose Free and Gluten Free.
• Dimensions: 1.75 pounds

Features

• 1. A unique, concentrated and absorbable blend of proteins processed to remove fat, lactose, carbohydrates and isoflavones to provide pure, concentrated protein. When mixed with milk or soy milk, we provide 20-22 grams of protein, the right mix to burn fat and build lean muscle.
• 2. Low sodium. Lower than other brands!
• 3. Contains a serving of whole milk, for bone healthy calcium.
• 4. Contains a full serving of fruit or vegetable fiber, without gas.
• 5. Contains digestive aids and enzymes, including prebiotic activity for maximum nutrition absorption.

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews
88 of 103 people found the following review helpful.
Trainer and R.D. Approved, great replacement for breakfast
By Rosie Medina
I've been on a mission to lose weight, ALOT of weight, and one of the things my trainer told me is to never skip breakfast. I've never been one to eat breakfast even if I had the time too, just never hungry in the morning.

I started taking these shakes as a way to boost my metabolism as soon as my day starts and since mixing a shake isn't that time consuming I decided this was something I could stick to. First off, the shake mixes very easily. I personally don't even use a blender. A shaker works just fine and dissolves all the small particles. These taste alot better than you would think too. I brought the nutrient facts in to my trainer and got a big thumbs up.

My friend who is a R.D. also agreed with the contents as being a great meal replacement, especially for the morning. It's been 4 weeks and I'm 6 pounds lighter. Now this may not seem very good to some people but you have to realize I've been stuck at the same weight for almost six months previous to this, literally did not even lose an ounce. I also was taking Raspberry Ketones Bulk Powder 50 Grams as a weight loss supplement during this time too, so they are worth mentioning. Other than pushing myself a little harder in the gym, these are the only two things that changed in my life over the past month so I'm giving full credit to these shakes and the ketone supplement. Just hope this keeps up, I got a lot more to go : )
284 of 352 people found the following review helpful.
Not good for long term health
By Wesley C. Hennings
Are you burdened with the thought that the Visalus Shakes reviews you may be reading are less than honest, fair, or accurate? Probably not, but in this note, I will share my opinion of Visalus and provide a review of the Visalus Vi-Shape Shakes.

Just to be clear, I have no bias. I am not a Visalus distributor and I have no financial interest in the company or the sale of its products.

Visalus Vi-Shape Shakes get overall excellent ratings from users of the product. The reports are favorable regarding taste and from a weight control or weight loss perspective.

While the shake itself is only available in a basic Sweet Cream flavor, there are many varieties of Mix-Ins that can be used to enhance the flavor. In addition, fruit can be added to blend the shake into a smoothy-like shake. The shake mix can be added to water or milk.

Visalus compares the cost of the Vi-Shape Shake to several other companies also offering weight loss-type shakes with a spread sheet. Slim-fast to Herbalife shake mixes are compared. My concern with this comparison chart is that the price is indicated at approximately a cost of $1.50 per shake. In reality, unless you intend to drink the same essentially tasteless Vi-Shape basic shake twice per day for months on end, you will likely want to purchase some of the different Vi-Shape Shape Mixes to offer a little flavor variety.

In most Visalus Shakes reviews, you will not find product pricing mentioned or clearly explained. If you decide that you'd like to add one of the many flavor mixes available, expect to add an additional $1.50 to $2.00 to the cost of each shake. This means you will be spending $3 to $3.50 per shake, the information is intended to help clarify what your real cost is as compared to what is suggested by Visalus and the company representatives.

The first place on ViSalus' website that got my attention was the section of white papers. The section says, "Our white papers are designed to share the science behind our breakthrough products, methods, and sales innovations in order to help you become a more informed consumer." I looked through the white papers and all but one were by one guy: Michael Seidman.

This is probably the time to point out that Michael Seidman has a past history of selling the public on products that aren't shown to work. Here's a quote from ScienceBlogs.com about a foot detox system, Aqua-Chi:

"When you ask me, 'Does it sound crazy?' My answer is 'Yes,' " says Seidman. "But my response is also that it doesn't necessarily mean it's wrong just because we don't understand it."

I did a little more digging and found the rest of his quote here: "Seidman adds that there could be a psychosomatic element, that 'if you believe that you're going to feel better and reduce your stress, then you probably will.'" In other words, "if I lie to you and tell you this is going to help it probably will due to placebo effect."

I looked at a random white paper sample: "Age-related Hearing Loss and its Association with Reactive Oxygen Species and Mitochondrial DNA damage*" and I couldn't find anything in it where a ViSalus product was tested in any way. At best I can tell there's no connection between this white paper and any ViSalus product. I clicked on a couple more and glanced through them and didn't see any connection either. If there are any white papers on the list that are related to any ViSalus products, I hope someone will use the comments to point out the connection to me. More importantly, I hope someone writes ViSalus and tells them to clearly explain the significance of these papers to the products.

ViSalus makes it look even more convincing with a chart comparing a ViSalus Shake to nutrients found in everyday foods. Not surprising, it would cost nearly $103 in various foods to match the $1.50 cost of Vi-Shape and milk.(This reminds me of those Total commercials where you have to eat 20 bowls of another cereal to match the nutrition in one bowl of Total.)