Meal replacements products are specially formulated to replace regular meals. They provide the body with well-balanced nutrients equal to a complete meal. Nutriforme®, meal replacement products are available in nutritional bars and they provide a caloric intake of approximately 275 each.

Meal replacement products contain a perfect balance of key nutrients such as proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, vitamins, minerals, trace elements and essential fatty acids, in sufficient amounts to replace regular meals. As they are nutritionally complete, there is no risk of dietary deficiencies.

According to the Federal Food and Drugs Act, meal replacement products are considered foods, not drugs. Combined with a recommended diet, they represent a weight-loss method which is solely based on healthy eating. People unfamiliar with the Act often criticize meal replacements for not having a DIN (Drug Identification Number). These "experts" should know that a DIN is issued only to medications.

In 1978, the Federal Ministry of Health in Ottawa adopted regulations on meal replacement products. To meet these requirements, meal replacements must contain a complete set of regular meal nutrients in perfectly balanced proportions. Nutriforme® meal replacements are manufactured in total compliance with the above-mentioned norms.

Meal replacements in the form of nutritional bars can promote weight-loss because they contain only about 260 calories compared with regular meals which usually contain 800-900 calories. It is this reduction in calories, and no miracle agent in the product, that promotes weight loss.

Meal replacements can help lose one or two pounds per week, depending on whether one or two regular meals are being replaced. This is a reasonable weight loss objective without any health risk, just to the contrary.

As mentioned above, it is possible to replace one or two daily meals with NutrIforme®. It should be stated, however, that most consumers tend to replace only one meal, usually lunch. Breakfast and dinner remain regular meals as recommended in the Food Guide menus enclosed in every Nutriforme® pack.

No program can feasibly offer a lifetime warranty for weight loss. To prevent weight regain, dietary control is necessary. In other words, calorie intake should equal energy output. This means not only giving up high calorie foods, but adopting a more active lifestyle as well.