We will replace either your breakfast or your lunch, or both, with our new dynamic protein shake available in vanilla or chocolate.

Healthy Balance by The Diet Factory has formulated a combination of whey protein isolate and calcium caseinate as the base for your weight loss shakes. 

Using a protein shake to replace the protein and carbohydrate components of an otherwise high energy meal like breakfast or lunch can be a very effective way to kick start your weight loss programme.  We recommend you keep up your intake fruit and vegetables which help supply the important vitamins and minerals your body needs.

A simple shake recipe is:

1 scoop of fast_track_shakes.html Track powder.
1 cup of skim milk or water.
Banana or strawberries

Add liquid to blender first, then fast_track_shakes.html Track powder and fruit or sweeteners.

Ultrafiltered and cross-flow microfiltered
MF WHEY PROTEIN ISOLATE
Instantised

Healthy Balance by The Diet Factory’s cross-flow microfiltered whey protein isolate (MF WPI) offers both health and body composition benefits.  If you are immune challenged, whether from illness or intense training, the protein fractions in MF WPI have been shown to support immune system function.  These properties together with high levels of protein and minimal fat make it an ideal supplement for dieters, body builders and any athlete whose system is placed under stress by intense training.  The high levels of Glycomacropeptide (GMP) may also help suppres appetite in those wishing to lose fat.

It is important to understand the difference between whey protein concentrates (WPC) and whey protein isolates (WPI) and the different types of isolates.  WPCs are processed in low temperature and acid conditions so that 90-96% of the protein is undenatured.  Protein and fat content can vary widely from 70-80% protein with low levels of fat and lactose to 40% protein with much higher levels of fat or lactose.  Depending on the quality of WPC, some people may experience gastrointestinal distress.

Whey Protein Fraction Profile

Vitamins

These are the levels of vitamins naturally occurring in the product, as reported by the manufacturer.  This product has NOT been fortified with vitamins.

Nutritional Information

(As per the manufacturers product specifications)
A soluble (90% db) whey protein product manufactured in New Zealand by ultrafiltration (UF) and cross flow microfiltration.  Microfiltration isolates undenatured protein providing a microfiltered whey protein isolate product, which is low in fat and high in protein.

The product has excellent nutritive value with True Protein Digestibility of 99.7% PD-CASS = 1%, and PER = 3.0.

Strict quality control procedures are enforced during manufacture.  The manufacturing environment is also subject to regular monitoring and control.

Final product is sampled and tested for chemical sensory and microbial parameters using internationally recognised procedures.

During storage and shipment, precautions are taken to ensure product quality is maintained.  Each package is identified enabling traceback.

Anabolic and anti- catabolic
CALCIUM CASEINATE
“Slow Protein”
“Instantised”

Healthy Balance by The Diet Factory’s Calcium Caseinate has been instantised with distilled monoglycerides, which are used extensively in bread, by the manufacturing Dairy Co-op.

Casein protein is the predominant component, approximately 75%, of cow’s milk.  It has different bioactive peptides  (a-, b-, and k- caseins) compared to whey protein.  The major difference in amino acid profile compared to whey protein is the low levels (<0.5%) of the amino acid cystine.

Perhaps the most striking difference between whey and caseinates is the rate of digestion and absorption into the body.  After consuming whey proteins there is a rapid rise in levels of blood amino acids which returns to baseline in approximately 2 hours.  Casein, however, coagulates in the stomach, forming a curd, and is digested far more slowly, leading to a more moderate rise in blood amino acids that is sustained for up to 7 hours.

In terms of muscle hypertrophy, whey could be considered a ‘fast_track_shakes.html protein’ which promotes protein synthesis (ie it’s anabolic) whereas casein is a ‘slow protein’ which significantly slows protein breakdown (ie it’s anti-catabolic).  The bio-active peptides in casein may also have anabolic and anti-catabolic effects.

In an interesting study by Demling and DeSanti (2000), over weight untrained men were placed on a diet, given a resistance training programme and took supplemental protein either as a hydrolysed casein protein blend or as a whey protein blend.  The subjects who supplemented their diet with the hydrolysed casein protein blend lost 3kg more fat and gained 2kg more muscle than those supplementing with the whey protein blend.  Unsurprisingly, increase in strength was 31% greater in the casein group.

Thus it appears calcium caseinate may be useful in promoting muscle gain and fat loss while dieting especially in untrained individuals.

Like all our 100% Pure products Healthy Balance by The Diet Factory’s calcium caseinate is 100% pure and contains no additives or flavourings of any kind.

Vitamins

These are the levels of vitamins naturally occurring in the product, as reported by the manufacturer.  This product has NOT been fortified with vitamins.

(As per the manufacturers product specifications)

A spray dried milk protein manufactured in Australia directly from fresh skim milk.  The flavour is bland and has excellent flavour stability.  It has very good nutritional value with high calcium and low sodium content.

Quality Assurance

Strict quality control procedures are enforced during manufacture.  The manufacturing environment is also subject to regular monitoring and control.

Final product is sampled and tested for chemical sensory and microbial parameters using internationally recognised procedures.