Study: NCT05610124

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Ad libitum full-fat French fries with beef meatballs
Description: Participants will consume 1 of the 6 treatment meals at each of the 6 study sessions in random orders such that by the end of the study, they will have consumed all 6 treatments.~Participants will be given 30 minutes to consume the treatment meal and will be instructed to eat all the meatballs but to eat the French fries ad libitum (250 g), until comfortably full, simulating at home meal consumption. After providing the participants with the first plate of 250 g French fries and about 120 g meatballs (25 g protein), additional plates of freshly cooked French fries (250 g) alone will be provided 10 and 20 min later and they will be given 30 min to complete the treatment meal. Each treatment will be served with water.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Ad libitum instant mashed potatoes with beef meatballs
Description: Participants will consume 1 of the 6 treatment meals at each of the 6 study sessions in random orders such that by the end of the study, they will have consumed all 6 treatments.~Participants will be given 30 minutes to consume the treatment meal and will be instructed to eat all the meatballs but to eat the mashed potatoes ad libitum (250 g), until comfortably full, simulating at home meal consumption. After providing the participants with the first plate of 250 g mashed potatoes and about 120 g meatballs (25 g protein), additional plates of freshly cooked mashed potatoes (250 g) alone will be provided 10 and 20 min later and they will be given 30 min to complete the treatment meal. Each treatment will be served with water.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Ad libitum macaroni pasta with beef meatballs
Description: Participants will consume 1 of the 6 treatment meals at each of the 6 study sessions in random orders such that by the end of the study, they will have consumed all 6 treatments.~Participants will be given 30 minutes to consume the treatment meal and will be instructed to eat all the meatballs but to eat the macaroni pasta ad libitum (250 g), until comfortably full, simulating at home meal consumption. After providing the participants with the first plate of 250 g macaroni pasta and about 120 g meatballs (25 g protein), additional plates of freshly cooked macaroni pasta (250 g) alone will be provided 10 and 20 min later and they will be given 30 min to complete the treatment meal. Each treatment will be served with water.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Ad libitum full-fat French fries with vegetarian substitute meatballs
Description: Participants will consume 1 of the 6 treatment meals at each of the 6 study sessions in random orders such that by the end of the study, they will have consumed all 6 treatments.~Participants will be given 30 minutes to consume the treatment meal and will be instructed to eat all the meatballs but to eat the French fries ad libitum (250 g), until comfortably full, simulating at home meal consumption. After providing the participants with the first plate of 250 g French fries and about 120 g vegetarian meatballs (25 g protein), additional plates of freshly cooked French fries (250 g) alone will be provided 10 and 20 min later and they will be given 30 min to complete the treatment meal. Each treatment will be served with water.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Ad libitum instant mashed potatoes with vegetarian substitute meatballs
Description: Participants will consume 1 of the 6 treatment meals at each of the 6 study sessions in random orders such that by the end of the study, they will have consumed all 6 treatments.~Participants will be given 30 minutes to consume the treatment meal and will be instructed to eat all the meatballs but to eat the mashed potatoes ad libitum (250 g), until comfortably full, simulating at home meal consumption. After providing the participants with the first plate of 250 g mashed potatoes and about 120 g vegetarian meatballs (25 g protein), additional plates of freshly cooked mashed potatoes (250 g) alone will be provided 10 and 20 min later and they will be given 30 min to complete the treatment meal. Each treatment will be served with water.

Intervention type: OTHER
Group type: EXPERIMENTAL
Intervention: Ad libitum macaroni pasta with vegetarian substitute meatballs
Description: Participants will consume 1 of the 6 treatment meals at each of the 6 study sessions in random orders such that by the end of the study, they will have consumed all 6 treatments.~Participants will be given 30 minutes to consume the treatment meal and will be instructed to eat all the vegetarian meatballs but to eat the macaroni pasta ad libitum (250 g), until comfortably full, simulating at home meal consumption. After providing the participants with the first plate of 250 g macaroni pasta and about 120 g meatballs (25 g protein), additional plates of freshly cooked macaroni pasta (250 g) alone will be provided 10 and 20 min later and they will be given 30 min to complete the treatment meal. Each treatment will be served with water.