But a steady diet would soon grow tiresome, Diekman notes. If everything about your food is liquid, you're going to miss a lot of that. Although their labels tout them as meal replacements as well as supplements, the drinks are an inadequate substitute for three squares. Each 8-ounce can or carton does contain about 20 percent to 25 percent of the Recommended Daily Allowance of an assortment of vitamins and minerals but lacks fiber and other nutrients found in nature. Clearly, if we take on real food, we're going to lose.
Real food is better.
And if more vending machines stocked real food, like yogurt and fruit and whole-grain bread, fewer people might resort to nutrition in a can. Or cheese curls. Inc. All rights reserved.