Consuming a proper balance of macronutrients— protein, fats, and carbohydrates—is crucial to maintaining a healthy lifestyle. With that in mind USANA has created a new range of MySmartBars, and with each bar we’re delivering highquality, complete proteins and beneficial fat from coconut oil.

By combining our new snack range with our core products the USANA Essentials or USANA HealthPak you can balance both your macro and micronutrients for optimal nutrition.

At USANA, optimal levels are the only acceptable levels, and optimal levels come from the USANA Essentials and HealthPak. These foundational products provide the right levels of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to support your overall health. Of course you can personalise your micronutrients even further by adding additional USANA supplements and optimisers to suit your needs such as our BiOmega and Proflavanol®C100 for heart health, HepaPlus for digestive health, Proglucamune for everyday immune support or Visionex for healthy eyes. No matter what your nutritional needs are USANA has a combination which will work for you!

So what makes the MySmartBars so smart? Each bar is made with simple, pure ingredients to create a beneficial balance of macronutrients. They are packed with high quality Whey/Milk protein, healthy fats from coconut oil and have no refined sugars. At only 150 Calories or less they are great to eat in between meals or after workout. The MySmartBars come in two delicious flavours Coconut Cashew and Dark Chocolate.

Get smart about your nutrtion and make sure you’re body is running at it’s best. A great start is with USANA Essentials or USANA HealthPak, and our delicious MySmartBars.

The MySmartBars range will be on sale in New Zealand in July 2016. To learn more visit www.usana.com or check out our Facebook page.

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This is why USANA’s MySmartBars are a great way to get the nutrition you need. These delicious foods contain coconut oil, an excellent source of naturally occurring saturated fats, and contain a beneficial balance of other macronutrients to fuel your body and leave you feeling satisfied.

Coconut Oil: MySmart Choice!

Not all fats are created equal. Coconut oil is primarily made up of medium-chain triacylglycerols (MCTs). These types of fatty acids are processed differently by the body than its cousin the long-chain triacylglycerols (LCTs), which are found primarily in animal foods (saturated fat). Coconut oil doesn’t seem to raise your cholesterol and is more likely to be burned as energy than stored as blubber. Why? Because MCTs are oxidised to a greater degree and more efficiently than are LCTs, and have less of an opportunity for deposition into adipose (fatty) tissue.

 A fat that doesn’t make you fat. Consumption of MCT’s from coconut oil has been shown to increase metabolism through an increase in thermogenesis. Thermogenesis is the body’s ability to produce heat which therefore allows the body to utilise more energy.

Coconut oil can be used as a tool in weight reduction. An increase in metabolism and energy utilisation means the body burns more fuel, ie. fat. This demonstrates coconut oil’s utility as a novel weight reduction tool. A study of 30 men in the journal Pharmacology found that just 2 tablespoons per day reduced waist circumference by an average of 1.1 inches over the course of a month.

Coconut oil keeps you fuller for longer. Feeling full is another benefit of consuming coconut oil, this also adds to the oil’s ability to help reduce weight.

How to get more coconut oil into your diet

Besides eating our MySmartBars, there are heaps of ways you can use coconut oil. Try adding it your coffees, salad dressing and use it when baking. At roughly 117 calories per tablespoon, coconut oil is a near identical caloric swap for olive oil. It also has a high smoke point makes coconut oil great for just about every dish, from eggs to stir-frys.

It’s a fat that can help you lose weight, get a smaller waist line, plus it keeps you fuller for longer. What more could you want!

References:

Weight-loss diet that includes consumption of medium-chain triacylglycerol oil leads to a greater rate of weight and fat mass loss than does olive oil Marie-Pierre St-Onge and Aubrey Bosarge Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Mar; 87(3): 621–626. Effects of Margarine Containing Medium-chain Triacylglycerols on Body Fat Reduction in Humans Naohisa Nosaka, Hideaki Maki, Yoshie Suzuki, Hirofumi Haruna, Atsushi Ohara, Michio Kasai, Hiroaki Tsuji, Toshiaki Aoyama, Mitsuko Okazaki, Osamu Igarashi and Kazuo Kondo Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis Vol. 10 (2003) No. 5 P 290-298 Thermic effect of medium-chain and long-chain triglycerides in man.Seaton TB, Welle SL, Warenko MK, Campbell RG.  Am J Clin Nutr November 1986 vol. 44 no. 5 630-634 Thermogenesis in humans during overfeeding with medium-chain triglycerides. Physiological effects of medium-chain triglycerides: potential agents in the prevention of obesity. St-Onge MP1, Jones PJ. J Nutr. 2002 Mar;132(3):329-32. Weight-loss diet that includes consumption of medium-chain triacylglycerol oil leads to a greater rate of weight and fat mass loss than does olive oil.  St-Onge MP Bosarge A. Am J Clin Nutr. 2008 Mar;87(3):621-6. Effects of dietary coconut oil on the biochemical and anthropometric profiles of women presenting abdominal obesity. Assunção ML, Ferreira HS, dos Santos AF, Cabral CR Jr, Florêncio TM. Lipids. 2009 Jul;44(7):593-601. doi: 10.1007/s11745-009-3306-6. Epub 2009 May 13 An Open-Label Pilot Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Virgin Coconut Oil in Reducing Visceral Adiposity Kai Ming Liau,  Yeong Yeh Lee, Chee Keong Chen,  and Aida Hanum G. Rasool  ISRN Pharmacol. 2011; 2011: 949686.  doi:  10.5402/2011/949686 Covert manipulation of the ratio of medium- to long-chain triglycerides in isoenergetically dense diets: effect on food intake in ad libitum feeding men. Stubbs RJ, Harbron CG. Int J Obes Relat Metab Disord. 1996 May;20(5):435-44. Substrate oxidation and control of food intake in men after a fat-substitute meal compared with meals supplemented with an isoenergetic load of carbohydrate, long-chain triacylglycerols, or medium-chain triacylglycerols. Van Wymelbeke V, Louis-Sylvestre J, Fantino M. Am J Clin Nutr. 2001 Nov;74(5):620-30. Influence of medium-chain and long-chain triacylglycerols on the control of food intake in men. Van Wymelbeke V, Himaya A, Louis-Sylvestre J, Fantino M. Am J Clin Nutr. 1998 Aug;68(2):226-34. Impact of medium and long chain triglycerides consumption on appetite and food intake in overweight men. St-Onge MP, Mayrsohn B, O’Keeffe M, Kissileff HR, Choudhury AR, Laferrère B. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2014 Oct;68(10):1134-40. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2014.145. Epub 2014 Jul 30. http://www.eatthis.com/10-daily-habits-blast-belly-fat http://www.doctoroz.com/gallery/99-amazing-uses-coconut-oil

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Make a bold statement! No, not a fashion statement, a snack statement. Tell the world that you’re making a smart choice for your health. How, you may ask? USANA has officially launched its new MySmartBars range. These bars aren’t just your average snack, when you throw a USANA MySmartBar into your bag, you aren’t just packing a snack for later, you’re making a smart statement.

Each MySmartBar is made with simple, pure ingredients to create a beneficial balance of macronutrients. Each bar is packed with protein, healthy fats and no refined sugars. They are great to eat in between meals or after workout.

The MySmartBars come in two delicious flavours Coconut Cashew and Dark Chocolate.

Coconut Cashew is packed with whey protein, raw cashews, coconut oil, cashew butter, coconut flakes, and an organic chocolate drizzle. It contains, 9g of protein and is only 140 Calories per bar.

Dark Chocolate allows you to get your chocolate fix without all the nasties. It is made with organic chocolate chunks and dark cocoa powder and has 10g of protein and 150 Calories.

What else makes the USANA MySmartBar range smart? Each bar includes:

• Beneficial fat from organic coconut oil
• 150 Calories or less
• NO added sugar
• High-quality Whey/Milk protein
• High in dietary fibre
• Roasted nuts or organic chocolate
• Non-GMO
• No trans fats
• Formulated without gluten*

So, what kind of statement do you want to make?

The range will be on sale soon in New Zealand. To learn more visit www.usana.com

*No gluten containing ingredients are used in this product. However, MySmartBar is manufactured on equipment that also processes products containing gluten, wheat, dairy, eggs, and soybeans.

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