
Nutritional Resources, Inc. provides a wide selection of products. The answers to some of these commonly asked questions may provide you with some additional assistance in selecting products which are appropriate to your patient's or your program's particular needs.
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Our products can be used within the context of almost all diet programs. With your professional expertise and our line of products, your patients can continue to remain motivated during the entire diet process.
- Can Healthwise branded products be ordered online or directly from Healthwise?
- Are Healthwise diet products made in the USA?
- Are Healthwise Products Lactose free?
- Do Healthwise products contain caffeine?
- Products that contain egg?
- Which Healthwise products do not contain aspartame?
- What products contain gelatin?
- What Healthwise products contain gluten?
Can Healthwise branded products be ordered online or directly from Healthwise?
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Healthwise branded products are only available through a medically licensed professional or a program that is supervised by a medically qualified professional. Individuals can not purchase Healthwise branded products from Nutritional Resources Inc. Nutritional Resources Inc. policy prohibits the sale of Healthwise branded products on the internet. For details of our policy regarding internet sales, please contact us at info@healthwisenri.com
Are Healthwise diet products made in the USA?
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Healthwise products are packaged at our facility in Grovetown, GA and at other FDA and USDA licensed and inspected facilities in the United States. All Healthwise products are made in America.
Are Healthwise Products Lactose free?
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Many Nutritional Resources Inc. products contain milk protein and milk protein fractions including whey, milk protein isolates, and calcium caseinate. These protein sources contain small amounts of lactose and as a result the products which contain these protein sources can not be listed a lactose free. The amount of lactose is less than 0.5 g. Individuals with medical conditions that make them sensitive to the presence of lactose should understand that lactose is present but that the amount of lactose is so small that the products are frequently well tolerated even by sensitive individuals.
Do Healthwise products contain caffeine?
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Healthwise protein supplements do not contain caffeine as a listed ingredient. Caffeine, however, is naturally associated with chocolate, cocoa and some other flavors. When caffeine is present, it is present in minute quantities. For example, Healthwise Cappuccinos contain less than 0.50 mg of caffeine, while a brewed cup of coffee can contain 95 mg of caffeine or almost 100 times the amount of caffeine.
Products that contain egg?
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With the exception of the Healthwise 15g Bacon Cheese Omelet, Healthwise 15 g protein supplements do not contain egg or egg proteins. Healthwise Meal 35 g Replacement Drinks contain egg whites. Eggs are found as an ingredient in Healthwise Lite Cookies, Healthwise Biscotti, and in the following Healthwise Shelf Stable Entrees: Chicken Pasta Parmesan, Vegetable Lasagna, Pasta Fagioli, Spaghetti and Meatballs, and Beef Stroganoff.
Which Healthwise products do not contain aspartame?
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- ◊ New York Cheesecake Pudding/Shake
- ◊ Hot Chocolate with Sucralose ®
- ◊ Marshmallow Hot Chocolate
- ◊ Strawberry Kiwi Fruit Drink with Sucralose ®
- ◊ Wild Berry Fruit Drink with Sucralose ®
- ◊ Pineapple Orange Fruit Drink with Sucralose ®
- ◊ Lemon Razzy Fruit Drink with Sucralose ®
- ◊ All Healthwise Instant Drinks
- ◊ All Healthwise Teas
- ◊ All Healthwise Oatmeal Products
- ◊ All Shake Shake 15 Products
- ◊ All Pro Med 100 Products
- ◊ All Healthwise 15 g Protein Bars
- ◊ All Crispy 15 Protein Bars
- In addition the following products are aspartame free:
- ◊ Healthwise 15 g Protein Soups
- ◊ Healthwise Salad Dressings
- ◊ Healthwise Lite Cookies
- ◊ Healthwise Biscotti
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Aspartame has been used with a high degree of confidence for the last thirty years. There are a number of individuals, however, for whom the consumption of aspartame may be problematic. .Nutritional Resources Inc provides a wide range of products that do not contain aspartame to accommodate those needs. These include the following products which contain Sucralose ®:
What products contain gelatin?
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- ◊ Hot
- ◊ Cappuccinos
- ◊ Fruit Drinks
- ◊ Teas
- ◊ Instant Drinks
- ◊ Soups
- ◊ Shake Shake 15 products (with exception of the Chocolate Shake and Vanilla Shake).
- All gelatins, with the exception of the gelatin found in the Gelatin Deserts, the Chicken Soup,and the Chicken Soup with Pasta, are provided from bovine sources.
Gelatin in the High Protein bars is derived from bovine sources.
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With the exception of the Healthwise 15g Protein Gelatin Deserts and Healthwise Tomato Soup, when gelatins are used in Healthwise protein products, they are used in combination with other proteins to complete the amino acid profile. The following products contain gelatin:
What Healthwise products contain gluten?
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- The following products are known to contain wheat (gluten)
- Healthwise Biscotti
- Healthwise Blueberry Pancakes
- Healthwise Top Stack Pancakes
- 15g Beef Soup with Pasta and 15g Chicken Soup with Pasta
- 15g Protein Pasta Meals
- The following Shelf Stable Entrees contain wheat (gluten)
- Chicken Pasta Parmesan:
- Spicy Chicken Oriental
- Five Bean Casserole:
- Bean and Beef Enchiladas:
- Vegetable Lasagna:
- Pasta Fagioli:
- Turkey Chili:
- Pot Roast with Vegetables:
- Spaghetti and Meatballs:
- Beef Stroganoff:
- Beef Stew:
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The majority of Healthwise products do not contain any ingredients that contain gluten. Healthwise products are not, however, certified as gluten free. Healthwise protein supplements and bars are processed in facilities which may also process product that contains wheat (gluten) as well as eggs, milk, and soy beans. Additional ingredients which may processed and therefore cannot be excluded as possible trace inclusions are peanuts, tree nuts ,fish and shell fish. Known allergens are displayed on our packaging. Present packaging does not indicate it, but current production of Crispy Bars, with the exception of Double Chocolate and Peanut Butter & Jelly, is certified gluten free. A packaging change will be occurring soon for the Crispy Bars.
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