Super model Rachel Hunter was a little surprised when she was contacted by Slim Fast to be their spokesperson. Her reaction was “do I look fat?” according to People magazine. Slim Fast reassured her that they weren’t looking for a Kirstie Alley type weight loss, but wanted her to head their campaign aimed at women looking to drop 5-20 lbs. Slim Fast sees her as a women who “can inspire. She’s not a size 2, nor does she aspire to be.”

Rachel admits, “As I’ve gotten older, I can’t eat as much as I used to.” Looking to lose a couple pounds Rachel adds, “There’s no target weight, but I’ll know when I get there. I want to feel sexy and hot!” Her calorie cutting plan includes 190-calorie slim fast shakes for breakfast and lunch, and then a sensible dinner.

Slim Fast calls their partnership with Rachel an effort to promote “healthy weight loss.” Interestingly you won’t find any ingredient info on the Slim Fast website… perhaps it’s for a reason. Slim Fast products are full of sugar, trans fats and enough artificial ingredients to keep a chemist busy. Remember that Rachel is a hired gun, and I doubt a women who is knowledgeable about nutrition would actually consume this stuff…

Ingredients for Slimfast Optima Snack Bar, Chocolate Peanut Nougat
Maltitol Syrup, Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating (See Product Details For Ingredients List), Sugar, Roasted Peanuts (Peanuts, Peanut Oil), Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk (Skim Milk, Sugar), Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm Kernel And Soybean), Whey Protein Isolate, Gum Arabic, Malted Milk (See Product Details For Ingredients List), Nonfat Milk, Salt, Egg Whites, Artifical Flavor, Caramel Color, Soy Lecithin, Maltodextrin, Tbhq And Citric Acid, Vitamins And Minerals (See Product Details For Ingredients List) Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating (From Ingredient List): Sugar, Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel And Palm Oil, Cocoa (Processed With Alkali), Nonfat Milk, Whey Soy Lecithin, Salt, Artificial Flavor Malted Milk (From Ingredient List): Extracts Of Wheat Flour And Malt Barley, Milk, Slat, Sodium Bicarbonate Vitamins And Minerals: Calcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Ferric Orthophosphate, Vitamin E Acetate, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin E Acetate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrocholoride, Riboflavin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Biotin, Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3), Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12)

Ingredients for Slim-Fast Optima Ready To Drink, Cappuccino Delight
Fat Free Milk, Water, Sugar, Canola Oil, Gum Arabic, Calcium Caseinate, Cellulose Gel, Coffee Powder, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Potassium Phosphate, Soybean Lecithin, Cellulose Gum, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Mono and Diglycerides, Carrageenan, Maltodextrin, Sucralose (a Nonnutritive Sweetener), Dextrose, Citric Acid and Sodium Citrate. Vitamins and Minerals: Magnesium Phosphate, Calcium Phosphate, Sodium Ascorbate, Vitamin E Acetate, Zinc Gluconate, Ferric Orthophosphate, Niacinamide, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Vitamin A Palmitate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Chromium Chloride, Biotin, Sodium Molybdate, Potassium Iodide, Phylloquinone (Vitamin K1), Sodium Selenite, Cyanocobalamin (Vitamin B12) and Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D3).