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A balanced meal can still look like your favorite foods… including a Crunchwrap Supreme-inspired dinner 🤝🌯

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what it claims

Consuming revisited and balanced versions of our favorite comfort foods, rich in protein (43g) and fiber (9g), allows for healthy eating in a satiating way without frustration.

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The idea of combining protein and fiber to maximize satiety is based on very solid scientific foundations.

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The idea of combining protein and fiber to maximize satiety is based on very solid scientific foundations. A meta-analysis published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition by Dhillon et al. confirms that high-protein meals significantly increase the feeling of satiety by regulating hunger signals. Similarly, a systematic review published in the journal Nutrients (Clark and Slavin) shows that fiber intake, by slowing digestion, prolongs this feeling of fullness. Regarding the non-restrictive approach, behavioral science largely supports this view. An observational study published in Appetite (Westenhoefer et al.) indicates that flexible control of eating, which incorporates pleasure foods, promotes lasting well-being and avoids cycles of deprivation. This optimized wrap therefore effectively combines taste pleasure with biological balance.

the sources

  1. 1Morton RW, Murphy KT, McKellar SR, et al. 2018
  2. 2Leidy HJ, Clifton PM, Astrup A, et al. 2015
  3. 3Reynolds A et al. 2019
  4. 4Jovanovski E et al. 2019

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Decoded by Noli · July 14, 2026 · the original post

What the graded evidence says

Evidence
B+
Effect
fat-free mass gain (resistance training) and appetite/satiety — +0.30 kg fat-free mass with protein supplementation (95% CI 0.09-0.52), plateau at ~1.62 g/kg/day; higher protein meals reliably increase satiety vs equal-calorie lower-protein meals
Measured on
healthy training adults; weight-loss and weight-maintenance adults

What’s uncertain

More protein past roughly 1.6 g/kg/day doesn't add much for muscle or fullness. The satiety edge is real but modest, not a magic appetite switch.

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