Alternative meals for weight loss have been replacing regular meals lately. Like all other meal replacement diets, the Soypal Cracker Diet is a method that promises weight loss through regular ingestion of Soypal crackers.

Soypal cookies are made from okara, a type of soybean pulp that can trigger weight loss by keeping hunger at bay, thanks to its fiber that expands the stomach and makes the dieter feel full. In addition to being fiber-dense, this product is also loaded with vitamins, minerals (such as iron, calcium, and potassium), protein, carbohydrates, and fat, making it a complete meal. And as such, it’s meant to replace an entire meal, preferably the largest meal of the day. The bonus? You save hundreds of calories by relying on these cookies for a meal, as one bag of Soypal only contains 150 calories. The low? One bag only contains 7 cookies.

To help the fibers expand, at least 2 glasses of fluids such as water, green tea, soy milk, fresh juice, and vegetable juice should be consumed.

The Soypal Cookie Diet may or may not be combined with other diet programs. Based on user anecdotes, this is a good stand-alone weight loss method that isn’t too restricted but isn’t lacking in good results.

However, there are some drawbacks to this famous Japanese weight loss treatment. On the one hand, the main ingredient in the cookies is soy, to which many people can be quite allergic. However, soy is a very healthy protein that actually has commendable properties to its name. Second, this diet lacks a definite weight loss program. Apart from the fact that the Soypal product should replace lunch or dinner, the program does not describe other things that go along with it, such as exercise and diet regimens. Third, it is quite expensive as it is presumably outsourced directly from Japan.