That's just it, right?! It's the salt and plants that we put on the meat (by way of herbs, spices, condiments, etc.) that make it flavorful. Without that meat taste pretty damn bland.

Hmm, I've never heard of this Puretrim brand before. Is this something you take now or only when you were living in Canada? There's this meal replacement shake that I used to drink all the time for breakfast when I lived in CA:

http://tanisha.previnex.com/nourify-plus-chocolate.html

It's good stuff!