Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 p.s. is there anything that can be mixed with Ensure or does it just have to be drunk by itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Hi there: You can mix all kinds of things with Ensure. Pretend it is milk. I mixed it with oatmeal and then blended it to make it very easy to eat (when I was banded shut). You can mix it with fruit and blend it. I put peanut butter in it and blended it - all kinds of things - it gets old after awhile but it did help tremendously to have something keeping my strength up. (One day after I had had 1 too many Ensure's - by mistake I called it " Endure " - I thought that was pretty funny). Good luck. Greta --- > p.s. is there anything that can be mixed with Ensure or does it just > have to be drunk by itself? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 thanks Greta that info is great i wouldn't have known. > > > p.s. is there anything that can be mixed with Ensure or does it just > > have to be drunk by itself? > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 I always added some fruit and threw it in the blender. > p.s. is there anything that can be mixed with Ensure or does it just > have to be drunk by itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 Hi scottie. I don't really like Ensure, at least not the vanilla flavor I bought. You can drink it by itself if you want, it's supposed to be like a meal replacement. You can mix it with something else, but then you'll be " watering down " the nutritional content. Having said that, I mixed it with pudding just so I could choke it down ;-), and it was OK, not great, but OK. Maybe another flavor would be better. Eileen > p.s. is there anything that can be mixed with Ensure or does it just > have to be drunk by itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 hello there, I have had ensure b4 b/c i got really sick and i had to drink it to get up my " electrolights " . The vanilla is gross i will agree with eileen, the chocolate is better, but not much in my personal opinion. slimfast is a little bit better but boost tends to be my favorite of meal replacements, although i didnt use it in that way. i think it would be ok to mix it with other stuff, my dad used to like make a shake out of it with peanut butter and bananas and some vanilla frozen yougurt or ice cream and sometimes ice if u dont use the yougurt or ice cream. i think it was thin enough for jaw surgery purposes. cant tell u too much else b/c i haven't had my surgery yet but good luck ! *tori* > > p.s. is there anything that can be mixed with Ensure or does it just > > have to be drunk by itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 There is another drink out there called Boost that is very much like Ensure but tastes better (much better, IMO). The Boost definitely helped me get through my recovery. > > > p.s. is there anything that can be mixed with Ensure or does it > just > > > have to be drunk by itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 My two cents on the Boost/Ensure topic. If you don't like them, don't drink them. Both drinks are basically canola oil and forms of sugar with vitamins and minerals. You do need the nutrition and the fluids, but you don't have to get them from the can if you don't want to. There are soy drinks with plenty of protein and vitamins in them (Power Dream is one, there's others) or you can get a powdered multi vitamin and add it to any liquid you want. (I use All One, from All-One.com, and not because of this surgery.) My OS told me to go to the GNC and tell them my nutritional needs (lots of protein, no dairy or sugar). They can make a drink for you suited to your needs, hopefully with flavors you like. It might be something to check out BEFORE surgery, when you can still speak clearly, and try out new things before it's an issue. Two notes on All-One. You can't mix it with hot beverages, or it turns into a mess a consistency between chewed bubblegum and melted cheese. Ask me how I know. Also, since I started taking powdered vitamins a year ago (I started with Reliv and switched to All-One because it's cheaper, has no flavor, and I can get it off the internet), I haven't caught a single cold, had a single sore throat, never had the flu, and since switching to All-One a month or so ago, I've been able to breathe through my nose all the time, even when I first wake up - something I can't remember ever happening before. Somehow it cleared up my sinuses. I'd much rather drink it in a glass of apple cider than force myself to guzzle Ensure. And for all of you who love Boost and Ensure: I'm not slamming them. Drink all you want. I'm just providing options for those who say they hate it, but feel compelled to drink it anyway for its health benefits. There's other ways to get what you need. Kris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 18, 2004 Report Share Posted March 18, 2004 that's a sweet notion -- the " electrolights " --- and I suppose they are. But actually they're electrolytes -- elements like calcium and potassium and sodium that help keep the balance for the electricity that nourishes and helps your brain and nervous system going. My understanding is that when a baby, for instance, gets dehydrated by having some trouble through both ends, it's indeed a lack of liquids. But if you put in too much liquid, without sufficient electrolytes, the baby will be in peril, also. Nurse folks, Doc folks... Do I have this right??? I think these balances can be hard to keep in register, and disastrous if you can't. At least that's what I have understood about it all. Any docs, nurses, physiologists out there are available? I'm ready to be corrected. We are, I think a mass of biochemicalelectric tissues, with some generous pinches of soul and personalities thrown in, when it's all said and done. Cammie > > > p.s. is there anything that can be mixed with Ensure or does it > just > > > have to be drunk by itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Tori, Not all liquid " nutrition drinks " are equal. (And nope, I don't mean Equal.) I do mean Slimfast, though. Unless I am mistaken, it is not at all the equivalent of either Boost or Ensure. Think about it. Slimfast is made for people who are trying to LOSE weight -- i.e., cut down on calories. Boost and Ensure are both made for people who are trying to keep their calorie supply up, generally in support of healing. Certainly a person who's just been through jaw surgery should not be trying to lose weight. Not even me, as my surgeon made clear, and I was substantially overweight when I had the surgery. You NEED the calories to support the healing. So diet next year, or later this year, if you wish, but not while your bones are growing back together and your tissues are mending. Best, cammie > hello there, > I have had ensure b4 b/c i got really sick and i had to drink it to > get up my " electrolights " . The vanilla is gross i will agree with > eileen, the chocolate is better, but not much in my personal > opinion. slimfast is a little bit better but boost tends to be my > favorite of meal replacements, although i didnt use it in that way. > i think it would be ok to mix it with other stuff, my dad used to > like make a shake out of it with peanut butter and bananas and some > vanilla frozen yougurt or ice cream and sometimes ice if u dont use > the yougurt or ice cream. i think it was thin enough for jaw > surgery purposes. cant tell u too much else b/c i haven't had my > surgery yet but good luck ! > *tori* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Tori, Not all liquid " nutrition drinks " are equal. (And nope, I don't mean Equal.) I do mean Slimfast, though. Unless I am mistaken, it is not at all the equivalent of either Boost or Ensure. Think about it. Slimfast is made for people who are trying to LOSE weight -- i.e., cut down on calories. Boost and Ensure are both made for people who are trying to keep their calorie supply up, generally in support of healing. Certainly a person who's just been through jaw surgery should not be trying to lose weight. Not even me, as my surgeon made clear, and I was substantially overweight when I had the surgery. You NEED the calories to support the healing. So diet next year, or later this year, if you wish, but not while your bones are growing back together and your tissues are mending. Best, cammie > hello there, > I have had ensure b4 b/c i got really sick and i had to drink it to > get up my " electrolights " . The vanilla is gross i will agree with > eileen, the chocolate is better, but not much in my personal > opinion. slimfast is a little bit better but boost tends to be my > favorite of meal replacements, although i didnt use it in that way. > i think it would be ok to mix it with other stuff, my dad used to > like make a shake out of it with peanut butter and bananas and some > vanilla frozen yougurt or ice cream and sometimes ice if u dont use > the yougurt or ice cream. i think it was thin enough for jaw > surgery purposes. cant tell u too much else b/c i haven't had my > surgery yet but good luck ! > *tori* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 19, 2004 Report Share Posted March 19, 2004 Tori, Not all liquid " nutrition drinks " are equal. (And nope, I don't mean Equal.) I do mean Slimfast, though. Unless I am mistaken, it is not at all the equivalent of either Boost or Ensure. Think about it. Slimfast is made for people who are trying to LOSE weight -- i.e., cut down on calories. Boost and Ensure are both made for people who are trying to keep their calorie supply up, generally in support of healing. Certainly a person who's just been through jaw surgery should not be trying to lose weight. Not even me, as my surgeon made clear, and I was substantially overweight when I had the surgery. You NEED the calories to support the healing. So diet next year, or later this year, if you wish, but not while your bones are growing back together and your tissues are mending. Best, cammie > hello there, > I have had ensure b4 b/c i got really sick and i had to drink it to > get up my " electrolights " . The vanilla is gross i will agree with > eileen, the chocolate is better, but not much in my personal > opinion. slimfast is a little bit better but boost tends to be my > favorite of meal replacements, although i didnt use it in that way. > i think it would be ok to mix it with other stuff, my dad used to > like make a shake out of it with peanut butter and bananas and some > vanilla frozen yougurt or ice cream and sometimes ice if u dont use > the yougurt or ice cream. i think it was thin enough for jaw > surgery purposes. cant tell u too much else b/c i haven't had my > surgery yet but good luck ! > *tori* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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