Re: Udos

[Guest guest]

Personally, I would not bother with this stuff. EAS' CLA (capsules)

or a tablespoon of natural peanut butter (tastes GREAT!) will have

similar benefits, without invoking your gag reflexes.

Jill

> I bought some Udos oil yesterday. The guy at our local GNC told me

> if he could only take one supplement, that's the one he'd take.

I've

> read where several of you ladies take the Udos too. But this is

one

> of the most horrible tasting things I've ever put in my mouth! How

> on earth do you get it down? I put it in a shake last night and I

> couldn't drink the whole thing -- I felt like it was almost

ruined.

> This morning I put it in a glass with some juice -- and about

gagged

[Guest guest]

Yep, Udo's is not that great tasting. I take it straight-up with a

chaser of nice cold water and lemon. AFTER I eat, that's key I

think.

It's good for you, does good things, treat it like a spoonful of

medicine you'd make your kid take...I call it a 'body' shot...get it?

Astra

> I bought some Udos oil yesterday. The guy at our local GNC told me

> if he could only take one supplement, that's the one he'd take.

I've

> read where several of you ladies take the Udos too. But this is

one

> of the most horrible tasting things I've ever put in my mouth! How

> on earth do you get it down? I put it in a shake last night and I

> couldn't drink the whole thing -- I felt like it was almost

ruined.

> This morning I put it in a glass with some juice -- and about

gagged

> just looking at that layer of oil on top (it won't let you mix it

in -

> - it's too oily -- just sits there on the top like a layer of

> sludge). How do I get this down?

>

> And how much do you take? The guy at GNC said some people follow

the

> box instructions - 1 tablespoon twice a day ... and he said some

> people just do 1 tablespoon a day ... others do a teaspoon twice a

> day...I guess it depends on how much is in your budget maybe. This

> stuff isn't cheap.

>

> I'm not worried about the expense so much as how on earth do I get

> this oil down?

>

> My husband took some this morning and noticed a remarkable

> difference. He took a tablespoon in his shake this morning around

> 4:00...and at 8:00 he had to force himself to eat. It really

worked

> as an appetite suppressant for him right away.

>

> The guy at GNC told me all kinds of wonderful benefits of this oil,

> so I wanna find a way to stomach it...but I can't do it on my own,

> that's for sure!

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littlejen93 wrote:

> I bought some Udos oil yesterday. The guy at our local GNC told me

> if he could only take one supplement, that's the one he'd take. I've

> read where several of you ladies take the Udos too. But this is one

> of the most horrible tasting things I've ever put in my mouth! How

> on earth do you get it down? I put it in a shake last night and I

> couldn't drink the whole thing -- I felt like it was almost ruined.

> This morning I put it in a glass with some juice -- and about gagged

> just looking at that layer of oil on top (it won't let you mix it in -

> - it's too oily -- just sits there on the top like a layer of

> sludge). How do I get this down?

I didn't think Udo's has a taste at all.. so I'm always amazed by all the

people who hate it here! Weird I made it into salad dressing when I

bought it. It was quite yummy, in my opinion

> And how much do you take? The guy at GNC said some people follow the

> box instructions - 1 tablespoon twice a day ... and he said some

> people just do 1 tablespoon a day ... others do a teaspoon twice a

> day...I guess it depends on how much is in your budget maybe. This

> stuff isn't cheap.

We did 1 T. a day.

Serenity

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astramari02 wrote:

> Yep, Udo's is not that great tasting. I take it straight-up with a

> chaser of nice cold water and lemon. AFTER I eat, that's key I

> think.

>

> It's good for you, does good things, treat it like a spoonful of

> medicine you'd make your kid take...I call it a 'body' shot...get it?

>

> Astra

So I had a thought. For those of you who hate Udo's. Has it been in the

refrigerator in the store when you bought it? I know my health food store

says that it doesn't need to be refridged until opened but that they keep it

in the refrigerator anyway.. maybe it really does need to be refrigerated?

Just thinking..

Serenity (who is willing to accept that her taste buds are messed up)

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Okay, so I haven't tasted UDOS, so I'm not exactly qualified to *have* an

opinion...

But here goes anyway :-)

If udos is what I think it is, you take it for the essential fatty acids?

alphalinolenic, if I am not mistaken. (if it isn't, then it should be! :-p)

Peanutbutter won't exactly give you that... but flaxseeds will. If you grind up

two to three tablespoons flaxseeds and put that in a shake (with real fruit) IN

A BLENDER, by the way ;-) it should do the trick. It will also get you some

excellent fibre (trouble with constipation? no longer!!!!!! *lol*).

Now, for the oil...if you put it in a blender with a shake and some REAL fruit

(strawberries, raspberries, peaches, etc... fresh or frozen) that will mix it up

well enough so that the oil doesn't stay on top. It will stick to the itty bitty

pieces of fruit and make a very nice drink (I've done this with other oils, and

it

has worked).

Serenity's idea for a salad dressing is also excellent! I don't know what recipe

she uses, but if you add lemon juice to the oil, and mix in garlic salt, ginger,

ground dry mustard (spice! not spread), other seasonings and a smidgereen

of honey or stevia or those powdered (sorry, can't remember any of the

names) sweeteners...

you should end up with something not only healthy, but tasty!

(((hugs)))

Katrina

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I keep seeing this information posted. CLA and peanut butter are not

even close to doing the same things as REAL natural EFAs. It's not

comparable.

Peanut Butter, while a very healthy fat and yumola, is not a blanced

EFA blend.

Astra

> > I bought some Udos oil yesterday. The guy at our local GNC told

me

> > if he could only take one supplement, that's the one he'd take.

> I've

> > read where several of you ladies take the Udos too. But this is

> one

> > of the most horrible tasting things I've ever put in my mouth!

How

> > on earth do you get it down? I put it in a shake last night and

I

> > couldn't drink the whole thing -- I felt like it was almost

> ruined.

> > This morning I put it in a glass with some juice -- and about

> gagged

[Guest guest]

I was wondering how to say that without stepping on any toes - and I must

say :-p you said that wonderfully well!!!!!!!

Do you have any good recipes for using the darn stuff, tho?

Katrina

*who already shared her one and only trick: the blender!*

> > > I bought some Udos oil yesterday. The guy at our local GNC told

> me

> > > if he could only take one supplement, that's the one he'd take.

> > I've

> > > read where several of you ladies take the Udos too. But this is

> > one

> > > of the most horrible tasting things I've ever put in my mouth!

> How

> > > on earth do you get it down? I put it in a shake last night and

> I

> > > couldn't drink the whole thing -- I felt like it was almost

> > ruined.

> > > This morning I put it in a glass with some juice -- and about

> > gagged

[Guest guest]

Forgot to mention that the alphalinolenic is only one of the EFAs. The

flaxseeds won't give them all to you, but it's a good start if you really can't

find a way to down the oil.

Bisous,

Katrina

[Guest guest]

It has to be refrigerated always...from making to shipping to

eating...all of it. My store sells it refrigerated. Even flax oil

and grains need to be stored in a light protective bottle in the

fridge or freezer.

>

> > Yep, Udo's is not that great tasting. I take it straight-up with

a

> > chaser of nice cold water and lemon. AFTER I eat, that's key I

> > think.

> >

> > It's good for you, does good things, treat it like a spoonful of

> > medicine you'd make your kid take...I call it a 'body' shot...get

it?

> >

> > Astra

>

> So I had a thought. For those of you who hate Udo's. Has it been

in the

> refrigerator in the store when you bought it? I know my health

food store

> says that it doesn't need to be refridged until opened but that

they keep it

> in the refrigerator anyway.. maybe it really does need to be

refrigerated?

> Just thinking..

> Serenity (who is willing to accept that her taste buds are messed

up)

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> http://www.theonion.com

[Guest guest]

If only babe! I don't HATE it, but it's not my fav thing to take. I

also thought it may have been giving me migraines for awhile, but

it's not that. I like it blended in shakes...but you're not supposed

to shake it up much, so I try not to do that. I just put it over

greens with a little lemon juice and pepper. Not bad. It tastes

GREEN to me, so a salad is optimal.

>

>

> astramari02 wrote:

>

> > It has to be refrigerated always...from making to shipping to

> > eating...all of it. My store sells it refrigerated. Even flax

oil

> > and grains need to be stored in a light protective bottle in the

> > fridge or freezer.

>

> Drat.. I was hoping that might be the reason so many people hated

it.. since

> it wasn't refrigerated in the store.

> Serenity

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astramari02 wrote:

> It has to be refrigerated always...from making to shipping to

> eating...all of it. My store sells it refrigerated. Even flax oil

> and grains need to be stored in a light protective bottle in the

> fridge or freezer.

Drat.. I was hoping that might be the reason so many people hated it.. since

it wasn't refrigerated in the store.

Serenity

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[Guest guest]

I haven't read all of this thread, so someone may have already said

this, but Udo's mixed with balsamic vinegar is a GREAT salad dressing!

[Guest guest]

True, if I didn't cut out all glorious sugar, I would totally use it!!

> I haven't read all of this thread, so someone may have already said

> this, but Udo's mixed with balsamic vinegar is a GREAT salad

dressing!

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betseyrpt wrote:

> I haven't read all of this thread, so someone may have already said

> this, but Udo's mixed with balsamic vinegar is a GREAT salad dressing!

That's exactly what we did With that Good Seasonings Italian Dressing

packet and water.. yum.

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astramari02 wrote:

> True, if I didn't cut out all glorious sugar, I would totally use it!!

Okay.. I'm dense. Is there sugar in Balsamic Vinegar?

Serenity

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[Guest guest]

Well, I just happen to have a bottle right here...it's 3g of sugar

and 3g of carb. In my book this classifies as a sugar-carb. I'm

wary of them. Now that you mention it...I'll have to see HOW the

sugar forms in vinegar...if it's added or FORMED somehow.

Astra

>

> > True, if I didn't cut out all glorious sugar, I would totally use

it!!

>

> Okay.. I'm dense. Is there sugar in Balsamic Vinegar?

> Serenity

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[Guest guest]

OMG! I never checked my bottle of balsamic vinegar! I LOVE that stuff. Drats.

And I JUST bought some.

Rita

Re: Udos

Well, I just happen to have a bottle right here...it's 3g of sugar

and 3g of carb. In my book this classifies as a sugar-carb. I'm

wary of them. Now that you mention it...I'll have to see HOW the

sugar forms in vinegar...if it's added or FORMED somehow.

Astra

>

> > True, if I didn't cut out all glorious sugar, I would totally use

it!!

>

> Okay.. I'm dense. Is there sugar in Balsamic Vinegar?

> Serenity

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> http://www.theonion.com

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astramari02 wrote:

> Well, I just happen to have a bottle right here...it's 3g of sugar

> and 3g of carb. In my book this classifies as a sugar-carb. I'm

> wary of them. Now that you mention it...I'll have to see HOW the

> sugar forms in vinegar...if it's added or FORMED somehow.

>

> Astra

I could be wrong.. but vinegar is made with sulfites from grapes.. and that's

what creates the sugars. So, as long as it's good quality vinegar, it's not

added sugar.. it's just fructose from the grape sulfites. (I just went and

checked my bottles too!) This is something that all vinegar has though.. so

it's not unique to Balsamic.

Serenity

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[Guest guest]

OH TG! lol Thanx Serenity.

Rita

Re: Re: Udos

astramari02 wrote:

> Well, I just happen to have a bottle right here...it's 3g of sugar

> and 3g of carb. In my book this classifies as a sugar-carb. I'm

> wary of them. Now that you mention it...I'll have to see HOW the

> sugar forms in vinegar...if it's added or FORMED somehow.

>

> Astra

I could be wrong.. but vinegar is made with sulfites from grapes.. and that's

what creates the sugars. So, as long as it's good quality vinegar, it's not

added sugar.. it's just fructose from the grape sulfites. (I just went and

checked my bottles too!) This is something that all vinegar has though.. so

it's not unique to Balsamic.

Serenity

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http://www.theonion.com

[Guest guest]

Jen - I haven't tried UDOs but do take flax oil (also unbearable). I take it

straight - 1 tsp. 3X a day (unless I'm eating salmon then I skip that day). Yes

it is gross, but I chase it with coffee or water and it only took me a few weeks

before it was do-able. Some ladies here mix it with balsamic vinegar and use it

on salads, or over veggies, but I feel it ruins everything it touches, so I do

the straight shot. It will definitely make you feel fuller longer!

Park

Udos

I bought some Udos oil yesterday. The guy at our local GNC told me

if he could only take one supplement, that's the one he'd take. I've

read where several of you ladies take the Udos too. But this is one

of the most horrible tasting things I've ever put in my mouth! How

on earth do you get it down? I put it in a shake last night and I

couldn't drink the whole thing -- I felt like it was almost ruined.

This morning I put it in a glass with some juice -- and about gagged

just looking at that layer of oil on top (it won't let you mix it in -

- it's too oily -- just sits there on the top like a layer of

sludge). How do I get this down?

And how much do you take? The guy at GNC said some people follow the

box instructions - 1 tablespoon twice a day ... and he said some

people just do 1 tablespoon a day ... others do a teaspoon twice a

day...I guess it depends on how much is in your budget maybe. This

stuff isn't cheap.

I'm not worried about the expense so much as how on earth do I get

this oil down?

My husband took some this morning and noticed a remarkable

difference. He took a tablespoon in his shake this morning around

4:00...and at 8:00 he had to force himself to eat. It really worked

as an appetite suppressant for him right away.

The guy at GNC told me all kinds of wonderful benefits of this oil,

so I wanna find a way to stomach it...but I can't do it on my own,

that's for sure!

[Guest guest]

I make Good Season's dressing out of it, with basalmic vinigar. It

tastse fine.

Alys

[Guest guest]

Waint a minute, you bought it at GNC? Was it refrigerated? If not,

it could be rancid. Heck it could be anyway, check the experation

date.

Alys

[Guest guest]

I take Udo's and think it's pretty rude too, and it was in the fridge before I

bought it (and of course still is). I take it in a protein shake in the

morning, mixing it in a blender, and it does mix in for me, just leaves a bit of

an aftertaste. It's not so bad though that I can't stomach it - just doesn't

make my shake taste as good (??) as it did without it.

Kim

Re: Re: Udos

astramari02 wrote:

> Yep, Udo's is not that great tasting. I take it straight-up with a

> chaser of nice cold water and lemon. AFTER I eat, that's key I

> think.

>

> It's good for you, does good things, treat it like a spoonful of

> medicine you'd make your kid take...I call it a 'body' shot...get it?

>

> Astra

So I had a thought. For those of you who hate Udo's. Has it been in the

refrigerator in the store when you bought it? I know my health food store

says that it doesn't need to be refridged until opened but that they keep it

in the refrigerator anyway.. maybe it really does need to be refrigerated?

Just thinking..

Serenity (who is willing to accept that her taste buds are messed up)

--

http://www.theonion.com

[Guest guest]

> Now, for the oil...if you put it in a blender with a shake and some

REAL fruit

> (strawberries, raspberries, peaches, etc... fresh or frozen) that

will mix it up

> well enough so that the oil doesn't stay on top. It will stick to

the itty bitty

> pieces of fruit and make a very nice drink (I've done this with

other oils, and it

> has worked).

>

Thanks for that tip -- I tried it with strawberries and didn't notice

the taste AT ALL!

I did notice, though, that I had to REMIND myself to eat three hours

later. I've been noticing that every time I take the Udo's. What a

great appetite suppressant!

[Guest guest]

What is Udo's? See message below.

W

Whitney on

Chugiak, AK

vaderr@...

If you can't be a good example, then

you'll just have to be a horrible warning.

- Aird-

Re: Udos

> Now, for the oil...if you put it in a blender with a shake and some

REAL fruit

> (strawberries, raspberries, peaches, etc... fresh or frozen) that

will mix it up

> well enough so that the oil doesn't stay on top. It will stick to

the itty bitty

> pieces of fruit and make a very nice drink (I've done this with

other oils, and it

> has worked).

>

Thanks for that tip -- I tried it with strawberries and didn't notice

the taste AT ALL!

I did notice, though, that I had to REMIND myself to eat three hours

later. I've been noticing that every time I take the Udo's. What a

great appetite suppressant!