If you can’t tolerate Ensure, you might want to try Bolthouse Farms Chocolate Protein Plus.
A few years ago my wife had a major operation to stop severe acid reflux. She ended up with a stomach several times smaller, and she couldn’t gain weight nor maintain weight.
She tried Ensure and other protein plus drinks and couldn’t tolerate the bad taste.
Our pharmacist, friend for decades, said all of those products taste terrible, and he recommended the Bolthouse Chocolate Protein Plus.
She loved it and drank about a quart a day at first to regain weight and muscle.
After a couple of months she drinks two 8 ounce servings a day. She has maintained her weight and is strong as before the serious reflux and operation. She mixes it with her morning coffee. Half coffee and half/ 4 ounces of the Bolthouse. She drinks the second 8 ounces in the evening before or after dinner.
This protein drink can be bought at Walmart in their refrigerator cold drink section and at Target and Safeway.
Walmart’s price is at least 1/3 less than other places.
Thanks, Grampa. I have had Bolt House farms chocolate/coffee/mocha drink and I really love it.
I think I will take this stuff up to the community room, a few bottles at a time, (folks here are VERY greedy) and let someone else have it.
Ever since it came out as “Carnation Instant Breakfast,” I have used the drink (now “Carnation Breakfast Essentials”) for times when I wanted to gain weight and now when I want to lose some. It now comes in a 22-pack box, so I’m happy!
Bolt House seems to be always adding products.