"Ensure" is not just for old people

"Complete, Balance Nutrition"
"Nutrition to Help Stay Health, Active, And Energetic"
"lactose and Gluten free"
'An Excellent source of 24 essential vitamins and minerals"

Last week my father was sick, he could not keep anything down ( I won't go into detail, your welcome, lol). So to make sure he had enough calories and nutrition to survive until he got better I bought him some Ensure.

My dad asked for this brand since he has had it before and liked it. However, I had to guess at what flavor he wanted, I figured vanilla was a safe choice. The flavor I got was "Homemade Vanilla Shake". A pack of six 8oz bottles of ensures cost ten bucks, so they are a little over $1.50 a bottle. Which isn't that bad, but you don't buy one at a time you buy six and when it is something that people may be surviving on ten bucks a pop is a lot.

We had a few leftover after my dad got better so one day while doing yard work and I needed a pick up I decided to drink one. The flavor and texture was nice. I was not expecting a milkshake like texture, but I did like the thickness. It is a happy medium between milk and a milkshake. I can see why people like it. If it was not so much I would buy it more often just to have something around that I can quickly make when I feel I need some calories. I wonder if they have a power formula (one that you mix with water or milk). That would probably be cheaper if you plan on drinking them the way I do. (I cannot find a "powder formula" for ensure).

The bottle is great, if you cannot drink all of it (and if you did not throw away the cap) it is a perfect airtight container (this comes in handy when it is being used by a sick person). I could only drink half because it was so rich. However, after a few more minutes of yard work I was ready for the last half.

The one thing that I do not like is that Sugar is the second ingredient and on the "Nutrition Facts”, it has the sugar listed as 23g per serving which is one bottle. I like the amount of calories and protein (250 calories and 9g of protein), it is just right for snack or boost. However, what meal would 250 calories be replacing? LOL. Because of the sugar amount I doubt Ensure is used by dieters.



Health note (But, NOT MEDICAL ADVICE, always confirm information you read with a doctor or qualified source): ( I read in a "health advice" section of a magazine) If you drink any kind of protein shakes (or a drink like Ensure that is high in protein) everyday (or in large amounts) your groin area and pee may start to have an ammonia smell coming from it (crazy huh?). This is a normal by product of a body being feed a lot of protein. To get rid of it just stop in-taking the extra protein and it should go away, if not I would start to worry and go to a doctor.

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