Boost Very High Calorie Nutritional Drink, Very Vanilla, 8 Ounce Box, Pack of 27

When nutrition and caloric intake is a problem, you want to be sure that every bite (or swallow) counts. In the same volume as other drink supplements, this packs in double the calories. This high calorie formula only comes in vanilla. The taste is the same as the regular formula, and the consistency is a tad thicker. Although he liked it, after a while, my son started to tire of vanilla at every meal. I bought some strong, French Roast instant coffee and discovered this makes for a pretty dang delicious frappuccino. Dissolve a tsp-tbsp of instant coffee in as little hot water as possible. You want to add concentrated flavor, not volume. Add this coffee slurry to the carton of Boost and you've just created a nutritional coffee drink. A couple other options for variety: 1 - Mix with orange juice concentrate to create a Creamsicle/Orange Julius drink. Instead of just using juice, use frozen canned concentrate. If you use already mixed juice, you have to use almost a 1:1 ratio in order for the juice flavor to come through. Having to double the volume defeats the whole purpose of concentrated calories. A tbsp of frozen concentrate is about right for one box. Lime concentrate was yummy too. Other frozen juice flavors (apple and cranberry) mixed w/ this vanilla (in my sons opinion), were too sweet. Be creative. I'm sure any juice concentrate would work. 2 - A squeeze of chocolate syrup turns this into a chocolate drink. I used dark chocolate syrup so it would be less sweet. My son had gone from 175 to 110 lbs post surgery. Tube feeding formulas gave him horrible digestive problems, but he had no appetite and did not want to eat. This was the miracle drink that got him back on his feet.

Surprised that the Boost tasted better than expected

I've been trying to gain weight in general, mainly muscle but even just fat and put on some pounds, you have to eat more calories then your body needs in order to gain weight, I eat three full meals a day, with one of these put in an oat and peanut butter smoothie each morning. I then have one in the afternoon. So with two a day, these add about 1000 extra calories which is super helpful. I've been able to gain over five pounds in about a month which I'm thrilled about. I wouldn't drink more then two a day as they taste pretty bad and cost around $2 each, not too mention I feel a bit sick after drinking one on it's own, they are just super dense and very strong fake vanilla flavor so feels like you are filling your stomach with ice cream or something. After an hour or so it doesn't bother me anymore, but I do have to force them down each day to make sure I continue to gain weight and that can make you feel sick on its own. I am giving these 4 stars because they really are the best thing I've found to put on weight, make sure you exercise and eat healthy throughout the day as well, since these aren't exactly natural or "good for you." Docking one star because they do taste quite bad, almost like those cheap pudding cups from the store, but worse. Then the price is a bit steep.

I had a chronic throat issue due to reflux (it’s called laryngopharyngeal reflux aka LPR) because of which I had a very tight, scratchy throat and extreme difficulty in swallowing foods, as a result I lost too much weight (I was normal weight and I am close to underweight now and underweight doesn’t look too hot on me) also felt weak and tired all the time. I have recovered from the throat issue but I still need to avoid certain foods, so it is not possible for me to eat indiscriminately and gain my weight back from eating whatever. Since taking the Boost Very High calorie as an additional, quick 530 calorie to my existing diet, I have been feeling better. I have noticed a difference in my overall energy (I also started taking vitafusion gummy vitamins- they are fantastic and works very well in upping my energy), and slowly gaining my strength back. As you can see from the photo, it’s only been 5 days (I take one a day with strawberry syrup), and already gained a solid one pound. I would like to add that I have a sensitive stomach and this did not cause me any stomach issues whatsoever. (Before I discovered Boost VHC, I have tried Soylent and Soylent caused me severe bloating and has way less calorie per bottle). So thankful for this reason as well that I can digest this one well. I am looking forward to gaining the rest of the 10 pounds and looking and feeling like myself again. Thanks for this, Nestlé! Would buy and recommend!

I've bought these drinks for a year now, I try to consume one a day. They make for great meal replacements especially if you're in a hurry and you have no time to eat. Trick is, it has to be cold (don't freeze, it turns a really weird slushy like texture) and I dilute it with equal amounts water (mix well!) . At first, it took me a long time to drink it because there is this odd chemically taste that's in all other nutritional drinks too. The straw helps from the taste from getting really coated in your mouth. Plus! Not only is this literally the most caloric drink I've found, it has the least amount of sugar (but still tastes very sweet) and a high amount of protein which also helps with the weight gain. I initially noticed an upwards of 8lb weight gain, but now I drink it mostly to maintain the weight. Never came damaged and honestly I wish it came in bigger sizes because these drinks only last me a month or so.