Choc pudding
Vanilla pudding
Lemon pudding
Pineapple Apricot

I lived on those 4 flavors for 8 mos. I use SF Torani syrups to change up the flavors and would make them both hot and cold for variety. I prefer the puddings to shakes because they are thicker and more satisfying. I mix the puddings with 12-16oz water.

My husband shakes them in a shaker bottle, I can't get them smooth in a blender bottle. I tend to either make them hot in which case I use the blender attachment for the travel cups to my ninja or make them cold with ice in the blender. If I am going to be making them at work where I only have a blender bottle I take Lemon pudding or Pineapple Apricot because those blend best in the blender bottles for me. Vanilla and Chocolate pudding for some reason I have to blend. It's totally a texture thing for me though, my husband had no issue so I would try in the blender bottle and see if it bugs you, I could just be an odd duck ;-).

I almost exclusively have iced Hot Cocoa shakes now.
My second favorite is the lemon pudding made as a shake.

Tried the lemon pudding as Shake and it was awesome. Also tried hot chocolate. Yummmm

dan_IRL wrote: »

Had the chocolate pudding as a shake this morning. It was MUCH better than both the chocolate and chocolate with fiber IMO. I did it with 16oz of water (I bought the bigger blender bottle, I only had the small one). It's also MUCH more filling. I feel like I ate a big hearty breakfast!

Glad you liked it! When my clinic suggested using the puddings as shakes I was skeptical, but once I did I never went back to the regular choc and vanilla options.

I really enjoy the lemon with fiber pudding and the cream of chicken soup.

I HATED the vanilla shake but I love the vanilla pudding. It's one of my favorites. It doesn't taste anything like the shake.

Thanks you guys! I will try the vanilla pudding today. Yellowdaisy where did you buy the torani syrups from? I've checked Walmart, Target, and even Whole Foods and can't find them anywhere.

You can also get them directly from Torani or Amazon, but they aren't nearly as cost effective. They are $4/bottle at the Cash and Carry and around $4.50-$5/bottle at Smart and Final. I think they are around $7/bottle at Cost Plus.

So I have been on the program for 8 weeks. I stopped using the shaker they gave us and only use a blender with extra ice now for all my drinks. So much better consistency. My favorites are:

Chocolate pudding made as a shake with 1 cup ice and water to make 2 cups total before adding the mix.
Vanilla pudding made as a shake like above. I really appreciate that I can add 0 carb sweeteners and sugar free flavors for variety.
*pumpkin pie spice
*cinnamon
*sugar free Torani salted caramel syrup
*Dasani pineapple-coconut liquid water enhancer
Pineapple-Apricot beverage. I typically have this for my first shake of the day. Reminds me of juice smoothie.

I really was glad to add the cream of chicken soup (and entrees below) after week 2. I found that blending the soup in my blender and then adding poultry seasoning helps it. Our clinic doesn't have the cheddar broccoli someone mentioned above. I would LOVE to have that one.

I also eat a combination of the sloppy joe and chili together. I always make it on the stove and don't boil out all the water so it's more like a thicker chili. Sometimes I add more chili powder to it.

I have tried all the bars and they are really good but have so many carbs that I can't have the sloppy joe/chili or any other of the 10 extra carbs plus they don't fill me up as much so I don't have them often. Great when I have to eat something while running errands and away from home for a while though.

All of the liquid water enhancers are great so drinking my water is never a problem!

What about everyone else?

When we started we got one variety pack and then we could choose from the shakes. The variety pack contained one packet of strawberry and the chicken soup along with five other things. I'm mistaken it was actually the bars not the chicken soup that we couldn't have for two weeks! Sorry! I think our dietitian was trying to give us something to look forward to! I think the strawberry was pretty intense with only 9 ounces of water. I'm wondering now if it was mixed with more water and blended with or over the ice that it may tone it down? Our clinic doesn't sell it though because it just sat on the shelves from what I was told. So unless I buy another variety pack and get one I can't get strawberry anymore.

Also, the bars are way higher carbs than shakes or soup. I did week 2 with only like 3 bars total. Will buy some more but plan to use sparingly.

Here's what kept me sane for the past 12 weeks:

Chocolate shake w/ fiber made with black coffee for breakfast. I use a wisk and pour over ice. I don't like the froth that comes from the blender.
Lunch - Vanilla Pudding or Vanilla Shake - add Sugar Free Salted Caramel flavoring.
Chili - Add jalepenos or hot sauce. 2nd choice - sloppy joe with hot sauce.
and on a tough day, kosher dill pickle spears - no more than 2.

I can do the 2 bars for a meal if I am traveling but if I am home it doesn't keep me satisfied long enough.

Maral I love the idea of adding hot sauce to the chili and sloppy joe. You should try one packet of each and see if you like that. I got that idea from the clinic and it's good. I too really like the ice and extra water in the shakes.

Has anyone tried the cheddar broccoli? We don't have that soup but I saw they do carry it. Maybe with the cooler weather our clinic would consider stocking it again.