Forums: September 2011 Kickstart Forum: Recipe for a vegan Ensure or other suggestions
Created on: 12/21/11 10:02 AM Views: 2552 Replies: 5
chickadee Joined: 01/12/11 Location: North Eastern Ontario, Canada Posts: 54	Recipe for a vegan Ensure or other suggestions Posted Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 10:02 AM My husband hasn't been eating and the doctor has suggested that he take Ensure because he is losing a lot of weight. The ones I've checked are not vegan. We have been referred to a specialist but in the meantime - wonder if anyone has a recipe for a vegan Ensure or could suggest other options. Thank you so much.
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veganer Joined: 01/04/11 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 199	RE: Recipe for a vegan Ensure or other suggestions Posted Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 10:57 AM As far as I know Ensure is a drink with protein, fats, carbs, and vitamins and minerals. Maybe a homemade drink like Julieanna Hever's green smoothie with kale or collard greens, almond milk, frozen blueberries, raspberries, banana and mango; and ground flaxseed. Plus some ground almonds or other kind of nuts for extra fat? That way you get the high nutrition density without the cow's milk which is part of regular Ensure. If anyone knows how to make the above ingredients closer in nutritional content to regular Ensure, feel free to suggest any.
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veganer Joined: 01/04/11 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 199	RE: Recipe for a vegan Ensure or other suggestions Posted Thursday, December 22, 2011 at 7:03 PM Ensure usually comes in a variety of flavors. For chocolate "Ensure" use the above ingredients and chocolate almond milk. For peanut butter flavor "Ensure", chocolate almond milk and ground peanuts or nut butter added. For strawberry-flavored "Ensure", use a lot of strawberries.... Vary the fruits for the flavor you like.
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chickadee Joined: 01/12/11 Location: North Eastern Ontario, Canada Posts: 54	RE: Recipe for a vegan Ensure or other suggestions Posted Saturday, December 31, 2011 at 8:55 AM Thank you so much veganer for these suggestions, I have been making smoothies for him but the suggestion of kale or collards plus the almonds is great, thanks again.
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marge Joined: 09/08/10 Location: Seattle Posts: 217	RE: Recipe for a vegan Ensure or other suggestions Posted Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 5:58 PM Ensure is garbage IMO. It's not cheap but Vega Complete Whole Food Health Optimizer is the way to go. It is loaded with micronutrients, fiber, protein,omega 3's. It's pure. It's vegan and you mix it fresh with water.
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chickadee Joined: 01/12/11 Location: North Eastern Ontario, Canada Posts: 54	RE: Recipe for a vegan Ensure or other suggestions Posted Wednesday, January 11, 2012 at 6:02 PM Thank you, I'll go and get the Vega tomorrow, He has only been eating smoothies that I've been making but he hasn't been eating much of these.
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