I didn't really mind the taste too much. I thought the ready to drink shakes tasted better than the powdered ones... With the vanilla, you can add the SF Toranti syrups to them to get different flavors (they're in the coffee aisle at walmart) so you could have raspberry, caramel, chocolate, hazelnut, etc. I found I did better if I just chugged the whole thing through a straw without stopping (then I didn't taste it and I didn't feel hungry if I kept up with the every 2-3 hours thing). I had to do the 5 shakes and 2 bars a day too. We also had soups to choose from but they were awful!!! And on top of that, I had to do it for 6 WEEKS!!

I woulda bought it if they'd have let me. My husband had some left over too and it was like pulling teeth to get them to let me use the rest of his. They want you to buy it from the hospital. They have to be making money off of it, I don't care what they say. I'm probably going to have some left over too, this stuff is so yucky and I have to drink 5 shakes a day plus 2 bars. There is no way! Bleck. Which one did you like best? I only got chocolate cuz my hubby said vanilla was horrid.

I had surgery almost 2 months ago and I still have some optifast sitting in my closet from the pre-op diet. I was just wondering if anyone is interested... I can't imagine just throwing that stuff away (especially since it was so expensive!). I have ready to drink shakes (chocolate), bars, and the powdered shakes (choc, vanilla, strawberry). Guess I ordered a litttlle bit too much... 

Hey Michele. I have Frontpath also and they have been nothing but great! They paid almost my entire surgery bill and I love that I don't need a referral for a specialist. No complaints so far. The $20 copay is not bad and almost all of my scrips have been cheap as well.

My husband said vanilla is nasty. He even tried mixing it with diet rootbeer and diet orange pop. I just found my paperwork and it says I have to drink 5 shakes, eat 2 bars, and 1 lean cuisine. YAY! I won't starve to death afterall. I didn't know I could have the lean cuisine since my husband wasn't allowed. But I found out that it's because my BMI is higher than his. Yeah, I chugged that shake so hard I gave myself a brain freeze. I didn't want to even taste it I just wanted it over with lol. Good luck on yours. Are you allowed to eat anything?