Opti prep???

Hi, just wondering - I heard some prepare opti with ice, if I do that do I still add water as well?  Do I do half water and half ice?  Made the vanilla for my first one, need to try one of the extracts next time, having a hard time getting it down.  :(

Can you add decaf coffee for now? Or peanut butter? 

Are you using water or skim milk? I think it's skim milk with crushed ice. 

i can't help you in the prepping as I am still pre op myself. 

Good luck. 

No peanut butter and no milk.  You have to mix with water or other no cal/low cal liquids like the coffee or crystal light, etc.

Lol oh boy, getting mixed up with protein shakes. Sorry...wasn't thinking, not much sleep lastnight. 

Thank you Tracey for clearing that mess up lol

Kim

You should mix with water and only use sugar-free low/no calorie sweeteners.

Instead of 300ml, I put 250ml (1 cup) of water in a Magic Bullet with 7 ice cubes. It's the perfect size for the "Single Shot" Magic Bullet.

Some people add less water and and eat their shake like a pudding. Play around with the consistency until you find what you like. Personally, I can't get them down unless they're ice cold.

I bought DaVinci brand flavours through www.thelowcarbgrocery.com. I selected regular shipping and the flavours arrived within 2 business days.

Good luck!

I'm not much of a coffee drinker, but during Opti I added a scoop of decaf coffee crystals along with some Davici syrup and voila, a mochaccino! It definitely helped me get them in. Ice was nice since it was something to "chew". 

Good luck!

I didn't use ice at all, but instead of tap water, once I finished a shake, I'd clean my shaker and fill it with 12 oz of water and put it in the fridge until I needed it again.  That was cold enough for me to drink it.

Cathy

I put 300ml of cold water and a few ice chips, added Da Vinci sugar free syrup (amazing flavors) and 2 tsp of fiber. All my Opti shake were wonderful. Da Vinci has so many great flavors to choose from. www.thelowcarbgrocery.com

Hope this helps :)

 

Hi Philippa,

Just wanted to know what kind of fiber you use?  Thanks

 

Hi Cottagenanny, sorry about the delay in my response I purchased my fiber at Fortino's grocery store pharmacy. It's call Exacted and it's equivalent to Benefiber. It's sugar-free non-thickening powder and it has no flavor.