Flavour for opti
Hello
today I went to Costco looking for sugar free extract/syrup/flavour. I thought that I had read on this site that Costco was the place to go. Alas, all I could find was vanilla extract and the staff person said they didn't carry any others. Could someone kindly give me some guidance....brand, best flavours For opti and location I can purchase. As the time to start opti nears I want to have all my ducks in a row.
I appreciate any assistance given.
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Morning -
Key part is that it's to be sugar free. Like another poster, I found Winners had a BUNCH of flavours - cafe mocha, pumpkin spice, salted caramel etc. I think they were called Skinny somethingorrather.. can't remember. I also just used those flavour water enhancers like Crystal Light.
As for opti, you get a choice of chocolate and/or vanilla. I went through TWH, and was on it for 2 weeks, so I got 2 boxes of each flavour. I found the vanilla easier to blend with flavours. TWH has the forms that we fill out at your pre-op, and they order the stuff for you, and it's delivered to your house. Easy peasy. :)
Referral: August 2014 Orientation: 28Nov14 Social Worker: 05Feb15 Nurse Practitioner: 25Feb15 Nutrition Class: 30Mar15 Dietitian: 14Apr15 Psychologist: 21Apr15 NP followup: 23Apr15 Meet Surgeon: 26June15 Start Opti/PreOp: 21July15 Surgery!: 04Aug15!!
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My favourite flavour was decaf coffee crystrals. Since I reacted badly to the opti I could not use flavouring. There are a lot of suggestions on the Ontario recipes forum
I found a sugar free caramel syrup at Timothy's Coffee that tastes really good in the vanilla Opti. I've also experimented with various extracts like coconut or mint in the chocolate. I also really like the strawberry kiwi crystal light or the pineapple coconut Nesfruta in the vanilla Opti. You can get the extracts and fruit enhancers at any grocery store or Walmart. I still have 8 more days of Opti so I'm sure I'll be trying a few new combinations before next week. I'll let you know if I come up with anything incredible.
Lowcarbgroceries.com has a ton of sugar-free flavours (and I bought a ton).
My favourite, hands down, is the marshmallow syrup. It's great in both flavours of Optifast.
Referral: February 2015; TWH Orientation: April 2015; Social Worker: June 10, 2015: Nurse Practitioner: June 11, 2015; Nutrition Class: June 15, 2015; Psychometry Assessment: June 16, 2015; Nutrition Assessment: July 22, 2015; NP follow-up: July 28, 2015; Surgeon Consult: August 28, 2015; Surgery: November 6, 2015; Operation: VSG