Optifast recipes

I am going to be starting my Optifast shakes this week and I am looking for suggestions/recipes that anyone has to make them taste better. Any help would be great!

 

Thanks :)

It depends on your plan. You can mix shakes with all kids of things to improve taste/texture. Watch your calories added though. They can add up. Sf pudding powder Pb or pb2 or other nut butter Frozen berries Extracts Sf syrups (davinci's torani, etc) Coffee or coffee crystals Yogurt, kefir Make them with milk or nut milk Make them hot (latte, cocoa) Cottage cheese Spinach is good to get extra greens/fiber in Some people add oats in for more bulk....I never have, yoi many carbs Frozen banana or mango Frozen avocado Just a few ideas :)

Canadian programs allow, sugar free syrups and water flavour mix ins like Crystal Light and Mio. Also, you can add it to decaf coffee and tea, cold or warm, (if adding to a hot liquid remember to temper it first, or it may turn lumpy).. A lot of people in my group mix half chocolate and half vanilla. Try it warm, or frozen like a popsicle. Do not add fruit or other 'food' as the prior poster suggested it is not allowed before surgery in the Canadian system. Good luck with your surgery!

 

It depends on your program, I wasn't permitted anything extra except up to one cup (total) of a very limited list of vegetables (as in a salad) seasoned only with red vinegar. 

I liked to add the vanilla to my coffee in the morning.  I flavored them with the sugar free davinci or torani syrups.  The strawberry ones I drank cold and i didn't care much for the chocolate shakes, but they weren't bad with the SF syrups added, like raspberry or hazelnut. 

I hated the soups.  I only used the shakes and bars.  The chocolate bars are soooo gooood! Nuke them for a few secs and they serioulsy are like a warm brownie! 

 

I was on Opti for 6 weeks, and it was tough, but you can do it.  It's the beginning of an amazing journey! 

(I'm about 20 months out, and 174 lbs down!)